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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech comes to the cage accompanied by You Know My Name. 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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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Beech moves out of range of the strikes.
Beech is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Beech 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beech is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitaker Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
Beech slips a jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beech looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whitaker Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beech throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitaker Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beech takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Beech tenderised Whitaker Jr's leg. Whitaker Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beech scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech swings for the body but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker Jr as he connects with a hook.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker Jr slips a jab from Beech.
Beech is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitaker Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Beech swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beech throws the left hand but Whitaker Jr avoids the punch easily.
Beech turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beech jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whitaker Jr 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 Beech has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beech and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beech lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range as Beech throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beech 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 Whitaker Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beech closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beech scores with a shot to the side of Whitaker Jr's head.
Beech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitaker Jr's efforts to push away.
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker Jr's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker Jr.
Beech lands a right hand.
Beech presses Whitaker Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beech breaks from the clinch.
Beech lands a head kick!
It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Whitaker Jr missing with a left hand there. Beech was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Whitaker Jr.
Beech uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Beech misses the target.
Whitaker Jr staying out of range there.
Beech lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Beech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beech lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Whitaker Jr blocks the leg kick.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whitaker Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beech sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beech delivers a nice body kick.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Whitaker Jr misses.
Beech tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body kick.
Beech comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beech cracks the inside of Whitaker Jr's front leg.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beech throws a combination that misses
and Whitaker Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitaker Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beech to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beech doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beech scores with a spinning back kick!
Whitaker Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Beech off balance momentarily.
Beech throws a front kick aimed at Whitaker Jr's knee but Whitaker Jr avoids it well.
Arlington Beech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beech connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitaker Jr momentarily.
Beech has Whitaker Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitaker Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker Jr misses the body punch
and Beech counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beech jabs Whitaker Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whitaker Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Beech.
Beech feints and then cracks Whitaker Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitaker Jr down.
Beech gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beech lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arlington Beech will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whitaker Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Beech misses the target.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beech.
Beech scores with a nice right hand.
Beech is looking to clinch.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beech's head.
Beech misses with a hook.
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Beech's ribcage but misses.
Beech throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whitaker Jr misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker Jr misses the shot to the body.
Beech swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whitaker Jr swings for the body but Beech moves out of range.
Beech swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beech throws a push kick but Whitaker Jr slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitaker Jr thumps Beech with a low kick.
Beech blocks a jab.
Beech cracks Whitaker Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitaker Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beech misses with a body shot.
Beech looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Beech misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beech's head backwards.
Whitaker Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beech.
Beech throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker Jr tries to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beech fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitaker Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Whitaker Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech tries to improve position but can't.
Whitaker Jr is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitaker Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Beech has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Whitaker Jr but great work by Beech.
Whitaker Jr tries to bench press Beech off him but Beech keeps the position.
Beech taking a break here but Whitaker Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Whitaker Jr is looking to control Beech's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitaker Jr avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Beech is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Beech trying to mount his opponent but Whitaker Jr defends it.
Still in half guard, Beech seems content to control.
Whitaker Jr tries to roll over but Beech keeps him under control.
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.
Whitaker Jr trying to hold on to Beech's head to control him but Beech postures up.
Whitaker Jr moves into full guard.
Whitaker Jr is trying to control the position but Beech postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pernell Whitaker Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
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.
Whitaker Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beech.
Whitaker Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Beech misses with a hook to the body
and Whitaker Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beech throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Beech defends it well.
Whitaker Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beech's head.
Whitaker Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Beech is looking to counter punch.
Beech throws a hook but Whitaker Jr blocks it.
Beech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Beech to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker Jr wants to land a leg kick but Beech is out of range.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker Jr. That's going to slow Beech down.
Whitaker Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beech.
Whitaker Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beech if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beech with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beech on his heels. He'll look to pass Beech's guard now, I'm sure.
Beech manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Beech fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitaker Jr's efforts to push away.
Whitaker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beech scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Beech.
Whitaker Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Whitaker Jr.
Beech defending well as Whitaker Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Beech was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Beech needs to keep his hands up - Whitaker Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Whitaker Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beech.
Beech ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beech throws a leg kick but Whitaker Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beech connects with a single shot there.
Beech defending well as Whitaker Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Beech uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker Jr has time to react.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab from Beech.
Whitaker Jr clobbers Beech with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beech misses with a body kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a shot from downtown. Beech moves away and avoids it.
Beech uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker Jr.
Beech throws a body shot but no joy.
Beech lunges at Whitaker Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whitaker Jr's hand.
Whitaker Jr tries to land a front kick but Beech steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whitaker Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beech works Whitaker Jr's body with a nice hook.
