Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 217 Arendse vs Song
Date: Oct 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Serronen's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Serronen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Serronen tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab from Serronen.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Serronen moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Serronen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Serronen.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serronen scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Serronen throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Serronen manages to duck under it in time.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Serronen stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serronen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Serronen scores with a kick to the body.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Serronen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen with a nice calf kick.
Serronen scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Serronen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serronen misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Serronen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whyte scores with a jab. Serronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Serronen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Serronen defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serronen connects with the punch.
Serronen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.#T4#
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serronen.
Serronen throws a head kick that Whyte semi-blocks.
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 telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Serronen misses with an uppercut.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Serronen lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Serronen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Serronen. That's going to slow Whyte down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
It looked like Serronen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Serronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serronen jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serronen lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen lands with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Serronen 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.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Serronen just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen lands a front kick.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aku Serronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Serronen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Serronen!
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Donk. Serronen catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
Serronen lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Serronen.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Serronen coming out on top.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.#T3#
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Serronen.
Serronen misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte moves out of range as Serronen throws a body kick.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serronen clobbers Whyte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.#T4#
Whyte connects with a leg kick.
Serronen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Serronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Serronen.
Serronen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Serronen avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Serronen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Whyte scores with the left hand. Serronen knows he should have avoided that one.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Serronen. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Serronen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Serronen scores with a nice strike.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serronen throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Serronen. #T1#
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Serronen avoids it with no problem.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen misses the jab.
Serronen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whyte back to the cage. Serronen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Serronen with a hook.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Serronen cracks Whyte with a good jab.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
A good leg kick by Serronen.
Serronen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Serronen throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen connects with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Serronen backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Serronen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Serronen closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Serronen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
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!
Serronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aku Serronen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen blocks an uppercut.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Serronen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serronen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Serronen!
After winning the bout, Aku Serronen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.

Event: PFC 208 Perera vs Singh
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
Whyte slips a straight right by Chavez.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Chavez.
Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
We've been told by Chavez's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez lands a head shot.#T1#
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Whyte's belly button to the back.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chavez.
Chavez scores with a push kick.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Chavez misses.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Whyte's belly button to the back.#T3#
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Chavez slips under a jab from Whyte.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chavez defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavez.
Chavez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.#T4#
Chavez tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Chavez swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Whyte throws a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte slips a straight right by Chavez.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez fakes the leg kick and cracks Whyte in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chavez!
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Chavez.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chavez's knee momentarily.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Chavez misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.#T2#
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Whyte 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.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavez.
Whyte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez checks a low kick from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch. #T3##CL#
Whyte tries to keep at a distance but Chavez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez is working Whyte over against the cage.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage. #BC#
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Whyte in a clinch.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte takes a shot to the head.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Chavez blocks an uppercut. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Chavez blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Chavez dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Whyte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Chavez cracks Whyte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Whyte throws a big counter head kick but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 head kick misses from Chavez. #T1#
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!
Whyte moves out of range of the leg kick from Chavez.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Whyte takes it in his stride.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
Chavez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Chavez finds it's target.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavez.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.#T2#
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?#CL#
Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez wants to break free but Whyte has control.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chavez throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Chavez digs a good hook to Whyte's body. #T3#
Whyte moves away from the strike by Chavez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chavez.#T4#
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
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 jab from Whyte misses.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Chavez!
Domingo Chavez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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'.

Event: PFC 203 Nao vs Singh
Date: Aug 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coker to score with a decent uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coker. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Coker thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Whyte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice straight punches there by Whyte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whyte.
Coker throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Coker lands a jab.#CUT#It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Coker moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coker throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Coker throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Coker only half commits.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coker throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coker with a hook.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
Coker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Coker throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Coker throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Coker misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker delivers a nice body kick.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coker is looking to counter punch.
Coker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whyte thuds his right hand into Coker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Coker.
Coker throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
Coker lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from Whyte.
Whyte moves out of range as Coker strikes.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Coker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Coker.
Coker blocks a head kick by Whyte.
It looked like Coker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coker throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Coker connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Coker tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coker throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Coker looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Whyte misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte'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.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coker, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
Coker throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Coker right on the button. Coker goes down! Whyte follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Whyte gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, 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.

Event: PFC 198 Pearson vs Nao
Date: Aug 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Veen.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a nice body kick.
Van Veen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Van Veen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Van Veen swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Van Veen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Veen cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Van Veen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte rather than just go for the knockout.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1#
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Whyte is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Veen misses.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Veen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whyte throws a front kick aimed at Van Veen's knee but Van Veen avoids it well.
Van Veen jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Veen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Van Veen settles back down.
Whyte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Veen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
And Whyte counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Veen blocks it.
Van Veen cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Whyte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
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!
Van Veen slips a jab from Whyte.
Van Veen throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Veen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Van Veen misses with a head kick.
Van Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Van Veen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Van Veen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veen lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Veen as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Van Veen backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Veen throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Veen.#T4#
Van Veen scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte takes a swing at Van Veen's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Whyte's front leg but catches the back leg as Whyte tries to avoid it.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Veen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body kick there by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with an overhand left.
Van Veen misses the body punch
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Veen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Whyte throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Van Veen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whyte throws a hook but Van Veen blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Van Veen throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Van Veen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Veen 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.
Van Veen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Veen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Veen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Veen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Veen is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Veen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Veen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Veen thuds his shin into the meat of Whyte's side.
Van Veen throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Veen walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Veen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Van Veen manages to avoid it.#T2#
Whyte lands with a nice body punch.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Veen swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Van Veen with a jab.
Van Veen lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Van Veen tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte punishes Van Veen's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC#Van Veen is rocked!
Van Veen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Van Veen out cold! What a finish! Whyte is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
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.

Event: PFC 191 Asham vs Smith
Date: Jul 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte slips a jab from Humbert.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Humbert avoided it.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Humbert misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Humbert with an uppercut!
Humbert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Humbert, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Humbert.
Humbert swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Humbert throws out the jab.
Humbert takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Humbert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humbert Humbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Humbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte slips a straight right by Humbert.
Whyte throws a quick counter head kick but Humbert was just out of range.
Humbert throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Humbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Humbert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
Humbert lands with a good body shot.
Humbert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humbert cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Humbert scores with a punch to the head.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Humbert throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Humbert avoided it.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Humbert backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humbert misses with a straight right.
Humbert misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Humbert thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Humbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Humbert tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Humbert connects with a body shot.
Humbert scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Humbert misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Humbert darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC2#Whyte is rocked!
Humbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Whyte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humbert missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte seems to have got his legs back now.
Whyte cracks Humbert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Humbert throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Humbert misses with a body shot
and Whyte counters with a low kick, right behind Humbert 's knee.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Humbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Humbert knows he should have avoided that one.
Humbert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Humbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a huge left! Humbert 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 Humbert from any more damage. A dominating finish by Whyte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: PFC 187 Asham vs Steve 2
Date: Jun 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Stone tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone motions for Whyte to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whyte misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
Stone throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte slips under a jab from Stone.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Whyte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Whyte looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Whyte misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Jack Stone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Whyte misses the body punch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whyte throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone staying out of range there.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD2#
Whyte lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Whyte takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Jack Stone has been cut.#T2#
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 misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Whyte is rocked!
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Stone scores with a counter punch that sends Whyte to the canvas! Stone smells blood - he's punishing Whyte with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Whyte has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone!
A very excited looking Jack Stone 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'.

Event: PFC 182 Slice vs Perera
Date: May 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Life lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte checks a low kick from Life.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Life rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
Life lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Life to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life throws a right hand that misses
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Life misses with an uppercut.
Life throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Life explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Life manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Life defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Life takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Life throws a nice inside leg kick.
Life connects with a single shot there.
Whyte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Life cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Jab from Life.
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Life ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Life.#T2#
A jab from Life does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Life moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Life lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thug Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Life swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Life lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Life getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Life throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Life misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Life blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Whyte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Life to score with a decent uppercut.
Life rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Life throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Life works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Life lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
Life scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life 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.
Whyte quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Life misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Life looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Whyte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Life lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Life throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Life lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Life throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Life scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Life scores with a nice strike.
Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Life thumps Whyte with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Whyte.
Life lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Life dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Life connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Life throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Life throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Life drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Life throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Life misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Life thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the leg kick from Life.
Life throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Life scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Life. #T1#
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Life dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Life scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Life finds it's target.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Life misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Life throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Life just manages to avoid it.
Life misses the jab.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Life throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Life swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whyte.
Nice cross by Life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Life. Life obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Life. That's going to slow Whyte down. #CL2#
Life darts in and clinches Whyte up against the cage.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Life misses with a punch on the inside.
Life scores with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Life 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.
Life goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Life lands a hook to the side of the head.
Life on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Life has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Life tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Life is working Whyte over against the cage.
Life swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Life misses with a punch on the inside.
Life misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Life manages to break the clinch.
Thug Life seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Whyte backing away here, and Life unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Life has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Life throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Life throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Life throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Life.
Life fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Life.#CL2#
Life clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Life's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whyte blocks a body shot from Life.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Life goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thug Life seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Life struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Life.
Still in the clinch, Life scores with a nice short uppercut.
Life lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Life.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Life showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Life throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Life throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Life slips the punch.
Life looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Life misses with a left hand #KD#
and Whyte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Life! Whyte lets Life back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Life is rocked!
Whyte cracks Life with a right hand to the side of the head.
Life is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Life is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Life seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Life connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Life.
Life rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Life misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a huge left! Life 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 Life from any more damage. A dominating finish by Whyte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Syn 680 Shamrock vs Madog
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Dalton jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Dalton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dalton throws a leg kick that misses.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Dalton cracks Whyte with a good jab.
Dalton cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dalton.
Whyte punishes Dalton's body with a nice straight punch.
Dalton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#
It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Dalton is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Dalton swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dalton scores with a jab.
Dalton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dalton blocks a jab.
Dalton misses with a hook to the body
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dalton tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte 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.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Dalton swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Dalton. Beautiful body shot.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whyte 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 Dalton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dalton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dalton tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Dalton cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Dalton misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dalton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dalton scores with a punch to the head.
Dalton misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Dalton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Dalton.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whyte checks a leg kick.
Dalton cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Dalton with a jab.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Dalton blocks the low kick.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalton throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Dalton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Dalton.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte dodges the punch combination from Dalton.
Whyte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Dalton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dalton throws a big shot that misses.
Dalton scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Dalton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dalton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalton misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Dalton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dalton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalton fails to land the takedown.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Dalton avoided it.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.#T1#
Dalton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Dalton misses with a left hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Dalton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalton connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte throws a hook but Dalton blocks it.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Dalton moved out of range.
Dalton throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Whyte feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Dalton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Dalton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dalton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalton.
Dalton misses with the combination.
Nick Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Dalton moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dalton.
Dalton scores with a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T3#
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Dalton darts in and clinches Whyte up against the cage.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Dalton.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
A short left from Whyte.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Dalton.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Dalton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whyte misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dalton has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Dalton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
and Dalton counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Dalton unleashes a big counter combination but Whyte bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dalton thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dalton.
Dalton swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Dalton.
Dalton loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Dalton throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Dalton has closed the distance and engaged Whyte in a clinch.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Dalton lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton pushes Whyte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Whyte is working Dalton over against the cage.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Dalton.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dalton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dalton or not.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whyte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Whyte connects with a knee to the head.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte landing knees to the head. #ROC#
Dalton is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Dalton stalling in the clinch but Whyte improves position.
Dalton is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Whyte has denied him.
Dalton seems to have recovered his senses.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dalton.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Whyte. #CUT#
That has opened up Nick Dalton's cut even more.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Nick Dalton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte with a knee to the head.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dalton blocks it with crossed arms.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton lands a body punch.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage. #T4#
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whyte working aggressively here.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dalton.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Dalton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dalton.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Whyte tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Dalton blocks it.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dalton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dalton!
An out of breath Nick Dalton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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'.

Event: Syn 673 Whyte vs Gravas
Date: Mar 01, 2020

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #ROC2#
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'.

