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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte Jr (ranked 2418 p4p, 2977 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 289 p4p, 338 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Whyte Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whyte Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whyte Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a body punch but Whyte Jr moves out of range.
Whyte Jr misses with a straight right.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Whyte Jr shows good takedown defense.
Whyte Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whyte Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whyte Jr. Jones shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whyte Jr.
Jones digs a good body shot into Whyte Jr's ribs.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte Jr takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Whyte Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte Jr tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a jab when Whyte Jr was well out of range.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whyte Jr. Jones shrugs it off though.
Whyte Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones misses the body punch
and Whyte Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones 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.
Whyte Jr keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Whyte Jr is out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte Jr throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Whyte Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte Jr is just out of range.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Whyte Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Whyte Jr's guard.
Whyte Jr wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whyte Jr keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up in Whyte Jr's guard and throws a big left but Whyte Jr blocks it.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whyte Jr's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jones is keen to just control but Whyte Jr is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whyte Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whyte Jr kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Whyte Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson Whyte Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Whyte Jr throws a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Whyte Jr.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Whyte Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Whyte Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Whyte Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte Jr loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones darts in and clinches Whyte Jr up against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to work over Whyte Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones stalling the fight.
Whyte Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whyte Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Whyte Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones swings for the body but Whyte Jr moves out of range.
Whyte Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Whyte Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benson Whyte Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whyte Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones gets through Whyte Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones avoiding damage as Whyte Jr throws knees to the body.
Whyte Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte Jr tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte Jr is rocked!
Whyte Jr lands a front kick.
Oh Whyte Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Whyte Jr has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control from Whyte Jr's half guard. Whyte Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whyte Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whyte Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whyte Jr keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Whyte Jr misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whyte Jr throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte Jr manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Whyte Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Whyte Jr's guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Whyte Jr blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones postures up in Whyte Jr's guard and throws a big left but Whyte Jr blocks it.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Whyte Jr blocks nicely.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whyte Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones takes a swing at Whyte Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Whyte Jr throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whyte Jr.
A jab from Whyte Jr misses.
Whyte Jr throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Whyte Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte Jr manages to avoid it.
Whyte Jr lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr working Jones over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones has hold of one of Whyte Jr's legs. Whyte Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Whyte Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jones presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whyte Jr punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been told by Whyte Jr's head coaches at Catastrophic Contact that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whyte Jr circles away.
Whyte Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Whyte Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Whyte Jr jabs at Jones's body.
That kick from Whyte Jr tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Whyte Jr shows good takedown defense.
Whyte Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Whyte Jr is looking to counter punch.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Whyte Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Whyte Jr blocks a jab.
Whyte Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte Jr swinging wildly here.
Benson Whyte Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte Jr, as that shot connected.
Whyte Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Whyte Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte Jr slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte Jr scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Whyte Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones checks a low kick from Whyte Jr.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Whyte Jr jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Whyte Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Whyte Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Whyte Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte Jr moves away.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a hook. Whyte Jr ducked under it nicely.
Whyte Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Whyte Jr throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Whyte Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a body punch but Whyte Jr moves out of range.
Whyte Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Whyte Jr manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Whyte Jr lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Whyte Jr backs away looking to recover.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whyte Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte Jr!
In his post fight interview, Benson Whyte Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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