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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Whyte (ranked 1580 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Teariki Ropata (ranked 198 p4p, 226 weight class). Whyte's entrance music is Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II. A fine choice. Ropata has chosen Poi E as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teariki Ropata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ropata manages to avoid it.
Ropata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Ropata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlando Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ropata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ropata cracks a nice hook into Whyte's ribs.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ropata.
Ropata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Ropata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ropata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Ropata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte throws a body punch but Ropata moves out of range.
Whyte is looking to wear down Ropata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whyte throws a jab when Ropata was well out of range.
Ropata throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Ropata's body.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Ropata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ropata looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Ropata scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ropata jabs at Whyte's body.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ropata.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Ropata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte cracks Ropata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Ropata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ropata throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Ropata is out of range.
A jab from Ropata misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Ropata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ropata on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Ropata.
A big left from Whyte misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ropata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Ropata.
Ropata slips under a jab.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ropata moves away.
Ropata misses with a body shot.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ropata.
Ropata misses with a wild combination.
Whyte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ropata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ropata.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ropata misses with a body shot.
Ropata throws a right and a left that Whyte avoids nicely.
Ropata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Ropata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropata walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid body kick from Whyte.
Ropata throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ropata misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Ropata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Ropata throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ropata was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Ropata misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ropata manages to avoid it.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ropata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ropata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ropata.
Ropata swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte.
Ropata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ropata lands a slapping body shot.
Ropata misses with a double jab.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Ropata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ropata tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ropata manages to avoid it.
Ropata looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Ropata throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Ropata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ropata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ropata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Ropata misses with an uppercut.
Ropata fails to land with a series of punches.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Ropata had a free shot at his head there.
Whyte throws the left hand but Ropata avoids the punch easily.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Ropata ducks down to avoid it.
Ropata connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.
Ropata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Ropata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ropata blocks a jab.
Ropata throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Ropata misses with a double jab.
Ropata lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ropata throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Ropata loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whyte jabs Ropata right on the nose. Ropata blinks but takes it well.
Whyte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ropata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Ropata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whyte circles away quickly and effectively.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Ropata.
Ropata swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Ropata lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Ropata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Ropata.
Ropata moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Despite the aggression on Ropata's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ropata lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ropata manages to avoid it.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte misses the body punch
and Ropata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Ropata misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Ropata counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whyte gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Ropata counter with a right hand.
Ropata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ropata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ropata misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whyte.
Ropata missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ropata slips under a jab.
Whyte lands with a hook. Ropata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Ropata.
A counter left hand to the body from Whyte misses its target.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Ropata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whyte throws a jab when Ropata was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ropata misses.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws a push kick but Ropata slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte swings for the body but Ropata moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ropata misses.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ropata.
Whyte throws a push kick but Ropata slaps the foot to one side.
Ropata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ropata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ropata now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Ropata's head.
Ropata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ropata is looking for the big counter here.
Ropata shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whyte eats them both and turns towards Ropata to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ropata cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte takes a swing at Ropata's ribcage but misses.
Ropata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ropata looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ropata takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ropata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Whyte.
Well Whyte 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Orlando Whyte!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Orlando Whyte!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Orlando Whyte!
Orlando Whyte wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Orlando Whyte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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