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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thresh Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren comes to the cage accompanied by wave after wave mr probs. Benny Askren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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11 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thresh Whiteman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiteman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Askren pushes off an throws an elbow but Whiteman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askren avoids it.
Whiteman lands a knee to the body.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Whiteman.
Askren lands a shoulder strike.
Askren managing to block the knees to the body from Whiteman.
Whiteman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteman lands an elbow that stopped Askren in his tracks for a moment.
Whiteman tries to land knees in the clinch but Askren avoids the damage to the body.
Askren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whiteman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiteman leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whiteman scores a nice knee to the body.
Whiteman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Askren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whiteman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
Whiteman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Whiteman.
Whiteman misses with a knee to the head.
Whiteman tries to land knees in the clinch but Askren avoids the damage to the body.
Askren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteman throws an elbow but misses.
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whiteman.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiteman.
Whiteman pushes off an throws an elbow but Askren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askren misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but Askren blocks it.
Whiteman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Askren up against the cage.
Askren lands an elbow inside that Whiteman shrugs off.
It looks like Thresh Whiteman has been cut.
Askren pushes off an throws an elbow but Whiteman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Askren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whiteman can turn it around.
Whiteman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askren blocks it with crossed arms.
Askren is leaning against Whiteman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whiteman misses with a knee to the head.
Askren tries to work over Whiteman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren blocks an elbow strike from Whiteman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but Askren blocks it.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Askren.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Whiteman tries to land knees in the clinch but Askren avoids the damage to the body.
Whiteman blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Thresh Whiteman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whiteman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the head but Askren blocks with his arms.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Askren throws an elbow but misses.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiteman takes an elbow to the temple.
Thresh Whiteman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Whiteman.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
Whiteman just leaning against Askren, taking a breather.
Whiteman is trying to stall.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whiteman misses with a knee to the head.
Whiteman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askren blocks it with crossed arms.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askren avoids it.
Whiteman crunches a lovely knee into Askren's ribcage.
Whiteman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thresh Whiteman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thresh Whiteman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch but Whiteman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whiteman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whiteman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whiteman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiteman takes the fight into the clinch.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askren avoids it.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whiteman blocks an elbow strike.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Whiteman dodges an elbow strike from Askren.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman lands an elbow just above Askren 's eye.
Thresh Whiteman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whiteman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Askren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Askren.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as Whiteman controls his hands.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Askren throws an elbow but misses.
Askren takes an elbow to the temple.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Whiteman.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside.
Whiteman landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Askren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whiteman's brow.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow.
Whiteman blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whiteman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askren's brow.
Whiteman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Askren managing to block the knees to the body from Whiteman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Whiteman blocks a body shot from Askren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whiteman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Askren throws an elbow but misses.
Askren presses Whiteman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Whiteman.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Askren lands an elbow inside.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Askren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but Askren blocks it.
Whiteman lands an elbow that stopped Askren in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Benny Askren has been cut.
Askren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whiteman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whiteman blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman pushes off an throws an elbow but Askren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
Askren avoids the elbow strike from Whiteman, against the cage.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as Whiteman controls his hands.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
Whiteman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thresh Whiteman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Askren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whiteman takes the fight into the clinch.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Whiteman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Askren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whiteman pushes off an throws an elbow but Askren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren takes an elbow to the temple.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the head but Askren blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Whiteman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow.
Whiteman stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whiteman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whiteman stalling the fight.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Askren throws an elbow but misses.
Askren takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it misses.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Whiteman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askren avoids it.
Whiteman scores a nice knee to the body.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benny Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whiteman obliges.
Askren takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whiteman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askren is defending well for now.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askren blocks it with crossed arms.
Whiteman avoids a wild elbow strike from Askren.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Askren scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren blocks an elbow strike from Whiteman.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteman throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow.
Whiteman looking to throw knees to the head but Askren is blocking nicely.
Askren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Askren presses Whiteman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whiteman or not.
Whiteman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whiteman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteman throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman trying to land knees to the body.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thresh Whiteman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
Post fight, Benny Askren took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank The owner of this org for making so fun to fight here ..'.
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