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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane White (ranked 4254 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Ogunkeye Igwe (ranked 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ogunkeye Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes one on the button.
It looks like Shane White has been cut.
Igwe scores with a nice head shot.
Igwe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Igwe finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White with a nice head shot there.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Igwe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Igwe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White cracks Igwe with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe has White pulled in close to control his posture.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White drops back looking for a leg! Igwe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Igwe manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Igwe's guard.
White postures up in Igwe's guard and throws a big left but Igwe blocks it.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White throwing strikes from guard but Igwe blocks nicely.
White lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Igwe can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White thows a huge punch but Igwe dodges it nicely.
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 moves nicely into side control.
Igwe is working to avoid the ground and pound but White connects with a decent elbow.
Igwe is trying to improve his position.
Igwe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White misses with the ground and pound.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Igwe keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is chipping away with strikes.
White in side control, throwing shots but Igwe defends.
White misses with the ground and pound.
Igwe wants to control but White postures up.
White scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Igwe to see if he's OK.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Igwe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Igwe, who protects the arm well.
White is chipping away with strikes.
White misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Igwe parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Igwe to escape.
White scoring with punches from side control.
Igwe struggling a bit here.
Igwe tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White in side control, throwing shots but Igwe defends.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
White misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Igwe can't do much from the bottom here.
Igwe tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
White in side control, throwing shots but Igwe defends.
Igwe is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
Igwe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White wants to control but Igwe is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Igwe lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Igwe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Igwe moves into range and connects with a jab.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Igwe tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Igwe to the ground. Igwe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White takes one to the chin there.
Shane White's cut is getting worse.
Igwe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Igwe finish him?!
White is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igwe connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks White out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ogunkeye Igwe!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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