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LGP 03:James#8 v Whitaker#31 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hacran Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hacran Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hacran Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
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.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Wallace drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wallace has Silva in his guard.
Silva stops Wallace from standing up.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but Wallace is controlling from the bottom.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hacran Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Silva.
Wallace with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Wallace shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Wallace passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Wallace is controlling him
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Wallace.
Wallace is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wallace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva pushes Wallace off looking to stand but Wallace dives back in and keeps control.
Wallace is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Wallace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Wallace is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wallace is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Ryan Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wallace is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Wallace.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Wallace is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wallace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hacran Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Wallace tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hacran Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wallace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wallace drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Wallace off! Wallace jumps back into Silva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wallace, into his guard.
Silva stops Wallace from standing up.
Silva wanted to stand there but Wallace had control of the position.
Silva prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Silva presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wallace is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wallace drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Wallace off! Wallace jumps back into Silva's guard.
Wallace drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Wallace is controlling his arm.
Wallace tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Wallace is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to stand but Wallace has his arm trapped.
Wallace pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Wallace.
I've got Wallace 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Secret Ingredient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistar Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingredient comes to the cage accompanied by I Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to be Cool. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Allistar Kane was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Secret Ingredient!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allistar Kane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane has Ingredient up against the cage in a clinch.
Kane is trying to trip Ingredient. He has hold of a leg but Ingredient is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ingredient controlling the position.
Kane prevents Ingredient from getting back to his feet.
Ingredient has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ingredient on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ingredient tries to get out of the position.
Ingredient keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Ingredient seems keen to control Kane's posture.
Ingredient keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane trying to control but Ingredient is working from the bottom.
Ingredient wants to stand up but Kane is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ingredient is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingredient throws a big shot that misses.
Kane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kane wants to clinch up but Ingredient keeps it at a distance.
Ingredient gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ingredient looking for a sweep. Not yet Ingredient, not yet.
Kane postures up.
Ingredient keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingredient being controlled here, momentarily.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ingredient is keeping the position for now.
Kane trying to control but Ingredient is working from the bottom.
Ingredient is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingredient missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ingredient thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kane's head.
Kane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ingredient scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kane is trying to stand.
Ingredient seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ingredient works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ingredient tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
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 are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ingredient scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kane?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingredient landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kane wants to control but Ingredient is having none of it.
Ingredient tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ingredient with the ground and pound from mount.
Ingredient with the ground and pound from mount.
Ingredient trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Ingredient has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ingredient looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Ingredient's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Kane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ingredient in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingredient punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kane is rocked!
Ingredient softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kane is out cold! Ingredient jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Secret Ingredient!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Spitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Spitts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spitts 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.
Romanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spitts lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spitts.
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Spitts has double underhooks.
Romanov working hard to break the clinch.
Romanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romanov tries to work over Spitts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Spitts.
Spitts stalling against the cage.
Romanov letting Spitts take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Spitts.
Romanov being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Spitts - that landed with a thud.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Spitts lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Spitts to work.
Spitts scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Spitts.
Spitts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanov up against the cage.
Romanov is trying to pull guard but Spitts has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Spitts.
Spitts effectively controlling the action here.
Spitts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanov.
Spitts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Spitts.
Spitts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spitts scores with a shot to the side of Romanov's head.
Spitts is leaning against Romanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spitts drops Romanov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Romanov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Romanov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Spitts.
Oh Romanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spitts dips a shoulder and cracks Romanov with a mighty uppercut! Romanov falls back against the cage and Spitts unloads with a barrage of strikes! Romanov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Spitts screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Spitts!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Spitts thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hilo Amsterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Zu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilo Amsterdam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hilo Amsterdam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Zu!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amsterdam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zu defends well and Amsterdam ends up having to push Zu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Amsterdam wants to control but Zu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amsterdam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zu's back!
