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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie White (ranked 416 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 65 p4p, 311 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Battlesick. Kluba has chosen Kiss The Girl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a lazy right hand but Kluba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kluba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kluba misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kluba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Kluba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Kluba cracks White with an open hand slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kluba, as that shot connected.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries for a takedown but Kluba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kluba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kluba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba with a jab.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White takes one to the chin there.
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kluba is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
White is looking to take a break and control but Kluba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kluba is trying to get back to full guard.
Kluba trying to control from the bottom.
Kluba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kluba pulls White in close to his closed guard and prevents White from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kluba keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Kluba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kluba is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Kluba managing to control the position.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kluba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kluba keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up over Kluba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kluba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kluba is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kluba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White is pushing down on Kluba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kluba is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White is trying to control. Kluba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White slips a nice elbow through Kluba's hands, connecting with Kluba's forehead.
Kluba controlling the position for now.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kluba defending well though.
Kluba wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White thows a huge punch but Kluba dodges it nicely.
White is trying to control. Kluba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kluba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kluba is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kluba avoid being mounted?
White lands with a punch from half guard.
Kluba tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White working over Kluba with some ground and pound. Kluba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastian Kluba will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kluba misses with a few strikes there.
Kluba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kluba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kluba.
White slips a jab from Kluba.
Kluba misses with a series of wild punches.
Kluba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Kluba.
Kluba stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kluba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ronnie White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White attempts a counter takedown but Kluba avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sebastian Kluba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Kluba.
White jabs Kluba right on the nose. Kluba blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kluba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Kluba there.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kluba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Kluba misses.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kluba.
Kluba misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kluba both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a wild body kick that Kluba sees coming a mile off.
Kluba misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from White.
A swing and a miss from Kluba.
Kluba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Kluba throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White slips under a jab.
Kluba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White defending well as Kluba loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Kluba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Kluba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Kluba. Those never looked like landing.
Sebastian Kluba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluba misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluba throws out the jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluba.
White is looking to counter punch.
Kluba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kluba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White moves away from the strike by Kluba.
Kluba looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kluba misses.
Kluba just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Kluba lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from White.
Kluba blocking some punches.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kluba prevents it.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kluba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White lands a left hand.
Kluba blocking some punches.
Kluba blocks the elbow strike.
Kluba takes an elbow to the temple.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands with a left to the head.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kluba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kluba jabs at White's body.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kluba looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a counter high kick but Kluba was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kluba tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kluba throws a hook but White blocks it.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kluba throws a jab when White was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Nice body punch from Kluba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks to land a combination but Kluba avoids it well.
Kluba scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Kluba loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluba.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Kluba gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Kluba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Kluba throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Kluba misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White has picked Kluba up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kluba taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
White lands strikes from half guard.
Sebastian Kluba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kluba trying to control here.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kluba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White is really stuck here.
What's going on here? Kluba has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Kluba avoids the body shot from White.
Ronnie White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Kluba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Kluba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kluba fails to land with a series of punches.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kluba.
Sebastian Kluba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White misses with a double jab
and Kluba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kluba lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kluba, as that shot connected.
Kluba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluba.
White lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Sebastian Kluba's cut even more.
White staying out of range there.
Kluba looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White tries to clinch there but Kluba circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba lands a nice shot to the body.
White walks into a left hand.
Kluba ducks under a wild hook from White.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kluba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluba. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluba tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kluba.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Kluba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White slips a jab and a cross from Kluba.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluba throws out the jab.
Kluba connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Kluba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kluba 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Kluba!
After winning the bout, Sebastian Kluba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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