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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pernell Whittaker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Judah's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pernell Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whittaker.
Whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Judah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Judah tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah cracks Whittaker with a nice body shot.
Whittaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judah has him pressed against the ropes.
Judah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing Judah back against the ropes.
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah cracks Whittaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah lands with a shot to the body.
Whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whittaker slips a straight right by Judah.
Judah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Whittaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whittaker on the side of the head.
Judah forces Whittaker back against the ropes and clinches.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Whittaker with an uppercut!
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whittaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whittaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Judah tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Whittaker is just out of range.
Judah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Whittaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Judah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whittaker doesn't seem phased though.
Judah takes a swing at Whittaker's ribcage but misses.
Whittaker tries to keep at a distance but Judah has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Good body shot from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniel Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah scores with a hook to the body. Whittaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Judah takes a swing at Whittaker's ribcage but misses.
Judah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whittaker counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Judah wants to clinch but Whittaker slips to the side
and Whittaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah is looking to wear down Whittaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Judah misses with a hook. Whittaker ducked under it nicely.
Judah scores with a jab.
Judah tries to clinch up
and Whittaker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah instigates a clinch.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from Judah.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Judah has double underhooks.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Whittaker blocks an uppercut.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whittaker blocking some punches.
Whittaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whittaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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!
Whittaker tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the ropes.
Whittaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Judah prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whittaker can do to turn this around?
Judah keeps control of Whittaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Judah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whittaker tries to keep at a distance but Judah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
Whittaker blocking some punches.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Judah has double underhooks.
Whittaker takes a shot to the head.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Judah.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Whittaker controls the action.
Whittaker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from Judah.
Whittaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the ropes.
Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whittaker tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the ropes.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whittaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whittaker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Whittaker wants to break free but Judah has control.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judah has him pressed against the ropes.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker blocking some punches.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Judah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Judah 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.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Judah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Whittaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses with a lunging right hand
and Whittaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Judah thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whittaker counters with a one-two to the body.
Judah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Judah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Whittaker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a jab-cross combination.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah cracks Whittaker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Whittaker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Whittaker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Whittaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judah tries to clinch but Whittaker is having none of it.
Judah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Judah wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Whittaker seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Judah is looking to clinch but Whittaker is avoiding it.
Judah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whittaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Whittaker slips a jab from Judah.
Judah tries to clinch
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah drives through and clinches with Whittaker against the ropes.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Judah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
A body shot lands from Judah.
Whittaker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah lands a shot to the body.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Judah.
Judah works on Whittaker's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Judah.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judah tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whittakers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Whittaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Judah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker tries to keep at a distance but Judah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries a body shot but Whittaker blocks it.
Judah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Judah jabs Whittaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Whittaker drops his guard momentarily, allowing Judah to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Whittaker! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Judah takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daniel Judah!
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