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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: If it all ended tomorrow - John Cena. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron White!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitehead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
whitehead tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White avoids the head kick by whitehead.
Nice takedown defense from whitehead. No joy for White on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. whitehead sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White is keen to just control but whitehead is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead gets back to full guard.
whitehead keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
whitehead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White with a nice head shot there.
White stopping the sweep attempt from whitehead.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. whitehead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but whitehead manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has whitehead in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. whitehead stacks White on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by whitehead!
whitehead has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for White!
whitehead landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
whitehead jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
whitehead tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
whitehead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
whitehead wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
whitehead is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
whitehead is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
whitehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whitehead is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
whitehead is breathing heavily.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White tries to roll over but whitehead keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
craig whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron White.
White fails to land the takedown.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
whitehead goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
whitehead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and whitehead wants it to stay on the feet.
whitehead tries to clinch up.
craig whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
whitehead scores with a nice head shot.
whitehead misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries for a takedown but whitehead sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
whitehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from whitehead.
whitehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
whitehead wants to clinch.
whitehead tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
whitehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
whitehead wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in and drives through. whitehead sprawls well.
craig whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron White.
whitehead doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
whitehead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
whitehead swinging wilding here.
craig whitehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
whitehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White shoots in and drives through. whitehead sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
whitehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White slips under a jab from whitehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and whitehead settles back down.
White fails to land the takedown.
craig whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron White.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
whitehead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
whitehead is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
whitehead stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White misses with a takedown attempt
enabling whitehead to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a takedown
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so whitehead counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
whitehead tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
whitehead throws a big right hand that misses.
whitehead postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
whitehead looking to pass the guard.
White has momentary wrist control but whitehead slips an elbow through the middle.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead landing some decent shots from guard.
White controls whitehead momentarily but whitehead frees himself.
White keeping moving, preventing whitehead from controlling successfully.
White looking for a guillotine here but whitehead defends easily.
whitehead got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, whitehead has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ron White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whitehead trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well whitehead 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 James Glass scores the fight for craig whitehead!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for craig whitehead!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for craig whitehead!
craig whitehead wins by unanimous decision!
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