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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4684 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Whited (ranked 4933 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Whited!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Five.
Nice uppercut there from Five.
Whited tries to clinch there but Five circles away.
Whited shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whited wants to clinch up but Five keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Five wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Five instigates a clinch.
Whited working Five over with knees to the body.
Five could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Five cracks Whited with a nice body shot.
Whited blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Five swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whited decides to pull guard.
Whited seems keen to control Five's posture.
Whited looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Five stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whited swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Whited wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five wants to pass the guard but Whited is keeping the position.
Five won't allow Whited to sweep him here.
Whited is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Five wanted to stand there but Whited had control of the position.
Five pushing down on Whited's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whited is controlling Five's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Five stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Whited to get to his feet.
Whited fails with a takedown attempt.
Five scores with the left hand. Whited knows he should have avoided that one.
Whited takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Five works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whited is defended easily by Five.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Whited.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whited takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whited is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Five.
Five paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Five digs a good hook to Whited's body.
Joe Whited seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Five bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whited's head.
Whited takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whited takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Five throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whited.
Five jabs Whited to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whited changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Five tries to avoid it but Whited manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Five to the ground. Five escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Five seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Whited looks winded!
A lazy body kick from Whited
and Five holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Five takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Five fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Five as Whited tries to tie him up.
Whited blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Five gets underhooks to prevent Whited's takedown attempt.
Five tries to throw a body punch but Whited avoids it by throwing Five back against the cage.
Five working aggressively here.
Whited tries to score a body lock takedown but Five shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by Whited.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Five dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Five slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Five scores with a jab. Whited acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whited looks for a takedown but Five sprawls well.
Five swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Five scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Five digs a good body shot into Whited's ribs.
Whited looks for a takedown but Five sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whited's head backwards.
Five ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Five lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five lands a nice looking body shot.
Five lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joe Whited is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whited instigates a clinch.
Five has a couple of punches blocked by Whited.
Whited is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Five is keeping busy.
Whited wants to take the fight to the mat but Five manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Whited.
Whited blocking some punches.
Whited tries to circle away but Five has him pinned against the cage.
Five working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whited blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whited tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Five just stands there and leans against the cage.
Five has a couple of punches blocked by Whited.
Whited tries to pull guard but Five holds him up against the cage and eventually Whited drops back down to his feet.
Whited is breathing heavily.
Five swings wildly with an uppercut but Whited uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whited is looking to take this one to the mat.
Five wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whited has him pressed against the cage.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Five digs a right hand into Whited's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whited's gas tank.
Whited being controlled against the cage.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Five misses with an elbow over the top.
Five pushes Whited back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whited prevents a body shot from Five.
Whited escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whited tries to clinch up.
Five is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whited can do to turn this around?
Whited walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whited tries to clinch there but Five circles away.
Whited tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Five defends well and Whited ends up having to push Five into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Five with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Five gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Five lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whited backwards.
Whited is trying to force a seperation but Five has the dominant position.
Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whited blocks an uppercut.
Whited is trying to pull guard but Five turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Five tries to work over Whited's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Five effectively controlling the action here.
Whited blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Five working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five misses with the head strike.
Five working aggressively here.
Five prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whited blocks an uppercut.
Whited blocks an uppercut.
Five is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whited is keeping busy.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Whited blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Five misses with the head strike.
Whited drags the fight down to the ground.
Five knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whited on the ground.
Whited controls Five momentarily but Five frees himself.
Five trying to control but Whited is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Five dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Five scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Whited misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whited.
Whited ducks right into an uppercut from Five.
Whited fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whited tries for a takedown but Five circles away easily
and Five counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whited lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whited takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Five.
Five comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whited fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Whited.
Whited tries to clinch but Five is having none of it.
Five stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Five scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Whited misses
and Five counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Whited or perhaps it was just good defense by Five, which made it look bad.
Five is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Five as he connects with a hook.
Five bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five cracks Whited with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five's corner calls for a 1-2. Five obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Five stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whited on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Five jabs Whited right on the nose. Whited blinks but takes it well.
Whited has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Five scores with a jab to the head.
Whited takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whited takes one on the button.
Whited takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Five slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Five lands a nice shot that snaps Whited's head back.
Five connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five lands with an overhand left.
Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whited changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Five fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whited on the side of the head.
Five lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Five lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whited doesn't seem phased though.
Whited closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Five takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whited gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whited with a poor takedown
and Five counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whited thinking.
Five clinches up against the cage.
Test Five has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whited blocks a body shot from Five.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whited blocks an uppercut.
Five is pressed up against the cage. Whited has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Five down to the mat. Five avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whited takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Five scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Five fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whited gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whited takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whited tries to move into range but Five moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whited on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Five lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Five connects with a right hand. Whited shakes it off.
Joe Whited has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Five.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test Five showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Five, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Five!
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