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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 84 p4p, 10 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. Benson Whyte has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Wearmouth misses.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Wearmouth gets a clinch.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wearmouth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Wearmouth tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Whyte swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whyte.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Whyte thuds his shin into the meat of Wearmouth's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Whyte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wearmouth.
Wearmouth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Whyte.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte lands with an overhand left.
Wearmouth missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Whyte catches Wearmouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte slips a straight right by Wearmouth.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Wearmouth moved out of range nicely.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick nicely.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Wearmouth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whyte takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
Wearmouth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Whyte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whyte throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wearmouth. Wearmouth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wearmouth throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wearmouth is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Jab from Whyte.
Wearmouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte thows a body kick. Wearmouth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Whyte backs away, Wearmouth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Wearmouth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Whyte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wearmouth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wearmouth catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's time! Wearmouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wearmouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Wearmouth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Whyte digs a good hook to Wearmouth's body.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wearmouth takes one to the side of the head.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Whyte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Whyte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
and Wearmouth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Whyte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whyte tries to break free but Wearmouth pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.
Whyte gets through Wearmouth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whyte avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Wearmouth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
Whyte avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Whyte avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Whyte takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Whyte works on Wearmouth's body with a couple of short punches.
Whyte is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Whyte is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte thows a body kick. Wearmouth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
A head kick misses from Wearmouth.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wearmouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Wearmouth sees coming a mile off.
Whyte cracks Wearmouth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Wearmouth moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
Nice straight punches there by Wearmouth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wearmouth.
Whyte jabs Wearmouth right on the nose. Wearmouth blinks but takes it well.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
Whyte misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters by moving into the clinch.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte dodges an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth pushes Whyte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Whyte in his tracks for a moment.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whyte or not.
Whyte tries to break the clinch but Wearmouth is controlling the position.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Whyte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wearmouth managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wearmouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth tried to counter with a leg kick but Whyte avoided it.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Wearmouth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wearmouth 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.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wearmouth.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wearmouth tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte cracks Wearmouth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wearmouth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Whyte with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Wearmouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wearmouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wearmouth looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Wearmouth moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Whyte misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whyte's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth gets through Whyte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Wearmouth.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Wearmouth is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whyte's efforts to push away.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whytes head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Whyte 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth pushes Whyte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whytes head.
Whyte scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whyte tries to break the clinch but Wearmouth is controlling the position.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Whyte in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth's corner calls for a 1-2. Wearmouth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Wearmouth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wearmouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth blocks a jab.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wearmouth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Wearmouth's leg. Wearmouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Wearmouth drives through and clinches with Whyte against the cage.
Whyte manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Wearmouth misses.
Wearmouth lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whyte checks a leg kick.
A cross from Wearmouth lands.
Wearmouth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick that misses.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a head kick!
Wearmouth walks into a straight right hand from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Wearmouth avoids it.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Wearmouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Wearmouth misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Whyte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wearmouth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wearmouth is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Wearmouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wearmouth's hands.
Whyte lands a nice hook to Wearmouth's body. Wearmouth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte moves forwards but Wearmouth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wearmouth misses the target.
Wearmouth connects with a single shot there.
Whyte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good work by Wearmouth as he checks the leg kick.
Wearmouth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte jabs Wearmouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
Whyte is looking to slow Wearmouth down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Whyte is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wearmouth under the eye.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Whyte.
Wearmouth has managed to clinch.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte dodges an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Wearmouth forces Whyte back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Wearmouth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Wearmouth shakes it off.
Good shot there by Whyte.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Wearmouth ducks down to avoid it.
Wearmouth throws a big counter combination but Whyte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wearmouth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whyte's head.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Whyte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wearmouth tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wearmouth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Whyte moves out of range as Wearmouth strikes.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Whyte misses.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wearmouth blocks a leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whyte cracks the inside of Wearmouth's front leg.
Wearmouth lands a jab.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Whyte. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte jabs Wearmouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whyte.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Whyte cracks the inside of Wearmouth's front leg.
Wearmouth walks into a stiff left hand from Whyte.
Whyte jabs at Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth walks into a straight right hand from Whyte.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Wearmouth drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte throws a jab when Wearmouth was well out of range.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wearmouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands the left hand.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wearmouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whyte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte is the new welterweight champion!
Benson Whyte spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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