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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Benning (ranked 3284 p4p, 377 weight class) and Bobby Whittaker (ranked 5529 p4p, 560 weight class). Wayne Benning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Whittaker! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Whittaker misses with a two punch combination.
Whittaker moves out of range as Benning strikes. Benning scores with a body shot.
Benning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Benning misses with a hook. Whittaker throws a right and a left that Benning avoids nicely. Benning jabs Whittaker right on the nose. Whittaker blinks but takes it well. Whittaker looks to land a combination but Benning avoids it well. Benning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whittaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Benning. Whittaker throws a body punch but Benning moves out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Benning misses the target. Whittaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Whittaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benning throws the left hand but Whittaker avoids the punch easily. Whittaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whittaker, pushing him back against the cage. Benning lands a hook that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards. Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Benning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Benning misses with the head strike.
Benning misses with a hook from the clinch. Benning scores with a shoulder strike. A nice left hand lands by Benning.
Whittaker is rocked! Benning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards. Whittaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Benning finish him? Benning works on Whittaker's body with a couple of short punches. Benning throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whittakers head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Benning lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Whittaker to his knees! Benning keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Benning! A victorious Wayne Benning thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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