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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 236 p4p, 12 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Podolski has chosen Last Ride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Benson Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michail Podolski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Podolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a kick to the body.
Podolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Podolski throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Podolski misses with a body kick.
Whyte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Podolski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte throws a low kick but Podolski avoids it.
And Podolski responds with a good body kick, but Whyte manages to step out the way in time.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Podolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Podolski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whyte darts in and clinches Podolski up against the cage.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Podolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Podolski.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Podolski throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Podolski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Podolski dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
Whyte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Podolski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Podolski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Podolski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Podolski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whyte with a body shot.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whyte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podolski manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Podolski misses.
Podolski looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Podolski on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Podolski.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Podolski takes one on the button.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Podolski's head but Podolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Podolski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Podolski finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Podolski scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Podolski lands a two punch combo.
Podolski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Podolski at a distance.
Whyte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte tries to clinch there but Podolski circles away.
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Podolski's head.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Podolski throws a fast counter high kick but Whyte manages to duck under it in time.
Podolski is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses.
Podolski throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Podolski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Podolski tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Podolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whyte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whyte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Podolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Podolski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Podolski's sensitive parts.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Podolski.
Podolski jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Whyte scores with a jab. Podolski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Podolski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Podolski's sensitive parts.
Podolski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Podolski throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Podolski under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
It appears Whyte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski digs a good hook to Whyte's body.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Podolski slips the punch.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Podolski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Podolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whyte thuds his right hand into Podolski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Podolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Podolski lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Podolski.
Podolski swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Podolski works the jab nicely.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Podolski.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Podolski just manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Podolski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A solid body kick from Whyte.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Nice body kick from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
Podolski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Podolski.
Podolski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.
Podolski tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Podolski pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Podolski. That did some damage!
Podolski slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Podolski. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Podolski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Podolski blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Podolski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Podolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Podolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whyte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Podolski scrambles back to his feet.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Podolski instigates a clinch.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Podolski lands a damaging elbow.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski throws an elbow but it misses.
Podolski tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Podolski controls his hands.
Podolski lands an elbow just above Whyte 's eye.
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podolski.
Podolski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Podolski misses with a body punch.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Podolski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Podolski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike from Podolski.
Podolski lands an elbow just above Whyte 's eye.
Podolski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Podolski has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michail Podolski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Whyte with a jab.
Whyte swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Whyte throws a front kick aimed at Podolski's knee but Podolski avoids it well.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
A head kick misses from Podolski.
Whyte slips a jab from Podolski.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Podolski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Podolski jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Podolski throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Podolski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whyte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Podolski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Podolski throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte forces Podolski back against the cage and clinches.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michail Podolski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Podolski.
Podolski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Podolski tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Podolski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whyte's efforts to push away.
Podolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte tries to break free but Podolski pushes him back against the cage.
Podolski throws an elbow but it misses.
Whyte connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michail Podolski has been cut.
Whyte tries to break the clinch but Podolski is controlling the position.
Podolski pushes off an throws an elbow but Whyte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Podolski misses with an elbow over the top.
Podolski takes a shot to the head.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podolski.
Podolski pushes Whyte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Podolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Podolski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Podolski misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Podolski down.
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Podolski moves out of range easily.
Whyte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Podolski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
Whyte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Podolski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Podolski misses.
A head kick misses from Podolski.
Podolski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Podolski jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte connects with a jab.
Podolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Podolski.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podolski manages to avoid it.
Podolski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte swats away the attempt to clinch by Podolski.
Podolski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Whyte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Podolski if he has to take too many more of those.
Whyte misses with a hook. Podolski ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Podolski - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Podolski. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Podolski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte lands with a nice body punch.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Podolski settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Podolski slips under a jab.
Whyte throws a body kick that misses.
Podolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Podolski with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benson Whyte.
I think Whyte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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