Event: Syn 669 Murphy vs Dog
Date: Feb 02, 2020

#R1#
Whyte misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Garibaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garibaldi prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garibaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Garibaldi lands a shot to the body.
Whyte pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Whyte working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land. #TD2#
Garibaldi pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Garibaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whyte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Garibaldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1##SUB2#
Garibaldi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whyte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Garibaldi.
Whyte is looking to take a break and control but Garibaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garibaldi tries to buck Whyte off but Whyte is having none of it.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whyte controlling the position.
Garibaldi is trying to control Whyte's posture but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte tries to advance to mount but Garibaldi denies him.
Whyte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte has control of an arm but Garibaldi manages to advance to Whyte's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Garibaldi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T3##ES#
Garibaldi has his opponent's back but Whyte is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Garibaldi.
Garibaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Whyte throws a body kick that misses #CL2#
and Garibaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Garibaldi scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
Garibaldi lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte tries to work over Garibaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Garibaldi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whyte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garibaldi can turn it around.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Whyte won't allow it.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Garibaldi blocks with his arms.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garibaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garibaldi.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
A short left from Whyte.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Whyte stands there with Garibaldi around his waist. Garibaldi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garibaldi.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whyte just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte cracks Garibaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back to recover.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donk. Whyte catches Garibaldi right on the button with a cross.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garibaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Garibaldi misses.
Whyte slips under a jab from Garibaldi.
Whyte scores with a jab. Garibaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte cracks Garibaldi with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Good shot there by Whyte.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.#T1#
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Garibaldi forces Whyte back against the cage and clinches.
Garibaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Garibaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Whyte lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Garibaldi gets control of Whyte's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garibaldi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Whyte trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Garibaldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whyte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whyte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garibaldi seems keen to control Whyte's posture.#T2##SUB2#
Garibaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whyte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garibaldi keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully.
Whyte preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Garibaldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whyte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Garibaldi keeps moving. #T3#
Garibaldi wants to control the position but Whyte says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Whyte stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garibaldi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whyte postures up. #SUB2#
Garibaldi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whyte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whyte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garibaldi being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garibaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whyte is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Garibaldi is looking for a triangle but Whyte pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Garibaldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whyte trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Garibaldi has his foot on Whyte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whyte works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Garibaldi.
Jab from Whyte.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Garibaldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Garibaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Garibaldi moves into the clinch.
Garibaldi scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Garibaldi lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whytes head.
Whyte tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Whyte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi lands a right hand.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Whyte's ribcage. Whyte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garibaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whyte to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Garibaldi jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Garibaldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garibaldi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2##SUB2#
Garibaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whyte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garibaldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Garibaldi is looking for a triangle but Whyte pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Garibaldi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whyte stacks Garibaldi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whyte!
You can see the frustration on Garibaldi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Whyte trying to control the action but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
Garibaldi tries to improve position but can't.
Michael Garibaldi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garibaldi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garibaldi controlling the position for now.
Garibaldi is looking to improve his position.
Garibaldi trying to control but Whyte postures up. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garibaldi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garibaldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garibaldi is trying to hold Whyte in close to prevent damage but Whyte has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back.
Garibaldi is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Michael Garibaldi just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garibaldi tries to land a leg kick but Whyte saw it coming and moves away.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Garibaldi.
Whyte with a hook.
Garibaldi blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Garibaldi throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Whyte catches Garibaldi right on the button with a cross.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Garibaldi's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Garibaldi tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.
Whyte digs a good body shot into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Whyte.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Whyte.
Garibaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whyte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garibaldi throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
Garibaldi wants to counter with a clinch but Whyte pushes him away.
Whyte lands the left hand.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T2#
Garibaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garibaldi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whyte goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garibaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Garibaldi looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte lands a nice shot that snaps Garibaldi's head back.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Garibaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibaldi.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garibaldi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whyte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garibaldi scrambles back to his feet.
Garibaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte lands a jab to Garibaldi's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Garibaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte misses with a low kick as Garibaldi jumps back.
Garibaldi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Whyte jabs Garibaldi right on the nose. Garibaldi blinks but takes it well.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Garibaldi shakes it off.
Garibaldi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garibaldi moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Garibaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garibaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte had his way with Michael Garibaldi in that round.
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!
#R5#
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garibaldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Garibaldi moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garibaldi's calf.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a low kick but Garibaldi avoids it.
Whyte feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garibaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Garibaldi settles back down.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.#T1#
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Garibaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garibaldi in his tracks.
Garibaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whyte thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte throws a sloppy body shot
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garibaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garibaldi under the eye.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte with a hook.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garibaldi catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Garibaldi counters with a nice leg kick.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Garibaldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Whyte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garibaldi is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte backing away here, and Garibaldi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garibaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Garibaldi.
Whyte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Garibaldi misses with a head kick.
Whyte looks to throw a body kick#CL2#
and Garibaldi counters by clinching up.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garibaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Whyte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garibaldi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Benson Whyte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 151 Wright vs Whyte
Date: Jan 19, 2020

#R1#
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Whyte's front leg but catches the back leg as Whyte tries to avoid it.
Wright thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Whyte's front leg but catches the back leg as Whyte tries to avoid it.
Wright feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Whyte in the body.
Wright throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright misses with a body kick.
As Wright backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright digs a good body shot into Whyte's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright sizes up Whyte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
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!
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright scores with a spinning back kick!
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wright wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whyte takes a step back to recover.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whyte takes a step back to recover.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright looks to land a combination. Whyte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whyte checks a leg kick.#T3#
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whyte momentarily.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte throws a quick counter head kick but Wright was just out of range.
Wright scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Wright digs a good body shot into Whyte's ribs.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Wright scores with a hook.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a body kick that stops Wright in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wright.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Nice shot by Wright.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Wright moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
That kick from Wright tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whyte.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whyte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whyte scrambles back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T3#
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whyte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Whyte stumbling back into the cage.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte slips under a jab from Wright.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Wright looks to throw a body kick
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright connects with a looping right hand.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Wright.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte scores with a hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Ira Wright's cut even more.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Whyte throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whyte.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wright avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab by Wright.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick
and Whyte counters with a solid body kick.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Whyte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Wright throws a body kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Wright misses.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T4#
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Whyte is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.
Wright is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Wright.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head. #T1#
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Wright settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whyte.
Whyte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Whyte stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Whyte ducks right into an uppercut from Wright. #T2#
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!
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Whyte in the body.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a thumping low kick.
Whyte tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Whyte.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Wright.#T3#
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright clobbers Whyte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wright looks to land a combination. Whyte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Whyte's front leg but catches the back leg as Whyte tries to avoid it.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.#CUT#
The cut above Ira Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.#T4#
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright 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.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Jab from Wright.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Wright misses with a low kick.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Wright avoided it.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
As Wright backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright scores with a kick to the body.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses. #T3#
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright. #T4#
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
Ira Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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'.

Event: Syn 664 Magufuli vs Whyme
Date: Dec 29, 2019

#R1#
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Warror swinging wildly here.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!
A jab from Warror misses.
Whyte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Warror was looking to counter with a kick there.
Warror with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Warror finds it's target.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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?
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Warror scores with a jab.
Whyte misses with a leg kick.
Warror scores with a jab to the body.
Warror lands a front kick.
Warror scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Warror throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Warror scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhyte.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Warror works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Warror misses with a kick to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Good exchange - Warror coming out on top.
Whyte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warror. That one must have hurt.
Warror lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Warror.
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Warror misses with a straight left.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Warror steps away.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whyte under the eye.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whyte just manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Warror cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warror connects with an inside leg kick.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Warror feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Warror feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warror is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Warror appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Warror blocks the leg kick.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Warror makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warror takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warror throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warror doesn't seem bothered though.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warror scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Warror lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warror.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Warror throws out a powerful jab.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Whyte avoids the body shot from Warror.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warror!
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Warror steps away.
Warror jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warror comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warror lands with a cross.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror. #T2#
Warror lands a right hook to the body.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Warror lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warror throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror lands a nice looking body kick.
Warror throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Warror connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.
Warror is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Warror lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand. #T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warror - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warror. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Warror slips under a jab from Whyte.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
Warror 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 has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Warror counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T4#
Warror lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warror is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Warror looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Whyte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warror - that will leave a mark!
Whyte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Warror.
Whyte scores with a head kick.
Warror throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warror.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Warror finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Warror.
Whyte scores with a jab. Warror acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warror is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?#T1#
Whyte avoids the body shot from Warror.
A right-left combo lands from Warror.
Warror moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Warror's belly button to the back.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Whyte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Warror takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whack! Whyte lands a heavy head kick that drops Warror. The ref tackles Whyte to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Warror was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte is the new welterweight champion!
Benson Whyte tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Syn 660 Slice vs Kerr
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1#
Whyte moves away from the strike by Turner.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner lands with a cross.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte. #TD2#
Turner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Turner trying to mount his opponent but Whyte defends it.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Whyte tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Whyte defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whyte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turner scrambles back to his feet.
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte with a hook.
Turner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Turner lands a jab.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Turner shoots in.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Whyte slips under a jab from Turner.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner misses the body punch
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Whyte.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL#
Whyte clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte cracks Turner with a nice body shot.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Whyte.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner blocking some punches.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Turner blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Whyte.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whyte prevents it.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elgin Turner.
Whyte prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner is working for takedown but Whyte is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4##TD2#
Turner lands a takedown into guard.
Turner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turner trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.
Whyte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Turner slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Turner throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Turner down. #T2#
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a hook.
Turner lands a body shot.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Whyte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turner avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Whyte is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Turner.#T3#
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
A jab from Whyte does it's job there.#TD2#
Turner gets a double leg takedown into Whyte's guard.
Whyte wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Turner manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner stalling.
Turner is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Turner trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Turner postures up.
Turner stops Whyte from standing up.
Turner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Elgin Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.

Event: Syn 655 Keenan vs Jodson III
Date: Nov 03, 2019

#R1#
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papadopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papadopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Whyte tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Papadopoulos throws a combination. Whyte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Papadopoulos staying out of range there.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papadopoulos ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
Whyte tries to work over Papadopoulos's front leg with a kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Whyte wants to clinch up but Papadopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with an outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Papadopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Papadopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Papadopoulos steps away.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papadopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papadopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Whyte cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Whyte.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopoulos controls his hands.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whyte misses with some punches. #T4#
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand underneath Whyte's ribcage. Whyte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Papadopoulos blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte.
Whyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Papadopoulos shakes it off.
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 throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Papadopoulos instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands. #T1#
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Papadopoulos cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Papadopoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Papadopoulos lands with a left to the head.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papadopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Papadopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Papadopoulos blocks with his arms.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
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 Avraam Papadopoulos'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whyte slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Papadopoulos manages to duck under it in time.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Whyte throws a head kick that Papadopoulos semi-blocks.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Papadopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Papadopoulos knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Papadopoulos clinches with his opponent.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Papadopoulos blocks with his arms.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocking some punches. #T2#
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Papadopoulos is leaning against Whyte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whytes head.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards. #T3#
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Papadopoulos is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
A short left from Papadopoulos. #T4#
Papadopoulos digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
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 prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos presses Whyte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benson Whyte!
A less than humble Benson Whyte misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Syn 651 Jones vs JYD III
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte stuffs the takedown.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte slips a jab from Turner.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Turner thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.#T1#
Whyte lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Turner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Turner steps away.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner is looking to wear down Whyte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Turner throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Whyte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Turner misses.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Turner connects with the punch.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner lands a two punch combo.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Whyte slips under a jab from Turner.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
Whyte lands the left hand.
Turner throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whyte tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Whyte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Turner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Whyte scores with a head kick.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD#
Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whyte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Whyte is retaining full guard. #T1#
Whyte pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Whyte is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whyte tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Turner cracks Whyte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turner punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Turner. #T2#
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whyte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner misses with a body shot.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whyte sprawls and moves away.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Whyte counters with a body kick.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whyte circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Turner gets tackled into the cage by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Turner pushes Whyte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner gets through Whyte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
Turner blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Whyte pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whyte working aggressively here. #BC#
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Turner blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte slips under a jab from Turner.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Turner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Whyte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turner is in Whyte's guard.
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 Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte scores with a hook.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Whyte is quick to defend against it.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Turner takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turner checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
A big right from Whyte misses. #T1#
Whyte throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Turner.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a kick 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!
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing. #T2#
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Whyte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whyte.
An inside leg kick from Whyte misses.
Turner throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whyte eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
A jab from Turner misses.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Turner moves into the clinch.
Whyte gets through Turner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Whyte is controlling him.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Whyte.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Turner is trying to push Whyte away but Whyte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Whyte.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Turner misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whyte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Turner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Turner is rocked!
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Elgin Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.

Event: Syn 648 Gravas vs JYD
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Whyte moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a leg kick.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggs.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs motions for Whyte to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Diggs slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Diggs.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a right hook to the body.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range. #T1#
Whyte misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggs 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 appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Diggs delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Diggs pushes him off.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Diggs is looking to wear down Whyte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whyte 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.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.#CL2#
Whyte pushes Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs is working Whyte over against the cage.
Whyte misses with some punches. #BC#
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Whyte moves into the clinch successfully. #T3#
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.#CL2#
Whyte clinches with his opponent.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Diggs blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte cracks Diggs with a nice body shot.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Whyte avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Whyte scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Whyte throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diggs lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte misses the jab.
Diggs blocks a jab.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Diggs's defenses.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
Whyte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diggs if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Diggs catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whyte tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Diggs.
Diggs lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Diggs throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte throws a chopping leg kick but Diggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whyte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs slips under a jab from Whyte.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs 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.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Diggs defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.#T3#
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs lands a slapping body shot.
Diggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a solid body kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head. #CL2#
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Diggs blocks it.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
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 Orlando Diggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs throws a nice head kick!
Diggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Whyte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Diggs with a hook.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
As Whyte looks to move away, Diggs throws a big counter combo but Whyte just gets out of the way.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.#T2#
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Diggs keeps Whyte at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diggs misses the jab.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a leg kick.
Whyte connects with a single shot there.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte counters with a body kick.
Diggs misses with a low kick. #T3#
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Whyte is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Diggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T4#
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Diggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Whyte.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
Whyte motions for Diggs to come forward. Whyte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.

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 Orlando Diggs.
I think Diggs 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Orlando Diggs!
A victorious Orlando Diggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'Man what a bad streak of luck. I can't catch a break lately can I? I'll be back'.

