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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pure White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martik Stepanyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martik Stepanyan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pure White's chin.
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pure White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martik Stepanyan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanyan shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White misses with a straight left.
Stepanyan gets a takedown into half guard.
Stepanyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White keeping control of the position.
White wants to improve his position but Stepanyan is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stepanyan lands a nice short elbow.
Stepanyan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stepanyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepanyan working the head and body with strikes.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stepanyan.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stepanyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is doing well to control the position and prevent Stepanyan from advancing to side control.
Stepanyan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepanyan thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Stepanyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Stepanyan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Stepanyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Stepanyan working the head and body with strikes.
Stepanyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stepanyan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stepanyan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stepanyan is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepanyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Stepanyan there.
Stepanyan is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is controlling Stepanyan's trapped leg to prevent Stepanyan from advancing to side control.
Stepanyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Stepanyan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for White to stand up.
Stepanyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stepanyan.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stepanyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White is looking for a sweep.
Stepanyan landing a few strikes.
White is trying to improve his position.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Stepanyan lands a nice forearm strike.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Stepanyan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stepanyan working away.
An elbow from Stepanyan crashes against the mat.
Stepanyan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stepanyan cracks White with a big right hand but White just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
White is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Stepanyan.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stepanyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stepanyan.
White wants to control but Stepanyan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stepanyan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stepanyan off and has taken his back!
White is trying to control but Stepanyan is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martik Stepanyan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stepanyan throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a straight left.
Stepanyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White cracks Stepanyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Stepanyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stepanyan looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
Stepanyan misses with a takedown
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pure White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martik Stepanyan.
White misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stepanyan.
White takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stepanyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Stepanyan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepanyan trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stepanyan lands some shots froms side control.
Stepanyan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White parries the strikes from Stepanyan easily there. Stepanyan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stepanyan is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Stepanyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White wants to control but Stepanyan is keeping busy.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Stepanyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stepanyan throws a strike but White avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stepanyan lands a couple of digs.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepanyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepanyan preventing the sweep.
Stepanyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepanyan.
Stepanyan cracks White with a solid left hand.
Stepanyan postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Stepanyan throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Stepanyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White keeping moving, preventing Stepanyan from controlling successfully.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepanyan stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Stepanyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stepanyan wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Stepanyan preventing the sweep.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Stepanyan is proving a slippery customer.
White pulls Stepanyan in close to prevent any damage.
White keeping full guard, as Stepanyan tries to pass.
Stepanyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Pure White wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martik Stepanyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stepanyan darts in trying to clinch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stepanyan closes the distance but White moves to the side
letting White counter with a right hand.
Stepanyan dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Stepanyan's head and hops out.
White misses with an uppercut
and Stepanyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
Stepanyan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepanyan postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Stepanyan throwing strikes but missing.
Stepanyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stepanyan on the ground.
Stepanyan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stepanyan throws a big right hand that misses.
White looking to control.
Stepanyan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stepanyan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stepanyan is controlling him.
Stepanyan cracks White with a solid left hand.
Stepanyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martik Stepanyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pure White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stepanyan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stepanyan trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martik Stepanyan.
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stepanyan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Stepanyan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martik Stepanyan.
Stepanyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from White.
Martik Stepanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanyan wants to clinch but White slips to the side
letting White counter with a right hand.
Stepanyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Stepanyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pure White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martik Stepanyan.
White throws the left hand but Stepanyan avoids the punch easily.
Stepanyan shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stepanyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stepanyan fails to land the takedown.
White misses with a right hand
and Stepanyan counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stepanyan defends it easily.
Stepanyan controlling from the top position.
Stepanyan trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanyan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martik Stepanyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stepanyan 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martik Stepanyan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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