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Beech seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beech checks a leg kick nicely.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook.
Beech looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitaker Jr misses with a low kick.
Beech misses with a looping right.
Beech takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitaker Jr throws a push kick but Beech slaps the foot to one side.
Whitaker Jr scores with a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a right hand but Beech moved out of range.
Whitaker Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker Jr fails to land the takedown.
Whitaker Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Beech cracks Whitaker Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beech scores with a jab.
Beech keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick
and Beech counters with a straight right hand.
Beech scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick
and Beech counters with an inside leg kick.
It looks like Beech has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker Jr scores with a push kick.
A big right from Beech misses.
Beech moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pernell Whitaker Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whitaker Jr throws out a loose jab but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beech if he has to take too many more of those.
Whitaker Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a body kick but Beech moved away.
Beech blocks a jab.
Beech gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
Whitaker Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beech.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Beech coming out on top.
Beech stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beech takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beech blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitaker Jr momentarily.
Beech misses with a straight left.
Whitaker Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick but Beech moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Beech tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker Jr thumps Beech with a low kick.
Beech with a nice cross.
Whitaker Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beech will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beech tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Beech.
Whitaker Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beech, right into the meat.
Beech takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beech.
Whitaker Jr tried to score with a low kick but Beech checks it.
Whitaker Jr throws out a loose jab but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr misses with a head kick.
Beech quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown but Beech shows good takedown defense.
Whitaker Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr throws a hook but Beech blocks it.
Beech slips under a jab.
Whitaker Jr connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beech.
Whitaker Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beech tried to counter with a leg kick but Whitaker Jr avoided it.
Whitaker Jr loads up on a big right hand but Beech slips the punch.
Whitaker Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Beech wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Beech off balance momentarily.
Beech tries to clinch up but Whitaker Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Whitaker Jr.
Beech takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beech paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown but Beech shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beech's corner calls for a 1-2. Beech obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beech buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Beech makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Beech misses its intended target.
Beech looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr avoids the body shot from Beech.
A good leg kick by Beech.
Whitaker Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Whitaker Jr misses with a looping right.
It looked like Beech was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Beech checks it.
Beech looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Whitaker Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whitaker Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beech throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beech scores with a nice right hand.
Whitaker Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitaker Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Whitaker Jr throws a shot from downtown. Beech moves away and avoids it.
Beech takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Whitaker Jr misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arlington Beech will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Whitaker Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beech lands a head shot.
Beech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beech scores with a hook to the body. Whitaker Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beech tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beech.
Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitaker Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitaker Jr, right into the meat.
Beech throws a push kick but Whitaker Jr slaps the foot to one side.
And Whitaker Jr responds with a good body kick, but Beech manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitaker Jr blocks the body kick.
Beech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Beech on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range as Beech throws a body kick.
Whitaker Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beech.
Beech throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whitaker Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Beech pushes Whitaker Jr away with a front kick.
Beech moves out of range as Whitaker Jr throws a body kick.
It looked like Beech wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Whitaker Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beech.
Beech throws a head kick but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech tries to score with a low kick but Whitaker Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Whitaker Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beech's sensitive parts.
Beech moves out of range of the body kick.
Beech throws a quick counter kick to the body but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Whitaker Jr avoids the body shot from Beech.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr avoids the head kick by Beech.
Whitaker Jr with the counter takedown but Beech avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Beech moves out of range easily.
Whitaker Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beech misses with a straight left.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Beech counters with a good low kick that Whitaker Jr was not able to check.
Whitaker Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whitaker Jr misses with a leg kick
and Beech counters with a nice body kick.
Beech throws a push kick but Whitaker Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Whitaker Jr scores with a hook to the body. Beech takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whitaker Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Beech tries to score with a low kick but Whitaker Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Beech lands with a straight right. Whitaker Jr didn't see that one coming.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook. Beech ducked under it nicely.
Beech appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beech takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitaker Jr blocks a jab.
Whitaker Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitaker Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Beech was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitaker Jr.
Beech misses with a hook. Whitaker Jr ducked under it nicely.
Whitaker Jr connects with the punch.
Whitaker Jr throws a body punch but Beech moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech keeps Whitaker Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Whitaker Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Beech misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Beech.
Beech tests Whitaker Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr misses the jab.
Whitaker Jr misses with a low kick as Beech jumps back.
Beech lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitaker Jr's sensitive parts.
Beech lands with a right hand.
Beech is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beech counters with a three punch combo that has Whitaker Jr backing up. Whitaker Jr nods at Beech to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Whitaker Jr finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlington Beech showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beech has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arlington Beech!
A very excited looking Arlington Beech made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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