Event: Syn 645 Jones vs Knox
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Donk. Whyte catches Papadopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papadopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whyte dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Papadopoulos pushes him off.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whyte throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Papadopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Papadopoulos misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whyte's calf.
Papadopoulos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Papadopoulos misses its intended target. #CL#
Whyte gets a clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos. #T2#
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte misses with some punches.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte scores a nice knee to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 misses with a hook. Papadopoulos ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whyte.
Papadopoulos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T4#
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Whyte misses its target.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Papadopoulos throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Papadopoulos is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Papadopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos lands a head kick!
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Papadopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos 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 misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papadopoulos 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.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Papadopoulos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it well.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papadopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Papadopoulos misses.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Papadopoulos.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte lands a head kick!
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Papadopoulos. #T3#
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
And Papadopoulos responds with a good body kick, but Whyte manages to step out the way in time.
Whyte tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
Whyte jabs Papadopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
Papadopoulos thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whyte lands a nice hook to Papadopoulos's body. Papadopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Papadopoulos throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick nicely.#T4#
Papadopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Papadopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Papadopoulos misses its intended target.
Papadopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avraam Papadopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Whyte darts in and clinches Papadopoulos up against the cage.#BC#
Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papadopoulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Whyte should have avoided that one.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Whyte tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Papadopoulos's body.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Papadopoulos seems unphased.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.#T1#
Papadopoulos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Whyte darts in and clinches Papadopoulos up against the cage.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos presses Whyte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos. #BC#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whyte tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte tries a low kick but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
Papadopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Papadopoulos.#T2#
Whyte lands a jab.
Papadopoulos lands a lovely overhand right.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papadopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Papadopoulos lands with a nice body kick.
Whyte moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Papadopoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Papadopoulos lands with an overhand left.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Whyte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Papadopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papadopoulos checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Papadopoulos seems unphased. #CL#
Whyte moves into the clinch successfully.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whyte.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
Papadopoulos pushes Whyte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopoulos controls his hands. #BC#
Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Papadopoulos's shoulder, as Papadopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Papadopoulos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whyte's calf.
Whyte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Papadopoulos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos connects with a high kick.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avraam Papadopoulos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos'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.
#R4#
Jab, jab by Papadopoulos - just one landing.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Papadopoulos 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.
Whyte throws a solid leg kick but Papadopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whyte.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whyte checks a leg kick.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Whyte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos misses with a head kick.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a kick to the body. #T1#
Papadopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Papadopoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range. #T2#
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Whyte.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Papadopoulos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Whyte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte is working Papadopoulos over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papadopoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Whyte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papadopoulos works the jab nicely.
Papadopoulos 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 checks the leg kick nicely there.
Papadopoulos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Papadopoulos moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte is looking to clinch.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte 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 Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Whyte drives through and clinches with Papadopoulos against the cage.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target. #CL2#
Papadopoulos pushes Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Whyte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Whyte gets through Papadopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papadopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Papadopoulos cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.#T2#
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos has Whyte pressed against the cage, preventing Whyte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Papadopoulos gets through Whyte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land. #T3#
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos. #T4#
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte throws a lazy head kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whyte's knee momentarily.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papadopoulos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Whyte.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papadopoulos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Whyte slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avraam Papadopoulos.
I think Papadopoulos 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Avraam Papadopoulos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CEC rd 3
Date: Aug 04, 2019

#R1#
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Mark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark scores with a punch to the head.
Mark dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
Whyte throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
It seemed like Mark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mark moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Mark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Mark counters with a crisp one two that drops Whyte! Mark thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Whyte to his feet! Whyte is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte staying out of range there.
Oh Whyte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mark lands a big right hook! Whyte looks hurt but is still standing! Mark lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Whyte falls down and Mark dives in with a huge hammer fist! Whyte's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mark runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marky Mark!
After the fight, Marky Mark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: CEC Invite R2
Date: Jul 22, 2019

#R1#
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. #T1#
Whyte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
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. #BC#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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!#T3#
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.#CL2#
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. #T4#
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. #CUT2#
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!
#R3#
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!#CL#
Whyte forces Podolski back against the cage and clinches.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
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. #CUT#
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.#T2#
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. #BC#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.

Event: CEC 4TH OF JULY
Date: Jul 04, 2019

#R1#
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte is looking to slow Mfer down with leg kicks.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer throws a big counter combination but Whyte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Mfer down.
Mfer takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte lands a lovely overhand right.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice body kick.
Whyte wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Mfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Mfer cracks Whyte with an open hand slap.
Mfer checks the leg kick.
As Whyte backs away, Mfer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Whyte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer with a nice cross.
Mfer throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Mfer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Whyte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Whyte. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Mfer.
Whyte throws a front kick aimed at Mfer's knee but Mfer avoids it well.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Whyte has Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
A short uppercut from Whyte. #TD#
Mfer pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4##SUB#
Mfer working for a triangle but Whyte defends it easily.
Mfer managing to control the position.
Mfer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Mfer's head.
Mfer moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Mfer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whyte just manages to avoid it.
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer misses with a straight right. #T1#
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whyte.
Whyte tries to clinch but Mfer is having none of it.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer is looking to counter punch.
Whyte throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Mfer misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Good exchange - Whyte coming out on top.
Whyte staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Whyte throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Whyte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mfer.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mfer lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Mfer's head.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Mfer steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Mfer down.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Whyte.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer throws a leg kick that misses. #CL2#
Whyte clinches with his opponent.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whyte is keeping busy.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte. #T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mfer has his back to the cage.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Mfer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer looking to slow down the pace here.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Whyte has Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Whyte.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Whyte missing with knees to the body.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer lands a knee to the head.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer trying to land knees to the body.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Whyte breaks the clinch.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mfer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Mfer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Whyte lands a front kick.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Ispa Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mfer slips under a jab from Whyte.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Mfer steps away.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Mfer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte scores with a nice body kick.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mfer. #CL2#
Mfer gets tackled into the cage by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch. #T3#
Mfer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whyte is defending well for now.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
A short right from Whyte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Whyte tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whyte trying to land knees to the body.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mfer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte slips a straight right by Mfer.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mfer doesn't seem phased though.
Mfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte cracks Mfer with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whyte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Syn 635 Whyte vs Diggs II
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Diggs misses with a double jab.
Diggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whyte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diggs counters with a body kick.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggs's sensitive parts.
Whyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggs in his tracks.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Diggs throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Diggs feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Diggs. #CL#
Whyte pushes Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Whyte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with a knee strike.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Whyte avoids the elbow strike from Diggs, against the cage.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs lands a left hand.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Whyte tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whyte's defenses.
Diggs tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Diggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Whyte has double underhooks.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diggs.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Diggs.
A short body shot lands from Diggs as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land. #BC2#
Diggs breaks the clinch.
Whyte tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs checks the leg kick.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T3#
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Whyte throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diggs.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Diggs's leg. Diggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte cracks Diggs with an open hand slap.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte is looking to clinch.
Diggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Diggs tries to keep at a distance but Whyte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte blocks the elbow strike.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
Diggs slips a jab from Whyte.
Diggs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Diggs's body.
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diggs just manages to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a hook.
Whyte lands with a hook. Diggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diggs cracks Whyte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte stuns Diggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Diggs blocking some punches. #T1#
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whyte has had enough of the clinch but Diggs keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action. #T2#
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte avoids the elbow strike from Diggs, against the cage.
Diggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.#BC2#
Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diggs can do to turn this around?
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
Diggs is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs checks a low kick from Whyte.
Diggs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Whyte works the jab nicely.#T3#
Diggs staying out of range there.
Whyte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Whyte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Diggs throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Diggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Diggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte jabs at Diggs's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Diggs throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Whyte. That snapped Diggs's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Diggs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whyte tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte lands a nice shot that snaps Diggs's head back.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a hook. Diggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diggs takes one on the button.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Diggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diggs swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Diggs pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Whyte tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Diggs misses.
Whyte scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggs should have avoided that one. #T1#
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Whyte 's knee.
Diggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggs moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Diggs feints a counter leg kick.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Diggs is out of range.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Whyte misses with a straight right. #T2#
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs 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.
Whyte misses with a body shot
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whyte checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs walks into a stiff left hand from Whyte.
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Whyte. #T3#
Whyte lands a nice shot that snaps Diggs's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Diggs misses.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Diggs.
Diggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick
and Diggs counters with a nice body kick.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggs doesn't seem phased though.
Whyte misses the body punch
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Diggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diggs on the side of the head.
Diggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs motions for Whyte to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Diggs didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte'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.
#R4#
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Whyte lands a head kick!
Diggs cracks Whyte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diggs throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Whyte throws a body kick that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
A jab from Whyte misses.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte is looking to clinch. #T1#
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Diggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Diggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Diggs.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!
Diggs lands a jab.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Whyte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Whyte throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Whyte throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and Whyte only half commits.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
Diggs staying out of range there.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Whyte slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whyte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Whyte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte backing away here, and Diggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Diggs with a hook.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Diggs flicks out a counter leg kick but Whyte steps away.
Diggs tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Whyte connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Whyte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whyte pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte working Diggs over with knees to the body.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
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 nice left hand lands by Whyte. #T1#
Diggs throws an elbow but it misses.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Diggs breaks the clinch.
Diggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diggs under the eye.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Orlando Diggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Whyte counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards. #BC2#
Diggs breaks from the clinch.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Whyte. #T3#
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Diggs's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a kick to the temple. Diggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T4#
Nice cross by Diggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggs doesn't seem phased though.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Whyte throws a low kick but Diggs moves out of range easily.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whyte under the eye.
Diggs takes one on the button.
Whyte throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diggs's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Benson Whyte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: CEC 657
Date: May 19, 2019

#R1#
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Granger rushes Whyte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Granger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granger working aggressively here.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Granger.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger working aggressively here.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Granger tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Granger lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Granger as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte working aggressively here.
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 throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Whyte misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Whyte breaks the clinch.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Granger. #CL2#
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Granger blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Granger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte tries a body shot but Granger blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger is working Whyte over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
A shot in the inside from Granger.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Granger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Whyte lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Whyte is working Granger over against the cage.
Good body shot from Granger.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
Nice body punch from Granger - that landed with a thud.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Granger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Granger tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte tries a body shot but Granger blocks it.
Granger lands with a light punch inside.
Granger lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Granger avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
Whyte working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger working aggressively here.
Whyte is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Granger misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Granger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Whyte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whyte.
Granger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Granger tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Granger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte throws a good cross that connects.
Whyte throws a good cross that connects.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Whyte throws out a powerful jab.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Granger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granger doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Granger misses
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Granger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Granger throws a big shot that misses.
Granger blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte misses with the body kick
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granger tries to clinch but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Granger sees coming a mile off.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Granger misses
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granger slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Whyte throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Granger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Granger jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whyte lands with a kick to the temple. Granger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whyte walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
Whyte cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Granger tries to bum rush Whyte with a series of wild strikes but Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Granger misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte jabs Granger right on the nose. Granger blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Whyte lands a jab.
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.#T4#
Granger looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Granger lands a jab.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Whyte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Granger.
Granger swinging wildly here.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Granger throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Granger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Granger misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Granger slips a jab from Whyte.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte with a jab.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Granger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Granger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whyte works Granger's body with a nice hook.
Granger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Whyte scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Granger.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whyte.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Granger misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Granger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Granger moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Granger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Granger's head backwards.
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 jabs at Granger's body.#T2#
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Granger slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Granger counters with an inside leg kick.
Whyte punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Granger sees coming a mile off.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whyte swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Whyte with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte slips under a jab.
Granger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Granger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte cracks Granger with a good jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Granger. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Granger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Whyte moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with some punches.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte really dominated that round.
That's time! Granger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Whyte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Whyte takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whyte sizes up Granger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Whyte.
Granger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Granger misses the target.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger. #T1#
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Granger misses.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Granger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Granger does no damage.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Granger misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Granger. Beautiful body shot.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Granger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Whyte.
Whyte throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Granger! #T3#
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Granger wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Granger checks a leg kick. #CL#
Granger instigates a clinch.
Granger misses with some punches.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to circle away but Granger has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Granger.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte cracks Granger with a nice body shot.
Pete Granger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whyte is trying to push Granger away but Granger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Granger.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grangers head. #T4#
Granger lands a left hand. #BC2#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger blocks a low kick nicely.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Granger lands a nice looking body kick.
Granger misses with a two punch combination.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granger. That did some damage!
Whyte connects with a single shot there.
Whyte misses with a body punch
and Granger counters with a nice body shot.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
A head kick misses from Granger.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Granger.
Granger moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granger under the eye.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Granger. Granger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick from Granger misses.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Whyte throws a leg kick but Granger moved away.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Granger misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Whyte throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Whyte is looking to slow Granger down with leg kicks.
Granger moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Whyte throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger 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. #CL2#
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Whyte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Granger scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Granger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Granger blocks an uppercut.
Granger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Granger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granger misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger. #T3#
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Granger defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Granger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Granger takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
A lazy body kick from Granger
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Granger counters with a left to the body.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Granger has time to react.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Granger lands with a right hand.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Granger thinking.

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 Pete Granger.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.

Event: Syn 629 Wearmouth vs Whyte
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
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.#CL#
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. #CUT#
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. #T1#
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. #BC2#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL#
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte. #T4##BC2#
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.
#R2#
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 #CL#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
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 #CL#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #BC2#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
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!
#R4#
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. #CL#
Wearmouth drives through and clinches with Whyte against the cage. #BC2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#CL#
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. #BC2#
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.#CL#
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!
#R5#
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.#T1#
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!#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: Syn 625 Pulkkinen vs Mouth
Date: Mar 31, 2019

#R1#
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. #CL2#
Northrop rushes Whyte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Northrop scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte. #BC#
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.#CL2#
Northrop closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Northrop pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
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.#T2##SU#
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.#T3#
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!#T4#
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC#
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. #KD#
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.'.

