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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Whit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico has chosen The Fight Song as his entrance music. Ernie Whit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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170 cm
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148 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie Whit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico tries to land a front kick but Whit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whit.
Rico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whit avoids it.
Rico stalls.
Rico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rico missing with knees to the body.
Whit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rico manages to break the clinch.
Rico fails with the takedown.
Rico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rico manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Whit trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whit trying to move into half guard but instead Rico has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Whit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico won't allow Whit to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit is working hard here to advance position.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whit wants to stand up but Rico is controlling him.
Rico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Whit does no damage.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rico dodges the punch combination from Whit.
Rico throws a sloppy head kick and Whit moves out of range easily.
Rico throws a sloppy head kick and Whit moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rico as he jumps to the side.
Whit is breathing heavily.
Whit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rico lands a high kick!
It looks like Ernie Whit has been cut.
Whit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rico makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rico.
Rico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whit trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico is pulling down on Whit's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Rico has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Whit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rico wants to sweep here but Whit controlling him for the moment.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Whit from controlling successfully.
Rico pushes Whit off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rico goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whit scores with a nice strike.
Rico throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whit.
Rico lands a front kick.
Whit just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico throws out a powerful jab.
Whit throws a jab when Rico was well out of range.
Whit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rico tries a head kick but it misses.
Rico feints and then cracks Whit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whit down.
No luck for Whit with that takedown attempt.
Rico throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ernie Whit's cut is getting worse.
Whit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rico to the mat! Rico manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Whit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rico tries to clinch there but Whit circles away.
Rico lands a front kick.
Rico has a takedown stuffed.
Whit throws a lazy right hand but Rico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whit blocks the body kick.
Rico jabs at Whit's body.
Ernie Whit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rico cracks Whit with an open hand slap.
Whit misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Rico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whit's half guard.
Rico is looking for a kimura but Whit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rico to get the leverage.
Whit is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rico trying to control from half guard but Whit is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit tries to roll over but Rico keeps him under control.
Well, if Rico is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Whit is trying to maintain the position but Rico is very close to passing his half guard.
Whit is looking to improve his position.
Rico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rico throws a head kick but Whit moves out of range.
Whit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rico lands a head kick. Whit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rico avoids the body shot from Whit.
Rico throws a body kick that misses.
Rico throws a head kick that half lands.
Whit avoids the head kick by Rico.
Whit throws the left hand but Rico avoids the punch easily.
Rico wants to clinch
and Whit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rico won't be happy with that.
Whit trying to control the position but Rico is working away.
Whit working the ground and pound but Rico is defending the strikes.
Rico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico is not content to let Whit control the position.
Whit wants to control for a moment but Rico uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rico wants to work for an arm triangle but Whit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whit's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whit has a takedown stuffed.
Whit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rico wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rico trying to keep a closed guard but Whit is proving a slippery customer.
Whit trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernie Whit'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. This is the final round!
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch but Whit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rico lands a head kick!
Rico throws a sloppy head kick and Whit moves out of range easily.
Whit shoots in for a takedown but Rico shows good takedown defense.
Rico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whit looks to throw the jab but Rico is out of range.
Rico throws a sloppy head kick and Whit moves out of range easily.
Rico has Whit up against the cage in a clinch.
Rico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whit blocks it with crossed arms.
Whit has clasped his hands together around Rico's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rico holding on.
Whit misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Whit.
Rico is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whit off and has taken his back!
Rico lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Whit covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rico softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Whit staying busy and making it hard for Rico to control.
Whit covers up after that shot from Rico.
Whit rolls, trying to escape but Rico keeps control of the position.
Rico misses with an elbow to the head.
Whit covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rico connects with a big shot to the side of Whit's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico connects with a big shot to the side of Whit's head.
Rico tries to keep control of the position but Whit is staying busy.
Ernie Whit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whit is covering up but some of the strikes from Rico are getting through and doing damage.
Rico looking to break Whit's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Whit remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rico will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rico throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Will Rico go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rico landing with strikes.
Ernie Whit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rico missing with punches from the back.
Whit tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico has Whit flattened out and is raining down punches.
Whit is covering up but some of the strikes from Rico are getting through and doing damage.
Rico missing with punches from the back.
Whit is trying to break free.
Rico throwing sloppy strikes.
Whit is covering up but some of the strikes from Rico are getting through and doing damage.
Whit wants to get back to his feet.
Whit is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rico lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rico missing with strikes from the back.
Rico lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rico lands a shot to the body.
Rico throwing damaging strikes from the back! Whit could be in trouble here!
Rico lands punches and elbows.
Whit takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Rico has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Whit's body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rico.
Rico throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rico winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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