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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eagle Eyethrust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eagle Eyethrust could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raymond Whittaker's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eagle Eyethrust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyethrust throws a leg kick but Whittaker moved away.
Whittaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whittaker throws a low kick but Eyethrust avoids it.
Whittaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Eyethrust moves away from the strike by Whittaker.
Eyethrust throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eyethrust is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eyethrust tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eyethrust throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eyethrust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eyethrust misses with a low kick.
Whittaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whittaker moves out of range as Eyethrust throws a body kick.
Eyethrust moves out of range as Whittaker strikes.
Eyethrust is looking to score with low kicks.
Whittaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Whittaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whittaker looks for the body kick but Eyethrust saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Eyethrust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eyethrust walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raymond Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eyethrust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eyethrust tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Eyethrust 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eyethrust misses with a low kick.
Eyethrust finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eyethrust misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whittaker works Eyethrust's body with a nice hook.
Whittaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Eyethrust.
Whittaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eyethrust.
Whittaker connects with a right hand. Eyethrust shakes it off.
Eyethrust tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eyethrust moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.
Whittaker lands a head kick. Eyethrust smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eyethrust ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
Whittaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eyethrust was well out of range. Poor timing from Whittaker.
Eyethrust's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whittaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eyethrust scrambles back to his feet.
Eyethrust misses with a head kick.
Eyethrust takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eyethrust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eyethrust throws a chopping leg kick but Whittaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyethrust misses with a body kick.
Whittaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Eyethrust swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Eyethrust.
Some bone on bone action there as Whittaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eyethrust throws out a leg kick but Whittaker moves out of range and Eyethrust only half commits.
Eyethrust looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eyethrust fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eyethrust shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eyethrust tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whittaker is able to avoid easily.
Eyethrust takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eyethrust motions for Whittaker to come forward. Eyethrust throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eyethrust tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eyethrust throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whittaker punishes Eyethrust's body with a nice straight punch.
Whittaker lands a head kick. Eyethrust smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eyethrust tries to land a front kick but Whittaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eyethrust ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a leg kick that knocks Eyethrust off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Eyethrust blocks the leg kick.
Whittaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eyethrust had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whittaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eyethrust momentarily.
A head kick misses from Eyethrust.
Eyethrust pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whittaker is out of range and Eyethrust settles back down.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Eyethrust.
Eyethrust misses with a head kick.
Whittaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eyethrust's hands.
Eyethrust on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whittaker. Whittaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Whittaker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Whittaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eyethrust.
Eyethrust throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eyethrust throws a front kick aimed at Whittaker's knee but Whittaker avoids it well.
Eyethrust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whittaker throws out the jab.
Whittaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eyethrust.
Eyethrust misses with a body kick.
A big left from Whittaker misses.
Whittaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whittaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Whittaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whittaker looks to land a right hand but Eyethrust moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eyethrust finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whittaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whittaker missing with a left hand there. Eyethrust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eyethrust's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whittaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eyethrust scrambles back to his feet.
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eyethrust throws a head kick that misses.
Eyethrust throws the kick towards the body but Whittaker avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Eyethrust blocks the low kick.
Eyethrust tries a low kick but Whittaker avoids it.
Eyethrust fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whittaker is out of range.
Eyethrust throws a leg kick but Whittaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whittaker 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.
Whittaker lands an overhand right.
Whittaker lands a really nice looking cross but Eyethrust seems unphased.
Eyethrust throws a low kick, looking for Whittaker's leg but Whittaker calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Whittaker dominated that round.
That's time! Eyethrust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whittaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Eyethrust should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Eyethrust is predictable there
and Whittaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whittaker postures up and lands a big shot to Eyethrust's brow.
Whittaker won't allow Eyethrust to sweep him here.
Whittaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Whittaker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eyethrust has momentary wrist control but Whittaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Whittaker scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whittaker stands and steps away. Eyethrust gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Whittaker with a jab.
Eyethrust wants to slow Whittaker down by chopping away at his legs.
