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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamedov comes to the ring accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. 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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186 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mamedov tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Mamedov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whyte moves into the clinch.
Mamedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamedov tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Mamedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Mamedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Mamedov.
Mamedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mamedov - that landed with a thud.
Mamedov throws a head punch that misses.
Mamedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mamedov throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mamedov - that landed with a thud.
Mamedov digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Mamedov tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamedov pulls guard effortlessly.
Mamedov looking for subs off his back but Whyte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Whyte is thwarting Mamedov's attempts to control the position.
Mamedov looking for submissions off his back.
Mamedov wants to control but Whyte passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamedov is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mamedov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whyte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mamedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily.
Mamedov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov trying to hold on to Whyte's head to control him but Whyte postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whyte wants to control but Mamedov is keeping him busy.
Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whyte perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whyte is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamedov has his hands clasped together around Whyte's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamedov moves away.
Mamedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mamedov misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamedov darts in and clinches Whyte up against the ropes.
Mamedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Mamedov lands a nice uppercut.
Whyte trying to stall but Mamedov improves his position.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
Mamedov lands with a right to the head.
Mamedov tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mamedov back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mamedov misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte throws a hook but Mamedov avoids it easily.
Mamedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Mamedov moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Mamedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Whyte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mamedov as the two fighters clinch.
Mamedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte is trying to stall.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mamedov backwards.
Mamedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mamedov tries to pull guard but Whyte holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mamedov drops back down to his feet.
Mamedov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mamedov is working Whyte over against the ropes.
Mamedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whyte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Mamedov avoids it with no problem.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Mamedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mamedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mamedov stopping the sweep attempt from Whyte.
Mamedov with a nice head shot there.
Mamedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mamedov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whyte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov trying to control the position.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamedov pulls Whyte in to control the position.
Whyte trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mamedov's guard.
Mamedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamedov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whyte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mamedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Mamedov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mamedov is trying to get back to half guard.
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mamedov is trying to improve his position.
Whyte working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mamedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamedov. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Whyte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mamedov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mamedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Mamedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mamedov is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Mamedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mamedov lands a slapping body shot.
Mamedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedov.
Mamedov takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Mamedov.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mamedov with a body shot.
Mamedov takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte tries to clinch there but Mamedov circles away.
Mamedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamedov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov lands with a cross.
Mamedov stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamedov.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamedov checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Mamedov misses its target.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Mamedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamedov cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Mamedov.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Mamedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mamedov checks it well.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Mamedov backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mamedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Mamedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamedov misses with a body shot.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte throws a low kick but Mamedov avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mamedov misses its target.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mamedov is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mamedov.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mamedov.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamedov jumps guard.
Mamedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mamedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whyte passes into side control.
Mamedov tries to improve position but can't.
Mamedov wants to control but Whyte postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Whyte politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Whyte prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mamedov manages to get back to half guard.
Mamedov is trying to maintain the position but Whyte is very close to passing his half guard.
Whyte trying to mount his opponent but Mamedov defends it.
Mamedov actively working from the bottom here.
Whyte performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Mamedov slips the punch.
Mamedov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mamedov blocks it well.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamedov checks the leg kick.
Mamedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mamedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Mamedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Mamedov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mamedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Mamedov.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamedov's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Mamedov.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Mamedov avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov blocking some punches.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
Mamedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mamedov managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Mamedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mamedov is blocking nicely.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte crunches a lovely knee into Mamedov's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Mamedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamedov misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Mamedov tries to pull guard but Whyte forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns Whyte into the ropes.
Mamedov can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamedov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns Whyte into the ropes.
Mamedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whyte or not.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Mamedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mamedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whyte smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Mamedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamedov throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Mamedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte slips a straight right by Mamedov.
Mamedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Mamedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Mamedov misses.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mamedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Mamedov tries to clinch up
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Mamedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Whyte scores with a jab. Mamedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mamedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mamedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalid Mamedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.
Mamedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamedov.
Mamedov throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamedov throws a combination that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamedov scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mamedov. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mamedov.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Mamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamedov lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamedov on the side of the head.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mamedov throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Mamedov.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mamedov moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamedov swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mamedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Mamedov counters with a series of strikes. Whyte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mamedov slips a jab from Whyte.
Jab by Whyte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mamedov, as that shot connected.
Mamedov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mamedov.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Mamedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Mamedov coming out on top.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whyte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamedov.
Mamedov backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands with a cross.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Mamedov moves away and avoids it.
Mamedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mamedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Mamedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Mamedov throws an off balance right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Mamedov misses with a straight right.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Mamedov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Mamedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mamedov 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Benson Whyte!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Khalid Mamedov wins by split decision!
Khalid Mamedov retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Khalid Mamedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'I been fighting non-stop since I was 18, I think its time to step back and take a likkle time out to better my game so this doesn't happen again'.
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