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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Whitlock (ranked 2042 p4p, 3596 weight class) and Louis Zamperini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Whitlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Zamperini!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitlock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zamperini throws a good cross that connects.
Zamperini lands a right hook to the body.
Zamperini throws a hook but Whitlock blocks it.
Louis Zamperini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamperini throws a big shot that misses.
Whitlock rushes Zamperini and presses him up against the cage.
Whitlock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zamperini up against the cage.
Whitlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zamperini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamperini blocks an uppercut.
Zamperini avoiding damage.
Whitlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitlock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zamperinis head.
Whitlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zamperini or not.
Zamperini trying to stall but Whitlock improves his position.
Whitlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitlock lands a left hand.
Whitlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitlock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zamperini takes a shot to the head.
Whitlock misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitlock scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitlock.
Whitlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zamperinis head.
A nice left hand lands by Whitlock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitlock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whitlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock crunches a lovely knee into Zamperini's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitlock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zamperini is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitlock gets an underhook and turns Zamperini into the cage.
Zamperini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zamperini takes a shot to the head.
Whitlock gets through Zamperini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whitlock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitlock lands with a light punch inside.
Whitlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitlock misses with a punch to the body.
Whitlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zamperini misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitlock.
Whitlock stalling in the clinch.
Whitlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zamperini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zamperini misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitlock cracks Zamperini with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock scores with a shot to the side of Zamperini's head.
A short left from Whitlock.
Whitlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Zamperini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whitlock digs a right hand underneath Zamperini's ribcage. Zamperini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zamperini is looking to control Whitlock's arms but Whitlock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zamperini has his back to the cage.
Whitlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Whitlock.
Whitlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitlock.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whitlock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whitlock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Whitlock dominated that round.
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.
Both fighters circling a little - Whitlock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zamperini throws an off balance right hand
and Whitlock counters with a right hand to the body.
Whitlock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zamperini has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitlock. That's going to slow Zamperini down.
Zamperini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whitlock counters with a leg kick.
Whitlock scores with a kick to the body.
Whitlock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zamperini moves away.
Zamperini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whitlock.
Joshua Whitlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitlock staying out of range there.
Whitlock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zamperini.
Zamperini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitlock tried to counter with a leg kick but Zamperini avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitlock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zamperini takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zamperini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whitlock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zamperini misses with a hook
and Whitlock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zamperini is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zamperini throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zamperini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Whitlock.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whitlock!
Zamperini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitlock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whitlock slips under a jab from Zamperini.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitlock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zamperini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitlock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock lands a left hand.
Whitlock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zamperini is breathing heavily.
Zamperini takes a shot to the head.
Joshua Whitlock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Whitlock.
Whitlock scores with a shot to the side of Zamperini's head.
Whitlock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zamperini up against the cage.
Whitlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitlock digs a right hand underneath Zamperini's ribcage. Zamperini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whitlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock lands a nice uppercut.
Whitlock presses Zamperini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whitlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitlock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whitlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zamperinis head.
Whitlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Zamperini looking to slow down the pace here.
Whitlock lands an uppercut.
Zamperini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitlock misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Whitlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitlock stalling in the clinch.
Whitlock pushes Zamperini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whitlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitlock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitlock just leaning against Zamperini, taking a breather.
Whitlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zamperini can do to turn this around?
Whitlock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitlock is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Whitlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitlock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Whitlock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Whitlock slips a straight right by Zamperini.
Zamperini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitlock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whitlock feints a jab promting Zamperini to slip. Whitlock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zamperini slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zamperini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitlock counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Whitlock.
Zamperini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whitlock.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whitlock effectively controlling the action here.
Whitlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Whitlock.
Whitlock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitlock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Good body shot from Whitlock.
Zamperini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock scores with a hook to the body.
Zamperini tries to stall but Whitlock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whitlock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitlock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitlock.
Whitlock is leaning against Zamperini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitlock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamperini takes a shot to the head.
Whitlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitlock.
Zamperini is rocked!
Whitlock tries to work over Zamperini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitlock pushes Zamperini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zamperini is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitlock finish him?
Whitlock gets through Zamperini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whitlock lands a nice uppercut.
Whitlock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whitlock lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Whitlock.
Zamperini tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Zamperini back against the cage.
Zamperini seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zamperini stalling in the clinch but Whitlock improves position.
Zamperini takes a shot to the head.
Whitlock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zamperini has a couple of punches blocked by Whitlock.
Whitlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zamperinis head.
Whitlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Whitlock.
Zamperini prevents a body shot from Whitlock.
Whitlock lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whitlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zamperini or not.
Whitlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zamperini or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitlock lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Whitlock on the inside.
Joshua Whitlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zamperini.
Whitlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zamperini backwards.
Whitlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zamperinis head.
Louis Zamperini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Whitlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zamperini throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Whitlock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitlock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Whitlock!
Joshua Whitlock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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