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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benoit Jutras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop Bombs - Ben Samples. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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173 cm
28
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
162 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachary White! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benoit Jutras! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jutras misses with a wild body shot. Jutras's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye. Jutras throws a shot to the body.
Jutras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jutras tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes. Jutras swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. White lands with a cross. White lands with a good body shot. Jutras throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand. Jutras moves into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jutras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jutras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a right hand. Jutras tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Jutras blocking some punches.
Jutras scores with a nice hook to the head. White scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jutras is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks. Zachary White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benoit Jutras. White breaks the clinch.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Jutras seems unphased.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benoit Jutras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jutras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away. White jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jutras throws a lazy uppercut
letting White counter with a right hand. Jutras throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jutras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jutras. Zachary White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jutras tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes. Jutras scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jutras. White punishes Jutras's body with a nice straight punch. White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jutras doesn't seem bothered though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jutras. White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jutras. White jabs Jutras right on the nose. Jutras blinks but takes it well. Jutras misses with a right hand and White counters with a left and a right that stings Jutras. Jutras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A shot to the body from Jutras misses and Jutras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jutras throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jutras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard. Jutras postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jutras trying to control but White is working from the bottom. White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jutras is controlling him. Jutras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jutras connects with a couple of short punches. Jutras throws a big elbow that misses. Jutras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. White stuffs the takedown attempt from Jutras. Jutras gets slowly back to his feet. It looks like White has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Jutras swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand! White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jutras misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jutras throws out a token jab with nothing on it. White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jutras connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet. White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jutras. Jutras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jutras moves away. White swats away the attempt to clinch by Jutras. Jutras misses with an uppercut. Jutras throws a hook but White avoids it easily. Jutras takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary White dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jutras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a series of strikes that have Jutras backpedaling.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jutras can do to turn this around? Jutras ducks right into an uppercut from White. White moves away from the strike by Jutras. White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jutras scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks. Jutras clinches. White has had enough of the clinch but Jutras keeps him there for the moment. Jutras is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White misses with a body punch.
Jutras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jutras is looking for a takedown. Jutras throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jutras has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A nice left hand lands by Jutras.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jutras. White working aggressively here.
Jutras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zachary White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benoit Jutras. White is defending well against a takedown attempt. A short right from White. Jutras blocks an uppercut.
Jutras is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well. Jutras has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Jutras takes a shot to the head. Jutras is working White over against the cage. White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Zachary White has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jutras is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy. White lands a shot to the body. White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jutras backwards. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jutras lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jutras has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jutras is breathing heavily. A short right from White on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. White lands a left hand.
White is pressed up against the cage. Jutras has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jutras rushes White and presses him up against the cage. Jutras drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White scores with a shoulder strike. White scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jutras turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! White is looking for a sweep. White is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Jutras is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. White gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jutras. Jutras is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer. White tries to roll over but Jutras keeps him under control. White has his hands clasped together around Jutras's back. He's all about the action. White wants to improve his position but Jutras is controlling well.
Jutras trying to pass the guard but White defending well. White is trying to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White. White looking to sweep here. No luck so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jutras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jutras counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Jutras winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Jutras wants to take a breather but White is having none of it. Jutras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jutras lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Jutras is thwarting White's attempts to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benoit Jutras will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Jutras misses. White tries to keep at a distance but Jutras has taken the fight into the clinch. Jutras has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Stalling in the clinch from Jutras.
Jutras tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Jutras back against the cage. Jutras misses with a hook to the ribs.
White scores with a hook to the body. White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. White cracks Jutras with a nice body shot. A right hook to the body lands for White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jutras backwards. Jutras is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now. White digs a right hand into Jutras's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jutras's gas tank. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jutras. White lands a nice shot to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by White. Jutras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. White tries to break the clinch but Jutras is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. White manages to break the clinch.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jutras is rocked! White cracks Jutras with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jutras falls to his knees and White doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary White! Zachary White is the new lightweight champion! Post fight, an emotional Zachary White said 'Zap zap, bitch.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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