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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 6875 p4p, 603 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 7194 p4p, 615 weight class). Jospin comes to the ring accompanied by Clash. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 New York, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jospin throws a nice head kick!
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jospin counters with a nice body shot.
Jospin looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick from Jospin misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Jospin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White goes for a double leg but Jospin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Jospin continues to drive forward.
Jospin throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Jospin. No joy for White on that attempt.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henri Jospin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jai White.
A combination from White does no damage.
Jospin throws a quick counter head kick but White was just out of range.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Jospin, looking for a takedown. White pushes Jospin against the ropes but Jospin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
White's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and White duly obliges.
Jospin throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
It looks like Michael Jai White has been cut.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White lands with a good body shot.
Jospin misses with a hook.
Jospin throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Jospin.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jospin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jospin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin gets caught flat footed, as White shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Jospin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
White stands and throws Jospin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jospin's coaches at Black City have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
White tries for a kimura but Jospin is defending well.
White is looking to take a break and control but Jospin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jospin stops White from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Jospin wants to control but White postures up.
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jospin has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jospin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jospin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White is trying to get an arm triangle but Jospin is defending well.
Jospin defending against the ground and pound.
Jospin manages to get back to half guard.
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jospin sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henri Jospin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Jai White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jospin misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Jospin throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a hook
and Jospin counters with an inside leg kick.
White avoids the body shot from Jospin.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jospin but Jospin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jospin misses.
Henri Jospin is winning the standup battle so far.
White stuns Jospin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jospin lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jospin.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Jospin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jospin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White digs a good body shot into Jospin's ribs.
Jospin scores with a body shot.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jospin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jospin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White takes one on the button.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Jospin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jospin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White jabs Jospin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jospin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Jospin gets double underhooks and turns White into the ropes.
Jospin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jospin pinned against the ropes. Jospin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henri Jospin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jai White.
Jospin walks into a straight right hand from White.
A head kick misses from Jospin.
Jospin misses with a few strikes there.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jospin rather than just go for the knockout.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jospin throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for White. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jospin defends well and White ends up having to push Jospin into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jospin is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
Jospin trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jospin.
A head kick misses from Jospin.
Jospin swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Jospin scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Jospin finds it's target.
Jospin throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jospin is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jospin wants to control the position but White says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
White trying to control the action but Jospin is working from the bottom.
Jospin trying to control from the bottom.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jospin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Jospin is not content to let White control the position.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
White is trying to work for a kimura but Jospin is defending well.
Jospin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jospin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin is working hard here to advance position.
Jospin trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
White not doing much here.
Jospin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jospin is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jospin!
White swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jospin is now in White's guard. A big mistake from White there, giving up the dominant position!
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jospin controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working a defensive guard here.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jospin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White looking to control.
Jospin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jospin controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jai White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jai White!
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RATING
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