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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 650 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Eric Fassett (ranked 34 p4p, 137 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
Fassett tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
Fassett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by White.
Fassett tries to improve position but can't.
White is looking to take a break and control but Fassett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is working Fassett over with some ground and pound from side control.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White is looking to take a break and control but Fassett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fassett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fassett keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Fassett takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fassett is controlling White's posture.
Fassett is continuing to stall.
Fassett trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White wants to control from the top but Fassett keeps moving.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fassett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Fassett is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassett keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fassett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White missing with a left hand there. Fassett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Fassett.
Fassett throws a body shot but no joy.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fassett's guard.
White is fighting to break Fassett's control of his arms but Fassett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White wants to control from the top but Fassett keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassett wants to sweep but no luck.
White looking to pass the guard.
Fassett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fassett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White has gone for a leg lock! Fassett slips out almost immediately though and dives into White's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fassett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fassett showed some decent athleticism there.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fassett pulls his head out easily.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fassett scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to control here.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Fassett sits in half guard.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Fassett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Fassett stalling.
Fassett is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fassett is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fassett is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Fassett working the head and body with strikes.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White is looking to improve his position.
Fassett trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
Ground and pound from Fassett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fassett trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Fassett trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fassett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fassett throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fassett throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Fassett's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fassett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fassett shoots in but no luck this time.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Fassett moves away from the strike by White.
Fassett leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Fassett's shoulder, as Fassett tries to avoid the shot.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fassett throws out the jab.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fassett was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fassett! But no joy.
White throws a hook but Fassett avoids it easily.
White looks to land a right hand but Fassett moved out of range.
Fassett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fassett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Fassett 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.
Fassett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fassett gets back to full guard.
Fassett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fassett keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White throwing strikes from guard but Fassett blocks nicely.
Fassett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
White wants to pass the guard but Fassett is keeping the position.
White lands a couple of elbows.
White preventing the sweep.
White wants to control from the top but Fassett keeps moving.
Fassett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two 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.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fassett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fassett controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Fassett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stuns Fassett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fassett darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Fassett into the cage.
Fassett moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws a shot from downtown. Fassett moves away and avoids it.
White leaves Fassett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fassett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fassett's guard.
Fassett is trying to keep White in close.
Fassett 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.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassett has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Fassett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fassett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White throws the left hand but Fassett avoids the punch easily.
White misses with a looping right.
Fassett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White fails to land the takedown.
Fassett feints the counter takedown.
Fassett throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Fassett misses the shot to the body.
Fassett shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Fassett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with an uppercut.
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
Fassett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
White is pushing down on Fassett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fassett is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fassett!
Fassett tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
White has hold of Fassett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fassett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fassett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fassett is looking to escape.
White lands with some strikes.
White with the ground and pound from mount.
White looking to control but Fassett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fassett tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
White punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fassett tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working Fassett over with strikes here.
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fassett to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fassett shrugs it off.
White goes for an armbar but Fassett turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fassett.
Fassett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fassett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassett stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fassett connects with a couple of short punches.
White looking for a guillotine here but Fassett defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fassett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White had his way with Eric Fassett in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Fassett punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Fassett sits in half guard.
Fassett is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fassett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett stalling.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is trying to control but can't.
Fassett trying to control the pace.
White gets full guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Fassett from controlling successfully.
Fassett content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fassett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White working for a triangle but Fassett defends it easily.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eric Fassett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is controlling Fassett's posture.
Fassett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White 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.
Fassett misses with a straight left.
White moves out of range as Fassett strikes.
White fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fassett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Fassett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Eric Fassett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fassett moves out of range of the strikes.
Fassett misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White lands an overhand right.
White shoots in for a takedown but Fassett shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fassett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Fassett.
Fassett throws a predictable looking body shot
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fassett is keeping the position for now.
Fassett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Fassett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray White!
Ray White retains his bantamweight title!
Ray White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Eric Fassett had this to say: 'Pekka Pouta is a very nice person! (:'.
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