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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris Arnold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harris Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Whitman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Whitman does no damage.
Arnold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arnold tries for a takedown but Whitman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitman clinches with his opponent.
Whitman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold gets a clinch.
Arnold tries to stall but Whitman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Whitman - that landed with a thud.
Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arnold quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman throws a strike but Arnold avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whitman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whitman wanted to stand there but Arnold had control of the position.
Whitman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whitman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Whitman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Whitman gets to his feet. Arnold looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Whitman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arnold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whitman wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Whitman clinches with his opponent.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Whitman avoiding damage as Arnold throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is pressed up against the cage. Whitman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arnold down to the mat. Arnold avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whitman throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
Arnold stuffs the takedown.
Harris Arnold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Whitman.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arnold is looking for a counter combo.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitman clinches up with Arnold and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.
Whitman lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold shoots in for a takedown but Whitman shows good takedown defense.
Whitman looks to land a body kick but Arnold moved away.
Whitman wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Whitman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitman throws a sloppy body shot
and Arnold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitman is looking to clinch but Arnold is avoiding it.
Whitman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arnold, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Whitman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whitman tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold tries to clinch up
and Whitman counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Whitman. No joy for Arnold on that attempt.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Arnold sprawls well initially but Whitman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Whitman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arnold is trying to stand up here but Whitman is controlling him well.
Arnold is staying active underneath Whitman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitman wants to get back to his feet.
Whitman working over Arnold with some ground and pound. Arnold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman trying to control from half guard but Arnold is working away.
Whitman working Arnold over with strikes.
Whitman is controlling the pace.
Whitman throwing shots but Arnold is blocking nicely.
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.
Whitman thows a huge punch but Arnold dodges it nicely.
Whitman wants to stand up but Arnold is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitman wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whitman.
Arnold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whitman up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Whitman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arnold trying to control the position but instead, Whitman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arnold into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Arnold gets underhooks to prevent Whitman's takedown attempt.
Whitman goes for a takedown attempt but Arnold pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitman pushes Arnold up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold has Whitman pressed against the cage.
That's four 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitman.
Arnold is trying to break the clinch but Whitman has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold working hard to break the clinch.
Whitman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Whitman breaks the clinch.
Whitman shoots in and gets a takedown into Arnold's guard.
Whitman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Whitman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitman is looking to clinch.
Whitman shoots in for a takedown but Arnold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arnold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Arnold is looking to clinch but Whitman is avoiding it.
Whitman doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Arnold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Whitman.
Harris Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitman gets a clinch.
Whitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold tries a body shot but Whitman blocks it.
Whitman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnold smiles and moves away.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitman misses with a head kick.
Arnold moves into the clinch successfully.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Whitman misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitman moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arnold taking a breather.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Whitman.
Whitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitman tries to land a knee to the head but Arnold blocks with his arms.
Whitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnold shoots for a takedown but Whitman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan Whitman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitman is looking to clinch.
Whitman takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitman trying to control the position but instead, Arnold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whitman into the cage.
Whitman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnold wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris Arnold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Whitman.
Whitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold gets tackled into the cage by Whitman. Whitman maintains the clinch.
Whitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Whitman missing with knees to the body.
Whitman prevents Arnold from breaking the clinch.
Arnold tries to break the clinch but Whitman is controlling the position.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitman manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Whitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
Arnold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitman.
Whitman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whitman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arnold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arnold is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitman has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Whitman - that landed with a thud.
Arnold tries to stall but Whitman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arnold's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Whitman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitman 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Whitman!
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energy
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hype
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