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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 521 p4p, 1182 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 76 p4p, 175 weight class). Irong Kasamsun told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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176 cm
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasamsun.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Kasamsun misses with a looping right.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kasamsun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kasamsun is trying to control the action in half guard but White Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kasamsun throws a strike but White Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White Jr keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
White Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kasamsun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kasamsun tests White Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasamsun lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
A jab from Kasamsun misses.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking hook.
Kasamsun scores with a hook.
Kasamsun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasamsun throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Kasamsun does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - White Jr coming out on top.
Kasamsun lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kasamsun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kasamsun lands a head shot.
Kasamsun throws a hook but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Kasamsun moved out of range.
Kasamsun lands with a shot to the body.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasamsun throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasamsun looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White Jr!
White Jr dodges the ground and pound from Kasamsun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun in side control, throwing shots but White Jr defends.
Kasamsun lands an elbow.
White Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kasamsun.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun throws an elbow but White Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
White Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Kasamsun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kasamsun working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kasamsun misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun lands an elbow.
Kasamsun trying to control the position but White Jr is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
White Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kasamsun.
Kasamsun working the ground and pound.
Kasamsun throws a strike aimed at the side of White Jr's head but White Jr avoids it well.
Kasamsun cracks White Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kasamsun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kasamsun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for White Jr. That snapped Kasamsun's head back.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Kasamsun shoots for a double leg takedown but White Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Kasamsun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like White Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kasamsun.
White Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kasamsun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White Jr swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
Kasamsun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasamsun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasamsun connects with a nice looking jab.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown but White Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasamsun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kasamsun takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
White Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasamsun's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr throws the left hand but Kasamsun avoids the punch easily.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
Kasamsun throws a series of punches but White Jr avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Kasamsun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr thuds a left hand into Kasamsun's body.
White Jr with a hook.
Kasamsun looks to land a left hand but White Jr moved out of range nicely.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Kasamsun.
White Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kasamsun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut.
Donk. White Jr catches Kasamsun right on the button with a cross.
White Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasamsun defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Kasamsun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for White Jr.
Kasamsun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr misses with a hook. Kasamsun ducked under it nicely.
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Kasamsun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kasamsun scoring with punches from side control.
Kasamsun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kasamsun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Kasamsun seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kasamsun.
Kasamsun throws a strike aimed at the side of White Jr's head but White Jr avoids it well.
White Jr is letting Kasamsun control him for a moment.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White Jr to see if he's OK.
Kasamsun lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throws an elbow but White Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kasamsun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kasamsun scores with punches from side control.
Kasamsun lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Kasamsun seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kasamsun grinds an elbow into White Jr's temple.
Kasamsun is chipping away with strikes.
Kasamsun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kasamsun.
Kasamsun working the ground and pound but White Jr is defending the strikes.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
White Jr regains half guard, as Kasamsun was trying to land strikes.
Kasamsun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasamsun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
White Jr takes a swing at Kasamsun's ribcage but misses.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Kasamsun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kasamsun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
White Jr throws a body punch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Kasamsun misses.
A jab from White Jr does it's job there.
Kasamsun misses with a hook.
Kasamsun slips under a jab from White Jr.
Kasamsun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasamsun on the side of the head.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
As Kasamsun tries to get set, White Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Kasamsun manages to avoid the attempt.
A big left from Kasamsun misses.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr misses with a hook. Kasamsun ducked under it nicely.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun throws a jab when White Jr was well out of range.
A big right from White Jr misses.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Kasamsun.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasamsun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasamsun 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr is looking to counter the offense by Kasamsun and move into the clinch.
Kasamsun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr lands a head shot.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasamsun.
Kasamsun staying out of range there.
Kasamsun slips under a jab.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White Jr as he jumps to the side.
White Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White Jr jabs Kasamsun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasamsun moves away.
Kasamsun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasamsun connects with a nice looking jab.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasamsun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses with a straight left.
Kasamsun lands a really nice looking cross but White Jr seems unphased.
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!
Kasamsun throws a shot to the body.
White Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Kasamsun darts in looking for a takedown but White Jr gets double underhooks and turns Kasamsun into the cage.
White Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasamsun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasamsun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasamsun.
A big left from White Jr misses.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
White Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasamsun throws a right hand that misses
and White Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasamsun thinking.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Kasamsun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White Jr throws the left hand but Kasamsun avoids the punch easily.
And Kasamsun tries to counter it with a takedown but White Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
White Jr cracks a nice hook into Kasamsun's ribs.
Kasamsun looking to score a takedown here. White Jr is defending well but Kasamsun drives through and ends up in White Jr's guard.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kasamsun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White Jr is pushing Kasamsun's head away, looking to escape. Kasamsun manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Kasamsun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kasamsun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White Jr parries the strikes from Kasamsun easily there. Kasamsun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White Jr to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kasamsun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kasamsun lands a few punches from side control.
Kasamsun lands a few punches from side control.
White Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kasamsun connects with a decent elbow.
Kasamsun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kasamsun controlling from side mount.
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
White Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kasamsun.
White Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irong Kasamsun.
Well Kasamsun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Irong Kasamsun!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Irong Kasamsun!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun wins by unanimous decision!
Irong Kasamsun decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bruce White Jr had this to say: 'I'll be back, hell of a fight '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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