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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nishi Denoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nishi Denoro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Sydney, Nishi Denoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Denoro swivels and escapes.
Denoro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Denoro duly obliges.
It looks like Sam Whitaker has been cut.
Denoro drives through and clinches with Whitaker against the cage.
Denoro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitaker trying to control here.
Whitaker tries to roll over but Denoro keeps him under control.
Denoro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denoro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whitaker defends it well.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Denoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denoro postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Whitaker to stand up.
Whitaker dives in and grabs Denoro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Denoro pushes down on Whitaker's head and hops out.
Whitaker looks gassed!
Denoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denoro.
Denoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Denoro misses.
Denoro leaves Whitaker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nishi Denoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Whitaker.
Whitaker with a poor takedown
and Denoro counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denoro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Whitaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Denoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Denoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to remain calm as Denoro controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denoro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whitaker is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whitaker prevents Denoro from moving into mount.
Denoro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Whitaker!
Whitaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denoro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Whitaker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Whitaker shrugs it off.
Whitaker is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denoro trying to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
Denoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitaker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Denoro throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Whitaker moves into full guard.
Whitaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denoro thows a big elbow that misses.
Denoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whitaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Denoro has managed to get both his arms back between Whitaker's legs - danger averted.
Denoro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Denoro controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denoro postures up in Whitaker's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denoro is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitaker has wrist control.
Whitaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Denoro defends well.
Whitaker trying to keep a closed guard but Denoro is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nishi Denoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Whitaker'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.
Denoro clinches with his opponent.
Denoro jumps guard but Whitaker stands there with Denoro around his waist. Denoro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Denoro has Whitaker pressed against the cage.
Denoro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Whitaker is trying to keep an underhook but Denoro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Denoro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Denoro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitaker is trying to maintain the position but Denoro is very close to passing his half guard.
Denoro trying to control the action but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denoro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whitaker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denoro decides to stand and escape the position.
Whitaker shoots for a double leg takedown but Denoro sprawls well. He's pushed Whitaker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whitaker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Denoro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitaker somewhat.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nishi Denoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Whitaker.
Denoro clinches up against the cage.
Denoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker goes for a takedown attempt but Denoro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denoro closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denoro is trying to trip Whitaker. He has hold of a leg but Whitaker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Denoro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denoro's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Denoro.
Whitaker postures up in Denoro's guard and throws a big left but Denoro blocks it.
Whitaker won't allow Denoro to get back to his feet.
Denoro trying to keep a closed guard but Whitaker is proving a slippery customer.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Denoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker postures up in Denoro's guard and throws a big left but Denoro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Denoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denoro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Nishi Denoro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Whitaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denoro is fending him off so far but Whitaker persists. Nope, Denoro circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker gets caught flat footed, as Denoro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whitaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denoro.
Denoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denoro preventing the sweep.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Denoro from controlling successfully.
Nishi Denoro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nishi Denoro just wasn't active enough.
Denoro has Whitaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker has Denoro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denoro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitaker misses with some punches.
Whitaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denoro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nishi Denoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Whitaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Whitaker shoots in but Denoro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denoro misses the shot to the body.
Denoro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Denoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Denoro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denoro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Denoro from controlling successfully.
Whitaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denoro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Whitaker, up you get!
Denoro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whitaker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denoro's brow.
Denoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denoro as he avoids it easily.
Denoro throws a series of punches but Whitaker moves out of range.
Sam Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitaker.
Nishi Denoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Whitaker.
Whitaker has a takedown stuffed.
Whitaker fails with the takedown
and Denoro counters by clinching up.
Denoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitaker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Denoro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denoro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Whitaker was covering up waiting for the punch and Denoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitaker looking to control.
Denoro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denoro postures up and lands a big shot to Whitaker's brow.
Whitaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Denoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Denoro is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denoro gets to his feet. Whitaker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitaker tries for a takedown but Denoro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Whitaker with that takedown attempt.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Denoro but Denoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Denoro enables Whitaker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Denoro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Whitaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Denoro is retaining full guard.
Whitaker throwing strikes from guard but Denoro blocks nicely.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Denoro keeps moving.
Whitaker trying to move into half guard but instead Denoro has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sam Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denoro.
Denoro has gone for a leg lock! Whitaker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Denoro's guard.
Whitaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Denoro has wrist control.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Denoro is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitaker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Denoro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Denoro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Denoro!
Nishi Denoro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denoro wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy.
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 Nishi Denoro.
Well Denoro 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nishi Denoro!
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