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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Rounded (ranked 3198 p4p, 381 weight class) and Justin White (ranked 2277 p4p, 290 weight class). Very Rounded has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White dives in and grabs Rounded's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rounded pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Rounded misses with a series of wild punches.
Rounded fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Rounded.
Rounded lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rounded just stands there and leans against the cage.
I was talking to Rounded's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Very Rounded has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Rounded on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Rounded can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Rounded prevents the takedown attempt.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rounded.
Rounded tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rounded goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rounded breaks the clinch.
Rounded ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rounded swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Rounded closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Rounded lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rounded.
Rounded gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rounded landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Rounded.
White is trying to pull guard but Rounded turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rounded misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rounded scores with a nice short uppercut.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rounded seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White can turn it around.
Rounded is stalling here.
Rounded throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rounded misses with a punch to the body.
Rounded lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rounded is working White over against the cage.
White is trying to break the clinch but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Rounded works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rounded lands a body punch.
Rounded goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rounded.
It looks like Justin White has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Rounded.
Rounded missing with knees to the body.
White is trying to pull guard but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Rounded lands a nice elbow.
Rounded lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rounded on the inside.
Rounded misses with a body punch.
Rounded misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rounded scores with a shoulder strike.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White tries to pull guard but Rounded forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rounded lands an elbow inside.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rounded lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rounded throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rounded trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Very Rounded dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rounded misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rounded lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Rounded fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Rounded throws a head punch that misses.
White is trying to pull guard but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Rounded lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Rounded working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rounded throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Rounded lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded lands a shot to the body.
Rounded breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Very Rounded is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Very Rounded is winning the standup battle so far.
White shoots and misses
and Rounded counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rounded misses with a head kick.
Rounded connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White blocks a head kick by Rounded.
As Rounded backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Rounded manages to avoid it all.
Very Rounded is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rounded scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rounded using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rounded creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Rounded.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rounded lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rounded lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rounded lands with a short shot to the head.
White wants a takedown.
Very Rounded has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
Rounded misses with a hook to the ribs.
Very Rounded has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rounded with a knee to the head.
Rounded tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rounded pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rounded throws a good cross that connects.
Rounded throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
White is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Rounded finish him?
Rounded is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rounded throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Rounded will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White feints the counter takedown.
Rounded is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Rounded swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White trying to control but Rounded is working from the bottom.
Rounded has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
Rounded is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Rounded is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Rounded has wrist control.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rounded's head.
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rounded is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rounded has escaped and now he's on top!
Rounded wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Very Rounded dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rounded lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Rounded finds it's target.
Rounded gets a clinch.
Rounded lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rounded manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rounded swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rounded keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rounded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control but Rounded is working from the bottom.
Rounded is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
Rounded is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
Rounded looking to control.
White wants to pass the guard but Rounded is keeping the position.
Rounded keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Rounded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Very Rounded is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White looking to pass the guard.
Rounded trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rounded lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rounded moves into the clinch successfully.
White jumps guard but Rounded stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rounded pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rounded.
Rounded prevents the takedown attempt.
White is trying to pull guard but Rounded has him pressed against the cage.
Very Rounded has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
Rounded connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounded lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Rounded lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Rounded is controlling him.
White tries to pull guard but Rounded won't allow it.
Justin White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rounded fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rounded tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Very Rounded showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rounded, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Very Rounded!
Very Rounded decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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