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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel White (ranked 24622 p4p, 25082 weight class) and Chokyi Tsering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chokyi Tsering will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chokyi Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Sloppy strikes from Tsering. Those never looked like landing.
Tsering ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! White has knocked Tsering down with a huge combo! White steps away and waves a wobbly Tsering back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chokyi Tsering has been cut.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tsering as he jumps to the side.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Tsering misses.
Tsering misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chokyi Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsering looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering wants to break free but White has control.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Tsering.
White prevents Tsering from breaking the clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
Tsering swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Tsering sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsering wants to break free but White has control.
Tsering tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsering jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Tsering moves out of range easily.
Tsering throws out a powerful jab.
Tsering works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsering defends it nicely.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsering scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsering.
Tsering throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Tsering.
Nice cross by Tsering.
White moves into range and clinches up with Tsering.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Tsering misses with a jab, cross combination.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White throws a push kick but Tsering slaps the foot to one side.
Chokyi Tsering is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tsering!
Tsering bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tsering looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Tsering throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Tsering has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsering scores with a shot to the body.
White shoots in for a takedown but Tsering shows good takedown defense.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsering fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White instigates a clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
Tsering connects with a body shot.
Tsering is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsering misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsering misses with a few strikes there.
Tsering lands the left hand.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Tsering gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering misses with an uppercut.
Tsering clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Tsering.
A combination from Tsering does no damage.
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!
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsering as he connects with a hook.
Tsering throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Tsering.
Tsering comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tsering takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsering.
Tsering is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tsering lands with a shot to the body.
Tsering misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsering scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsering misses the target.
Tsering misses with a body shot.
White is looking for a counter combo.
White throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White closes the distance and pushes Tsering back into the cage.
Tsering is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Tsering's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chokyi Tsering dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chokyi Tsering's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tsering just misses with a punch to the body.
Chokyi Tsering seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Tsering there.
No joy there for Tsering, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsering throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsering will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsering.
Tsering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsering connects with a body shot.
Tsering blocks a head kick by White.
Tsering throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White tries to counter by clinching up but Tsering breaks away and moves out of range.
Tsering fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering throws a body shot but no joy.
White clinches.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Tsering tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White slows down the pace here.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stalling against the cage.
Tsering is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Tsering lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsering wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsering is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Tsering.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Tsering wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White keeps control of Tsering as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tsering can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsering. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsering punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Tsering tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsering.
Tsering is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by Tsering. Beautiful body shot.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Tsering tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tsering manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Tsering, looking for a takedown. White pushes Tsering against the cage but Tsering circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tsering throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Tsering, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsering has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsering lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tsering is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Tsering.
Tsering wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White can't get the takedown.
White breaks the clinch.
Tsering lands a body shot.
White goes for a double leg but Tsering avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tsering continues to drive forward.
A nice side step and Tsering releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsering's brow.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tsering gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsering wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsering tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Tsering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tsering goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsering tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White manages to pull guard.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tsering stands up and waves to White to follow him.
Tsering is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsering throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White is looking for a counter combo.
Tsering pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Tsering.
Daniel White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsering displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Tsering showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Tsering, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chokyi Tsering showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chokyi Tsering's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tsering stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Tsering's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tsering is defending well.
Tsering is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Daniel White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for White to work.
White breaks the clinch.
Tsering scores with a shot to the body.
Tsering lands with a shot to the body.
Tsering scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Tsering.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Tsering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering scores with a shot to the body.
Tsering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to counter by clinching up but Tsering breaks away and moves out of range.
Tsering swinging wildly here.
Tsering takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to land a leg kick but Tsering saw it coming and moves away.
Tsering tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsering.
Tsering cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Tsering. Beautiful body shot.
White ducks under a wild hook from Tsering.
Jab by Tsering.
Tsering throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Tsering misses with a double jab.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsering misses with a double jab.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is trying to trip Tsering. He has hold of a leg but Tsering is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. White persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and White manages to pass to side control.
Tsering is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
Tsering pushes White off but White dives into side control.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks White politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. White prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet but White is dominant here and he's now got Tsering's back!
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsering trying to get back to his feet but White is in full control for now.
Tsering is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Tsering avoids the head kick by White.
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tsering sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tsering is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
Tsering is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
Tsering is trying to stand.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tsering has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daniel White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Daniel White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chokyi Tsering.
I've got Tsering winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chokyi Tsering!
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