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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Mirnoi (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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271 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kostya Mirnoi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mirnoi to the ground. White is now in Mirnoi's guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mirnoi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White prevents Mirnoi from getting back to his feet.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirnoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin White.
Mirnoi misses with a combination
and White moves into the clinch.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirnoi backwards.
White jumps guard and drags Mirnoi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mirnoi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White wriggles free and stands up.
Mirnoi throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Mirnoi gets caught flat footed, as White shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mirnoi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mirnoi is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirnoi looks gassed!
White pushing down on Mirnoi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White is looking for a kimura but Mirnoi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from White there.
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.
Ground and pound from White.
White winds up and cracks Mirnoi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White is keen to just control but Mirnoi is a slippery customer.
Mirnoi pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
White drops an elbow to the side of Mirnoi's head.
White decides to return to a standing position.
White misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mirnoi.
Some wild striking there from White.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mirnoi regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirnoi wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mirnoi bucks up and tries to throw White off but instead White has got his back!
White is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mirnoi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mirnoi is trying to get back to his feet but White has full control of the position and if anything, Mirnoi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
White looking for the choke from the back.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Mirnoi tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with punches from the back.
Mirnoi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
White punches Mirnoi on the ear.
White really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mirnoi.
Mirnoi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirnoi is trying to stand back up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards White.
Mirnoi wants to get back to his feet.
White controlling the position well here. Mirnoi rolled but White kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
White lands punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirnoi is taking damage to the body and head.
Mirnoi fending off the submission attempt from White.
White is working the ground and pound. Can Mirnoi escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mirnoi misses with a double jab.
Mirnoi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mirnoi won't be happy with that.
Mirnoi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, White asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mirnoi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White landing a few strikes.
White controlling from side mount.
White looks up at the clock and then as Mirnoi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, White smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mirnoi trying to remain calm as White controls from the top position.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mirnoi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White controls the position from side control.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirnoi can do to turn this around?
Mirnoi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mirnoi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mirnoi's head.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White stands and throws Mirnoi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mirnoi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but White has just dragged him back down to the mat.
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kostya Mirnoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White feints a jab promting Mirnoi to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mirnoi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White decides to stand and escape the position.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
Mirnoi is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
Mirnoi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mirnoi pushes White off but White dives into side control.
White has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with the combination.
Mirnoi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mirnoi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
Mirnoi wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White stands up and waves to Mirnoi to follow him.
Mirnoi throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White prevents Mirnoi from getting back to his feet.
White with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirnoi wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirnoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White rushes Mirnoi and presses him up against the cage.
White gets control of Mirnoi's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White has his foot on Mirnoi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mirnoi works his way back into a safe position though.
White looking for a guillotine here but Mirnoi defends easily.
Mirnoi has gone for a leg lock! White slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mirnoi's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kevin White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Mirnoi does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin White dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by White.
Mirnoi misses with a combination
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
White forces his way into half guard.
White stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mirnoi throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
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!
Mirnoi has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White prevents Mirnoi from getting back to his feet.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White prevents Mirnoi from getting back to his feet.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White is in close to Mirnoi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents Mirnoi from getting back to his feet.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mirnoi is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
Mirnoi is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mirnoi is trying to stand.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mirnoi wants to stand back up but White manages to pass into side control.
Mirnoi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mirnoi is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
Mirnoi wants to get back to his feet but White is dominant here and he's now got Mirnoi's back!
White scores with punches to the body.
Mirnoi holding both White 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mirnoi hold on?!
Mirnoi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of White's arms.
Mirnoi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
White lands punches and elbows.
White is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mirnoi covering up well under a series of strikes from White.
White throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirnoi is trying to stand back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from White. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
White scores with punches to the body.
Mirnoi trying to get back to his feet but White is in full control for now.
White has Mirnoi flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mirnoi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
White lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mirnoi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirnoi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
White is riding his opponent, not letting Mirnoi buck him off.
White scores with strikes from the back.
Mirnoi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from White.
White trying to control momentarily.
Mirnoi is trying to get back to his feet but White has full control of the position and if anything, Mirnoi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White controls the action.
Kostya Mirnoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White tightening his grip on Mirnoi, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin White!
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