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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the ring accompanied by BASS. Whyte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kendrick Lamar - Humble. Benjamin Whyte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ezio Franco's chin.
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205 lbs
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198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franco. Franco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco tries to clinch
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Whyte there.
Franco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Whyte shrugs off.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whyte's efforts to push away.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whyte is defending well for now.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Whyte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Whyte looking to slow down the pace here.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Franco.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco pushes Whyte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco lands with a short shot to the head.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whyte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Franco is working Whyte over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco lands an elbow just above Whyte 's eye.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Franco working Whyte over with knees to the body.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte is trying to break free.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whyte is defending well for now.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Whyte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Franco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whyte avoids it.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ezio Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franco as Whyte tries to tie him up.
Whyte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco prevents Whyte from breaking the clinch.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Franco tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Whyte avoids the damage to the body.
Franco blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Whyte blocks the elbow strike.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Whyte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco blocking some punches.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Franco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Franco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
Franco is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Franco.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Franco moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte lands a lovely overhand right.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benjamin Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte cracks Franco with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Franco tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Whyte pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Franco is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Whyte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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