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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murray English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siobhan Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murray English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siobhan Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a hook to the side of English's head but English sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whyte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and English has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from English and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte darts in and clinches English up against the cage.
Whyte pulls guard effortlessly.
Whyte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte looking to hit a scissor sweep but English is one step ahead there.
English throwing strikes from guard but Whyte blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as English controls the pace.
English postures up in Whyte's guard and throws a big left but Whyte blocks it.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
English really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whyte lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Whyte is pulling down on English's head to control his posture.
Whyte is looking for a triangle but English pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
English throws a big elbow that misses.
Whyte pulls English in close to his closed guard and prevents English from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like English was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whyte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. English was covering up waiting for the punch and Whyte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
English trying to strike off his back.
English will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whyte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English trying to control the position.
Whyte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
English keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully.
English wants to stand and escape but Whyte is having none of it.
English looking for a sweep. Not yet English, not yet.
Whyte wants to stand but English has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whyte gets a clinch.
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whyte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whyte throws a push kick but English slaps the foot to one side.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but English pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whyte closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into English's guard.
Whyte controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siobhan Whyte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
English staying out of range there.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
English tries to clinch but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte forces English back against the cage and clinches.
Whyte taking a breather.
Whyte presses English against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whyte lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English looking to control.
English looking for a guillotine here but Whyte defends easily.
English looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Whyte tries to free his leg and advance position but English is retaining full guard.
English looking to control.
Whyte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Whyte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Siobhan Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whyte drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
English tries to buck Whyte off but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte wants to lay and pray for a moment but English keeps working.
English prevents Whyte from improving position.
English wants to control but Whyte postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to advance position but instead English slips a leg back in to half guard.
English trying to control from the bottom.
Whyte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Whyte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
English is in trouble now - Whyte has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte scoring with strikes but English is staying in there.
Whyte controlling from mount.
Whyte trying to control but English is having none of it.
English gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
English on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siobhan Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Whyte gets a clinch.
Whyte jumps into guard, dragging English to the mat.
Whyte wants to control the position but English says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Whyte is trying to stand back up but English is controlling him
Whyte trying to get back to full guard but English takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Whyte wants to control but English is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
English is working for a guillotine from mount but Whyte frees his head quite easily.
Whyte is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Whyte reaches up to try and control the position but English seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Whyte rolls and tries to escape and now English has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte is in bad spot here.
Whyte is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English scores with punches from the back.
Whyte looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Whyte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control English haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Whyte is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Whyte is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if English gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English working for a choke but Whyte is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte trying to get back to his feet but English is in full control for now.
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.
You can see the frustration on Whyte's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Whyte trying to get back to his feet but English is in full control for now.
Whyte is trying to shake English off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! English won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Whyte throws a low kick but it's checked well by English.
Whyte just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEnglish.
Whyte throws a series of punches but English avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
English throws a combination that misses
and Whyte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in English's guard.
Murray English has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siobhan Whyte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whyte preventing the sweep.
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 Murray English.
Well Whyte 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siobhan Whyte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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