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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monty Rios (ranked 6107 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj White (ranked 2434 p4p, 0 weight class). Tj White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monty Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj White!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rios, pushing him back against the cage.
Rios could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Rios has double underhooks.
White tries to circle away but Rios has him pinned against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Rios won't allow it.
White is trying to push Rios away but Rios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rios wants a takedown.
Rios is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rios tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White working hard to break the clinch.
Rios is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios prevents White from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Rios misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rios is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rios goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rios drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios blocking some punches.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
White gets underhooks to prevent Rios's takedown attempt.
White scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
White lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios looking for a takedown.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Rios is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from White.
Rios misses with some punches.
White working aggressively here.
Rios jumps guard but White stands there with Rios around his waist. Rios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rios changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White has Rios up against the cage in a clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from White.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands an uppercut.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a left to the head.
Rios really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White is trying to push Rios away but Rios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Rios working aggressively here.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands a left hand.
Rios drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White gets a clinch.
Rios tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Rios stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Rios prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White wants to break free but Rios has control.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
Rios blocking some punches.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rios jumps guard.
White wants to stand but Rios is controlling his posture from full guard.
White wants to stand and escape but instead Rios has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rios distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios stands up from guard. Let's bang!
White clinches.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
Rios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White lands a right hand.
Rios is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White working aggressively here.
Tj White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White stops a takedown attempt from Rios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Rios tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
White gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands an uppercut.
Rios blocking some punches.
White lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Rios into the cage.
Rios goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
Rios is stalling here.
White is trying to push Rios away but Rios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rios drags the fight down to the ground.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rios is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the cage.
Rios is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Rios stalling.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White moves into range and clinches up with Rios.
White scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a right hand.
White is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios working aggressively here.
A short right from White on the inside.
Rios is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lands with a left to the head.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Rios is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
White can't break the clinch.
White scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Rios has double underhooks.
Rios drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rios wants a takedown.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Rios wants a takedown but no success here.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rios is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rios has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Rios has double underhooks.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White clinches.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rios wants a takedown but no success here.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands with a right to the head.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Rios has double underhooks.
White lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White is pressed up against the cage. Rios has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rios gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Monty Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tj White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rios misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj White!
A less than humble Tj White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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