Amsterdam is working for a rear naked choke. Zu is not defending it well and Amsterdam has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Zu refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Zu's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hilo Amsterdam!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Zu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Polo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Zu's chin.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Polo counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Zu is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marco Polo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buns Burglar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burglar's entrance music is Here Comes the Money. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buns Burglar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burglar dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaleoikaikaokalani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaleoikaikaokalani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burglar's hands.
Kaleoikaikaokalani scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaleoikaikaokalani scores with a hook.
Kaleoikaikaokalani stuffs the takedown attempt from Burglar. Burglar gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaleoikaikaokalani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaleoikaikaokalani scores with a sloppy right hand. Burglar should have avoided that one.
Kaleoikaikaokalani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burglar at a distance.
Burglar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burglar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burglar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaleoikaikaokalani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burglar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleoikaikaokalani scores with a jab to the body.
Burglar really is a fat lump.
Burglar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaleoikaikaokalani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kaleoikaikaokalani sends Burglar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kaleoikaikaokalani is motioning to the referee to let Burglar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Burglar is rocked!
Kaleoikaikaokalani lands a brutal uppercut that launches Burglar off his feet! Burglar tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani!
Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Jermaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Zu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nico Jermaine has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nico Jermaine seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Jermaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Zu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zu shoots in but Jermaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jermaine's waist but Jermaine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zu off to one side.
As Zu tries to get set, Jermaine tries to push him back and clinch up but Zu manages to avoid the attempt.
Jermaine dives in and scores a takedown into Zu's guard.
Jermaine prevents Zu from getting back to his feet.
Jermaine postures up in Zu's guard and throws a big left but Zu blocks it.
Jermaine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jermaine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jermaine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zu is trying to keep Jermaine in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jermaine slips nicely into half guard.
Jermaine wants to get back to his feet.
Zu missing with punches from the bottom.
Jermaine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jermaine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jermaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Zu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nico Jermaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Zu.
Jermaine closes the distance and pushes Zu back into the cage.
Jermaine has picked Zu up - he's going for a ride! Jermaine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zu is looking to improve his position.
Jermaine is controlling the pace.
Jermaine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jermaine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jermaine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zu is looking to get to half guard.
Jermaine is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jermaine scores with a takedown into Zu's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jermaine throws a big right hand that misses.
Jermaine wants to pass the guard but Zu is keeping the position.
Jermaine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jermaine advances to half guard.
Jermaine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Jermaine dominated that 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.
Zu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zu showed some decent athleticism there.
Nico Jermaine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jermaine has one foot on Zu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jermaine but Jermaine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zu shoots in but Jermaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zu misses with a takedown
and Jermaine moves into the clinch.
Nico Jermaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Zu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermaine manages to break the clinch.
Zu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jermaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Jermaine darts in trying to clinch
and Zu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zu tries to sprawl but Jermaine drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zu is trying to control but can't.
Zu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jermaine.
Zu wants to improve his position but Jermaine is controlling well.
Jermaine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zu is looking to improve his position.
Zu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jermaine is working away from the top position though.
Jermaine decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jermaine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jermaine 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 Zu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zu is looking for a sweep.
Zu is breathing heavily.
Jermaine working away.
Jermaine taking a breather here.
Jermaine has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jermaine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jermaine looking to ground and pound but Zu is blocking nicely.
Jermaine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zu hang on?
Jermaine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zu wants to control but Jermaine is having none of it.
Jermaine content just to control the position here.
Zu blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jermaine manages to capitalize on a mistake by Zu to take his back!
Zu wants to escape the position.
Jermaine has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jermaine not allowing Zu to control his hands.
Jermaine biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jermaine not allowing Zu to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Jermaine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jermaine looking to score a takedown here. Zu is defending well but Jermaine drives through and ends up in Zu's guard.
Jermaine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zu has his foot on Jermaine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jermaine works his way back into a safe position though.
Jermaine 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.
Jermaine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jermaine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermaine postures up.
Jermaine throws a big right hand that misses.
Jermaine content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zu goes for a double leg but Jermaine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jermaine continues to drive forward.
Zu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jermaine swivels and escapes.
As Zu tries to get set, Jermaine tries to push him back and clinch up but Zu manages to avoid the attempt.