Eyethrust has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whittaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Eyethrust's head.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eyethrust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whittaker.
The fighters circling - Whittaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eyethrust misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a head shot.
Whittaker keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Whittaker slips under a jab from Eyethrust.
Whittaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eyethrust has time to react.
Whittaker misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Whittaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eyethrust throws a solid leg kick but Whittaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eyethrust.
Eyethrust tries to work over Whittaker's front leg with a kick but Whittaker checks it.
Eyethrust takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eyethrust looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eyethrust tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
Whittaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whittaker throws a low kick, looking for Eyethrust's leg but Eyethrust calmly moves out of range.
Whittaker throws out a leg kick but Eyethrust moves out of range and Whittaker only half commits.
Whittaker misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Eyethrust.
Whittaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eyethrust checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eyethrust is looking to chop away at Whittaker's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyethrust misses with a leg kick.
Eyethrust tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eyethrust throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whittaker.
The fighters circling - Whittaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eyethrust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eyethrust moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.
Eyethrust tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whittaker. That's going to slow Eyethrust down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eyethrust tries to clinch there but Whittaker circles away.
Whittaker is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whittaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whittaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eyethrust.
Raymond Whittaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eyethrust has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whittaker.
The crowd cheers as Whittaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eyethrust doesn't seem phased though.
Whittaker connects with a right hand. Eyethrust shakes it off.
Whittaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eyethrust throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Eyethrust.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Eyethrust as he checks the leg kick.
Whittaker lands a really nice looking cross but Eyethrust seems unphased.
Eyethrust is looking to clinch but Whittaker is avoiding it.
Whittaker connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Whittaker.
Whittaker lands with a straight right. Eyethrust didn't see that one coming.
Eyethrust closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whittaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whittaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eyethrust slips a jab from Whittaker.
Eyethrust tries to clinch but Whittaker is having none of it.
Whittaker with a hook.
Whittaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Whittaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eyethrust tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
Whittaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whittaker checks a leg kick.
Eyethrust tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Whittaker - just one landing.
Whittaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Eyethrust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Whittaker blocks the low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whittaker!
Whittaker motions for Eyethrust to come forward. Whittaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker loads up on a big right hand but Eyethrust slips the punch.
Eyethrust throws out a leg kick but Whittaker moves out of range and Eyethrust only half commits.
Eyethrust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eyethrust tries a low kick but Whittaker avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eyethrust ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
Eyethrust throws a chopping leg kick but Whittaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whittaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whittaker throws a hook but Eyethrust blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Whittaker 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eyethrust takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whittaker checks the leg kick.
Eyethrust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eyethrust takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whittaker looks to land a right hand but Eyethrust moved out of range.
Whittaker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whittaker clobbers Eyethrust with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eyethrust takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whittaker misses the jab.
A big left from Whittaker misses.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Eyethrust.
Eyethrust ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
Eyethrust is looking to clinch.
Whittaker with a jab.
Eyethrust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whittaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eyethrust throws a leg kick but Whittaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whittaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whittaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Whittaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eyethrust tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whittaker is able to avoid easily.
Eyethrust closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Whittaker tenderised Eyethrust's leg. Eyethrust is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eyethrust on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whittaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whittaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eyethrust was well out of range. Poor timing from Whittaker.
Eyethrust gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whittaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whittaker cracks Eyethrust with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whittaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eyethrust is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whittaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whittaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whittaker distracts Eyethrust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eyethrust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eyethrust lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whittaker!
Eagle Eyethrust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whittaker controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyethrust unloads with some shots from mount but Whittaker bucks and avoids them well.
Whittaker is looking to improve his position but Eyethrust isn't that keen on the idea.
Eyethrust moves to his opponent's back but Whittaker bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Eyethrust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whittaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eyethrust's head.
Whittaker lands a couple of digs.
Whittaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whittaker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whittaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker is putting a hurting on Eyethrust here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Whittaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whittaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Whittaker!
Raymond Whittaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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