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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Whitehope acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
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184 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Garver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehope shoots for a takedown but Garver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whitehope's calf.
Whitehope walks into a straight right hand from Garver.
Garver misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Garver.
A telegraphed right hand from Garver misses the target.
That kick from Garver tenderised Whitehope's leg. Whitehope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garver misses with the body kick
and Whitehope counters with a nice body shot.
Garver throws a leg kick but Whitehope moved away.
Garver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garver thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whitehope if he has to take too many more of those.
Whitehope clinches up against the cage.
Garver throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitehope.
Whitehope has hold of one of Garver's legs. Garver is fighting the takedown attempt but Whitehope gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitehope postures up.
Whitehope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehope lands a couple of digs.
Garver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garver seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehope wants to control from the top but Garver keeps moving.
Garver is pulling down on Whitehope's head to control his posture.
Garver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Garver wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garver throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whitehope avoids the body shot from Garver.
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehope is just out of range.
Garver throws a push kick but Whitehope slaps the foot to one side.
Garver wants to slow Whitehope down by chopping away at his legs.
Garver cracks Whitehope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitehope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Garver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitehope's sensitive parts.
Whitehope wants to clinch up but Garver keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garver swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitehope.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garver misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Whitehope.
Garver tried to score with a low kick but Whitehope checks it.
Whitehope doesn't manage to clinch there - Garver circles away.
Whitehope has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garver working aggressively here.
Whitehope is trying to break the clinch but Garver has him pressed against the cage.
Garver working aggressively here.
Whitehope changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehope moves away.
Whitehope sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garver is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Garver.
Garver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitehope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitehope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garver throws out the jab.
A big left from Garver misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whitehope tries to clinch but Garver moves out of range.
Garver scores with a nice strike.
Garver throws the kick towards the body but Whitehope avoids it.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Garver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whitehope wants to clinch.
Garver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garver. Garver obviously looking to wear him down.
Whitehope tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver cracks Whitehope with a good jab.
Garver misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Whitehope blocks the low kick.
Whitehope avoids the body shot from Garver.
Whitehope has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garver.
Garver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whitehope blocks a head kick by Garver.
Garver throws the left hand but Whitehope avoids the punch easily.
Garver stalks Whitehope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whitehope's face. Whitehope staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitehope moves out of range of the body kick.
Garver throws a low kick but Whitehope moves out of range easily.
Garver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whitehope.
Garver misses with a body punch
and Whitehope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garver throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitehope counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Garver!
Garver is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Whitehope there.
Oh Garver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garver is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Whitehope lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Garver! More strikes land and this one is all over! Whitehope jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Whitehope!
Mark Whitehope decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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