R1 began. Whitehead lands an inside kick and a leg kick. This is at light-heavyweight. Randleman ducks a high kick and gets an explosive double off it taking the back immediately. Whitehead works to stand. He does to the clinch. They break. Whitehead lands an inside kick. 4:00. Whitehead knees the body, they clinch. Works a double. Got it. Randleman thinking kimura. Works an elevator sweep and uses it to scramble to his feet and break away. Randleman seems winded. Whitehead lands a leg kick. Shoots for a double, 3:00 left. Completes it after a moment. Randleman reverses beautifully and lands a few elbows, Whitehead's cut by the left eye, lands a left as they stand and gets a takedown to half-guard, Randleman's gassed. Rights to the body from Whitehead. More. Working to pass. 2:00 as Randleman reverses nicely and stands and breaks away. Whitehead lands a leg kick. And an inside kick. Randleman's wobbling, exhausted. Whitehead lands an uppercut. Big right uppercut again. They clinch. 1:00. Whitehead works a double and gets it. To half-guard. Working to pass again. 35. Rights to body and more. 15. Rights to body. "Come on Kevin!" R1 ends, 10-9 Whitehead clearly.
R2 began. Whitehead jabs in and lands a good right. Another. Randleman backpedaling, blocks a hard high kick. Whitehead works and easily gets a double to half-guard. 4:00. Boos. Whitehead works to pass. Does to side control. Trying to pin the right arm. Rights to body. Rights to the body. Left elbow. Boos. 3:00. Boos. Loud boos. Mounts smoothly, does Whitehead. 2:00. A few short rights. Randleman hips out beautifully standing to the clinch. Breaks with a right uppercut. Whitehead lands a left and a right. And an inside kick. 1:00. Randleman looks exhausted. 35. Whitehead is tired but fresher. Whitehead lands a pawing jab. 15. R2 ends, 10-9 Whitehead, horrible round aesthetically.
R3 began. Randleman lands an overhand right staggering Whitehead briefly. Whitehead lands a right himself. Fucking TV's flickering. Randleman lands a left. Whitehead lands a good right. And another good one behind the ear. 4:00. Whitehead lands a jab. Whitehead lands an inside kick eating a wicked counter left dropping, Randleman pounces to side control, rights under and a left, Whitehead's up. Whitehead's coming forward. Blood trickling from his forehead. Whitehead lands a right. They clinch. Whitehead knees the body. 3:00. "I need the monster Kevin!" They break, Randleman lands a right. Eats a right uppercut and a right from Whitehead. Randleman lands a jab. That staggered Whitehead briefly. 2:00. Whitehead gets a double to half-guard. Whitehead thinking kimura. He has the wrist locked. He finally let it go. 1:00. Randleman hip escapes and stands to the clinch. They break. 35. Whitehead lands a good right to the chin. And another right. 15. Whitehead landsa counter right. Randleman lands a jab. R3 ends, 10-9 Whitehead, 30-27 Whitehead. 29-28 UD.