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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 561 p4p, 722 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 74 p4p, 98 weight class). Sampson Shain had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Shain's head but Shain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker tries to keep at a distance but Shain has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitaker .
Our sources have told us that Shain has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Whitaker is trying to force a seperation but Shain has the dominant position.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain slips under a jab.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
Shain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whitaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Shain circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands an overhand right.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Shain slips a jab from Whitaker .
Shain misses with a looping left.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker misses with a combination
and Shain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitaker 's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Whitaker .
Donk. Whitaker catches Shain right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Shain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Shain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker . Whitaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Whitaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker .
Shain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shain is looking to counter punch.
Shain's corner calls for a 1-2. Shain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker rushes Shain and presses him up against the cage.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Whitaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker tries to circle away but Shain has him pinned against the cage.
Shain misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Whitaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shain lands a knee to the body.
Whitaker wants to break free but Shain has control.
Shain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whitaker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shain seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whitaker can turn it around.
Whitaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Shain.
Whitaker is trying to push Shain away but Shain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shain counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Shain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shain misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain throws a leg kick
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Shain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Shain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Whitaker lands but Shain takes it in his stride.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker tries to clinch but Shain is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shain misses the target.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a hook
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Jab by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Whitaker saw that one coming.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Shain circles away and keeps his distance.
Shain is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker thumps Shain with a low kick.
Whitaker throws the kick towards the body but Shain avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Shain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain.
That kick from Whitaker tenderised Shain's leg. Shain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Shain misses.
Whitaker cracks Shain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shain keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker drives through and clinches with Shain against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitaker can't break the clinch.
Shain working aggressively here.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitaker .
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whitaker tries to clinch
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Shain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker darts in and clinches Shain up against the cage.
Shain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
That's time! Shain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Whitaker looks to throw a body kick
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker misses the body punch
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker clinches.
Shain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker is rocked!
Whitaker is trying to push Shain away but Shain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Whitaker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shain.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
Shain working aggressively here.
Whitaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shain lands an elbow that stopped Whitaker in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shain.
Whitaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Whitaker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shain lands an elbow just above Whitaker 's eye.
Shain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shain moves away from the strike by Whitaker .
Shain throws a big counter combination but Whitaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Shain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker lands the left hand.
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Shain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain tries a low kick but Whitaker avoids it.
Shain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitaker .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Shain throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Shain defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitaker .
An attempted straight right counter from Shain misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker .
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Shain avoids them all with ease.
Roy Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a nice head kick!
Shain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shain crunches a lovely knee into Whitaker 's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker tries to circle away but Shain has him pinned against the cage.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands with a left to the head.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker avoids the elbow strike from Shain, against the cage.
Shain gets through Whitaker 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Whitaker is trying to break the clinch but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Sampson Shain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shain misses with a knee to the head.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampson Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whitaker 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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