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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Demons by Shadow Hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dorsey Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson lands a jab-cross combination.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Benson blocks a head kick by Murphy.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands the left hand.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a nice body kick.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Murphy lands with a cross.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Benson counters with a left to the body.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
Benson throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Benson cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Benson - just one landing.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Benson backing up. Benson nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Benson.
Benson avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Benson lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Benson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dorsey Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Murphy looks winded!
Nice uppercut lands for Benson. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Benson moved away.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Benson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
Murphy throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson checks a low kick from Murphy.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Benson tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorsey Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson with a hook.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolfgang Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
Murphy keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Murphy swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Murphy gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Benson working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Benson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benson lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Benson clinches up against the ropes.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Murphy taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Benson blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Benson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Benson blocking some punches.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
Benson throws an elbow that misses.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Murphy slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benson is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Dorsey Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
Benson is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Benson into the ropes.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Murphy avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Murphy working Benson over with knees to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Benson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to circle away but Benson has him pinned against the ropes.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Wolfgang Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dorsey Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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