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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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146 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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172 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker scores with the left hand. Worner knows he should have avoided that one.
Worner shoots for a takedown but Whittaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Worner tries for a takedown but Whittaker circles away easily
and Whittaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whittaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Worner misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Whittaker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worner's hands.
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worner throws a leg kick
and Whittaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whittaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Worner. Worner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whittaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whittaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whittaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Worner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worner tries for a takedown but Whittaker circles away easily
and Whittaker counters with a straight right hand.
Whittaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Worner tries to clinch up.
Whittaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner doesn't manage to clinch there - Whittaker circles away.
Raymond Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whittaker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
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 lands a lovely overhand right.
Worner misses with a takedown attempt
and Whittaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Whittaker looks to throw the jab but Worner is out of range.
Worner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whittaker throws out the jab.
Whittaker lands with a cross.
No luck for Worner with that takedown attempt.
Worner walks into a left hand.
Raymond Whittaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whittaker connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Whittaker.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Worner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whittaker blocks a head kick by Worner.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.
Whittaker lands with a right hand.
Whittaker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whittaker duly obliges.
Worner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whittaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Worner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whittaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Whittaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Worner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whittaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whittaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worner is breathing heavily.
Worner takes one to the side of the head.
Worner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whittaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whittaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worner doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Whittaker counter with a right hand.
Whittaker lands a really nice looking cross but Worner seems unphased.
Worner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worner with a poor takedown
and Whittaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Whittaker finds it's target.
Worner 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.
Whittaker connects with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Whittaker both land. Nice combination.
Worner is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Worner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whittaker thumps Worner with a low kick.
Whittaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Worner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whittaker.
Whittaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Whittaker.
Good standup being displayed there by Whittaker as he connects with a hook.
Whittaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Worner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Worner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Whittaker - just one landing.
Worner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Whittaker as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worner tried to score with a low kick but Whittaker checks it.
Whittaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Worner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whittaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Worner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Whittaker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whittaker scores with a jab. Worner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Whittaker.
Whittaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worner misses with a low kick.
Whittaker lands a jab to the nose.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Worner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Worner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Worner shoots and misses
and Whittaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whittaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whittaker cracks Worner with an open hand slap.
Worner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whittaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Worner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whittaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whittaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker connects with a right hand. Worner shakes it off.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whittaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whittaker lands a nice looking body shot.
Whittaker throws a hook but Worner avoids it easily.
Whittaker connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whittaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worner misses with a takedown
and Whittaker counters with a good low kick that Worner was not able to check.
Whittaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worner.
Whittaker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Whittaker - just one landing.
Whittaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whittaker feints a jab promting Worner to slip. Whittaker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Worner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whittaker cracks Worner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner misses with a takedown
and Whittaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whittaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whittaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whittaker lands a nice shot that snaps Worner's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whittaker.
Worner fails with the takedown
letting Whittaker counter with a right hand.
Whittaker lands a jab to the head.
Whittaker lands a jab to Worner's midsection.
Whittaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whittaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker thuds a left hand into Worner's body.
Whittaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worner on the side of the head.
Whittaker scores with a hook.
Whittaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worner forces Whittaker back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worner looks for a takedown but Whittaker sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whittaker.
Whittaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whittaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Worner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the head.
Whittaker lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whittaker. That's going to slow Worner down.
Worner tries for a takedown but Whittaker circles away easily
and Whittaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Worner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whittaker lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Whittaker there.
Whittaker throws out a powerful jab.
Whittaker connects with a jab.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whittaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Worner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whittaker counters with a leg kick.
Whittaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worner misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Whittaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Whittaker.
Worner 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.
Worner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Worner wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Whittaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whittaker connects with a right hand. Worner shakes it off.
Whittaker dips to his left and cracks Worner with an uppercut!
Whittaker throws a monster overhand right that drops Worner! Whittaker follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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