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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 108 p4p, 17 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 295 p4p, 43 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27 - 9 - 0 |
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175 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte fakes the leg kick and cracks Northrop in the body.
Whyte checks a leg kick nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Northrop has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Northrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte works Northrop's body with a nice hook.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Northrop is looking for the big counter here.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Northrop is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Northrop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Northrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte lands a leg kick that knocks Northrop off balance momentarily.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Northrop rushes Whyte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Northrop scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Northrop doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Northrop is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop closes the distance and clinches.
Northrop pulls guard effortlessly.
Northrop looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whyte has picked Northrop up and slammed him! Northrop can't keep hold of the triangle and Whyte manages to pass to side control!
Northrop tries to buck Whyte off but Whyte is having none of it.
Northrop keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Whyte is looking to wear down Northrop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whyte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whyte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Northrop momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Northrop will feel that in the morning.
A lazy body kick from Northrop
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Northrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Northrop misses with a body kick.
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Northrop throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte throws out a powerful jab.
Northrop misses with an uppercut.
Northrop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whyte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Northrop lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Northrop's belly button to the back.
Northrop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Northrop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Northrop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Northrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Northrop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whyte scores with a jab. Northrop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Northrop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Northrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Northrop is rocked!
Northrop throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
As Northrop backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte jabs Northrop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte scores with a jab. Northrop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte lands a left and a right that send Northrop crashing to the mat, dazed. Whyte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Northrop is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crack! A monster head kick from Whyte and Northrop falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Whyte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benson Whyte!
A very excited looking Benson Whyte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Russell Northrop stepped up to the mic, saying 'No fair. He tried to kiss me.'.
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energy
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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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