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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 cm
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186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lusk! The judges for this bout are , and .
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White throws a series of punches but Lusk avoids them all with ease. White throws a series of punches but Lusk avoids them all with ease. White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. White fails to land with a series of punches.
Lusk drives through with a takedown into guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lusk scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lusk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White is looking for a triangle but Lusk pushes his legs off easily.
Lusk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lusk scoring with some ground and pound. Lusk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Lusk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Lusk thows a big elbow that misses.
Lusk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lusk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Lusk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet. Lusk throwing strikes but missing. Lusk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup.gif) Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. White lands the left hand. Lusk looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range. White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White throws a right and a left that Lusk avoids nicely. A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target. Lusk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White lands the left hand. White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White. White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lusk moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big right from White misses. White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. White throws a hook to the side of Lusk's head but Lusk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lusk moves away from the strike by White. White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. White loads up on a big right hand but Lusk slips the punch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lusk lands a big elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A nice elbow there by Lusk. Lusk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lusk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lusk is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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White is rocked! Lusk with a couple of short strikes. Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! White tries to get back to half guard but can't. White seems to have got his legs back now. Lusk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Lusk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lusk lands a big elbow. Lusk looks gassed! White tries to lock up and control but Lusk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lusk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
Lusk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. White wants to control but Lusk is having none of it. Lusk cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lusk working the ground and pound effectively.
Lusk is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But White has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from White! White passes into half guard. Lusk is not content to let White control the position. White trying to mount his opponent but Lusk defends it. Lusk wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Lusk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. White has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Lusk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Lusk is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. White wants to free his trapped foot but Lusk is holding on for dear life with his legs. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lusk can do anything to dispel that myth. Lusk is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lusk is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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