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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehorse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitehorse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Collins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whitehorse sprawls well initially but Collins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Collins with the ground and pound but Whitehorse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehorse controls Collins momentarily but Collins frees himself.
Collins postures up in Whitehorse's guard and throws a big left but Whitehorse blocks it.
Collins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitehorse wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Whitehorse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitehorse has wrist control.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Whitehorse is keeping the position.
Collins postures up in Whitehorse's guard and throws a big left but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehorse is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Whitehorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Whitehorse throws a body kick that misses.
Collins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Whitehorse blocks nicely.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Whitehorse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Whitehorse!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehorse is proving a slippery customer.
Whitehorse landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitehorse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehorse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehorse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehorse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whitehorse passes into side control.
Whitehorse is putting a hurting on Collins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Whitehorse grinds an elbow into Collins's temple.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
Collins wants to control but Whitehorse postures up.
Collins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whitehorse cracks Collins with a big right hand but Collins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Whitehorse keeps moving and retains side control.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
Whitehorse is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Whitehorse will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whitehorse's guard.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehorse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Whitehorse blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins blocks the body kick.
Collins lands a jab to the head.
Whitehorse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitehorse slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitehorse feinted with a counter takedown.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Whitehorse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitehorse under the eye.
Whitehorse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Collins.
Jacob Whitehorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
Whitehorse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whitehorse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Whitehorse keeps moving and retains side control.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Whitehorse working the head with strikes.
We've been informed that Collins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Check out the look on Whitehorse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Collins down.
Whitehorse working away.
Collins tries to bench press Whitehorse off him but Whitehorse keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Collins down.
Whitehorse working the ground and pound.
Whitehorse landing a few strikes.
Whitehorse working the head with strikes.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Collins to see if he's OK.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehorse moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Collins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Collins won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse trying to control from half guard but Collins is working away.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitehorse stalling away here and it's allowed Collins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Whitehorse preventing the sweep.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Whitehorse pushes his legs off easily.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitehorse is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whitehorse connects with a leg kick. Collins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Collins throws a hook but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitehorse is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Whitehorse there.
Whitehorse looks for the body kick but Collins saw that one coming.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitehorse as he jumps to the side.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitehorse throws a nice head kick!
Collins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whitehorse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehorse is looking for a sweep.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins postures up.
Whitehorse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Collins's best efforts.
Whitehorse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins is trying to control. Whitehorse wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitehorse avoid being mounted?
Whitehorse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Collins working over Whitehorse with some ground and pound. Whitehorse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Collins thows a huge punch but Whitehorse dodges it nicely.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins is thwarting Whitehorse's attempts to control the position.
Collins is looking to advance position but Whitehorse won't allow it.
Whitehorse has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins thows a huge punch but Whitehorse dodges it nicely.
Collins prevents Whitehorse from improving his position.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitehorse is holding on to half guard well.
Collins is nestled in close to Whitehorse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitehorse moves into full guard.
Whitehorse seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Whitehorse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
Whitehorse working over Collins with some ground and pound. Collins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Whitehorse seems content to control.
Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehorse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehorse working Collins over with strikes.
Whitehorse lands with a punch from half guard.
Collins taking some punishment here, with Whitehorse in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitehorse lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehorse is thwarting Collins's attempts to control the position.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitehorse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collins trying to control the position.
Whitehorse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacob Whitehorse did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitehorse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitehorse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot.
Whitehorse looks to land a body kick but Collins moved away.
Whitehorse misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitehorse throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins lands with a right hand.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Whitehorse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacob Whitehorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
Whitehorse tries to land a front kick but Collins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitehorse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick but Collins checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Whitehorse on the inside.
Whitehorse blocks an elbow strike from Collins.
Whitehorse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Whitehorse regains guard immediately.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitehorse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitehorse is on top in guard.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitehorse controls the pace.
Whitehorse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins looking for a guillotine here but Whitehorse defends easily.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but Whitehorse uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse landing a few strikes.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Whitehorse lands a few punches from side control.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitehorse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands some shots froms side control.
Collins taking a bit of punishment here - Whitehorse scoring with strikes.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Whitehorse working the body and head with strikes.
Whitehorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Whitehorse lands a few punches from side control.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.
Whitehorse happy to just control the position for now.
Collins struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse had his way with Misha Collins in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitehorse misses with a low kick.
Whitehorse slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Whitehorse to the ground. Collins is now in Whitehorse's guard.
Whitehorse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whitehorse manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Whitehorse slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is trying to control but can't.
Whitehorse trying to pass the guard but Collins defending well.
Collins trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Collins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whitehorse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins trying to control the position.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Whitehorse trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whitehorse chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitehorse stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
Whitehorse with a nice head shot there.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehorse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehorse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehorse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehorse is one step ahead there.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but Whitehorse uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Collins is defending well.
Jacob Whitehorse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins with the active half guard here but Whitehorse passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Collins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehorse scoring with punches and elbows.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Misha Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Whitehorse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitehorse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse wins by unanimous decision!
Jacob Whitehorse retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Jacob Whitehorse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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