Event: Syn 621 Diggs vs Wearmouth
Date: Mar 03, 2019

#R1#
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahmoud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
A big right from Mahmoud misses. #CL#
Mahmoud clinches with his opponent.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahmoud blocks it with crossed arms.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
A hook to the body from Whyte.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Whyte.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Whyte presses Mahmoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Whyte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
Whyte tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whyte as Mahmoud tries to tie him up.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Mahmoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud - that landed with a thud.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Mahmoud tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
Mahmoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Whyte gets an underhook and turns Mahmoud into the cage.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mahmoud is blocking nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Mahmoud controlling the action here for a moment.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage. #T3#
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Whyte catches Mahmoud right on the button with a cross.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Mahmoud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL#
Mahmoud clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahmoud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.#T4#
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mahmoud's calf.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Whyte.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Mahmoud avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Mahmoud - just one landing.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Whyte.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahmoud is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahmoud fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mahmoud lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Mahmoud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmoud.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Whyte. #T1#
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte sizes up Mahmoud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range. #T2#
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahmoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Whyte connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte throws a right hand that Mahmoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahmoud also avoids with ease.
Whyte slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahmoud off the cage and back into range.
Whyte staying out of range there.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Mahmoud's leg. Mahmoud is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Mahmoud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whyte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Whyte scores with a jab. Mahmoud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahmoud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahmoud lands a body shot.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Whyte moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Whyte clobbers Mahmoud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.#T4#
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mahmoud catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahmoud scores with a leg kick.
Mahmoud takes one to the chin there.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahmoud in his tracks.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Mahmoud catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Mahmoud seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte throws a solid leg kick but Mahmoud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Mahmoud does no damage.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte thows a body kick. Mahmoud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Mahmoud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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 is looking to chop away at Mahmoud's legs.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Whyte cracks Mahmoud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahmoud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Some wild striking there from Mahmoud.
Whyte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahmoud circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Mahmoud walks into a jab.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mahmoud.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahmoud doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whyte. That one must have hurt.#T2#
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mahmoud counter with a right hand.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Mahmoud moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Mahmoud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahmoud lands a jab.
Mahmoud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahmoud under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Mahmoud scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD#
Mahmoud lands a left and a right that send Whyte crashing to the mat, dazed. Mahmoud thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Whyte is rocked!#T3#
Mahmoud cracks Whyte with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Whyte tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mahmoud pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Whyte is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 618 Slice vs Correira
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Fighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.
Whyte looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Street Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte walks into a stiff left hand from Fighter.
Fighter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Street Fighter has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Fighter.#TD#
Fighter gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Whyte is defending against the submission attempts here by Fighter. #T1##SUB#
Fighter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fighter not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Fighter is looking for a kimura but Whyte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fighter to get the leverage.
Whyte wants to improve his position but Fighter is controlling well.
Whyte is concentrating on defense, preventing Fighter from advancing position. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Fighter seems to be working for a kimura but Whyte defends the submission attempt.
Fighter prevents Whyte from improving his position.
Whyte is trying to stand.
Whyte is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whyte is refusing to be controlled, as Fighter sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Fighter misses with a straight left. #T3#
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fighter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fighter.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fighter.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fighter lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.#T4#
Fighter throws a body kick that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Fighter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fighter showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fighter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fighter's back!#SU2#
What's going on here? Whyte has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Fighter lands a slapping body shot.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Whyte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Fighter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.
Fighter lands with a nice body punch.
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 Street Fighter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Street Fighter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Fighter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter pushes Whyte away with a front kick.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whyte's waist but Whyte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fighter off to one side.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fighter cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.#T1#
Fighter catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whyte defends it nicely.
Fighter tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot. #T2##CL#
Fighter instigates a clinch.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Street Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Fighter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fighter jumps guard but Whyte stands there with Fighter around his waist. Fighter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter. #T3#
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter trying to stall but Whyte improves his position.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards. #T4#
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whyte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Street Fighter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Fighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Whyte, which made it look bad.
Nice cross by Fighter.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighter throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte tries a quick counter leg kick but Fighter is wise to it.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
A shot to the body from Fighter misses
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Fighter misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
As Whyte backs away, Fighter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fighter checks the leg kick.
A jab from Fighter misses.
Fighter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Fighter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.#T2#
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Fighter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Fighter finds it's target.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Fighter coming out on top.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fighter lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Fighter misses with a straight left.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whyte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Street Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
It looked like Fighter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fighter's calf.
Whyte checks a low kick from Fighter.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whyte misses with a low kick. #T4#
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fighter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whyte defends well and Fighter ends up having to push Whyte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fighter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whyte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Whyte coming out on top.
Fighter dives in for a single leg takedown but Whyte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Street Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fighter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Fighter swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benson Whyte.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am the King. Do not forget this'.

Event: Syn 615 Diggs vs Sanada II
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Shoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Shoe throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte lunges at Shoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shoe's hand.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Shoe counters with a series of strikes. Whyte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte slips a jab from Shoe.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Shoe's leg. Shoe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shoe.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Shoe has knocked Whyte down with a huge combo! Shoe steps away and waves a wobbly Whyte back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Shoe is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it. #T1#
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shoe takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whyte checks a leg kick.
Shoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoe moves away from the strike by Whyte.
And Shoe responds with a good body kick, but Whyte manages to step out the way in time.
Shoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
Shoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte digs a good hook to Shoe's body.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Shoe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shoe slips a straight right by Whyte.
Shoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Shoe misses.
Whyte lands a leg kick that knocks Shoe off balance momentarily.
Shoe scores with a jab to the head.
Whyte thumps Shoe with a low kick.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shoe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shoe misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte catches Shoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte throws the left hand but Shoe avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Shoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Shoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoe misses the jab.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Shoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Shoe's head but Shoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shoe slips under a jab from Whyte.#T4#
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
It looks like Whyte has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
Shoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
Whyte moves out of range as Shoe throws a body kick.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Shoe moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Shoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Shoe tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Shoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whyte with a nice cross.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shoe misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shoe thinking.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Shoe's body.
Shoe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Shoe saw that one coming.
It seemed like Shoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shoe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whyte has got the better of the exchanges.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
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 big left from Shoe misses.
Shoe takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Shoe with a nice cross.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Shoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shoe looks to clinch
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Shoe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte digs a good hook to Shoe's body.
Whyte scores with a jab. Shoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Shoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte scores with a nice body kick.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Shoe finds it's target.
Shoe scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Shoe avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoe can do to turn this around?
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.#T3#
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Shoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shoe! But no joy.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoe.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoe throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shoe throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Shoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shoe.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands a jab.
Shoe tries to clinch up.#T4#
Shoe looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shoe's sensitive parts.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte misses the jab.
Whyte feints and then cracks Shoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoe down.
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Shoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Shoe tries to avoid it.
Shoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Shoe's head.
Shoe jabs at Whyte's body.
Shoe misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whyte. Shoe shrugs it off though.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Shoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Whyte sizes up Shoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Shoe blocks a jab.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Whyte. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte lands with a slapping head kick.
Shoe tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shoe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Shoe.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoe.
Shoe walks into a jab.
Shoe throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Shoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Shoe avoids it.
Shoe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whyte with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Shoe
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shoe! But no joy.
Whyte cracks Shoe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Shoe counters with a head kick.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Whyte throws a push kick but Shoe slaps the foot to one side.
Shoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte punishes Shoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Whyte sets himself, and Shoe steps forward looking for the clinch! Whyte avoids it this time.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte throws the left hand but Shoe avoids the punch easily.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shoe moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
A little jabbing left from Shoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gum Shoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Shoe drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Shoe moves away and avoids it.
Shoe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
Shoe looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Shoe had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shoe's head backwards.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Shoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Shoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Shoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte slips a straight right by Shoe.
A big left from Whyte misses. #T4#
Shoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shoe misses with a looping right.
Shoe throws a right and a left that Whyte avoids nicely.
Whyte misses with a hook #CL2#
and Shoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shoe blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shoe.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Shoe avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Post fight, Benson Whyte took to the microphone: 'Told you man how it would go down, are ya surprised? Betta not be'.
Gum Shoe was interviewed post fight and said 'I will stick to you like glue until I find you and keel yew!'.

Event: Syn 611 Slice vs St. Georges
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Diggs lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte throws a leg kick
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Whyte is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Whyte.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Whyte lands with a nice body punch.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Diggs scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs misses with a body shot. #T1#
Diggs misses with a looping left.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whyte 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 Diggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs throws a good cross that connects.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diggs tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Diggs didn't see that one coming.
Whyte swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Whyte misses.
A quick step to the side and Diggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Whyte slips a straight right by Diggs.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Whyte misses the jab.#T3#
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Diggs does no damage.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whyte lunges at Diggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diggs's hand.
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!
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte slips a jab from Diggs.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Diggs lands a head shot.
Whyte thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs misses the jab.
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 Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Whyte misses with a left hand
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Whyte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a one-two to the body.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Whyte saw it coming and moves away.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte throws a leg kick
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggs.
Whyte misses with a straight left. #T1#
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Whyte misses with a leg kick.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whyte just manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs cracks Whyte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diggs throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte 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.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Diggs as he checks the leg kick.
Whyte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Donk. Whyte catches Diggs right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Whyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Diggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diggs's head.
Whyte looks to throw a body kick
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
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!
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Diggs is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Whyte counters with a solid body kick.
Diggs cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs slips a straight right by 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Whyte motions for Diggs to come forward. Whyte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Whyte backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggs throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte checks a low kick from Diggs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whyte.
Whyte tries a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte cracks Diggs with an open hand slap.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Whyte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs connects with a looping right hand. #T2#
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
As Whyte backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Diggs is out of range.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Whyte avoided it.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte slips a jab from Diggs.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte digs a good hook to Diggs's body.
Diggs checks a low kick from Whyte.
Diggs throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Diggs didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Diggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Diggs moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Diggs lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Orlando Diggs did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Diggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Whyte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whyte slips a straight right by Diggs.
Whyte throws a leg kick
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Diggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whyte's knee momentarily.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte cracks Diggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Whyte backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Diggs sees coming a mile off.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Whyte shrugs it off.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Diggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte tries a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Whyte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
Diggs defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs had his way with Benson Whyte in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diggs slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Diggs.
Whyte misses with a shot to the body
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Whyte throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.
Whyte is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte sizes up Diggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
A low kick from Whyte is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Whyte misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whyte - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whyte.
Diggs defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.#T3#
Whyte misses with a hook
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Diggs wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Whyte throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whyte really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
As Whyte backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.#T4#
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diggs.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Diggs lands with an overhand left.
Diggs throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Diggs appears to be looking for a big counter.

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 Orlando Diggs.
Well Diggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Orlando Diggs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: DARE INFERNO
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1#
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Darko throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Darko lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darko. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
Darko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Darko settles back down.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Darko
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whyte scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Darko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darko tries to clinch up
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
Darko scores with a hook.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Whyte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darko.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Darko lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte 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.
Darko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vlad Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darko just manages to avoid it.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darko.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Darko lands with a good body shot.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.#T3#
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darko misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darko's head backwards.
Darko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darko throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.#KD#
Whyte drops Darko with a beautiful combination! Darko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whyte is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Darko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte drops Darko with a huge uppercut! Darko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Whyte is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Benson Whyte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Syn 602
Date: Nov 02, 2018

#R1#
Take looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whyte throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Take.
A left lands for Take.
Take throws a leg kick
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte slips under a jab from Take.
Take tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Take closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Take moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Take tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Take.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Take wants to clinch.
Take rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Take moves into range and connects with a jab.
Take checks a leg kick.
Take lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Take.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Take looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Take swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Take.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Nice jab there from Take.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Take lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Take stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
Take is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte cracks Take with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
Take tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Take has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Take throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Take scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Take feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
Take staying out of range there.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Take. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte punishes Take's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Take wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Take 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.
Take fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Take looks to throw a body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Take's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Take throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Whyte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Take! Whyte lets Take back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Yamato Take has been cut.
Take throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Take tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Take.
Take lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Take tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Take. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Take to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Take takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Take lands a head shot.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take throws a body kick that misses #KD#
and Whyte counters with a nice right hand that sends Take toppling to the canvas! Take scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Whyte finish him?!#ROC#
Take is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a big left hand that crumples Take! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.

Event: Syn 598
Date: Oct 07, 2018

#R1#
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whyte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whyte.
Sloppy strikes from Mahmoud. Those never looked like landing.
Mahmoud throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte misses with a body punch
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Whyte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mahmoud thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahmoud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.#T1#
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmoud checks a leg kick.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahmoud avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Forest Hill Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Mahmoud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mahmoud is out of range.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whyte cracks Mahmoud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT#
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud misses with a straight right.
Whyte lands with a right hand. #T2#
A jab from Mahmoud finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
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 defending well as Mahmoud loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Mahmoud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T3#
Mahmoud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Mahmoud finds it's target.
Mahmoud connects with a single shot there.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Whyte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahmoud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whyte with a body shot.
Whyte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahmoud's sensitive parts.
Whyte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Mahmoud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mahmoud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte motions for Mahmoud to come forward. Whyte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmoud appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Mahmoud avoided it.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahmoud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte feints and then cracks Mahmoud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahmoud down.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
Whyte backing away here, and Mahmoud unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Mahmoud as he checks the leg kick.
Mahmoud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Mahmoud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahmoud tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
Mahmoud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whyte 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 Mahmoud has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mahmoud and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mahmoud misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
That has opened up Sameh Mahmoud's cut even more.
Whyte lands with a hook. Mahmoud tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahmoud counters with a left to the body.
Mahmoud misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Mahmoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Whyte catches Mahmoud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmoud thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Mahmoud was not able to check.
Mahmoud lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Whyte connects with a jab.#T3##CL2#
Mahmoud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whyte, pushing him back against the cage.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud lands an elbow that stopped Whyte in his tracks for a moment.
Whyte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mahmoud's face.
Mahmoud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the body.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahmoud avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Whyte lands a knee to the body.
Mahmoud tries to land knees in the clinch but Whyte avoids the damage to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud. #T4#
Whyte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mahmoud working Whyte over with knees to the body.
Whyte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mahmoud is blocking nicely. #BC#
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahmoud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud scores with a leg kick.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Mahmoud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sameh Mahmoud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mahmoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Whyte jabs at Mahmoud's body.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Mahmoud.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud checks a low kick from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid 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 takes one on the button.#T1#
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mahmoud counters with a three punch combo that has Whyte backing up. Whyte nods at Mahmoud to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahmoud. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Mahmoud closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahmoud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Mahmoud misses.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Mahmoud.
Whyte is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahmoud misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Mahmoud forces Whyte back against the cage and clinches.
Whyte lands a nice knee to the body.
Mahmoud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mahmoud is blocking nicely.
Whyte gets through Mahmoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Sameh Mahmoud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
Whyte tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Mahmoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Whyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahmoud.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Whyte is rocked!
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
Oh Whyte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mahmoud.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahmoud pushes Whyte against the cage. Mahmoud is working some dirty boxing. Mahmoud pushes off with a quick right hook! Whyte goes down! Whyte tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mahmoud moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DARE 67
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
D Ippolito lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
D Ippolito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.#CL2#
D Ippolito gets a clinch. #BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Ippolito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Ippolito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Whyte misses.
D Ippolito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whyte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D Ippolito with the counter takedown but Whyte avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
D Ippolito just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from D Ippolito misses its intended target.
Whyte throws a hook but D Ippolito blocks it.
D Ippolito throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
D Ippolito throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that D Ippolito 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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whyte as he avoids it easily.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Ippolito misses with a hook.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
D Ippolito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
D Ippolito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - D Ippolito coming out on top.
Whyte takes a swing at D Ippolito's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Nice shot by D Ippolito.#TD2#
Whyte gets caught napping as D Ippolito dives in and scores a takedown. Whyte manages to retain guard.#ES#
Whyte scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
D Ippolito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by D Ippolito. #ES#
Whyte throws D Ippolito to one side and escapes!
D Ippolito takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
No luck for D Ippolito with that takedown attempt.
D Ippolito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from D Ippolito misses the target.
D Ippolito tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
D Ippolito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
And D Ippolito tries to counter it with a takedown but Whyte pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3#
D Ippolito misses with a body kick.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
D Ippolito lands a nice looking body shot.
D Ippolito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
D Ippolito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but D Ippolito persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sesto D Ippolito.
D Ippolito throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte with a nice cross.#ROC#
D Ippolito is rocked!
Whyte fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops D Ippolito to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! D Ippolito looks to clinch but Whyte throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! D Ippolito taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Benson Whyte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Sesto D Ippolito was interviewed post fight and said 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.

