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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kilo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Frusciante (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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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kilo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Frusciante!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frusciante clinches up against the cage.
Frusciante tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Frusciante breaks from the clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frusciante napping and manages to drive through into side control!
White content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frusciante is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
Frusciante wants to get back to his feet but White drags him back down.
White is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Frusciante's shoulder. That is not cool.
White trying to control the action but Frusciante is working from the bottom.
Frusciante is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Frusciante works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stalling.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Frusciante is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kilo White.
White shoots in for a double leg but Frusciante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
White keeps control of Frusciante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White breaks from the clinch.
Frusciante moves into the clinch successfully.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frusciante smiles and moves away.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frusciante can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante wants to clinch.
John Frusciante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frusciante shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frusciante showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frusciante stalling.
White moves into full guard.
Frusciante trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante postures up.
White is breathing heavily.
Frusciante trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frusciante drops back, looking for a kneebar! White looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. White looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from White!
Frusciante tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frusciante dodges the ground and pound from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kilo White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frusciante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White tries to clinch there but Frusciante circles away.
White fails with the takedown.
Frusciante tries to clinch up.
White misses with a body kick.
Frusciante fails in his attempt to clinch.
White shoots in but Frusciante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frusciante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frusciante wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kilo White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frusciante fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frusciante darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Frusciante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frusciante tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frusciante fails with a takedown attempt.
White avoids the head kick by Frusciante.
Kilo White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White throws a series of punches but Frusciante avoids them all with ease.
Frusciante ducks under a wild hook from White.
Frusciante misses with a double jab.
Frusciante misses with a wild combination.
Frusciante rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frusciante pressing his opponent against the cage.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Frusciante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante taking a breather.
Frusciante wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Frusciante tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frusciante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frusciante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frusciante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frusciante tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frusciante with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Frusciante.
Frusciante tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
Frusciante lands a knee to the head.
Frusciante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
Frusciante tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Frusciante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frusciante turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Check out the look on Frusciante's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Frusciante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Frusciante keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The strikes coming from Frusciante are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Frusciante dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Frusciante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Frusciante has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frusciante jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
Frusciante has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
White wants to control from the top but Frusciante keeps moving.
Frusciante wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Frusciante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Frusciante.
Frusciante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frusciante shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frusciante throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Frusciante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White shoots in but Frusciante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Frusciante avoids the body shot from White.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frusciante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frusciante closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
Kilo White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Frusciante.
White throws a head kick but Frusciante moves out of range.
Frusciante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frusciante throws a head kick that half lands.
Frusciante clinches up against the cage.
Frusciante is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Frusciante.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frusciante breaks from the clinch.
Frusciante dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Frusciante's head and hops out.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Frusciante.
Horrible takedown by Frusciante or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Frusciante, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frusciante is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frusciante's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frusciante's back!
Frusciante avoids the strikes from White.
Frusciante rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Frusciante is controlling White's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to stand up but Frusciante has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Frusciante regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frusciante is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Frusciante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frusciante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Frusciante!
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