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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 100 p4p, 211 weight class) and Philip Marcus (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Marcus throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but White Jr blocks it well.
White Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marcus will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marcus - the referee stops the clock and White Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marcus. White Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Despite the aggression on Marcus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marcus lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr is looking to wear down Marcus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White Jr wants to clinch.
Marcus is trying to counter with his kicks.
White Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White Jr is looking to clinch but Marcus is avoiding it.
Marcus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Marcus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarcus.
White Jr has closed the distance and engaged Marcus in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
White Jr misses with a knee strike.
White Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcus.
White Jr tries a body shot but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcus manages to break the clinch.
White Jr takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Marcus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marcus 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.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr backing away here, and Marcus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Marcus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but White Jr blocks it well.
White Jr misses with a hook
and Marcus counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for White Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Marcus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White Jr throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus dodges the punch combination from White Jr.
White Jr swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
White Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Marcus counters with a three punch combo that has White Jr backing up. White Jr nods at Marcus to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White Jr swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from White Jr misses.
A nice side step and Marcus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr misses the body punch
and Marcus counters with a left and a right that stings White Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr misses with a lunging right hand
letting Marcus counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bruce White Jr has been cut.
White Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Marcus counter with a right hand.
White Jr lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marcus at a distance.
White Jr scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce White Jr's cut.
That's time! White Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr moves in looking to clinch but Marcus pushes him off.
Marcus darts in trying to clinch
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Jr stuns Marcus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philip Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White Jr misses with a left hand
and Marcus counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White Jr.
A nice side step and Marcus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marcus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White Jr closes the distance and pushes Marcus back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Marcus misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
White Jr tries a knee to the head but Marcus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr misses the body punch
and White Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White Jr throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White Jr misses with a body shot
and Marcus counters with a good, hard body kick but White Jr shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcus.
White Jr looks to land a combination. Marcus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
White Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr clinches.
Marcus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
A short right from White Jr.
Marcus blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
Marcus manages to break the clinch.
White Jr jabs Marcus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
Marcus works over White Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Marcus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr darts in and clinches Marcus up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus controlling the action here for a moment.
White Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcus can do to turn this around?
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
Marcus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus is looking for the big counter here.
White Jr takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcus.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcus.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce White Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marcus! But no joy.
White Jr misses with a body kick.
White Jr lands with a hook. Marcus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Marcus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White Jr swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus unleashes a big counter combination but White Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White Jr tried to score with a low kick but Marcus checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus connects with an inside leg kick.
White Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
White Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White Jr is rocked!
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcus avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Marcus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcus keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus unleashes a big counter combination but White Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick lands for Marcus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Marcus misses.
Marcus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Marcus working aggressively here.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Marcus managing to block the knees to the body from White Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcus.
Bruce White Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr taking a breather.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
Marcus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and White Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White Jr scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marcus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr with a hook.
White Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White Jr looks to clinch
and Marcus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Marcus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White Jr takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Marcus thinks about the counter body kick.
White Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White Jr misses with a body shot
and Marcus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White Jr thinking.
A shot to the body from White Jr misses
and Marcus counters with a nice low kick that buckles White Jr's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from White Jr misses
and Marcus counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr misses the body punch
and Marcus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Marcus.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like White Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marcus.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Marcus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for White Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Marcus circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcus unleashes a big counter combination but White Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce White Jr's cut.
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.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
White Jr tries to move into range but Marcus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Marcus avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr backing away here, and Marcus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr wants to clinch but Marcus slips to the side
and Marcus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marcus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from White Jr misses.
White Jr swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
White Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Marcus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr closes the distance and pushes Marcus back into the cage.
Marcus breaks from the clinch.
White Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Marcus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
White Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White Jr scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marcus has managed to clinch.
White Jr lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Marcus fails to land.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Marcus lands a shot to the body.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr is looking to control Marcus's arms but Marcus gets an underhook and turns him. Now White Jr has his back to the cage.
Marcus prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Marcus lands a right hand.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White Jr misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Marcus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marcus. Marcus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marcus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marcus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by White Jr.
Marcus is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by White Jr! Marcus is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Bruce White Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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