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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 497 p4p, 812 weight class) and Kurt Lemon (ranked 44 p4p, 70 weight class). White's entrance music is HonestKey- Change. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemon was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Lemon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lemon misses with a left hand
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Lemon is trying to control the position but White postures up.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lemon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemon wants to sweep but no luck.
Lemon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lemon is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lemon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White throws a body punch but Lemon moves out of range.
Lemon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White defending well as Lemon loads up on a big left hand.
Lemon lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Lemon finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
Lemon is looking for the big counter here.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon is positioning himself well to prevent White advancing to mount.
Let's hope that Lemon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lemon is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White content to control rather than advance.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White throwing shots but Lemon is blocking nicely.
White with the ground and pound but Lemon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lemon controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Lemon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White wants to control from the top but Lemon keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lemon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lemon. That snapped White's head back.
Lemon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White gets the takedown into side control.
Lemon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lemon some visible discomfort.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the action but Lemon is working from the bottom.
White tries to move to mount but Lemon blocks the move with his legs.
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lemon has escaped the position, nice work there.
White 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.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White advances to mount.
That's six 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.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lemon keeps trying to improve his position.
White cracks Lemon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lemon avoids a strike by White and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in White's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lemon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lemon throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Lemon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemon wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lemon's head.
Lemon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lemon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White looking to pass the guard.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White wants to control from the top but Lemon keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lemon wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Lemon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lemon is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lemon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Lemon misses its intended target.
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemon throws out the jab.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lemon misses with a series of wild punches.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurt Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from White misses.
A jab from Lemon finds it's way through White's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lemon misses with a left hand
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lemon's guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lemon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemon wants to sweep but no luck.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lemon's head.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White slips nicely into half guard.
Lemon gets back to full guard.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemon is keeping the position for now.
Lemon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lemon looking to control.
White with a nice head shot there.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lemon is looking for a sweep.
White throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lemon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
White with good strikes from the mount here!
White misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
White dominating with strikes here.
Lemon tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
White looking to finish with strikes here!
Lemon is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
Lemon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White lands with some strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot.
Lemon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lemon tries to hold on but White postures up.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White looking to secure an arm triangle but Lemon defends it well.
Lemon wants to control but White is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lemon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
White prevents Lemon from getting the reversal.
White looking to ground and pound but Lemon is blocking nicely.
Lemon is trying to escape the mount.
White sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
White controlling the position easily from mount.
Lemon suckers White into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Lemon is now in White's guard!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lemon trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White wants to pass the guard but Lemon is keeping the position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White wants to control from the top but Lemon keeps moving.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White throws an elbow that misses. Lemon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Lemon!
Lemon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White keeping moving, preventing Lemon from controlling successfully.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lemon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lemon trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lemon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
White moves out of range as Lemon strikes.
Lemon connects with a nice looking jab.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemon can do to turn this around?
White stuns Lemon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lemon throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Lemon looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
White slips under a jab.
Kurt Lemon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a strike but Lemon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White is looking for a triangle here but Lemon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
White gets back to half guard.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lemon pulls his head out easily.
Lemon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lemon wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Lemon is keeping busy.
Lemon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lemon with the ground and pound but White uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lemon throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lemon's guard. Nice move by White!
White looking to pass the guard.
White throws a strike but Lemon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemon defends it easily.
Lemon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lemon scoring with some ground and pound.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White has his foot on Lemon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemon works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemon wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White keeping moving, preventing Lemon from controlling successfully.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is looking for a triangle but Lemon pushes his legs off easily.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lemon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White controls Lemon momentarily but Lemon frees himself.
Lemon preventing the sweep.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemon landing some decent shots from guard.
White keeping full guard, as Lemon tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lemon tries to clinch up
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Lemon didn't expect that.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Lemon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lemon defends well.
Lemon looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White lands a couple of digs.
Lemon looking to control.
Kurt Lemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lemon pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
Lemon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon has White pulled in close to control his posture.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lemon blocks nicely.
Lemon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight 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.
Lemon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White wants to control from the top but Lemon keeps moving.
Lemon is trying to keep White in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White lands with a straight right. Lemon didn't see that one coming.
White misses with a body shot.
Lemon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lemon throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lemon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White is looking to take a break and control but Lemon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White is staying tight to Lemon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray White!
A relieved looking Ray White 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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