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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 171 p4p, 261 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 27 p4p, 41 weight class). White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Battlesick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lacplesis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lacplesis.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Lacplesis.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacplesis but Lacplesis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lacplesis connects with a single shot there.
White gets tackled into the cage by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that misses.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis working aggressively here.
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!
Lacplesis avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Lacplesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Lacplesis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands with a left to the head.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lacplesis pulls his leg out and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a good body shot.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacplesis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White tries to bum rush Lacplesis with a series of wild strikes but Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White's coach down at Far-Q Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Lacplesis pushes him away.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White wants a takedown.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White pushes Lacplesis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Lacplesis working aggressively here.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacplesis gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from White.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from White.
Lacplesis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lacplesis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the side of the head.
White wants the takedown. Lacplesis is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lacplesis's guard against the cage.
Lacplesis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
White looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Lacplesis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis lands a right hook to the body.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacplesis scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for White.
Lacplesis lands a slapping body shot.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from White.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Lacplesis scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Lacplesis tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lacplesis forces White back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lacplesis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Lacplesis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Lacplesis wants to clinch.
Lacplesis moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Lacplesis clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lacplesis throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Lacplesis fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White stops Lacplesis from standing up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lacplesis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lacplesis blocks nicely.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lacplesis wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
White is stalling in the full guard.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacplesis has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of elbows.
Lacplesis pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lacplesis wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
Lacplesis has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lacplesis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lacplesis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands a right hand.
Lacplesis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Humors Lacplesis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
White misses with some punches.
Lacplesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacplesis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis blocks an uppercut.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lacplesis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lacplesis is defending well.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A body shot lands from Lacplesis.
White is breathing heavily.
Lacplesis takes an elbow to the temple.
Lacplesis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Lacplesis presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lacplesis pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacplesis avoids the damage to the body.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis takes a shot to the head.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Lacplesis presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lacplesis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Lacplesis is fighting off a takedown attempt but White is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lacplesis to the mat. Lacplesis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lacplesis kicks White off and gets to his feet.
Lacplesis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacplesis.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White tries to bum rush Lacplesis with a series of wild strikes but Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacplesis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Humors Lacplesis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacplesis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronnie White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacplesis looks to clinch
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
White throws a right hand that Lacplesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lacplesis also avoids with ease.
White clobbers Lacplesis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
White looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lacplesis as he jumps to the side.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Lacplesis looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fails with the takedown
and Lacplesis counters with a left to the body.
Lacplesis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lacplesis defends well and White ends up having to push Lacplesis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lacplesis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie White.
Lacplesis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacplesis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacplesis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lacplesis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lacplesis punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White throws a jab when Lacplesis was well out of range.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacplesis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Lacplesis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White gets tackled into the cage by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
White turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Humors Lacplesis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacplesis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lacplesis taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White taking a breather here.
Lacplesis pushes White away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, White gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lacplesis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lacplesis tries to escape but White is in control.
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lacplesis has escaped the position, nice work there.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lacplesis tries to escape but White is in control.
White misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lacplesis is trying to buck White off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Lacplesis ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Lacplesis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Lacplesis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White moves into range and clinches up with Lacplesis.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Lacplesis lands a body shot.
White prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White tries for a takedown but Lacplesis manages to get underhooks.
White is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
White blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis lands with a right to the head.
White is rocked!
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacplesis finish him?
Lacplesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops White to his knees! Lacplesis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Humors Lacplesis 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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