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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Poutine (ranked 25221 p4p, 6283 weight class) and Wana Dhite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Poutine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wana Dhite!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poutine looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Poutine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dhite looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dhite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dhite moves in looking to clinch but Poutine pushes him off.
Dhite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poutine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dhite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poutine avoids it really well and circles away.
Poutine keeps the fight on the outside.
Dhite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poutine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dhite misses with an uppercut. Poutine saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite lands with a hook. Poutine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poutine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dhite gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dhite wants to get back to striking at distance but Poutine won't allow it.
Dhite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dhite throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite prevents a takedown attempt there.
Poutine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dhite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dhite trying to land knees to the body.
Dhite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dhite tries to land a knee to the head but Poutine blocks with his arms.
Poutine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dhite just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Dhite to work.
Poutine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poutine as Dhite tries to tie him up.
Poutine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Poutine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhite tries to clinch but Poutine moves out of range.
Dhite moves into range and clinches up with Poutine.
Dhite tries to land a knee to the head but Poutine blocks with his arms.
Dhite misses with a knee strike.
Poutine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poutine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhite tries to clinch but Poutine is having none of it.
Wana Dhite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Poutine circles away.
Dhite gets a clinch.
Dhite misses with a knee to the head.
Poutine is trying to pull guard but Dhite has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Poutine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poutine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite looking to throw knees to the head but Poutine is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Poutine blocks it.
Poutine decides to pull guard.
Dhite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Poutine is trying to control the position but Dhite postures up.
Poutine wants to sweep but no luck.
Poutine keeping moving, preventing Dhite from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dhite trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dhite is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poutine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dhite looks to land a right hand but Poutine moved out of range.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Poutine circles away.
Dhite tries to clinch
and Poutine counters with a two punch combo.
Poutine circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wana Dhite dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poutine avoids a kick to the body.
Dhite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dhite gets a clinch.
Dhite landing knees to the head.
Dhite pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dhite taking a breather.
Wana Dhite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poutine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poutine avoiding damage as Dhite throws knees to the body.
Poutine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhite looks for a takedown but Poutine sprawls well.
Poutine keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite tries to clinch up
and Poutine counters with a stiff right hand.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Poutine circles away.
Poutine throws a head kick but Dhite moves out of range.
Poutine sets himself, and Dhite steps forward looking for the clinch! Poutine avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite has managed to clinch.
Dhite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poutine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dhite tries to land a knee to the head but Poutine blocks with his arms.
Poutine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dhite gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dhite misses with a knee strike.
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhite is looking for a takedown.
Dhite is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Poutine looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Poutine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Poutine blocks it.
Poutine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Poutine working a defensive guard here.
Dhite trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poutine working for a triangle but Dhite defends it easily.
Dhite throwing strikes but missing.
Poutine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutine keeping moving, preventing Dhite from controlling successfully.
Dhite wants to get up but he can't break Poutine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dhite trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dhite pushes Poutine up against the cage in a clinch.
Dhite with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dhite doesn't manage to clinch there - Poutine circles away.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Poutine circles away.
Dhite tries to clinch but Poutine moves away
and Poutine counters with a series of strikes. Dhite will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dhite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poutine takes one on the button.
Dhite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dhite looking to stall.
Dhite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poutine blocks it with crossed arms.
Dhite throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Poutine blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dhite.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Poutine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wana Dhite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dhite closes the distance and clinches.
Dhite gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poutine.
Poutine dodges an elbow strike from Dhite.
Dhite misses with a knee strike.
Dhite misses with a knee strike.
Dhite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite looking to throw knees to the head but Poutine is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dhite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poutine blocks it with crossed arms.
Dhite misses with a knee to the head.
Dhite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poutine pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhite has gone for a leg lock! Poutine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dhite's guard.
Poutine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dhite looking to control.
Poutine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poutine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poutine won't allow Dhite to sweep him here.
Poutine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dhite is looking to stand up but Poutine isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dhite is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poutine looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite tries to stand and escape but Poutine is controlling the position.
Poutine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dhite.
Dhite trying to control from half guard but Poutine is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dhite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dhite clinches up against the cage.
Dhite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poutine blocks it with crossed arms.
Dhite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pat Poutine is winning the standup battle so far.
Dhite tries to clinch up but Poutine circles away and keeps his distance.
Poutine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dhite tries to clinch but Poutine is having none of it.
Dhite wants to clinch up but Poutine keeps it at a distance.
Dhite closes the distance and pushes Poutine back into the cage.
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dhite has a couple of punches blocked by Poutine.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poutine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pat Poutine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wana Dhite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poutine lands a leg kick that knocks Dhite off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wana Dhite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dhite 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wana Dhite!
Our winner, Wana Dhite, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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FIGHT
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