Event: Syn 593
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shoe.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shoe.
Shoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Shoe.
Shoe moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Shoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoe is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Shoe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shoe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
A cross from Shoe lands.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
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!
Shoe stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC2#
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte throws a hook but Shoe avoids it easily.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shoe.#T1#
Shoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Shoe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte defending well as Shoe loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shoe lands a really nice looking cross but Whyte seems unphased.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoe misses with a body shot. #T2#
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shoe.
Shoe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Shoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shoe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shoe misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Shoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Shoe swings widly with a right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Shoe misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Shoe is rocked!#T3#
Shoe throws a combination that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shoe swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Shoe does no damage.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Shoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoe defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe throws a combination. Whyte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Shoe moves into range and clinches up with Whyte.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Shoe lands a right hand. #BC#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Shoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shoe misses with a right hand
and Shoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shoe jabs Whyte right on the nose. Whyte blinks but takes it well.
Shoe misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a low kick, right behind Shoe 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gum Shoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Shoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
Shoe lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whyte throws a body punch but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shoes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoe looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Shoe avoids it.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoe.#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
Shoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shoe misses with a combination
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Shoe.
Shoe thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoe cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Shoe is predictable there
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Shoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Shoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shoe scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte scores with a jab. Shoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shoe lands a head shot.
Shoe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shoe. That's going to slow Whyte down. #T3#
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte moves out of range as Shoe strikes.#KD#
Whyte lands a big uppercut and Shoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shoe looks OK. Whyte waves Shoe back to his feet!
Shoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shoe connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoe is just out of range.#T4#
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shoe 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.
Shoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shoe lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Shoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Shoe connects with a single shot there.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shoe scores with a jab.
Shoe thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Shoe dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gum Shoe 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!
#R3#
Shoe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoe throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Shoe with a nice cross.
Shoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shoe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
That kick from Shoe tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte connects with a nice cross there... Shoe is looking wobbly and Whyte recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Shoe to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Whyte jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Gum Shoe spoke after the fight, saying 'I will stick to you like glue until I find you and keel yew!'.

Event: Syn 591
Date: Aug 19, 2018

#R1#
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Savkov moves away and avoids it.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Savkov.
Whyte throws a nice looking combination but Savkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Savkov is out of range. #CL2#
Savkov moves into the clinch.
Whyte is pressed up against the cage. Savkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whyte down to the mat. Whyte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whyte circles away quickly and effectively.
Savkov misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a leg kick.
Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Savkov's hands.
Savkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Savkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Savkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Savkov shoots for a takedown but Whyte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. #T1##TD2#
Savkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whyte's guard.#ES#
Whyte scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Savkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savkov darts in trying to clinch
and Whyte counters with an outside leg kick. #TD2#
Savkov scores with a takedown into Whyte's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Whyte has wrist control.#ES#
Whyte pushes Savkov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Savkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Savkov misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savkov.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Whyte.
Savkov moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Savkov moves to clinch but Whyte breaks away
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Savkov misses.
Savkov tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Savkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Savkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Savkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savkov blocks a jab.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savkov.
Savkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Savkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whyte to the mat! Whyte manages to get full guard. #ES#
Whyte pushes Savkov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pavel Savkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Savkov wants to clinch
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Savkov.
Savkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Savkov's head but Savkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Whyte lands.
Savkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Savkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Savkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Savkov's head and hops out.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Savkov.
Savkov looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Whyte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savkov tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range. #CL2#
Savkov has managed to clinch.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Savkov backwards. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Savkov avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Savkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whyte is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Savkov is looking for a takedown.
Savkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savkov can't get the takedown.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Whyte.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Savkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES#
Whyte pushes Savkov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savkov misses with an uppercut.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Savkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte.
A slow jab from Savkov misses its intended target. #TD2#
Savkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Savkov is pressing down on Whyte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whyte is holding on for now.
Whyte is holding on to half guard well.
Whyte trying to control but Savkov postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Savkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Savkov wants to control but Whyte is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savkov trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Whyte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whyte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Savkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
Whyte wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Savkov closes the distance and clinches.
Savkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whyte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savkov can't get the takedown.
Savkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whyte after a bit of a struggle.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Savkov.
Savkov is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savkov can do to turn this around?
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Savkov is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savkov backwards.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savkov avoids it.
Whyte presses Savkov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Whyte tries a body shot but Savkov blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Savkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Savkov is breathing heavily.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savkov.
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Savkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whyte is defending well.#BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Savkov darts in and clinches Whyte up against the cage.
Whyte is pressed up against the cage. Savkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whyte down to the mat. Whyte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whyte slips a straight right by Savkov.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Whyte throws a head kick but Savkov moves out of range.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Savkov.
Savkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savkov misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Savkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Savkov lands with a punch from half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Savkov is looking for submissions but instead, Whyte has regained full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whyte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whyte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savkov passes Whyte's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whyte regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Savkov. #SUB2#
Savkov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Whyte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Whyte has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Savkov misses.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Savkov.
Whyte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Savkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savkov closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Whyte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Savkov.
Savkov tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Savkov is rocked!
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Savkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a crisp right that sends Savkov to the canvas! Whyte follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
In his post fight interview, Benson Whyte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: DARE 58
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
A jab lands there for Sanada.
Sanada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanada lands with a nice body punch.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Sanada ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanada's head.
Sanada scores with a sloppy right hand. Whyte should have avoided that one.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Sanada misses the jab.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte. #T1#
Sanada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanada avoids it.
Sanada misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Sanada moves away and avoids it.
Sanada ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte slips under a jab from Sanada.
Sanada moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Sanada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head. #T2#
Sanada misses with a jab to the body
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanada digs a good hook to Whyte's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Sanada avoids it.
Whyte defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Whyte swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Whyte misses the jab.
Sanada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Whyte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada throws a shot to the body.
Sanada staying out of range there.
Whyte throws a good cross that connects.
Sanada lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Sanada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanada misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Sanada moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Sanada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Masa Sanada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sanada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Sanada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#KD#
Whyte lands a big right hand that sends Sanada crashing to the mat! Whyte stays standing though and waves Sanada back to his feet!#ROC#
Sanada is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Masa Sanada has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
And Whyte counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanada blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Sanada.
Whyte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Sanada counters with a crisp right hand that drops Whyte! Sanada lets Whyte back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte switches off momentarily and Sanada cracks him with a monster right hand! Whyte topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sanada dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sanada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Sanada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Masa Sanada thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: DARE 50
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
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! #CL2#
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.#CUT#
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. #T1##BC2#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R3#
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.#T1#
Karter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
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.#KD#
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. #ROC#
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.

Event: DARE 42: NICOLAS VS. SLATER
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whyte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Forest Hill Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Whyte connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Soylent Green has been cut.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green scores with a head kick. Whyte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Green misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whyte quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Green scores with a jab. Whyte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Green misses
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Green.
Nice body kick from Green.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Soylent Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Green settles back down. #T2#
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte throws a lazy body kick #CL2#
and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a right hand.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Green. #BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch.
Green misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Green misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whyte's calf.#T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Whyte 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.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green sizes up Whyte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Whyte saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soylent Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soylent Green's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Green.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Green 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.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Green misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Green.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soylent Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte moves out of range as Green throws a body kick. #T1#
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
As Green backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Green throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Green throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Green tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Whyte gets tackled into the cage by Green. Green maintains the clinch.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green misses with some punches.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whyte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Green can turn it around.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green misses with some punches.
Whyte tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Whyte misses with a knee strike.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Whyte tries a body shot but Green blocks it. #T3#
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte is trying to break free.
Green lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green jabs Whyte right on the nose. Whyte blinks but takes it well.
Green wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Whyte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green clobbers Whyte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range. #T4#
Green thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
A big right from Green misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Green looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up Soylent Green's cut even more.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Whyte counters with a big right hand! Oh Green is in trouble here! Whyte follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: DARE 35: IBU VS. VILSON III
Date: Mar 28, 2018

#R1#
Darko misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Darko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darko misses.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.#T1#
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko throws a body kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko misses with a right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Darko connects with a high kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a leg kick.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Darko misses with a hook.#T2#
Darko throws a body kick that misses
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko misses with a head kick.
Darko slips a straight right by Whyte.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darko thinking.
Darko slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darko swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back. #T3#
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Darko is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darko scores with a nice body kick.
Darko is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Whyte. #T4#
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko staying out of range there.
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! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Darko.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Darko throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Darko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Darko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whyte has got the better of the exchanges.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab. #T2#
Darko lands a jab to the nose.
Darko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Darko's leg. Darko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darko scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Darko as he connects with a hook.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Darko was not able to check.
Darko defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte moves out of range as Darko strikes.#T4#
Darko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darko misses with an attempted mid kick.
It appears Whyte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC#
Darko is rocked!
Darko jabs Whyte right on the nose. Whyte blinks but takes it well.
Darko is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Darko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Whyte backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Darko's temple! It sends Darko violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Whyte celebrates and the doctors try to help Darko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: DARE: WHYTE VS. EKAKU JR.
Date: Feb 28, 2018

#R1#
Ekaku Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Ekaku Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ekaku Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ekaku Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whyte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ekaku Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whyte keeping full guard, as Ekaku Jr tries to pass.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Ekaku Jr from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte keeping full guard, as Ekaku Jr tries to pass. #T1#
Whyte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Ekaku Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte controlling the pace.
Ekaku Jr trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whyte is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Whyte moves nicely into side control.
Ekaku Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Whyte taking a breather here.
Ekaku Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Whyte keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Whyte trying to control the position but Ekaku Jr is working away.
Ekaku Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ekaku Jr trying to control here.
Ekaku Jr tries to roll over but Whyte keeps him under control.
Ekaku Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ekaku Jr.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ekaku Jr managing to control the position.
Whyte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ekaku Jr keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ekaku Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whyte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Whyte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Ekaku Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whyte on his heels. He'll look to pass Whyte's guard now, I'm sure.#ES#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whyte wriggles free and stands up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ekaku Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku Jr. Ekaku Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hakuin Ekaku Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whyte's guard.
Ekaku Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Ekaku Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ekaku Jr wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.
Ekaku Jr trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Ekaku Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Whyte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Ekaku Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ekaku Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Ekaku Jr is still trying to improve position.
Ekaku Jr working a defensive guard here.
Whyte stopping the sweep attempt from Ekaku Jr.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekaku Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekaku Jr loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Ekaku Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ekaku Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
Ekaku Jr ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Ekaku Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Hakuin Ekaku Jr has been cut.
Ekaku Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku Jr.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku Jr.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Whyte walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku Jr.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ekaku Jr just manages to avoid it.
Whyte slips a straight right by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekaku Jr throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku Jr thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ekaku Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whyte throws the left hand but Ekaku Jr avoids the punch easily.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Ekaku Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte tried to counter with a leg kick but Ekaku Jr avoided it.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Ekaku Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Ekaku Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Whyte kicks Ekaku Jr off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku Jr throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hakuin Ekaku Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Jab, jab by Ekaku Jr - just one landing.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whyte but Whyte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ekaku Jr is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekaku Jr's head.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ekaku Jr thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr misses with a body shot.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekaku Jr tries to land a leg kick but Whyte saw it coming and moves away.
Ekaku Jr missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whyte under the eye.#T1##TD2#
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whyte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ekaku Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Whyte's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ekaku Jr cracks Whyte with a big elbow.
Ekaku Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Whyte is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ekaku Jr is looking to take a break and control but Whyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whyte has one of Ekaku Jr's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ekaku Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Whyte's head but Whyte avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Whyte's head but Whyte avoids it well.#T2#
Ekaku Jr grinds an elbow into Whyte's temple.
Ekaku Jr working the ground and pound.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the action but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Ekaku Jr with the ground and pound but Whyte regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ekaku Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ekaku Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whyte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whyte is looking for a sweep. Ekaku Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ekaku Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Ekaku Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whyte's head.
Whyte gets full guard.
Ekaku Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Whyte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ekaku Jr wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekaku Jr lands with a cross.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr jabs at Whyte's body.#TD2#
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whyte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ekaku Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T4#
Ekaku Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ekaku Jr advances to full mount.
Whyte is trying to escape the mount.
Whyte is squirming around, avoiding Ekaku Jr's attempts to control the action.
Ekaku Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakuin Ekaku Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr'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.
#R4#
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Whyte. No joy for Ekaku Jr on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Ekaku Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Ekaku Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whyte.
Ekaku Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Ekaku Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte takes a swing at Ekaku Jr's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
Ekaku Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whyte defends it well.
Ekaku Jr misses with a wild body shot.
As Ekaku Jr backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Whyte takes one on the button.
Ekaku Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Ekaku Jr cracks Whyte with an open hand slap.
Ekaku Jr swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD2#
Ekaku Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Whyte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whyte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ekaku Jr.
Whyte prevents Ekaku Jr from moving into mount. #T2#
Ekaku Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ekaku Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the position but Whyte is working away.
Whyte struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte tries to improve position but can't.
Ekaku Jr working the head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Whyte is trying to improve his position.
Whyte takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T3#
Whyte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ekaku Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Ekaku Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ekaku Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Whyte defending against the ground and pound.
Whyte is trying to get back to half guard.
Ekaku Jr lands an elbow.
Whyte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ekaku Jr off and has taken his back!
Ekaku Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Whyte's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #T4#
Whyte keeps control of the position as Ekaku Jr tries to break free.
Whyte gets his hands free as Ekaku Jr looks to control.
Ekaku Jr wants to escape the position.
Whyte avoiding Ekaku Jr 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Ekaku Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Whyte doesn't have the hooks in and Ekaku Jr manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakuin Ekaku Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Ekaku Jr looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku Jr. Ekaku Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Whyte throws a chopping leg kick but Ekaku Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Ekaku Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
Ekaku Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekaku Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Ekaku Jr both land. Nice combination.
Ekaku Jr connects with a body shot.
Ekaku Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr goes for a double leg but Whyte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whyte continues to drive forward.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #TD2#
Ekaku Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekaku Jr's guard. #REVR##T1#
Ekaku Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whyte is one step ahead there.
Ekaku Jr pulls Whyte in to control the position.
Whyte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ekaku Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whyte is fighting to break Ekaku Jr's control of his arms but Ekaku Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Ekaku Jr keeps moving.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whyte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ekaku Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ekaku Jr controls Whyte momentarily but Whyte frees himself.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekaku Jr moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku Jr.#T3#
Ekaku Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whyte defends well and Ekaku Jr ends up having to push Whyte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Whyte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku Jr slips the punch.
Ekaku Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ekaku Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekaku Jr can pounce on him.
Whyte defending well as Ekaku Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekaku Jr jabs at Whyte's body.#T4#
Ekaku Jr lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku Jr is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ekaku Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Whyte, which made it look bad.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakuin Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Ekaku Jr. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Ekaku Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Whyte misses with a body kick.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Whyte enables Ekaku Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Whyte manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Whyte scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ekaku Jr throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Nice straight punches there by Ekaku Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ekaku Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ekaku Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you to my inspiration, my father, THE GREATEST EVER Hakuin "Zen" Ekaku.'.

