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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik White (ranked 1598 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Lanion Mauricio (ranked 201 p4p, 322 weight class). White comes to the ring accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 cm 38 188 22 - 13 - 0 |
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183 cm 24 185 4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Great elbows Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt Basic striking Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White cracks Mauricio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Mauricio closes the distance and pushes White back into the ropes. White prevents the takedown attempt.
White landing knees to the head.
It looks like Lanion Mauricio has been cut. Mauricio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. White lands a left hand.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White taking a breather. White scores with a nice hook to the head. A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the ropes. Fredrik White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lanion Mauricio. White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mauricio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the ropes. White is looking to control Mauricio's arms but Mauricio gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from White. White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Mauricio looks winded! White pushes Mauricio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mauricio misses with some punches.
White landing knees to the body.
A short right from White. Mauricio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands a nice uppercut. White connects with a knee to the head.
Mauricio taking a breather. White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mauricio tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from White. Our sources have told us that White has been working on his elbows in the gym. Mauricio is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mauricio has his back to the ropes. White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mauricio. White effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from White. Mauricio controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from White on the inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mauricio misses with an elbow strike.
Mauricio jumps guard.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Mauricio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well. White wants to stand but Mauricio is controlling his posture from full guard. Mauricio working a defensive guard here.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mauricio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White stands up and waves to Mauricio to follow him. Mauricio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mauricio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Mauricio's head. White feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mauricio sprawling to the canvas! Mauricio rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can White finish him?!
Mauricio is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. White misses with a few strikes there.
Mauricio is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him? Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch. Mauricio closes the distance looking to clinch and White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mauricio! White lets Mauricio back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Mauricio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab. Mauricio is looking to clinch. White batters Mauricio with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mauricio is out on his feet looking like a zombie as White lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mauricio to the mat with a gruesome thud! White is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fredrik White! An out of breath Fredrik White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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