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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Whitehead (ranked 5327 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Blatt (ranked 4574 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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195 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Blatt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatt misses with a combination
and Whitehead counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blatt trying to control the position.
Whitehead stands and steps away. Blatt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blatt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whitehead's half guard.
Whitehead kicks off Blatt and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blatt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitehead as he jumps to the side.
And Whitehead counters with a quick kick to the body but Blatt blocks it.
Whitehead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Whitehead pulls guard successfully.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Blatt from controlling successfully.
Whitehead is controlling Blatt's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blatt is one step ahead there.
Whitehead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blatt's guard.
Whitehead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blatt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehead is one step ahead there.
Whitehead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitehead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt is working an open guard so Whitehead takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Whitehead misses.
Whitehead clinches up with Blatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt blocking some punches.
Blatt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whitehead after a bit of a struggle.
Whitehead manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Whitehead seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blatt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blatt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whitehead in particular looking to stall.
Whitehead works his way into full mount!
Whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Whitehead controlling from mount.
Whitehead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blatt hang on?
Blatt is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Whitehead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitehead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Whitehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Whitehead with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Whitehead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blatt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blatt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitehead controlling the position easily from mount.
Whitehead working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitehead is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blatt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blatt is looking to improve his position but Whitehead isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Whitehead dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whitehead shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehead slips a nice elbow through Blatt's hands, connecting with Blatt's forehead.
Whitehead slips a nice elbow through Blatt's hands, connecting with Blatt's forehead.
Whitehead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitehead looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whitehead is working for a submission of some sort.
Whitehead decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blatt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitehead defends well and Blatt ends up having to push Whitehead into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt has his takedown stuffed
and Whitehead decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blatt's guard.
Whitehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehead showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Whitehead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitehead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Whitehead landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitehead works over Blatt with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehead works over Blatt with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whitehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blatt can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blatt wants to sweep here but Whitehead controlling him for the moment.
Whitehead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitehead is stalling in the full guard.
Whitehead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whitehead connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead lands a couple of digs.
Whitehead content to stall in guard here.
Whitehead gets to his feet - Blatt follows without any prompting.
Blatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rueben Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Blatt.
Blatt is breathing heavily.
Whitehead has closed the distance and engaged Blatt in a clinch.
Blatt jumps guard but Whitehead turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whitehead misses with the head strike.
Whitehead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitehead throws a head punch that misses.
Whitehead manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatt looking to pass the guard.
Whitehead has control of Blatt's left arm, preventing Blatt from doing any damage.
Blatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blatt being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Whitehead dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Whitehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooh!!! Blatt has knocked Whitehead down with a huge combo! Blatt steps away and waves a wobbly Whitehead back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Rueben Whitehead has been cut.
Whitehead avoids the head kick by Blatt.
Blatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitehead decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blatt's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead content to stall in guard here.
Whitehead passes Blatt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whitehead is taking a breather. Blatt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whitehead lands strikes from half guard.
Whitehead trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitehead 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.
Whitehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Whitehead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blatt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whitehead.
Whitehead content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blatt is trying to maintain the position but Whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitehead working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blatt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whitehead trying to control the pace.
Whitehead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blatt for as long as he can get away with.
Whitehead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitehead perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whitehead is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blatt defends it well.
Whitehead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt is trying to maintain the position but Whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitehead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blatt gets back to full guard.
Whitehead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehead pushing down on Blatt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blatt taking some punishment here, with Whitehead in his half guard.
Whitehead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blatt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whitehead.
Whitehead controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead prevents Blatt from standing back up.
Blatt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Whitehead is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueben Whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitehead, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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