Event: DARE COMBATS CAVALIERS
Date: Jan 27, 2018

#R1#
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#
It looks like Soylent Green has been cut.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Green looks to move away, Whyte throws a big counter combo but Green just gets out of the way.
A jab from Green misses.
Green misses with a body shot.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Green misses with a low kick.
Green has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Whyte lands the left hand.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Green lands with a kick to the ribs.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.#KD#
Whyte drops Green with a beautiful combination! Green stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whyte is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Green 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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Whyte.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte finds Green's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Green flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Whyte lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Green will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
Benson Whyte thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DARE NYE DYNAMITE!!!
Date: Dec 31, 2017

#R1#
Whyte throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko with the counter takedown but Whyte avoids it easily.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darko 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.
Erick Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.#CL2#
Darko closes the distance and pushes Whyte back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Darko lands a left hand.
Darko lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Darko's takedown attempt.
Darko lands with a light punch inside.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Darko blocks it.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darko tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Darko back against the cage.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Whyte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko working aggressively here.
Darko is trying to pull guard but Whyte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Darko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte taking a breather.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darko or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
Darko looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Darko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darko is trying to pull guard but Whyte has him pressed against the cage.
Darko takes a shot to the head.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte taking a breather.#T3#
Whyte digs a right hand underneath Darko's ribcage. Darko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whyte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whyte working aggressively here.
Whyte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Darko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte blocks a jab.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Darko moves into the clinch.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte. #T4#
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darko misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Whyte stalling.
Darko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Darko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whyte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards. #BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Darko shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Whyte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darko misses.
Erick Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte throws a hook but Darko avoids it easily.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Darko with a poor takedown
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Darko with a poor takedown
and Whyte counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Darko falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Benson Whyte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DARE 15
Date: Nov 24, 2017

#R1#
That kick from Luciano tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano flicks out a counter leg kick but Whyte steps away.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Luciano thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luciano.
Luciano's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luciano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luciano swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luciano.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Luciano misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.#T1#
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Luciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Whyte down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Whyte misses its target.#T2#
Luciano throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano misses the body punch
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano tries to clinch but Whyte moves away
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte checks a low kick from Luciano.
Whyte lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.#T3#
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Luciano scores with a punch to the head.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Luciano.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luciano, as that shot connected.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Whyte.
Luciano thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luciano 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.#T4#
Luciano wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Luciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance#KD#
and Whyte counters with a nice right hand that sends Luciano toppling to the canvas! Luciano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Whyte finish him?!#ROC#
Luciano is rocked!
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Luciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Luciano cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Luciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luciano scores with a nice body kick.
Luciano misses with the body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luciano thinking.
Luciano wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
As Luciano backs away, Whyte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Luciano tries to get set, Whyte tries to push him back and clinch up but Luciano manages to avoid the attempt.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Whyte.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luciano keeps Whyte at a distance using the push kick.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano throws a counter combo.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Luciano throws a front kick that sends Whyte stumbling back into the cage.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Luciano misses with a low kick. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Luciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luciano - that will leave a mark!
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Luciano settles back down.
That kick from Luciano tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Luciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Whyte scores with a kick to the body.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Luciano throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Luciano shakes it off.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
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 Whyte blocks the low kick.
Luciano lands with a nice body kick. #T4#
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luciano lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Whyte misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice cross by Luciano.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Luciano thumps Whyte with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whyte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #KD#
Whyte lands a big uppercut and Luciano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Luciano looks OK. Whyte waves Luciano back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte cracks Luciano with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
Benson Whyte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DARE X
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Valens throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valens looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Valens is just out of range.
Valens throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valens just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Valens dives in and scores a takedown into Whyte's guard.#ES2#
Whyte pushes Valens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte throws a body punch but Valens moves out of range.
Valens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Valens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valens checks a low kick from Whyte.
We've been hearing reports that Valens has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Valens has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Valens.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Valens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valens moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Valens misses with a straight right.
Valens misses with a wild body shot.
Valens tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Valens's front leg but catches the back leg as Valens tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Valens shoots in.
Valens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Valens attempts a counter takedown but Whyte avoids it well and moves away.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valens's head backwards.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valens misses the body punch
and Whyte counters with a three punch combo that has Valens backing up. Valens nods at Whyte to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Whyte.
Valens lands an overhand right.
Valens lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand.
Valens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Jan Paul Valens has been cut.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Valens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Valens persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Paul Valens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte throws out a counter right but Valens avoids it with no problem.
Valens misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Valens was not able to check.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valens thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valens moves away.
Valens scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte jabs Valens right on the nose. Valens blinks but takes it well.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valens swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valens.
Whyte throws a hook but Valens blocks it.#T4#
Valens fails to land the takedown.
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!
Valens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Whyte sends Valens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Whyte is motioning to the referee to let Valens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Valens is rocked!
Valens ducks into an uppercut from Whyte and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Benson Whyte made sure he mentioned Aspire Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: DARE HOLLYWOOD
Date: Sep 22, 2017

#R1#
Whyte cracks Malverde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a body punch
and Malverde finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Malverde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Malverde throws a body kick that misses
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malverde throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Malverde misses with a leg kick.
Malverde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte thumps Malverde with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malverde.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
Malverde throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malverde.
Whyte clobbers Malverde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#
Malverde is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jesus Malverde has been cut.#T1#
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malverde is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Malverde lands with a cross.
Malverde seems to have recovered his senses.
Malverde slips under a jab from Whyte.
A leg kick checked by Whyte.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malverde - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malverde. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malverde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#KD#
Whyte lands a big uppercut and Malverde crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Malverde looks OK. Whyte waves Malverde back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malverde.
Malverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malverde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Malverde blocks a jab.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Malverde thinks about the counter body kick.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Malverde blocks the leg kick.
Malverde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malverde misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malverde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malverde, right into the meat.
Malverde throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Malverde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Whyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malverde takes a jab right on the kisser. #T3#
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malverde.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malverde.
Malverde looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Malverde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malverde. That did some damage!
Malverde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Whyte lands a leg kick that knocks Malverde off balance momentarily.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malverde.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malverde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Malverde finds it's target.#T4#
Malverde swinging wildly here.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Malverde moves into the clinch.
Malverde pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whyte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malverde.
Malverde misses with the head strike.
Malverde lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Whyte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whyte landing knees to the body.
Malverde looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte pushes Malverde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malverdes head.
Whyte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 Jesus Malverde's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Malverde.
Malverde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malverde.
Malverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malverde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malverde throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
Malverde 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.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte feints and then cracks Malverde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malverde down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte misses with a hook to the body
and Malverde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malverde scores with a leg kick.
Whyte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Malverde misses with an uppercut #KD#
and Whyte counters with a nice right hand that sends Malverde toppling to the canvas! Malverde scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Whyte finish him?!
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Malverde defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malverde throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte rattles Malverde with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Malverde tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Whyte dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Malverde stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
An out of breath Benson Whyte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DARE WARLORDS
Date: Sep 01, 2017

#R1#
Axe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whyte defends well and Axe ends up having to push Whyte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Axe clinches with his opponent.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jon Axe has been cut.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Axe blocks with his arms.
Axe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axe.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte lands a big knee! That's hurt Axe! Oh, he's all over the place! Whyte lands another knee that sends Axe to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Bushido 63: Mayhem vs. Date
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Sanada takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanada.
Sanada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Sanada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte scores with a hook.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Whyte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whyte swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range. #CL#
Whyte moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sanada digs a right hand underneath Whyte's ribcage. Whyte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whyte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanada looking to stall. #BC2#
Sanada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanada punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte tries to clinch there but Sanada circles away.
Whyte misses with a shot to the body
and Sanada counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Sanada misses with a two punch combination.
It appears Whyte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Whyte punishes Sanada's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whyte. Whyte obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whyte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Sanada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Sanada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanada duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte clobbers Sanada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanada tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanada misses the jab.
Sanada throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Sanada moves out of range easily.
Whyte misses the jab.#T3#
Sanada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whyte tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Whyte there.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanada is looking for the big counter here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whyte. That's going to slow Sanada down.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanada throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte lands with an overhand left.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Whyte lands a nice hook to Sanada's body. Sanada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanada on the side of the head.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Sanada misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada slips under a jab from Whyte.
Sanada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanada's head backwards.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanada.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sanada to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte cracks Sanada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Sanada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanada there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Whyte lunges at Sanada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanada's hand.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanada staying out of range there.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Sanada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada 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.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanada blocks a leg kick.
Sanada is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanada 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.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Sanada counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sanada gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Whyte is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Sanada!
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'I been fighting non-stop since I was 18, I think its time to step back and take a likkle time out to better my game so this doesn't happen again'.

Event: Bushido 57: Quinn vs. Date
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Mamedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mamedov tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Mamedov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Whyte moves into the clinch.
Mamedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamedov tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Mamedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Mamedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Mamedov.
Mamedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mamedov - that landed with a thud.
Mamedov throws a head punch that misses.
Mamedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mamedov throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Nice body punch from Mamedov - that landed with a thud.
Mamedov digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Mamedov tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Mamedov pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Mamedov looking for subs off his back but Whyte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Whyte is thwarting Mamedov's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Mamedov looking for submissions off his back.
Mamedov wants to control but Whyte passes into side. #T2#
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamedov is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mamedov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whyte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Mamedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Mamedov actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Mamedov trying to hold on to Whyte's head to control him but Whyte postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whyte wants to control but Mamedov is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whyte perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whyte is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamedov has his hands clasped together around Whyte's back. He's all about the action.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamedov moves away.
Mamedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mamedov misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL#
Mamedov darts in and clinches Whyte up against the ropes.
Mamedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Mamedov lands a nice uppercut.
Whyte trying to stall but Mamedov improves his position.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
Mamedov lands with a right to the head.
Mamedov tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mamedov back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Mamedov misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte throws a hook but Mamedov avoids it easily.
Mamedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Mamedov moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte. #CL#
Mamedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Whyte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mamedov as the two fighters clinch.
Mamedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte is trying to stall.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mamedov backwards.
Mamedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mamedov tries to pull guard but Whyte holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mamedov drops back down to his feet.
Mamedov misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mamedov is working Whyte over against the ropes.
Mamedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whyte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Mamedov avoids it with no problem.
Whyte misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Mamedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mamedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mamedov stopping the sweep attempt from Whyte.
Mamedov with a nice head shot there.
Mamedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mamedov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whyte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##T2#
Mamedov trying to control the position.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamedov pulls Whyte in to control the position.
Whyte trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mamedov's guard.
Mamedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Mamedov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whyte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mamedov.#T3#
Whyte working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Mamedov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mamedov is trying to get back to half guard.
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mamedov is trying to improve his position.
Whyte working away.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mamedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamedov. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Whyte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mamedov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mamedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Mamedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mamedov is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Mamedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Mamedov lands a slapping body shot.
Mamedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedov.
Mamedov takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Mamedov.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mamedov with a body shot.
Mamedov takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte tries to clinch there but Mamedov circles away.
Mamedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamedov counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Mamedov lands with a cross.
Mamedov stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamedov.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamedov checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Mamedov misses its target.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Mamedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamedov cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Mamedov.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Mamedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mamedov checks it well.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Mamedov backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mamedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Mamedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamedov misses with a body shot.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte throws a low kick but Mamedov avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mamedov misses its target.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mamedov is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Whyte lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mamedov.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Mamedov misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mamedov.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD#
Mamedov jumps guard.
Mamedov is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Mamedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whyte passes into side control.
Mamedov tries to improve position but can't.
Mamedov wants to control but Whyte postures up.#T4#
The referee asks Whyte politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Whyte prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mamedov manages to get back to half guard.
Mamedov is trying to maintain the position but Whyte is very close to passing his half guard.
Whyte trying to mount his opponent but Mamedov defends it. #SUB#
Mamedov actively working from the bottom here.
Whyte performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Mamedov slips the punch.
Mamedov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mamedov blocks it well.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamedov checks the leg kick.
Mamedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mamedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamedov doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Mamedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Mamedov misses with the head strike. #T1#
Mamedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mamedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Mamedov.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamedov's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Mamedov.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Mamedov avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov blocking some punches.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
Mamedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mamedov managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Mamedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mamedov is blocking nicely.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamedov won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T2#
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte crunches a lovely knee into Mamedov's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Mamedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamedov misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Mamedov tries to pull guard but Whyte forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns Whyte into the ropes.
Mamedov can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamedov backwards. #T3#
Whyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns Whyte into the ropes.
Mamedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whyte or not.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Mamedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mamedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whyte smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Mamedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamedov throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Mamedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Whyte slips a straight right by Mamedov.
Mamedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Mamedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Mamedov misses.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mamedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Mamedov tries to clinch up
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Mamedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Whyte scores with a jab. Mamedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mamedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mamedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalid Mamedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.
Mamedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamedov.
Mamedov throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamedov throws a combination that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.#T1#
Mamedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamedov scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mamedov. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mamedov.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Mamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamedov lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamedov on the side of the head.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mamedov throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Mamedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Mamedov.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mamedov moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamedov swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mamedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Mamedov counters with a series of strikes. Whyte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mamedov slips a jab from Whyte.
Jab by Whyte.#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mamedov, as that shot connected.
Mamedov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mamedov.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Mamedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Mamedov coming out on top.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whyte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamedov.
Mamedov backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands with a cross.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Mamedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Mamedov moves away and avoids it.
Mamedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mamedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Mamedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Mamedov throws an off balance right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Mamedov misses with a straight right.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Mamedov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Mamedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mamedov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Benson Whyte!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!

