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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 2274 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 288 p4p, 306 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro clinches.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
White taking a breather.
White stalls.
Nice body punch from Murhapuro.
White blocks an elbow strike from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro blocks an elbow strike from White.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhapuro's elbow.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro dodges an elbow strike from White.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Murhapuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murhapuro lands a body punch in the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro is trying to stall.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro darts in trying to clinch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
Murhapuro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Murhapuro misses with a knee to the head.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murhapuro's brow.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White misses with some punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhapuro or not.
Murhapuro misses with a knee strike.
White takes a shot to the head.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murhapuro stalling the fight.
White lands a nice elbow.
Murhapuro digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch.
White leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Murhapuro blocks a body shot from White.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White avoiding damage as Murhapuro throws knees to the body.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a left hand.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murhapuro looking to stall.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Jacob White is winning the standup battle so far.
White connects with the punch.
White gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murhapuro is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch there but Murhapuro circles away.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White tries to bum rush Murhapuro with a series of wild strikes but Murhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murhapuro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a combination that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White lands an elbow just above Murhapuro 's eye.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
White just leaning against Murhapuro, taking a breather.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Murhapuro.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is looking to control Murhapuro's arms but Murhapuro gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
White lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch.
Murhapuro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhapuro has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro being controlled against the cage.
Murhapuro has White pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacob White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murhapuro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhapuro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Murhapuro clinches.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a knee strike.
Murhapuro displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Murhapuro tries to tie him up.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhapuro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murhapuro missing with knees to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhapuros head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
White slows down the pace here.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murhapuro's brow.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to stall.
White blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands an elbow that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks for a moment.
White blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhapuro.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White clobbers Murhapuro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhapuro slips under a jab from White.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhapuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro clinches with his opponent.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhapuro scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White with a hook.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
Murhapuro has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White lands an elbow that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks for a moment.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
White lands an elbow just above Murhapuro 's eye.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhapuro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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