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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Cumshots - Dead man`s hand as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
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165 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson White!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for White.
White motions for Gracie to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from White.
White is stalling here.
Knees to the body from White.
Gracie jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Gracie won't allow White to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie .
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
White feints and then cracks Gracie 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie avoids the head kick by White.
Hanson White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White thumps Gracie with a low kick.
White misses with an uppercut.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie .
Gracie trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Gracie cracks White with a solid left hand.
Gracie wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! White slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie 's guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie 's legs - danger averted.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie .
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
White tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie tries to control but White wriggling away.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie tries to control but White wriggling away.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Igor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White misses with a low kick.
White misses with a looping right.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and White settles back down.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and White only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White stuffs the takedown.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but White is working away.
Gracie taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White is trying to control Gracie 's posture but Gracie avoids it.
White tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
White tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie 's knee momentarily.
White throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and White settles back down.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Gracie checks a low kick from White.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie .
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
White lands a nice elbow.
White lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
White breaks from the clinch.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie .
Gracie fails with the takedown
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and White counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
White breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from White as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie . That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
White misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanson White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanson White!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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