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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 1044 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 135 p4p, 134 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Alkum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Alkum just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Von Alkum.
White Jr lands with a nice body punch.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Alkum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White Jr misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
Von Alkum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Alkum catches White Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Alkum looks to land a combination but White Jr avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Alkum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Alkum throws a chopping leg kick but White Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White Jr lands with an overhand left.
Von Alkum thuds a left hand into White Jr's body.
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 Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Von Alkum.
White Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Von Alkum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Von Alkum fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
White Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Alkum 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.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White Jr has time to react.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Alkum scores with a leg kick.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Von Alkum moves away and avoids it.
White Jr looks for the body kick but Von Alkum saw that one coming.
White Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
Von Alkum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
White Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Von Alkum lands a two punch combo.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr clinches up against the cage.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum trying to control the position but instead, White Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Alkum into the cage.
Von Alkum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Alkum throws a big shot that misses.
Von Alkum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like White Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Alkum.
No joy there for White Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Alkum flicks out a counter leg kick but White Jr steps away.
White Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Alkum is looking to chop away at White Jr's legs.
Von Alkum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White Jr's head.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr slips a jab from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum circles away from the clinch attempt.
White Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Von Alkum misses with a straight left.
Von Alkum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Von Alkum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Von Alkum throws a solid leg kick but White Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Alkum.
White Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
White Jr tries to clinch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
Von Alkum misses with a low kick.
Von Alkum lands a nice leg kick that just misses White Jr's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Alkum.
White Jr is looking to wear down Von Alkum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White Jr slips a jab from Von Alkum.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
Von Alkum lands a jab to White Jr's midsection.
White Jr misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a low kick but White Jr moves out of range easily.
Von Alkum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Alkum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Alkum wants to slow White Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White Jr misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Alkum is out of range and White Jr settles back down.
Von Alkum throws a head kick but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Alkum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
White Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Von Alkum's jab looks to have found its range, popping White Jr under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Von Alkum dominated that 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.
Von Alkum scores with a decent looking hook.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Von Alkum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Von Alkum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Alkum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Von Alkum circles away and keeps his distance.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Alkum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White Jr checks it well.
White Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Von Alkum throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
Von Alkum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Alkum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Alkum thumps White Jr with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr throws a hook but Von Alkum blocks it.
White Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Alkum.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Alkum circles away.
A nice side step and Von Alkum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lands a jab to Von Alkum's midsection.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Alkum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Alkum throws a hook but White Jr blocks it.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
A swing and a miss from Von Alkum.
White Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Von Alkum lands with a slapping head kick.
Von Alkum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Alkum scores with a head kick.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White Jr throws a series of punches but Von Alkum avoids them all with ease.
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!
Von Alkum misses with a low kick.
Von Alkum slips under a jab.
Von Alkum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Alkum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Von Alkum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot that snaps White Jr's head back.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick and White Jr moves out of range easily.
White Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White Jr throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
White Jr tries to clinch but Von Alkum is having none of it.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.
White Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Alkum is able to avoid easily.
Von Alkum scores with a jab to the jaw.
White Jr clinches with his opponent.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Alkum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Alkum avoiding damage.
White Jr lands a body punch.
Von Alkum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
White Jr takes one to the side of the head.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Von Alkum circles away.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
White Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Von Alkum thumps White Jr with a low kick.
Von Alkum misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Alkum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White Jr's head.
White Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Alkum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Von Alkum breaks away and moves out of range.
Von Alkum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Von Alkum lands a high kick!
White Jr lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Alkum.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
It seemed like Von Alkum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Alkum pivots, looking for a leg kick but White Jr is out of range and Von Alkum settles back down.
White Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Alkum finds it's way round the side to connect with White Jr's head.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Alkum throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
White Jr moves in looking to clinch but Von Alkum pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Alkum! But no joy.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Von Alkum throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
Von Alkum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White Jr throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Von Alkum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
White Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from White Jr.
As White Jr backs off Von Alkum throws a huge counter combo but White Jr manages to avoid it all.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr tries to clinch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Von Alkum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum scores with a head kick. White Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Alkum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Alkum throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a three punch combo that has White Jr backing up. White Jr nods at Von Alkum to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a leg kick.
Von Alkum throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
White Jr jabs at Von Alkum's body.
Von Alkum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Jr is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by White Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Alkum as he connects with a hook.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Alkum takes a knee right on the jaw!
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Alkum controls his hands.
Von Alkum lands with a left to the head.
Von Alkum manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws a head kick but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Von Alkum catches White Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Alkum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr has closed the distance and engaged Von Alkum in a clinch.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Alkum lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr works on Von Alkum's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Alkum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White Jr has Von Alkum pressed against the cage, preventing Von Alkum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
Von Alkum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Von Alkum looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
White Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Alkum. Von Alkum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Von Alkum misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Von Alkum.
White Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Alkum scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Alkums head.
Von Alkum looking to slow down the pace here.
Von Alkum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr swings for the body but Von Alkum moves out of range.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr stuns Von Alkum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Alkum is just out of range.
Good shot there by White Jr.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Alkum was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Alkum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr swings for the body but Von Alkum moves out of range.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Alkum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White Jr on the side of the head.
Von Alkum throws a quick inside leg kick.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Alkum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Alkum moves forwards but White Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White Jr closes the distance and pushes Von Alkum back into the cage.
Klaus Von Alkum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Alkum leaning against his opponent.
White Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Alkum blocks it with crossed arms.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Alkum controls his hands.
White Jr lands with a left to the head.
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 Bruce White Jr.
I think Von Alkum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Von Alkum!
During a confident post fight interview, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Bruce White Jr had this to say: 'I'm sorry. I should have done better.'.
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