Zu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jermaine counters by clinching up.
Nico Jermaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Zu.
Zu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jermaine pulls guard successfully.
Jermaine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zu is one step ahead there.
Jermaine is pulling down on Zu's head. It's preventing any offense from Zu, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zu throws a big right hand that misses.
Jermaine is trying to keep Zu in close.
Zu tries to free his leg and advance position but Jermaine is retaining full guard.
Jermaine wants to sweep but no luck.
Jermaine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nico Jermaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jermaine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zu quickly recovers to half guard.
Zu is trying to control but can't.
Jermaine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Jermaine is going to stand back up.
Jermaine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zu defends it well.
Zu gets back to full guard.
Zu working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jermaine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jermaine leaves Zu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Jermaine misses
and Zu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jermaine's guard.
Jermaine pulls Zu in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jermaine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Jermaine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jermaine 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Jermaine!
Nico Jermaine made sure to mention his sponsor, BlackStar Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Rodelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
146 lbs
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27
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Rodelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCringe fails with the takedown
and Rodelin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodelin.
Rodelin preventing the sweep.
McCringe pulls Rodelin in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCringe is on top in guard.
McCringe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCringe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McCringe slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodelin is holding on to half guard well.
McCringe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodelin sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodelin is pressing down on McCringe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodelin working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodelin holds on and takes a little breather.
McCringe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodelin is looking for a triangle but McCringe pushes his legs off easily.
Rodelin 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.
Rodelin keeping moving, preventing McCringe from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rodelin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCringe is controlling him.
McCringe wants to pass the guard but Rodelin is keeping the position.
McCringe trying to control but Rodelin is working from the bottom.
McCringe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodelin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCringe's guard.
McCringe being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodelin looking to pass the guard.
Rodelin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCringe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodelin is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe trying to control the position.
Rodelin tries to free his leg and advance position but McCringe is retaining full guard.
Rodelin trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCringe's guard.
McCringe pulls Rodelin in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodelin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodelin showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodelin is thwarting McCringe's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodelin wants to stand up but McCringe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McCringe is trying to control but can't.
Rodelin trying to control from half guard but McCringe is working away.
McCringe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodelin pulls his head out easily.
Rodelin tries to stand and escape but McCringe is controlling the position.
McCringe trying to control from the bottom.
Rodelin trying to control the action but McCringe is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCringe is trying to get back to full guard.
McCringe trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rodelin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCringe shoots in for a double leg but Rodelin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodelin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rodelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rodelin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCringe is proving hard to escape from.
McCringe seems keen to control Rodelin's posture.
McCringe working a defensive guard here.
McCringe 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.
McCringe is trying to hold Rodelin in close to prevent damage but Rodelin has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodelin content to control rather than advance.
McCringe tries to roll over but Rodelin keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodelin is working away from the top position though.
Rodelin is keen to just control but McCringe is a slippery customer.
McCringe trying to control but Rodelin postures up.
Rodelin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCringe has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCringe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodelin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodelin's back!
McCringe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rodelin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McCringe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rodelin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rodelin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rodelin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rodelin tries to free his leg and advance position but McCringe is retaining full guard.
Rodelin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McCringe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodelin throwing shots but McCringe is blocking nicely.
Rodelin is working for a submission of some sort.
McCringe is not content to let Rodelin control the position.
Brian Rodelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodelin is working away from the top position though.
Rodelin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCringe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodelin.
Rodelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCringe trying to hold on to Rodelin's head to control him but Rodelin postures up.
McCringe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rodelin wants to stand up but McCringe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCringe is trying to get back to full guard.
McCringe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCringe.
McCringe wants to control the position but Rodelin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rodelin not doing much here.
McCringe trying to hold on to Rodelin's head to control him but Rodelin postures up.
Rodelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodelin trying to control from half guard but McCringe is working away.
Rodelin thows a huge punch but McCringe dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rodelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
McCringe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodelin is fending him off so far but McCringe persists. Nope, Rodelin circles away and we're back to standing.
