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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Geoffrion (ranked 3062 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Usko White (ranked 399 p4p, 465 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Geoffrion !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko White!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoffrion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White is looking to clinch but Geoffrion is avoiding it.
White pushes Geoffrion up against the cage in a clinch.
White missing with knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Geoffrion .
White lands a body shot.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Geoffrion 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geoffrion blocks an elbow strike from White.
White misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Geoffrion into the cage.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geoffrion s head.
Geoffrion dodges an elbow strike from White.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geoffrion .
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geoffrion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrion avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Geoffrion fails to pull guard.
Geoffrion dodges an elbow strike from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Geoffrion blocks with his arms.
White lands a right hand.
Geoffrion tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Geoffrion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geoffrion .
White throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Geoffrion avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Geoffrion just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geoffrion '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.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrion stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White misses with a knee strike.
Geoffrion fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Geoffrion . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White misses with a knee strike.
Geoffrion slows down the pace here.
Geoffrion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Geoffrion blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Usko White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Geoffrion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geoffrion blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geoffrion is defending well for now.
Geoffrion blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Geoffrion avoids the damage to the body.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Geoffrion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Geoffrion is blocking nicely.
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion pressing his opponent against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Geoffrion avoids the damage to the body.
White is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Geoffrion can't fight it off and eventually White manages to take the fight to the floor. Geoffrion looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Geoffrion managing to control the position.
Geoffrion pushes a forearm under White's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, White is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard Geoffrion !
Bernard Geoffrion was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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