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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 429 p4p, 492 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 41 p4p, 46 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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31 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr has Dayton up against the cage in a clinch.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dayton 's elbow.
White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dayton blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr tries a body shot but Dayton blocks it.
Dayton 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 Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Dayton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
White Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Dayton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dayton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Dayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
White Jr preventing the sweep.
White Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Dayton is retaining full guard.
Dayton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White Jr controlling from the top position.
Dayton keeping full guard, as White Jr tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dayton is on top in guard.
Dayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayton passes into half guard.
Dayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dayton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
White Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dayton is thwarting White Jr's attempts to control the position.
Dayton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
White Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
White Jr is staying active underneath Dayton , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dayton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton passes into side control, despite White Jr's attempt to control the position.
White Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dayton 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.
White Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dayton . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dayton is looking to take a break and control but White Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dayton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control but Dayton postures up.
Dayton 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.
Dayton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White Jr controls the position for a moment.
White Jr wants to control but Dayton postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayton cracks White Jr with a big right hand but White Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
White Jr struggling a bit here.
Dayton scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White Jr misses with a hook.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from White Jr.
Dayton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dayton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr throws a body punch but Dayton moves out of range.
Dayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White Jr can do to turn this around?
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White Jr throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dayton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lunges at Dayton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dayton 's hand.
Dayton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr lands a nice hook to Dayton 's body. Dayton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
As White Jr tries to get set, Dayton tries to push him back and clinch up but White Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dayton doesn't seem bothered though.
White Jr cracks Dayton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body. Dayton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr cracks a nice hook into Dayton 's ribs.
White Jr misses with a body kick.
Dayton drops down looking for a counter takedown but White Jr sprawls and moves away.
White Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dayton rather than just go for the knockout.
Dayton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
White Jr connects with a body shot.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Dayton keeps it at a distance.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but White Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Nice jab there from White Jr.
White Jr throws a leg kick
and Dayton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton distracts White Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dayton is aware though and is defending well.
Small Dayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayton scoring with some ground and pound.
Dayton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dayton 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dayton stands up over White Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dayton scoring with punches to the head and body.
White Jr is looking for a triangle but Dayton pushes his legs off easily.
Dayton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dayton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Dayton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dayton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayton trying to control but White Jr is working from the bottom.
White Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White Jr has momentary wrist control but Dayton slips an elbow through the middle.
Dayton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Dayton has hold of one of White Jr's legs. White Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Dayton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dayton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White Jr looking to control.
White Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dayton preventing the sweep.
Dayton landing with the ground and pound.
White Jr is looking for a triangle here but Dayton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Dayton working the head with strikes.
Dayton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dayton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dayton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
White Jr manages to get back to half guard.
White Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayton working over White Jr with some ground and pound. White Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dayton winds up and cracks White Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White Jr wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dayton lands a nice short elbow.
Dayton is nestled in close to White Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Dayton there.
Dayton content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dayton lands a nice short elbow.
Dayton slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dayton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dayton winds up and cracks White Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dayton working over White Jr with some ground and pound. White Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dayton moves nicely into side control.
Dayton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is trying to improve his position.
White Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
White Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Dayton keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on White Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayton working away.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Small Dayton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dayton 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Dayton !
Small Dayton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bruce White Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry. I should have done better.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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