Khalid Mamedov wins by split decision!
Khalid Mamedov retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Khalid Mamedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'I been fighting non-stop since I was 18, I think its time to step back and take a likkle time out to better my game so this doesn't happen again'.

Event: Bushido 55: Mayhem vs. Aokison
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
Ladd moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte is looking to slow Ladd down with leg kicks.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Whyte clinches up with Ladd and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ladd is trying to push Whyte away but Whyte has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte has Ladd pressed against the ropes, preventing Ladd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ladd tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Ladd's defenses.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ladd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ladd moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Ladd swings widly with a right hand
and Ladd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ladd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Ladd misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ladd finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
A big left from Ladd misses.
Whyte lands a nice hook to Ladd's body. Ladd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Ladd digs a good hook to Whyte's body.
Whyte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ladd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Ladd gets tackled into the ropes by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action. #T2#
Ladd tries to break the clinch but Whyte is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whyte has him pressed against the ropes.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Ladd is looking to break free of the clinch but Whyte has double underhooks.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Whyte has him pressed against the ropes.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ladd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladd tries to circle away but Whyte has him pinned against the ropes.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ladd takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Whyte keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whyte lands a right hand. #KD#
Whyte drops Ladd with a big knee straight up the middle! Ladd is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Ladd is rocked!
Ladd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte rather than just go for the knockout.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ladd is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Ladd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Ladd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte.
Ladd looks winded!
BAM! Whyte delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ladd like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Benson Whyte!
After winning the bout, Benson Whyte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Bushido 52: Wright vs. Whyte
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Wright staying out of range there.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Whyte checks a low kick from Wright.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs. #T1#
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Whyte moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.#T2#
Whyte wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T3#
Wright looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright looks to land a combination. Whyte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Wright throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
As Whyte backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.#T1#
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Whyte had a free shot at his head there.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Wright moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.#T2#
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright thows a body kick. Whyte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Whyte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whyte.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range. #T3#
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.#T4#
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Whyte feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
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 Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Whyte keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte slips a jab from Wright.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Whyte lands a two punch combo.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the ropes.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Wright thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body. #T2#
Wright lands a front kick.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Whyte 's knee.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whyte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T4#
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the ropes and back into range.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ira Wright did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming. #T1#
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte lands a front kick.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright cracks Whyte with an open hand slap.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Wright will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.#T2#
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.#T3#
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte slips a straight right by Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Whyte was not able to check.
Whyte catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright had his way with Benson Whyte in that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Wright throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Whyte is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Wright scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whyte.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.#T2#
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wright really felt that one!
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.#T3#
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Wright.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright lands a nice looking body kick.#T4#
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook 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!
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wright.
Whyte is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ira Wright!

Ira Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ira Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Benson Whyte spoke after the fight, saying 'I've been draining myself far too often to make this weight. I'll be moving back up to 185 where I plan to recapture what is rightfully mine. Congrats to my opponent, he's a true warrior'.

Event: Bushido 49: Superstardom
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinicius Ii on the side of the head.
Vinicius Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice hook to Vinicius Ii's body. Vinicius Ii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinicius Ii darts in looking for a takedown but Whyte gets double underhooks and turns Vinicius Ii into the ropes.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinicius Ii's head backwards.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#
It looks like Marcus Vinicius Ii has been cut.
Vinicius Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Vinicius Ii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
Whyte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinicius Ii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whyte with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Vinicius Ii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte clobbers Vinicius Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Whyte is quick to defend against it.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius Ii has his takedown stuffed
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Vinicius Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Vinicius Ii.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius Ii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinicius Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinicius Ii's calf.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Vinicius Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinicius Ii moves away from the strike by Whyte.
It looked like Vinicius Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whyte.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Whyte coming out on top.
Vinicius Ii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#
Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut is getting worse.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Vinicius Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Vinicius Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte throws out a powerful jab.
Vinicius Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte lands a front kick.
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 Marcus Vinicius Ii'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.
#R2#
Vinicius Ii throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Marcus Vinicius Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Vinicius Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinicius Ii momentarily.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Vinicius Ii misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinicius Ii staying out of range there.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinicius Ii throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.#T1#
Vinicius Ii walks into a left hand.
Vinicius Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#
Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whyte cracks Vinicius Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Whyte! Vinicius Ii is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Bushido 47: Vilson vs Bunker 3
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axe was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.#CL2#
Axe rushes Whyte and presses him up against the ropes.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Axe cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
Axe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whyte prevents it.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axe lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Axe back against the ropes.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land. #T1#
Axe misses with a body punch.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe working aggressively here.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Jon Axe has been cut.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Axe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Axe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte stalling.
Axe is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
I was talking to Whyte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whyte obliges.#T2#
Whyte misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Axe backwards.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe's elbow.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whyte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Axe.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Axe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whyte, pushing him back against the ropes.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Whyte lands a body punch. #TD2#
Axe has hold of one of Whyte's legs. Whyte is fighting the takedown attempt but Axe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Axe is looking to work some ground and pound but Whyte has wrist control.
Whyte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axe trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whyte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whyte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Axe wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
Whyte prevents a body shot from Axe.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#ROC#
Axe is rocked!
Axe is working for takedown but Whyte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Axe is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Axe! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Whyte is unloading with more strikes now! Axe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Bushido 42: Aoki vs. Aziz 2
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verhoeven. That did some damage!
Verhoeven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte scores with a head kick.
Verhoeven misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verhoeven on the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Verhoeven.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head but Verhoeven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Verhoeven misses.
Verhoeven thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verhoeven's sensitive parts.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte tries to clinch but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Verhoeven moves out of range easily.
Verhoeven slips a straight right by Whyte.
Verhoeven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Verhoeven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte backing away here, and Verhoeven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Verhoeven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte wants to clinch
and Verhoeven counters with an outside leg kick.
Verhoeven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verhoeven slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte backing away here, and Verhoeven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Verhoeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verhoeven loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Donk. Verhoeven catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Verhoeven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Verhoeven. Beautiful body shot.
Verhoeven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Verhoeven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte rather than just go for the knockout.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
letting Verhoeven counter with a right hand.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verhoeven. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Verhoeven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Verhoeven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Verhoeven defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte lunges at Verhoeven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verhoeven's hand.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Verhoeven ducks down to avoid it.
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verhoeven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte misses with a left hand
letting Verhoeven counter with a right hand.
Verhoeven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verhoeven. That did some damage!
Whyte misses with a hook
and Verhoeven counters with a leg kick.
Whyte defending well as Verhoeven loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verhoeven finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head. #CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Verhoeven with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Whyte slips under a jab.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Verhoeven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verhoeven misses with a head kick.
Verhoeven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whyte is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verhoeven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Verhoeven moved out of range.
Verhoeven thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte misses with a hook. Verhoeven ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verhoeven defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Verhoeven throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Verhoeven only half commits.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoeven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Verhoeven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte lunges at Verhoeven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verhoeven's hand.
Verhoeven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T3#
Whyte lands with an overhand left.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a counter high kick but Verhoeven was just alert enough to avoid it.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Verhoeven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verhoeven can do to turn this around?
Verhoeven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verhoeven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verhoeven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verhoeven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Whyte with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verhoeven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verhoeven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verhoeven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Verhoeven seems unphased.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head but Verhoeven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second 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!
#R3#
Verhoeven misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Verhoeven ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verhoeven! But no joy.
Verhoeven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verhoeven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Verhoeven's shoulder, as Verhoeven tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte thumps Verhoeven with a low kick.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Verhoeven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verhoeven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verhoeven thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Verhoeven misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Verhoeven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Verhoeven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verhoeven, right into the meat.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Verhoeven blocks the body kick.
Verhoeven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Verhoeven lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Whyte tries to land a leg kick but Verhoeven saw it coming and moves away.
Whyte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Verhoeven will feel that in the morning.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Verhoeven didn't see that one coming.
Verhoeven throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Verhoeven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws a low kick but Verhoeven avoids it.
Verhoeven takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verhoeven misses with a body shot.
Verhoeven throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte counters with a big head kick but Verhoeven shrugs it off. #T4#
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verhoeven.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Verhoeven is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verhoeven.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Verhoeven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Verhoeven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte clearly takes that round.
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!
#R4#
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verhoeven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verhoeven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verhoeven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verhoeven. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Verhoeven to counter with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven misses with a wild body shot.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Verhoeven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Verhoeven avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Verhoeven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verhoeven scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.#T2#
Verhoeven feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
Whyte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verhoeven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Verhoeven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte misses with a jab to the body #KD2#
and Verhoeven counters with a crisp one two that drops Whyte! Verhoeven thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Whyte to his feet! Whyte is in big trouble!
Whyte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whyte looks to land a body kick but Verhoeven moved away.#T3#
Verhoeven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Verhoeven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Verhoeven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Verhoeven throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verhoeven.
Whyte thows a body kick. Verhoeven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Verhoeven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T4#
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verhoeven was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Verhoeven ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Verhoeven counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Verhoeven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jansen Verhoeven dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Whyte misses with a hook
and Verhoeven counters with a nice leg kick.
Verhoeven moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Verhoeven misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verhoeven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Verhoeven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whyte's calf.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Verhoeven misses with a body kick.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verhoeven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Verhoeven looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Verhoeven's shoulder, as Verhoeven tries to avoid the shot.
Jansen Verhoeven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Verhoeven seems unphased.
Verhoeven moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verhoeven cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verhoeven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Verhoeven throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte scores with a head kick. Verhoeven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
enabling Verhoeven to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Verhoeven tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven connects with a single shot there.
Benson Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Verhoeven.
Verhoeven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Verhoeven throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Verhoeven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Verhoeven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a thumping low kick.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verhoeven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his middleweight title!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: B30: Vinicius vs. Antonew
Date: Dec 01, 2016

#R1#
Whyte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rumble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Rumble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rumble 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.
Rumble misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Whyte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rumble just manages to avoid it.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte misses with the body kick
enabling Rumble to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rumble stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Whyte throws a body punch but Rumble moves out of range.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Rumble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rumble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rumble counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumble lands a jab.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rumble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Rumble's belly button to the back.#T2#
Rumble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble slips a jab from Whyte.
Rumble appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Rumble.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Rumble looks winded!
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T3#
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Rumble is rocked!
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Rumble is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rumble! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Whyte is unloading with more strikes now! Rumble drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his middleweight title!
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.

Event: Bushido 24: Whyte v Anderson 2
Date: Oct 20, 2016

#R1#
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whyte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Whyte tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Anderson.
Whyte lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson walks into a left hand. #T1#
Whyte lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand. #CUT#
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Anderson collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Benson Whyte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Bushido 21: Whyte vs. Hedger 2
Date: Sep 29, 2016

#R1#
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Hedger fails with the takedown.
Whyte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Whyte.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte.#CUT#
It looks like Lee Hedger has been cut.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Whyte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hedger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whyte keeping full guard, as Hedger tries to pass.
Whyte is controlling Hedger's posture.
Whyte tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1##ES#
Whyte uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Hedger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
And Hedger tries to counter it with a takedown but Whyte pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hedger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hedger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte lands a nice shot that snaps Hedger's head back.
Whyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedger feints the counter takedown.
Hedger fails with the takedown
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Hedger.
Hedger has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hedger misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hedger looks for a takedown but Whyte sprawls well.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte swings for the body but Hedger moves out of range.
Hedger with the counter takedown but Whyte avoids it easily.#KD#
Whyte lands a big head kick that sends Hedger tumbling to the mat! Whyte takes a step backwards and waves Hedger back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Hedger is rocked!#CL#
Whyte gets a clinch.
Hedger is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hedger with a big uppercut! Hedger tries to clinch up but Whyte pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Hedger to the mat! Hedger covers up and Whyte unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Benson Whyte 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.

