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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cymru Whyte (ranked 4277 p4p, 3803 weight class) and Hannibal Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cymru Whyte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cymru Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hannibal Hades!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the cage.
Hades wants to take the fight to the mat but Whyte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hades is pressed up against the cage. Whyte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hades down to the mat. Hades avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hades.
Hades steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whyte.
Whyte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hades avoids it really well and circles away.
Hades shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whyte as he jumps to the side.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte has Hades up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hades manages to break the clinch.
Hades closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whyte tries to pull guard but Hades holds him up against the cage and eventually Whyte drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cymru Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte taking a breather.
Hades tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hades cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Hades is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hades fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte shoots for a double leg takedown but Hades sprawls well. He's pushed Whyte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hades closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades tries to pull guard but Whyte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hades displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whyte up against the cage.
Hades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hades avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Hades wants to counter with a clinch but Whyte pushes him away.
Hades misses with a takedown attempt - Whyte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte fails to land the takedown.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown but Hades shows good takedown defense.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte is looking to counter the offense by Hades and move into the clinch.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown but Hades shows good takedown defense.
Hades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whyte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hades sprawls and moves away.
Whyte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hades counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hades.
Hades missing with knees to the body.
Hades fails to pull guard.
Whyte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hades drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whyte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to break the clinch but Hades is controlling the position.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hades.
Whyte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hades dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Whyte jumps into guard, dragging Hades to the mat.
Hades wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Hades dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hades doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a one-two to the body.
Whyte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hades counters by clinching up.
Whyte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hades is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whyte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hades looking for a takedown.
Cymru Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Hades.
Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Hades is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte tries to clinch but Hades moves out of range.
Hades rushes Whyte and presses him up against the cage.
Hades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades has closed the distance and engaged Whyte in a clinch.
Whyte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whyte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hades is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Hades has double underhooks.
Hades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hades 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte with the inside leg kick.
Hades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Hades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hades throws a one two combo.
Whyte lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hades moves into range and clinches up with Whyte.
Hades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hades shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whyte pinned against the cage. Whyte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whyte is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Hades steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whyte.
Hades gets a clinch.
Whyte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Hades responds with a good body kick, but Whyte manages to step out the way in time.
Whyte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt.
Hades darts in and clinches Whyte up against the cage.
Hades escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hades shoots in for a takedown but Whyte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hades to score with a decent uppercut.
Hades rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whyte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hades has managed to clinch.
Hades is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whyte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whyte goes for a takedown attempt but Hades pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hades tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whyte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hades somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Hades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Whyte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whyte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hades makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hades goes for a double leg but Whyte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whyte continues to drive forward.
Whyte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hades sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hades closes the distance and clinches up with Whyte, looking for a takedown. Hades pushes Whyte against the cage but Whyte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whyte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whyte tries to clinch but Hades moves out of range.
Cymru Whyte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hades.
Whyte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hades.
Cymru Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Hades.
Hades misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Hades throws a leg kick that misses.
Hades stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hades has Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.
Hades tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whyte avoids it.
Hades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hannibal Hades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hades pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hades.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hades looks for a takedown but Whyte sprawls well.
Whyte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hades is fending him off so far but Whyte persists. Nope, Hades circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Hades's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hades looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hades looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Hades persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
Whyte shoots for a takedown but Hades saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hades throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hades fails with a takedown attempt.
Whyte shoots for a takedown but Hades saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Whyte dives in for a single leg takedown but Hades sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whyte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hades pulls Whyte into guard.
Hades looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hades can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whyte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hades swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whyte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hades looking for a guillotine here but Whyte defends easily.
Whyte content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannibal Hades.
Well Hades has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Hades!
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