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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 157 p4p, 27 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 133 p4p, 20 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whyte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - Jammin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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168 lbs
22 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Karter checks a leg kick.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Whyte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karter lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karter throws a nice head kick!
Karter drives through and clinches with Whyte against the cage.
Karter tries to stall but Whyte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whyte tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte is leaning against Karter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Karter misses with a body punch.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Karter as the two fighters clinch.
Karter cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Karter prevents a body shot from Whyte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter breaks from the clinch.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte wants to slow Karter down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whyte.
An inside leg kick from Whyte misses.
Chris Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter scores with a body shot.
Whyte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whyte wants it to stay on the feet.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Whyte misses.
Karter connects with a body shot that sends Whyte's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Karter swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Karter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karter.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Whyte throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Karter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Karter wants to clinch
and Whyte counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte slips under a jab from Karter.
Whyte walks into a stiff left hand from Karter.
We've been told by Whyte's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
And Karter tries to counter it with a takedown but Whyte pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karter lands with a cross.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Karter checks a leg kick.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Karter scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Karter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter'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.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Karter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Whyte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karter. Karter obviously looking to wear him down.
Karter throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Whyte steps away.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karter.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Karter seems unphased.
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chris Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Whyte.
Karter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Karter is predictable there
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karter misses the body punch
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karter. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whyte.
Karter shoots in but no luck this time.
Karter defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karter thinks about the counter body kick.
Karter misses with a combination
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Karter misses
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Whyte misses
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
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!
A clash of legs there as Karter blocks the low kick.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Whyte steps away.
Good exchange - Whyte coming out on top.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Karter with an uppercut!
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karter misses with a straight left.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Whyte cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karter throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whyte slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter pushes Whyte away with a front kick.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Karter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Chris Karter's cut even more.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Karter.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Karter shoots in for a double leg but Whyte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whyte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karter shoots in and drives through. Whyte sprawls well.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Karter.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Karter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte drops Karter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Karter looks back up at him and smiles so Whyte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karter is rocked!
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!
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Karter.
Karter is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Karter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a huge left! Karter is in big trouble! He's backing up but Whyte isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Karter from any more damage. A dominating finish by Whyte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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RATING
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