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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 277 p4p, 42 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 88 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Kilpatrick slips the punch.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick moved away.
Whymer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whymer throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kilpatrick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Whymer for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is stalling here. Whymer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kilpatrick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Whymer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kilpatrick tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kilpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilpatrick wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Whymer controls the position.
Kilpatrick tries to buck Whymer off but Whymer is having none of it.
Kilpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Kilpatrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilpatrick tries to buck Whymer off but Whymer is having none of it.
Whymer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kilpatrick regains half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying is best to control the position here.
Kilpatrick is looking to control Whymer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kilpatrick avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer looks for the body kick but Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whymer did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whymer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Whymer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whymer gets full guard.
Whymer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Whymer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whymer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whymer trying to control the position here.
Whymer keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Whymer.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick cracks Whymer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whymer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whymer won't be happy with that.
Whymer is being controlled here.
Check out the look on Kilpatrick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Kilpatrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whymer is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Whymer is keeping him busy.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound but Whymer is defending the strikes.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound but Whymer is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Kilpatrick crashes against the mat.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick throws a strike aimed at the side of Whymer's head but Whymer avoids it well.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Whymer is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whymer controls the position for a moment.
Kilpatrick taking a breather here.
Kilpatrick working the strikes but Whymer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Whymer has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whymer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whymer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whymer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kilpatrick pushes down on Whymer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whymer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Whymer trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whymer defending well though.
Whymer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whymer's head.
Kilpatrick stops Whymer from getting back to his feet.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Whymer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kilpatrick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whymer is fending him off so far but Kilpatrick persists. Nope, Whymer circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whymer can do to turn this around?
Kilpatrick with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Whymer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Whymer.
Whymer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Whymer is quick to defend against it.
Kilpatrick darts in and clinches Whymer up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Whymer misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Whymer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whymer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whymers head.
Whymer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Whymer prevents a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Whymer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whymer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Whymer misses
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Whymer didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Whymer has wrist control.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whymer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Whymer keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Whymer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kilpatrick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Whymer.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Whymer.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown but Whymer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whymer defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whymer connects with a nice looking jab.
Whymer is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches.
Whymer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Whymer to the mat. Whymer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whymer is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Just Whymer.
I think Whymer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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