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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Whitehead (ranked 24332 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Vincent (ranked 5246 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Final Episode kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rueben Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent clinches with his opponent.
Whitehead being controlled against the cage.
Whitehead manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vincent has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whitehead is proving hard to escape from.
Whitehead pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehead has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitehead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vincent wants to stand but Whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vincent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Whitehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whitehead wants to clinch.
Vincent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whitehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whitehead defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vincent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vincent has Whitehead up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitehead scores with a shot to the side of Vincent's head.
Whitehead pushes off an throws an elbow but Vincent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Whitehead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitehead manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vincent on his heels. He'll look to pass Vincent's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead wants to control from the top but Vincent keeps moving.
Whitehead has gone for a leg lock! Vincent slips out almost immediately though and dives into Whitehead's guard.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent is fighting to break Whitehead's control of his arms but Whitehead is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whitehead working a defensive guard here.
Whitehead tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehead is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vincent lands a couple of elbows.
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 Rueben Whitehead will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Whitehead shows good takedown defense.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches.
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whitehead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vincent backwards.
Vincent misses with a knee strike.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vincent blocks an elbow strike from Whitehead.
Whitehead manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead lands with a good body shot.
Whitehead shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vincent as he jumps to the side.
Whitehead darts in and clinches Vincent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vincent gets tackled into the cage by Whitehead. Whitehead maintains the clinch.
Whitehead gets control of Vincent's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whitehead will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Vincent is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Whitehead is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Whitehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead keeping full guard, as Vincent tries to pass.
Vincent preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vincent forces his way into half guard.
Whitehead is trying to maintain the position but Vincent is very close to passing his half guard.
Vincent working over Whitehead with some ground and pound. Whitehead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehead is concentrating on defense, preventing Vincent from advancing position.
Vincent trying to control from half guard but Whitehead is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent stalling away here and it's allowed Whitehead to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitehead trying to keep a closed guard but Vincent is proving a slippery customer.
Whitehead is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
Vincent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whitehead's guard.
Whitehead tries to roll over but Vincent keeps him under control.
Whitehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vincent can do to turn this around?
Vincent is keen to just control but Whitehead is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitehead is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Vincent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vincent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whitehead doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vincent.
Whitehead keeping control of the position.
Vincent thows a huge punch but Whitehead dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehead has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vincent is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitehead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vincent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Whitehead dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vincent enables Whitehead to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vincent manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vincent working a defensive guard here.
Whitehead stands up over Vincent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Whitehead drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vincent manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Whitehead has Vincent in his guard.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vincent looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vincent's guard.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitehead tries to free his leg and advance position but Vincent is retaining full guard.
Whitehead wants to stand but Vincent is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whitehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Whitehead from controlling successfully.
Whitehead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rueben Whitehead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehead trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Whitehead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitehead controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Whitehead from controlling successfully.
Whitehead controlling from the top position.
Vincent is trying to control the position but Whitehead postures up.
Vincent wants to sweep here but Whitehead controlling him for the moment.
Whitehead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whitehead tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vincent counters with a takedown into side control.
Whitehead sneaks out the side door and pushes Vincent away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Whitehead lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vincent's waist but Vincent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whitehead off to one side.
Whitehead moves in looking to clinch but Vincent pushes him off.
Whitehead rushes Vincent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Whitehead forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Whitehead prevents a body shot from Vincent.
Whitehead breaks from the clinch.
Whitehead wants to clinch.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehead backing away here, and Vincent unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vincent has closed the distance and engaged Whitehead in a clinch.
Whitehead throws an elbow that misses.
Whitehead pulls Vincent into guard.
Whitehead wants to stand up but Vincent is controlling him.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Whitehead keeps moving.
Whitehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vincent is one step ahead there.
Vincent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueben Whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitehead 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rueben Whitehead!
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energy
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hype
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