Event: Bushido 17: Magufuli vs. Whyte
Date: Sep 01, 2016

#R1#
Whyte throws a hook but Magufuli blocks it.
Magufuli checks a leg kick.
Magufuli takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.#CL#
Magufuli instigates a clinch.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Magufuli backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Kassim Magufuli has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magufuli.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Whyte tries to stall but Magufuli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Magufuli trying to control the position but instead, Whyte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magufuli into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Magufuli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Magufuli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Magufuli struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Whyte tries a body shot but Magufuli blocks it.
Magufuli lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Magufuli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Magufuli lands a nice uppercut.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Whyte.
A short uppercut from Magufuli.
Still in the clinch, Whyte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magufuli misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
Magufuli wants to get back to striking at distance but Whyte won't allow it.
Magufuli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Magufuli.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Magufuli tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Magufuli back against the ropes.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli's elbow.
A short uppercut from Magufuli.
Whyte is trying to stall.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Whyte has Magufuli pushed against the ropes.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magufuli backwards.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magufuli working aggressively here. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Whyte.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte tries to work over Magufuli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte pushes Magufuli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Magufuli is breathing heavily.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Magufuli.
Whyte tries to work over Magufuli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte stalling in the clinch but Magufuli improves position.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kassim Magufuli'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.
#R2#
Magufuli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Magufuli's ribs.#CL#
Magufuli closes the distance and clinches.
Whyte looking to slow down the pace here.
Magufuli working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magufuli backwards.
Magufuli misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Magufuli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magufuli presses Whyte against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Magufuli as the two fighters clinch.
Magufuli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magufuli blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Magufuli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magufuli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land. #T2#
Magufuli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Magufuli scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magufuli can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
A short right from Magufuli on the inside.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte works on Magufuli's body with a couple of short punches.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magufuli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Magufuli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Magufuli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte lands a jab.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Magufuli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Whyte gets tackled into the ropes by Magufuli. Magufuli maintains the clinch.
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Magufuli.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Magufuli's head.
Magufuli lands a shot to the body.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magufuli blocks an uppercut.
Magufuli prevents a body shot from Whyte. #T4#
Magufuli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Magufuli.
Whyte pushes Magufuli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Magufuli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Magufuli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte tries to work over Magufuli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Kassim Magufuli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3##CL#
Magufuli rushes Whyte and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Magufuli tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magufuli lands a nice uppercut.
Magufuli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
Whyte trying to stall but Magufuli improves his position.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli's elbow.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magufuli.
Magufuli misses with the head strike. #T1#
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Whyte tries a body shot but Magufuli blocks it.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magufuli struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Magufuli throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magufuli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whyte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Still in the clinch, Magufuli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magufuli lands a body shot.
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magufuli blocks an uppercut.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Magufuli swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Magufuli.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magufuli lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magufuli as Whyte tries to tie him up.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Magufuli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow. #T3#
Magufuli tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli misses with a punch to the body.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli's elbow.
Whyte wants to get back to striking at distance but Magufuli won't allow it.
Magufuli lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte stalling in the clinch but Magufuli improves position.
Magufuli scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Magufuli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli.
Whyte trying to stall but Magufuli improves his position.
Nice body punch from Magufuli - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magufuli as Whyte tries to tie him up.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Magufuli back against the ropes.
Magufuli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Magufuli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kassim Magufuli did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kassim Magufuli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Magufuli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whyte.#CL#
Magufuli forces Whyte back against the ropes and clinches.
Magufuli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magufuli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whyte.
Magufuli tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magufuli has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Magufuli gets an underhook and turns Whyte into the ropes.#T1#
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magufuli backwards.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Whyte.
Magufuli tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte trying to stall but Magufuli improves his position.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Magufuli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Magufuli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magufuli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magufuli digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
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!
Magufuli working aggressively here.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Magufuli digs a right hand underneath Whyte's ribcage. Whyte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Magufuli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magufuli fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Magufuli pushes Whyte back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Whyte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left hand lands to the body for Magufuli.
Magufuli misses with a body punch.
Magufuli is leaning against Whyte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magufuli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Magufuli.
Nice body punch from Magufuli - that landed with a thud.
Magufuli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
Magufuli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Magufuli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magufuli.
Magufuli swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magufuli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow. #T4#
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Magufuli lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli works on Whyte's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli fails to land.
Magufuli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magufuli struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Magufuli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Magufuli lands a shot to the body.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magufuli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Magufuli had his way with Benson Whyte in that round.
The cut man is working on Kassim Magufuli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Magufuli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Magufuli instigates a clinch.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
Magufuli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte tries to work over Magufuli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magufuli blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magufuli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magufuli misses with a punch on the inside.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Magufuli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli.
Magufuli misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Magufuli misses with the head strike.
Magufuli misses with some punches.
Magufuli is working Whyte over against the ropes.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli.
Magufuli throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte pushes Magufuli back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC2#
Magufuli is rocked!
Whyte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Magufuli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Magufuli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte throws a big uppercut that drops Magufuli! More strikes from Whyte and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Magufuli lies dazed against the ropes as Whyte celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Benson Whyte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: B13: Felding vs. Pitopalvelu
Date: Aug 04, 2016

#R1#
Landford looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Landford throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Landford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Landford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Landford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Landford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Landford.
Landford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Landford moves into the clinch.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landford.
Landford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!#BC2#
Landford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Landford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.#T1#
Landford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Whyte moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Landford manages to break the clinch.
Whyte takes a swing at Landford's ribcage but misses.
Landford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Landford fails with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Landford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whyte doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Landford thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Landford lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck for Landford with that takedown attempt.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Landford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landford throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Landford misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landford. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landford lands with a nice combination. Whyte backs away looking to recover.
Landford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Landford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Landford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Landford moves into range and clinches up with Whyte.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Landford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Landford controls the action.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landford throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte. #BC2#
Landford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Landford.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Landford.
No joy there for Landford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Landford misses with the combination.
Landford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte rather than just go for the knockout.
Landford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Landford shoots in but Whyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whyte throws a sloppy body shot
and Landford counters with a solid body kick.
Landford punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Landford stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
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!#CL#
Whyte has closed the distance and engaged Landford in a clinch. #T4#
Whyte lands a left hand.
Landford looking to stall.
Whyte gets through Landford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Landford stalling in the clinch but Whyte improves position.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Landford is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Whyte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Landford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Landford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landford misses with a head kick.
Whyte throws a big counter combination but Landford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Landford moved out of range.
Whyte throws a body punch but Landford moves out of range. #CL2#
Landford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Landford controls the action.
Benson Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landford wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Landford breaks from the clinch.
Landford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Carlton Landford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Landford.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landford.
Whyte throws a right and a left that Landford avoids nicely.
Landford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Landford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landford goes for a double leg but Whyte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Whyte continues to drive forward.
Landford throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Landford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlton Landford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Whyte.
Landford misses the body punch
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landford moves away.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Landford.
Landford jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Landford fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Landford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlton Landford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Landford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Landford swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landford throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Landford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whyte digs a right hand underneath Landford's ribcage. Landford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Whyte manages to break the clinch.
Landford lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Landford at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Whyte there.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Landford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte misses the jab.
Landford throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Landford instigates a clinch.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Landford breaks the clinch.
Landford misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landford misses the body punch
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Whyte as Landford shoots in.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Landford.
Landford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Landford throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Whyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landford.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landford.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
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!#TD2#
Landford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whyte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Landford with a flurry of punches that miss. #ES#
Whyte pushes Landford off and gets back to his feet.
Whyte moves out of range as Landford strikes.
Landford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Landford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Landford shoots in and drives through. Whyte sprawls well.
Landford is breathing heavily.
Landford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Landford throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Landford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landford misses with a hook to the body
and Landford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landford takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Landford misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landford. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Landford. Beautiful body shot.
Landford misses with a body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Landford drives through and clinches with Whyte against the ropes.
Whyte misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte presses Landford against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Landford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landford can do to turn this around?
Whyte lands a left hand. #ROC#
Landford is rocked!
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Landford backwards.
Landford is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Landford being controlled against the ropes.
Landford can't break the clinch.
A short right from Whyte.
Landford taking a breather.
Whyte lands a big right hand that drops Landford! The killer instinct kicks in and Whyte finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Whyte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Our winner, Benson Whyte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Bushido 10: Ruttenum vs Joesma
Date: Jul 14, 2016

#R1#
Whyte throws a hook but Hedger avoids it easily.
Hedger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hedger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Hedger.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Hedger is out of range.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Hedger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hedger. #BC#
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Hedger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Whyte clinches up with Hedger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hedger or not.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte is pressed up against the ropes. Hedger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whyte down to the mat. Whyte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hedger tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Hedger.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Hedger's head.
Whyte scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Hedger moves into the clinch.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedger is looking for a takedown.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Hedger's takedown attempt. #BC#
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Hedger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Hedger shoots in but no luck this time.
Whyte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whyte cracks Hedger with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Whyte clinches up with Hedger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Hedger looks winded!
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedger wants to take the fight to the mat but Whyte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T4#
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Hedger wants to take the fight to the mat but Whyte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte is leaning against Hedger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Hedger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hedger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whyte is defending well.
Hedger takes a shot to the head.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hedger backwards. #BC#
Whyte manages to break the clinch.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedger is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hedger on the side of the head.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Hedger off the ropes and back into range.
Hedger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Hedger's head.#ROC#
Hedger is rocked!
Lee Hedger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hedger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte tests Hedger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedger moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hedger is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte cracks Hedger with a hook to the temple - Hedger is on wobbly legs here! Whyte swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hedger falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Whyte wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: B6: Vinicius vs. Fitzpatrick
Date: Jun 16, 2016

#R1#
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Flame.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Flame gets a clinch. #BC#
Flame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Flame takes one to the side of the head.
Flame definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flame throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Flame motions for Whyte to come forward. Flame throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Flame breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flame fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Flame throws a combination that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flame shoots and misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Flame gets a clinch. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whyte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Flame takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Flame breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Flame.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte jabs Flame to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Flame's ribs.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flame.
Flame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Flame persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flame tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Flame moved out of range nicely.
Flame swinging wildly here. #T2#
Flame misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flame will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Flame has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flame blocking some punches.
Whyte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flame is keeping busy.
Flame looking to stall.
Flame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flame tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte cracks Flame with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte has Flame pressed against the ropes.
Flame is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flame has his back to the ropes. #T3#
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Flame throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flame.
Flame has had enough of the clinch but Whyte keeps him there for the moment.
Flame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whyte has him pressed against the ropes.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Flame.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Flame struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Flame misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flame. #BC#
Flame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Flame. Those never looked like landing.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
Flame throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Flame's ribs.
Flame throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Flame is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Flame didn't see that one coming.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flame throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Flame wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Flame throws a leg kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Flame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Flame fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flame tries to clinch
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte works Flame's body with a nice hook.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Flame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Flame persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Flame misses
and Whyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Flame clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the ropes.
Flame blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Flame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flame misses with a combination
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Flame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flame ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Flame's defenses.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Flame moved out of range.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte cracks Flame with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Flame throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame misses with a hook.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T1#
Flame darts in trying to clinch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flame misses with a head kick.
Flame fails with the takedown
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flame.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte throws a hook but Flame blocks it.
Flame closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flame misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flame misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T2#
Whyte defending well as Flame loads up on a big left hand.
Flame wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Flame will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flame moves to clinch but Whyte breaks away
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flame throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte digs a good body shot into Flame's ribs.#CL2#
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flame or not.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Flame can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action. #T3#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whyte stalling in the clinch.
Whyte pushes Flame back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Flame breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flame tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Flame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Flame throws a combination that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Flame staying out of range there.
Flame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Flame tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whyte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flame fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.#CL2#
Flame gets tackled into the ropes by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame is trying to maintain a safe position but Whyte gets an underhook and turns Flame into the ropes.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whyte lands a body punch. #BC#
Flame breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flame.
Flame throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cesario Flame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Flame gets a clinch.
Flame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Flame misses with a takedown
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
Flame is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flame stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Flame slips the punch.
Whyte 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.
Cesario Flame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flame wants to clinch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flame throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Flame throws a head kick that Whyte semi-blocks.
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!
Flame wants to clinch but Whyte slips to the side
letting Whyte counter with a right hand. #T1#
Flame scores with a head kick. Whyte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flame tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Flame's body.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flame misses with a right hand
and Flame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Flame moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whyte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flame momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Flame.#T2#
Flame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Flame throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whyte's waist but Whyte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flame off to one side.
Flame shoots and misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Whyte clinches.
Whyte presses Flame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Whyte presses Flame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Whyte pushes Flame back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Flame trying to stall but Whyte improves his position.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flame backwards.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte gets through Flame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flame with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte lands an uppercut.#T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Flame swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flame misses with a punch on the inside.
Flame is trying to force a seperation but Whyte has the dominant position.
Benson Whyte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Flame being controlled against the ropes.
Flame can't get the takedown.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Flame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flame wants to get back to striking at distance but Whyte won't allow it.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Flame controls his hands. #T4#
Whyte stalls.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Flame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whyte or not.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Flame lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flame jumps guard but Whyte stands there with Flame around his waist. Flame gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flame has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte slows down the pace here.
Flame is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flame has his back to the ropes.
Whyte avoiding damage as Flame throws knees to the body.
Cesario Flame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whyte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
An out of breath Benson Whyte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Bushido 1: Jones vs. Seung-Jin
Date: May 12, 2016

#R1#
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD#
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whyte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Anderson has hold of Whyte's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whyte tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Anderson cranks the arm and Whyte screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whyte, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Anderson!
John Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Benson Whyte stepped up to the mic, saying 'mi got tings to fix, but mi come back stronger, jus you wait an see'.

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