Crose McCringe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodelin sprawls well. Rodelin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCringe gets slowly back to his feet.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown but Rodelin shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCringe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCringe gets caught flat footed, as Rodelin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rodelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCringe's head.
Rodelin gets to his feet. McCringe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rodelin drives through with a takedown into McCringe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodelin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCringe looking to control.
Rodelin is fighting to break McCringe's control of his arms but McCringe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe looking to control.
Rodelin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodelin postures up.
Rodelin pushing down on McCringe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodelin is looking to advance position but McCringe won't allow it.
McCringe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodelin is working away from the top position though.
McCringe keeping hold of Rodelin's head, controlling as best he can.
Rodelin wants to control but McCringe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McCringe is pressing down on Rodelin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodelin trying to control but McCringe is working from the bottom.
McCringe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodelin stands up and waves to McCringe to follow him.
Nice sprawl there from Rodelin as McCringe shoots in.
Rodelin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodelin tries to free his leg and advance position but McCringe is retaining full guard.
Rodelin stands and throws McCringe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Rodelin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodelin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodelin is trying to control McCringe's posture but McCringe avoids it.
Rodelin is looking to reverse the position.
Rodelin manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCringe's best efforts.
Rodelin wants to get back to full guard.
Rodelin is pressing down on McCringe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodelin keeping moving, preventing McCringe from controlling successfully.
Rodelin has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McCringe doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodelin has managed to lock this one up! Can McCringe escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodelin on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Rodelin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James has closed the distance and engaged Whitaker in a clinch.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks with his arms.
Whitaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that James has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whitaker .
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James keeps control of Whitaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitaker .
Whitaker is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
Whitaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James prevents Whitaker from breaking the clinch.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Whitaker has James pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker lands with a right to the head.
James lands a knee to the head.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whitaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James stalling the fight.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitaker .
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
James stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
James is pushing Whitaker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whitaker lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Whitaker being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whitaker tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whitaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitaker avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Whitaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James looking to stall.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitaker 's face.
James blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Whitaker dominated that 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.
Whitaker throws a good cross that connects.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
James walks into a jab.
James tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker .
James 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 telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
Whitaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker throws out a powerful jab.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James walks into a left hand.
Whitaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whitaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Whitaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Nice shot by Whitaker .
This has been an exciting period of action!
James drives through and clinches with Whitaker against the cage.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Whitaker 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitaker misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whitaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from James.
Whitaker is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James landing knees to the body.
James tries to stall but Whitaker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whitaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray Whitaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks with his arms.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James gets a clinch.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James rushes Whitaker and presses him up against the cage.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Whitaker .
James takes a shot to the head.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
James stalling in the clinch but Whitaker improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Whitaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitaker tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James stalling in the clinch but Whitaker improves position.
Whitaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Whitaker lands with a light punch inside.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James slows down the pace here.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James avoiding damage.
James trying to stall but Whitaker improves his position.
Whitaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
James with a knee to the head.
James blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
James letting Whitaker take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitaker is defending well for now.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker misses with some punches.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whitaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Whitaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James wants to stall.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ray Whitaker just about did enough to take it.
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.
Whitaker works the jab nicely.
James wants to clinch.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker throws out a powerful jab.
Whitaker 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Whitaker .
That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
James seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James moves to clinch but Whitaker breaks away
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitaker connects with a jab.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James moves in looking to clinch but Whitaker pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch up but Whitaker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
James wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
James thinks about countering with a body kick.
James tries to clinch there but Whitaker circles away.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
Whitaker lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
James tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Whitaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Whitaker dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
James tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitaker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James walks into a straight right hand from Whitaker .
James wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whitaker as James tries to tie him up.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitaker 's efforts to push away.
A short left from Whitaker .
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitaker is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Whitaker 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitaker is defending well for now.
James displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whitaker up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitaker is defending well for now.
James blocking some punches.
James wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Whitaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitaker .
Peter James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitaker 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Whitaker !
Ray Whitaker is the new welterweight champion!
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