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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 317 p4p, 588 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 47 p4p, 80 weight class). Seran comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm 37 157 32 - 22 - 1 |
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170 cm 36 155 25 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White Jr. Seran throws a low kick, looking for White Jr's leg but White Jr calmly moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Seran throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Seran finishes the takedown easily into guard.
White Jr has his feet on Seran's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
White Jr tries to keep at a distance but Seran has taken the fight into the clinch. White Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seran. White Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seran. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. White Jr lands with a light punch inside. White Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Seran tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it. White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Seran avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage. White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Seran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a knee to the head. A short right from White Jr. Seran lands a hook that snaps the head of White Jr backwards. White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seran's elbow. Seran is trying to pull guard but White Jr has him pressed against the cage. White Jr prevents a body shot from Seran. White Jr missing with knees to the body.
White Jr missing with knees to the body.
Seran avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
Seran pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from White Jr. White Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Seran. White Jr is pressed up against the cage. Seran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White Jr down to the mat. White Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him. White Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! White Jr tries to clinch but Seran moves out of range. Seran throwing a counter right hand but White Jr manages to avoid it. Seran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Seran pushes him away.
White Jr forces Seran back against the cage and clinches. White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. I was talking to Seran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Seran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Seran controls his hands.
White Jr stops a takedown attempt from Seran.
A short right from White Jr. Seran misses with some punches.
Seran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seran tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Seran back against the cage. Seran is looking to take this one to the mat. Seran lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards. White Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Seran wants a takedown but no success here.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. White Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seran blocks it with crossed arms. A right hook to the body lands for Seran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seran. A short left from White Jr. White Jr prevents a body shot from Seran. White Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seran backwards. Seran lands a body punch. White Jr throws a head punch that misses. Seran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Seran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head. White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. White Jr tries a body shot but Seran blocks it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Seran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Seran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seran lands with a short head shot on the inside. Still in the clinch, Seran scores with a nice short uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! White Jr misses with a knee strike.
Seran misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Seran.
Seran cracks White Jr with a nice body shot. White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran. White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Serans head. White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Seran backwards. White Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seran avoids it. White Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seran lands a body shot in the clinch.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round. The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seran just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Seran.
Seran lands with a kick to the temple. White Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" White Jr tries to clinch but Seran moves out of range. Seran circles away from the clinch attempt.
White Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Seran's head. White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White Jr moves into the clinch. White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Seran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. White Jr lands a body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Seran. A head punch blocked on the inside by Seran. This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr. A short right from Seran on the inside. Bruce White Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. White Jr lands with a light punch inside.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Seran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seran lands with a short shot to the head. Good body shot from Seran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr. White Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seran lands a nice uppercut. White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seran. White Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Seran is blocking nicely.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Seran working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short right from White Jr on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Seran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seran. Seran lands with a left to the head. White Jr tries a body shot but Seran blocks it.
Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
Seran is looking to take this one to the mat. Seran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seran. White Jr working Seran over with knees to the body. Seran is trying to drag White Jr to the mat but White Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran. Seran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seran lands an uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Seran wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olyn Seran. That's going to take a lot out of him. Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seran. Seran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Seran backwards. White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seran's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seran. White Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seran is defending well for now. White Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr working aggressively here.
Seran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seran blocks a body shot from White Jr. White Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seran tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. White Jr blocks a body shot from Seran.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Seran controls the action.
A short left from Seran. Seran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Seran controls the action.
White Jr tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Seran. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. White Jr misses with some punches.
Seran managing to block the knees to the body from White Jr.
Seran misses with the head strike.
Seran can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Seran scores with a nice short uppercut. White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr blocks an uppercut.
Seran prevents a body shot from White Jr. Seran struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
Seran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. 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 Olyn Seran will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Seran. White Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. White Jr scores with the left hand. Seran knows he should have avoided that one. White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Seran lands a nice looking body kick. Seran misses with a head kick.
Seran avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body. Seran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A head kick misses from Seran. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White Jr moves into the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Seran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White Jr is defending well. A short right from Seran. Seran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Seran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A quick uppercut on the inside from Seran. Seran has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seran has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seran blocks a body shot from White Jr. Seran avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
Seran gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. White Jr is trying to control but can't.
Seran passes the guard and advances to mount!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. White Jr wants to hold on but Seran pushes him away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! White Jr stops Seran from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Seran goes for an armbar but he's not got it
White Jr turns into him and now he's in Seran's guard.
Seran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. White Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Seran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. White Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. White Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seran is looking for a triangle but White Jr pushes his legs off easily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) 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. White Jr pushing down on Seran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. White Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seran keeps working. White Jr is pressing down on Seran's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seran is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Olyn Seran. I think Seran 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olyn Seran! A victorious Olyn Seran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. In defeat, Bruce White Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry. I should have done better.'.
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