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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Whitehead (ranked 7358 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uresteler DaBaea (ranked 25031 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeromy Whitehead has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeromy Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uresteler DaBaea!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead moves in looking to clinch but DaBaea pushes him off.
DaBaea looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Whitehead shoots in and drives through. DaBaea sprawls well.
DaBaea forces Whitehead back against the cage and clinches.
Whitehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DaBaea scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Whitehead tries to control but DaBaea manages to take his back.
Whitehead just trying to survive but DaBaea is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Whitehead wants to get back to his feet.
Whitehead trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead trying to control the position but DaBaea manages to sink in the hooks.
Whitehead is trying to get back to his feet but DaBaea has full control of the position and if anything, Whitehead has just worked his way into a worse spot.
DaBaea just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Whitehead trying to control the action but DaBaea just sinks the hooks in.
DaBaea lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaBaea not allowing Whitehead to control his hands.
DaBaea slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
DaBaea not allowing Whitehead to control his hands.
Whitehead 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 DaBaea gets his way!
Whitehead wants to control his opponent's hands but DaBaea gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because DaBaea is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Whitehead is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
DaBaea is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
DaBaea looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Whitehead is controlling DaBaea 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitehead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DaBaea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if DaBaea can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehead throws a strike but DaBaea rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whitehead is trying to keep DaBaea in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uresteler DaBaea dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DaBaea takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitehead working hard to break the clinch.
Whitehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitehead shoots in looking for a takedown. DaBaea tries to sprawl out of it but Whitehead keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DaBaea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DaBaea feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead shoots in for a double leg but DaBaea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
DaBaea is breathing heavily.
DaBaea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitehead, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uresteler DaBaea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DaBaea darts in and clinches Whitehead up against the cage.
DaBaea decides to pull guard.
Whitehead stopping the sweep attempt from DaBaea.
Whitehead throwing strikes but missing.
DaBaea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitehead accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead throwing strikes from guard but DaBaea blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Whitehead throwing strikes from guard but DaBaea blocks nicely.
DaBaea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whitehead fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeromy Whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitehead is trying to break the clinch but DaBaea has him pressed against the cage.
Whitehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DaBaea stalling.
Whitehead tries to break the clinch but DaBaea is controlling the position.
Whitehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DaBaea throws a sloppy head kick and Whitehead moves out of range easily.
Whitehead tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DaBaea defends well and Whitehead ends up having to push DaBaea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whitehead fails to land the takedown.
DaBaea looking to score a takedown here. Whitehead is defending well but DaBaea drives through and ends up in Whitehead's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaBaea postures up.
DaBaea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DaBaea has gone for a leg lock! Whitehead slips out almost immediately though and dives into DaBaea's guard.
Whitehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uresteler DaBaea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Whitehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Whitehead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whitehead holds on and takes a little breather.
DaBaea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitehead manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DaBaea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitehead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaBaea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitehead.
DaBaea keeps the fight on the outside.
DaBaea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whitehead.
DaBaea tries to counter with a clinch but Whitehead shakes him off and moves away.
DaBaea clinches up against the cage.
Whitehead can't break the clinch.
Whitehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whitehead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitehead manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Whitehead enables DaBaea to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Whitehead manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Whitehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitehead has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
DaBaea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehead is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Whitehead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DaBaea throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitehead trying to strike off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitehead wants to stand up but DaBaea is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DaBaea has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
DaBaea closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whitehead did well to prevent DaBaea getting side control.
Whitehead kicks DaBaea off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead fails with an attempt to clinch.
DaBaea is looking for the big counter here.
Whitehead tries to score a power double leg takedown but DaBaea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitehead somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeromy Whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DaBaea throws a series of punches but Whitehead moves out of range.
DaBaea tries to land a front kick but Whitehead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whitehead is looking to counter the offense by DaBaea and move into the clinch.
Whitehead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead tries to clinch but DaBaea moves out of range.
Uresteler DaBaea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitehead throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. DaBaea was covering up waiting for the punch and Whitehead finishes the takedown easily into guard.
DaBaea looking for a sweep. Not yet DaBaea, not yet.
DaBaea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whitehead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehead is in close to DaBaea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jeromy Whitehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uresteler DaBaea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DaBaea wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Uresteler DaBaea.
Well DaBaea 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uresteler DaBaea!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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