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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Wolfgang Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rzic.
Benson scores with the left hand. Rzic knows he should have avoided that one.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
Benson lands a nice looking body kick.
Benson defending well as Rzic loads up on a big left hand.
Rzic avoids the head kick by Benson.
Rzic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rzic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Rzic moves to clinch but Benson breaks away
and Benson counters with a solid body kick.
Rzic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Rzic throws a leg kick
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rzic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Benson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rzic can pounce on him.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rzic.
Rzic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rzic lands with a good body shot.
Benson misses with a hook. Rzic ducked under it nicely.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Rzic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rzic's defenses.
Rzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Rzic.
Rzic lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Rzic pushes Benson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Rzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the ropes.
Rzic wants to stall.
Rzic takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rzic. That's going to slow Benson down.
Rzic's coach down at Beauty School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rzic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson misses with the body kick
and Rzic counters with a low kick, right behind Benson 's knee.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Rzic counters with a good low kick that Benson was not able to check.
A shot to the liver by Rzic. Beautiful body shot.
Rzic is looking to score with low kicks.
Benson tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rzic. Rzic obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson lands a leg kick that knocks Rzic off balance momentarily.
Rzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rzic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rzic throws out the jab.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson clobbers Rzic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Rzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson slips a straight right by Rzic.
Rzic lands a nice shot that snaps Benson's head back.
Benson tries to clinch there but Rzic circles away.
Rzic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rzic tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Benson.
Benson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
Rzic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benson tries to work over Rzic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
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 lands an elbow just above Rzic 's eye.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Rzic presses Benson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rzic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rzic avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Rzic in a clinch.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rzic's efforts to push away.
Rzic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
A short left from Benson.
Benson pushes Rzic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson tries a body shot but Rzic blocks it.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson misses with a body punch.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the ropes.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
Rzic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bensons head.
Rzic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rzic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benson up against the ropes.
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Rzic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic has Benson pressed against the ropes.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rzic is defending well for now.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Wolfgang Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rzic is trying to break free.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic is working Benson over against the ropes.
A short right from Rzic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Benson tries to work over Rzic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Benson.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Rzic misses with the head strike.
Rzic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benson scores a nice knee to the body.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Rzic.
Rzic takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson clearly takes 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 throws an off balance right hand
and Rzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benson. That's going to slow Rzic down.
Rzic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A leg kick checked by Benson.
Rzic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rzic avoids a kick to the body.
Rzic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rzic just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Rzic does it's job there.
Rzic thumps Benson with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Benson.
Benson lands a front kick.
Rzic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rzic misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a two punch combo.
Rzic throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Rzic.
Rzic cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Rzic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rzic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Rzic checks the leg kick.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Rzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rzic misses with a wild body shot.
Rzic moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Rzic feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rzic throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson throws an off balance right hand
and Rzic counters with an outside leg kick.
Rzic throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rzic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rzic throws a good cross that connects.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rzic's calf.
Benson tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rzic throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Rzic slams his shin into Benson's torso.
Benson throws a low kick but Rzic moves out of range easily.
Benson throws a body kick that misses.
Benson moves into range and clinches up with Rzic.
Benson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rzic blocking some punches.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rzic is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Rzic scores with a hook.
Benson tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Rzic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benson.
Wolfgang Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rzic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rzic connects with a body shot that sends Benson's belly button to the back.
Rzic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rzic is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Rzic dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson lands a knee to the body.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Rzic's head.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rzic blocking some punches.
Rzic blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rzic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marko Rzic!
After winning the bout, Marko Rzic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Wolfgang Benson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.
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