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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Cheese both land. Nice combination.
whitehead keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese throws a shot to the body.
Cheese throws the left hand but whitehead avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Cheese.
It looks like craig whitehead has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese works the jab nicely.
whitehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheese misses with a series of wild punches.
whitehead misses with a head kick.
A big left from whitehead misses.
whitehead looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
whitehead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to stand up but whitehead isn't so interested in that idea.
whitehead trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst whitehead is controlling him.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
whitehead stops Cheese from standing up.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
whitehead scores with a jab to the head.
whitehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
whitehead clinches up with Cheese and pushes him back against the cage.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
whitehead takes a knee to the side of the body.
whitehead tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cheese looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and whitehead avoids it.
whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Cheese.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
whitehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
whitehead is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheese gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Richard Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig whitehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. whitehead is defending well for now.
whitehead wants a takedown.
whitehead looks gassed!
Cheese lands a good knee to the midsection. whitehead won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
whitehead takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheese unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheese obliges.
Cheese lands a knee to the body.
whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Cheese.
Cheese lands a good knee to the midsection. whitehead won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from whitehead.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and whitehead avoids it.
whitehead avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead looking for a takedown.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. whitehead is defending well for now.
whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Cheese.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheese just misses with a elbow thrown towards whitehead's brow.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from whitehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese misses with an elbow strike.
Cheese scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
Cheese missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on craig whitehead's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheese clinches but whitehead breaks the clinch
and whitehead counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
whitehead is trying to drag Cheese to the mat but Cheese just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese gets underhooks to prevent whitehead's takedown attempt.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. whitehead is defending well for now.
whitehead blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheese just misses with a elbow thrown towards whitehead's brow.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
whitehead has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cheese avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richard Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig whitehead.
whitehead is breathing heavily.
Cheese trying to land knees to the body.
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but whitehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese lands an elbow just above whitehead 's eye.
whitehead drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
whitehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
whitehead successfully pulls guard.
whitehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cheese is one step ahead there.
Cheese is looking to stand up but whitehead won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
whitehead pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from whitehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stands and steps away. whitehead gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cheese tries to clinch but whitehead moves away
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cheese won't be happy with that.
Cheese is pushing whitehead's head away, looking to escape. whitehead manages to hold on to the position though.
whitehead tries for a kimura but Cheese is defending well.
whitehead looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead working the strikes but Cheese uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
whitehead stops Cheese from getting back to his feet.
whitehead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
whitehead stops Cheese from getting back to his feet.
whitehead tries to pass to full mount but Cheese defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
whitehead is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cheese has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on whitehead's shoulder, as whitehead tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on craig whitehead's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
whitehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
whitehead tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cheese swivels and escapes.
Cheese sizes up whitehead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
whitehead defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
whitehead drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cheese lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as whitehead backs up against the cage.
Cheese throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and whitehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract whitehead.
Cheese connects with a body shot.
whitehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a combination that misses
and whitehead counters with a straight right hand.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but whitehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
whitehead misses with a hook.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but whitehead ducks down to avoid it.
Richard Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
whitehead slips under a jab from Cheese.
A nice combination there by Cheese.
whitehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cheese lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richard Cheese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheese wants to clinch but whitehead slips to the side
and whitehead counters with a three punch combo that has Cheese backing up. Cheese nods at whitehead to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheese lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
whitehead keeps the fight on the outside.
whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese catches whitehead with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up craig whitehead's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but whitehead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
whitehead tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cheese is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cheese tries to clinch but whitehead is having none of it.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
whitehead takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on whitehead's shoulder, as whitehead tries to avoid the shot.
whitehead circles away from the clinch attempt
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese has his feet on whitehead's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cheese misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheese cracks whitehead with an open hand slap.
whitehead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cheese.
Cheese tries to clinch
and whitehead counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by whitehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst whitehead is controlling him.
whitehead with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on craig whitehead's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
whitehead walks into a jab.
Cheese falls off balance throwing a combination
and whitehead counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by whitehead.
whitehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
whitehead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
whitehead passes Cheese's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
whitehead missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to kick whitehead off but whitehead keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cheese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from whitehead.
whitehead thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
whitehead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Cheese catches whitehead right on the button with a cross.
Cheese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese throws a series of punches but whitehead avoids them all with ease.
Cheese connects with a nice looking jab.
Cheese tries to clinch up but whitehead circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Cheese.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but whitehead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheese wants to clinch
and whitehead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese moves into the clinch.
Cheese prevents whitehead from breaking the clinch.
whitehead takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and whitehead avoids it.
Cheese stops a takedown attempt from whitehead.
whitehead has Cheese pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheese manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Cheese.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
Cheese comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from whitehead.
whitehead goes for a takedown attempt but Cheese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richard Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig whitehead.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but whitehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese closes the distance but whitehead moves to the side
and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cheese is trying to stand back up but whitehead is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
whitehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cheese sees it coming and defends easily.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
whitehead is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
whitehead seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cheese does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of whitehead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on craig whitehead's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese connects with a nice looking jab.
whitehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cheese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed whitehead momentarily.
whitehead keeps the fight on the outside.
whitehead shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cheese sprawls well. Cheese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. whitehead gets slowly back to his feet.
Cheese swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
whitehead sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
whitehead prevents Cheese from standing back up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cheese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from whitehead.
whitehead wants to take a breather but Cheese is having none of it.
whitehead prevents Cheese from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheese's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from whitehead misses.
whitehead misses with a takedown attempt - Cheese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheese tries to clinch but whitehead is having none of it.
whitehead circles away from the clinch attempt
and whitehead counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by whitehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
whitehead is looking to advance position but Cheese has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cheese stands up from mount. Strange move.
whitehead keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheese drives through and clinches with whitehead against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. whitehead is defending well for now.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
whitehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
whitehead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheese smiles and moves away.
Richard Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig whitehead.
whitehead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheese avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheese has closed the distance and engaged whitehead in a clinch.
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.
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from whitehead.
Cheese trying to land knees to the body.
whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Cheese.
Cheese stops a takedown attempt from whitehead.
Cheese trying to land knees to the body.
whitehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but whitehead blocks with his arms.
whitehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. whitehead is defending well for now.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and whitehead avoids it.
Richard Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
whitehead drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cheese unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think whitehead 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Richard Cheese!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Richard Cheese!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Richard Cheese!
Richard Cheese wins by unanimous decision!
Richard Cheese retains his welterweight title!
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