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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Braxton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hunter Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunter Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Braxton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Braxton wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Braxton scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Braxton seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Braxton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braxton connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping control of the position.
Braxton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White tries to roll over but Braxton keeps him under control.
Braxton trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Braxton tries to stand and escape but White actually recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Braxton throws a big elbow that misses.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braxton manages to get himself to full guard.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Braxton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can White hang on?
White gets back to half guard.
Braxton is looking for a kimura here.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to stand but White has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Braxton trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
White gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braxton stands up and waves to White to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braxton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Braxton is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Braxton dominated that round.
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.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braxton.
Braxton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Braxton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
White regains half guard.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braxton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braxton's back!
Braxton holding both White 's hands and preventing any damage.
Braxton is in bad spot here.
White has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Braxton! Can he survive? No! He's out! White gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John White!
After winning the bout, John White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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