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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Whitaker (ranked 7159 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gilbert (ranked 5444 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert gets a double leg takedown into Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker looking to control.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gilbert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gilbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whitaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilbert has managed to get both his arms back between Whitaker's legs - danger averted.
Gilbert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
Gilbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whitaker is trying to control the position but Gilbert postures up.
Whitaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilbert is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gilbert connects with a couple of short punches.
Gilbert stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gilbert moves into the clinch.
Whitaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gilbert wants to take the fight to the mat but Whitaker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gilbert gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Whitaker tries to get to full guard but Gilbert has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gilbert in particular looking to stall.
Whitaker wants to control but Gilbert is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gilbert has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Whitaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Gilbert has a good base and remains in mount.
Whitaker taking shots to the head.
Whitaker is trying to reverse the position but instead Gilbert has taken his back - oops!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gilbert throwing damaging strikes from the back! Whitaker could be in trouble here!
Gilbert trying to control momentarily.
Whitaker turns into Gilbert and is now in his guard.
Gilbert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitaker controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Whitaker stands up out of Gilbert's guard for a moment - Gilbert manages to land a nice upkick.
Gilbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
Whitaker preventing the sweep.
Whitaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whitaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Gilbert is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whitaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert wants to improve his position but instead Whitaker has moved into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker tries to stand and escape but Gilbert is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gilbert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whitaker looks to clinch
and Gilbert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitaker thinking.
Gilbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank Gilbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilbert with a poor takedown
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches up with Gilbert, looking for a takedown. Whitaker pushes Gilbert against the cage but Gilbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker gets tackled into the cage by Gilbert. Gilbert maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gilbert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whitaker trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Gilbert uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gilbert closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker has his feet on Gilbert's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gilbert drives through and clinches with Whitaker against the cage.
Gilbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilbert forces Whitaker back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker effectively controlling the action here.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gilbert plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Whitaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilbert is fending him off so far but Whitaker persists. Nope, Gilbert circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilbert rushes Whitaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whitaker to keep the fight standing.
Gilbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whitaker uses from the top position.
Gilbert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gilbert wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whitaker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gilbert wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A right-left combo lands from Gilbert.
Gilbert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gilbert showed some decent athleticism there.
Whitaker kicks off Gilbert and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gilbert 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! This is the final round!
Gilbert tries to sprawl but Whitaker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gilbert moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert being controlled here, momentarily.
Whitaker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gilbert is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gilbert is looking for a triangle but Whitaker pushes his legs off easily.
Gilbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gilbert is working an open guard so Whitaker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gilbert moves into the clinch.
Gilbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilbert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gilbert scores with a hook to the body.
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.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Gilbert controls the action.
Gilbert managing to block the knees to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to circle away but Gilbert has him pinned against the cage.
Gilbert has Whitaker pressed against the cage.
Whitaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whitaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilbert won't allow it.
Gilbert breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitaker counters with a shoot takedown. Gilbert fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stands up and waves to Gilbert to follow him.
Gilbert misses with a kick to the body
and Whitaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whitaker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gilbert is proving hard to escape from.
Whitaker trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Whitaker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert trying to strike off his back.
Whitaker looking to sit in guard and control but Gilbert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gilbert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker is trying to keep Gilbert in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Lyle Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Gilbert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gilbert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gilbert 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gilbert!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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