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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming has chosen Enter the Tiger as his entrance music. Tony Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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184 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saming pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the cage. Saming follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saming.
A telegraphed right hand from Saming misses the target.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming swinging wildly here.
Saming misses with a wild body shot.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Saming moves away and avoids it.
Saming has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saming lands with a nice combination. Benson backs away looking to recover.
Saming pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Saming settles back down.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Saming is trying to counter with his kicks.
Benson throws a jab when Saming was well out of range.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Saming avoids it.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson throws a low kick but Saming moves out of range easily.
Sud Saming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saming checks a low kick from Benson.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Saming is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benson cracks Saming with a good jab.
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
Benson blocks a jab.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saming lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benson will feel that in the morning.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saming.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saming misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws the left hand but Saming avoids the punch easily.
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!
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Saming avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Saming counters with a nice uppercut.
Saming lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Saming moves away and avoids it.
Saming cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Saming throws a front kick that sends Benson stumbling back into the cage.
Saming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saming fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is 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.
Benson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming lands a head shot.
Saming throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saming goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Saming as he checks the leg kick.
Saming slips a jab from Benson.
Saming tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Saming looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Saming lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
Benson lands a lovely overhand right.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Saming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saming. Saming circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saming avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson tries a low kick but Saming avoids it.
Saming digs a good hook to Benson's body.
Saming cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
Benson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saming connects with a solid leg kick.
Saming throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries to avoid it.
Saming throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson walks into a stiff left hand from Saming.
Saming lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Saming saw it coming and moves away.
Saming lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Saming blocks the leg kick.
Saming throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sud Saming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sud Saming's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sud Saming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saming lands with a nice combination. Benson backs away looking to recover.
Saming keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saming moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saming. That's going to slow Benson down.
Saming misses with an uppercut.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Saming is out of range.
Saming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saming walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saming throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Benson tries a low kick but Saming avoids it.
Benson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saming slips a straight right by Benson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saming wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Saming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson throws a leg kick but Saming checks it.
Saming swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson throws out a leg kick but Saming moves out of range and Benson only half commits.
Saming changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Saming's corner calls for a 1-2. Saming obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saming tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
Saming swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saming throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
Benson misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benson slips under a jab.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Saming.
Benson blocks a jab.
It looked like Benson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Saming moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Saming throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Saming 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Saming slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saming attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benson is looking to chop away at Saming's legs.
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Saming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Saming.
Saming lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saming.
Benson throws a hook but Saming avoids it easily.
Benson looks for the body kick but Saming saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benson checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Saming. Those never looked like landing.
Saming lands an overhand right.
Benson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saming misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saming counters with a nice body shot.
Saming connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saming.
Saming tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
Saming feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Saming misses.
Saming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sud Saming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sud Saming's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saming swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saming throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Saming takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson walks into a stiff left hand from Saming.
Saming takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benson misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Saming. Beautiful body shot.
Saming throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Saming backs away, Benson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Saming.
Saming takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Benson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson tries to land a front kick but Saming steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson tries to work over Saming's front leg with a kick but Saming checks it.
Benson lands with a straight right. Saming didn't see that one coming.
Saming lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Saming moves out of range of the leg kick from Benson.
Saming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Benson misses.
A cross from Benson lands.
Saming is rocked!
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saming takes a step back to recover.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saming seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saming throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saming moves away from the strike by Benson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Benson.
Saming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benson. Benson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
It appears Benson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saming.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Benson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saming.
Saming defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Benson moves out of range as Saming throws a body kick.
Benson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saming just manages to avoid it.
Saming moves forwards but Benson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saming cracks Benson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saming.
Benson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saming counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson lands with a nice body kick.
Saming throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saming bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saming comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson throws a jab when Saming was well out of range.
Benson jabs Saming to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Saming as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Saming ducks down to avoid it.
Saming dips to his left and cracks Benson with an uppercut!
Saming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saming lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Benson.
Saming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
Saming just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson lands a big uppercut and Saming crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saming looks OK. Benson waves Saming back to his feet!
Saming 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 throws an overhand right that lands on Saming's shoulder, as Saming tries to avoid the shot.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson cracks Saming with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Saming tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Benson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Saming is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Benson!
An out of breath Tony Benson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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