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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Black (ranked 6050 p4p, 5053 weight class) and Jai White (ranked 706 p4p, 631 weight class). Jai White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joe Black has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Black.
Black rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jai White has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Black.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White wants to break free but Black has control.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
Black can't get the takedown.
Black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Black manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Black's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Black working away.
Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black clinches with his opponent.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Black stands up from White's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Black lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by White.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Black wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black wants a takedown.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to pull guard.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White wants to stall.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Black is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black pulls guard effortlessly.
Joe Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black tries to strike from the bottom.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Black haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Black managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
Black is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Black misses.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White is looking to clinch.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Black dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
White rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Black attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
White with a poor takedown
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
White has managed to clinch.
White lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. White manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
White letting Black take a breather here.
Black gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White postures up.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White being controlled here momentarily.
Black 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes but missing.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Black.
Well Black 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Black!
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hype
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