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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes into the arena with AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill blaring out of the sound system. Denard Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
24 - 17 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whales shoots in and gets a takedown into Black's guard.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Whales is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.
Whales throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whales dodges the punch combination from Black.
Whales shoots in but no luck this time.
Whales ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Whales shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Whales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Whales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Whales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Whales wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whales scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black pushes Whales off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a one two! Whales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Whales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Whales stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whales.
Black unleashes a big counter combination but Whales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Whales.
Whales slips under a jab.
Denard Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whales throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a crisp one two that drops Whales! Black thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Whales to his feet! Whales is in big trouble!
Black drops his hands momentarily and Whales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whales swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whales has his takedown stuffed
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales slips under a jab from Black.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Whales.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black swings for the body but Whales moves out of range.
Black moves out of range as Whales throws a body kick.
Whales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Whales slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black looks to throw the jab but Whales is out of range.
Whales looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whales throws a leg kick that misses.
Whales shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Whales lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Whales is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denard Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black drops Whales with a beautiful combination! Whales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Black is looking for the KO!
Whales is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Patrick Whales has been cut.
Whales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Oh Whales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Whales seems to have got his legs back now.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Denard Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Whales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whales motions for Black to come forward. Whales throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whales swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Whales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a jab.
Whales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Whales stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Black moves out of range as Whales throws a body kick.
Whales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Whales.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black misses with a combination
and Whales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Whales tries to pass.
Black keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales forces his way into half guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whales.
Whales is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whales tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whales lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whales blocks a head kick by Black.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
Whales looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whales was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Whales throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Whales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whales.
Black fakes the leg kick and cracks Whales in the body.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black misses with a double jab.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denard Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Whales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black misses with an uppercut. Whales saw that one coming.
Whales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Whales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.
Whales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws a jab when Whales was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whales is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whales cracks Black with a big elbow.
Black is not content to let Whales control the position.
Whales has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An elbow from Whales crashes against the mat.
Whales in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Whales in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Black is not content to let Whales control the position.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Whales drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whales trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Whales works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whales creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Black sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Black parries the strikes from Whales easily there. Whales is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Black to escape.
Whales looks up at the clock and then as Black takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whales smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Whales crashes against the mat.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Whales crashes against the mat.
Whales misses with the ground and pound.
Black is not content to let Whales control the position.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whales gets a double leg takedown into Black's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Whales slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Whales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Whales counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whales misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Whales throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whales trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Whales looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Whales drags him back down.
Whales with the ground and pound but Black regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales works his foot free and advances to mount.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Whales's attempts to control the action.
Whales landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
BOOM! Whales connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Whales with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Black squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Whales thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whales landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whales pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Whales! Black is hurt baaadly! Whales is firing away with more strikes - Black is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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