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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otis Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker gets a clinch.
Whittaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Whittaker.
Duffy jumps guard but Whittaker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whittaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Whittaker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Whittaker lands a right hand.
Duffy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whittaker walks away with a smile on his face. Duffy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duffy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whittaker.
Duffy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duffy.
Otis Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Duffy.
Duffy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whittaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duffy dives in and grabs Whittaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whittaker pushes down on Duffy's head and hops out.
Duffy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whittaker defends well and Duffy ends up having to push Whittaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whittaker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whittaker rushes Duffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duffy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Whittaker on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker effectively controlling the action here.
Whittaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Duffy tries to pull guard but Whittaker won't allow it.
A short left from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duffy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whittaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whittaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffy shoots for a double leg takedown but Whittaker sprawls well. He's pushed Duffy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duffy dives in for a single leg takedown but Whittaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Duffy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whittaker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Duffy looks winded!
Duffy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whittaker as he jumps to the side.
Whittaker is looking for a counter combo.
Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whittaker - that landed with a thud.
Whittaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whittaker walks away with a smile on his face. Duffy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whittaker has Duffy up against the cage in a clinch.
Whittaker jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whittaker holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy won't allow Whittaker to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy postures up in Whittaker's guard and throws a big left but Whittaker blocks it.
Duffy 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duffy misses with a takedown attempt - Whittaker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duffy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duffy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whittaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike.
Whittaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Whittaker breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker has Duffy up against the cage in a clinch.
Whittaker lands a right hand.
Whittaker is leaning against Duffy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whittaker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Whittaker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whittaker wants to stand and escape but Duffy is having none of it.
Whittaker being controlled here, momentarily.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Whittaker keeps moving.
Whittaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whittaker tries to get out of the position.
Whittaker wants to stand up but Duffy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Whittaker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duffy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whittaker circles away.
Whittaker instigates a clinch.
Duffy is trying to stall.
Whittaker scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Whittaker.
Whittaker tries a knee to the head but Duffy blocks it.
Whittaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Duffy is looking for a takedown.
Duffy jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy keeping full guard, as Whittaker tries to pass.
Whittaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whittaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to pass the guard but Duffy is keeping the position.
Whittaker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duffy is proving hard to escape from.
Duffy is trying to control the position but Whittaker postures up.
Duffy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Whittaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whittaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whittaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duffys head.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whittaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duffy can do to turn this around?
Whittaker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whittaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whittaker clinches.
Whittaker stops a takedown attempt from Duffy.
Otis Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Duffy.
Duffy tries to circle away but Whittaker has him pinned against the cage.
Duffy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whittaker lands a knee to the head.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whittaker clinches up with Duffy and pushes him back against the cage.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike.
Otis Whittaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whittaker looking for a takedown.
Whittaker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.
Duffy takes a shot to the head.
Whittaker leaning against his opponent.
Duffy being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Whittaker trying to land knees to the body.
Whittaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker drops Duffy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duffy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Duffy is rocked!
Whittaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Whittaker finish him?
Whittaker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duffy.
Whittaker drops Duffy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duffy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whittaker moves into range and clinches up with Duffy.
Whittaker taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Whittaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Whittaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Whittaker clinches up with Duffy and pushes him back against the cage.
Duffy seems to have recovered his senses.
Duffy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Whittaker wants to take the fight to the mat but Duffy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whittaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duffy.
Whittaker wants to clinch.
Otis Whittaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker moves into the clinch successfully.
Duffy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whittaker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Whittaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker manages to pull guard.
Whittaker wants to stand and escape but Duffy is having none of it.
Duffy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Whittaker keeps moving.
Duffy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whittaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Whittaker wants to stand but Duffy is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duffy tries to free his leg and advance position but Whittaker is retaining full guard.
Duffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Whittaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Whittaker as Duffy shoots in.
Whittaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whittaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whittaker scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
Whittaker stalling.
Whittaker scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Whittaker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Whittaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker connects with a knee to the head.
Duffy is rocked!
Whittaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Whittaker finish him?
Whittaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whittaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whittaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whittaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Whittaker pushes Duffy against the cage. Whittaker is working some dirty boxing. Whittaker pushes off with a quick right hook! Duffy goes down! Duffy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Whittaker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Whittaker!
Otis Whittaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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RATING
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