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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fela Kuti (ranked 3603 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 467 p4p, 326 weight class). Kuti comes to the cage accompanied by Expensive Shit. The key to victory for Fela Kuti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Fela Kuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuti cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuti tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuti misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuti looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuti.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuti.
Kuti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
White throws out a counter right but Kuti avoids it with no problem.
Kuti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuti avoids the body shot from White.
It looked like Kuti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White throws the left hand but Kuti avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti closes the distance and clinches.
White is trying to break the clinch but Kuti has him pressed against the cage.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Kuti lands a left hand.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Kuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
White is trying to force a seperation but Kuti has the dominant position.
White can't break the clinch.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuti won't allow it.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Kuti tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
White tries to circle away but Kuti has him pinned against the cage.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Kuti lands a nice uppercut.
Kuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuti.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Kuti scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Kuti lands with a left to the head.
Kuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuti is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuti swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuti is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuti lands an uppercut.
Kuti misses with the head strike.
Kuti struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fela Kuti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuti with a nice cross.
Kuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuti misses with a hook.
Kuti moves away from the strike by White.
Kuti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Kuti misses the body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White 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.
Kuti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuti jabs at White's body.
White 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.
Kuti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti throws a jab when White was well out of range.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White blocks a jab.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Kuti misses the shot to the body.
White slips under a jab.
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
White looks to land a left hand but Kuti moved out of range nicely.
Kuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Kuti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White 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.
A swing and a miss from Kuti.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuti.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuti is looking to clinch.
Kuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuti defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Kuti misses.
Kuti lands a head shot.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuti throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuti, as that shot connected.
Kuti lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Kuti digs a good hook to White's body.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti scores with a nice strike.
White lands the left hand.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
Kuti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuti throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A jab from Kuti does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuti sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuti misses with a body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuti looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Kuti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuti has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fela Kuti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White has had enough of the clinch but Kuti keeps him there for the moment.
Kuti throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fela Kuti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor White'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Kuti scores with a punch to the head.
Kuti loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Kuti loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Kuti tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White moves out of range as Kuti strikes.
Kuti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuti 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.
Kuti with a hook.
Kuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Kuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuti.
Kuti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Kuti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries a body shot but Kuti blocks it.
White is trying to break free.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Kuti keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Kuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White prevents a body shot from Kuti.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuti.
Still in the clinch, Kuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Fela Kuti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to circle away but Kuti has him pinned against the cage.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Kuti misses.
White throws out a counter right but Kuti avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fela Kuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuti 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fela Kuti!
Fela Kuti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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