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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 51 p4p, 7 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 75 p4p, 12 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Latka Gravas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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172 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws a front kick that sends Gravas stumbling back into the cage.
Whyte thumps Gravas with a low kick.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte throws a low kick but Gravas moves out of range easily.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Gravas counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Gravas shakes it off.
Gravas misses with a looping right.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravas .
Gravas swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gravas as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head kick that Gravas semi-blocks.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whyte connects with a jab.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Gravas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Gravas saw that one coming.
Gravas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravas 's calf.
Gravas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte cracks the inside of Gravas 's front leg.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gravas is out of range.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte jabs Gravas right on the nose. Gravas blinks but takes it well.
Gravas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravas staying out of range there.
Whyte tries to score with a low kick but Gravas moves his leg out of the way.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Gravas misses.
Whyte lands a jab to Gravas 's midsection.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte tries to get into range but Gravas steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Whyte! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Gravas scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latka Gravas !
Latka Gravas is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Latka Gravas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Benson Whyte was interviewed post fight and said 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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