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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 3185 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Colins White (ranked 408 p4p, 215 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colins White!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
White misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Brooks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brooks misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from White.
Donk. Brooks catches White right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from White.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a hook but White blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks letting White take a breather here.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Colins White has been cut.
White scores with a hook to the body. Brooks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Brooks is looking to chop away at White's legs.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Brooks shakes him off and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brooks delivers a nice body kick.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses with a looping left.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Colins White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
White tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colins White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from White.
White connects with a single shot there.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
White lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Gotham City Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White checks it well.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
A leg kick checked by White.
A big right from White misses.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from White.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
White is trying to break free.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Brooks.
Brooks gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Eric Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks working aggressively here.
White blocks a body shot from Brooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
White prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a body shot.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by White.
A punch combination from White misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colins White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
White throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Brooks.
A short right from Brooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
Brooks throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
White lands a body shot.
White misses with an uppercut.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from White.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
White can't break the clinch.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
White misses with a looping right.
Brooks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brooks connects with a leg kick.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Colins White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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