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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jessie whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucania's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAvjaHtlMA&feature=related. The key to victory for jessie whittaker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jessie whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
Lucania tries to clinch but whittaker moves out of range.
Lucania lands a nice leg kick that just misses whittaker's sensitive parts.
Lucania wants to clinch up but whittaker keeps it at a distance.
whittaker misses with a hook. Lucania ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lucania.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as whittaker throws out the jab.
Lucania takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts whittaker, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whittaker misses with an uppercut.
whittaker throws a looping overhand right but Lucania ducks down to avoid it.
whittaker misses with the combination.
Lucania dodges the punch combination from whittaker.
whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucania avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lucania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from whittaker.
Lucania throws a quick head kick that skims the top of whittaker's head.
Lucania slips a straight right by whittaker.
whittaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but whittaker pushes him off.
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whittaker throws a one two combo.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Lucania.
The crowd cheers as whittaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucania doesn't seem phased though.
whittaker throws a lazy right hand but Lucania sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from whittaker misses.
Lucania rushes whittaker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania has whittaker pressed against the ropes, preventing whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucania tries for a takedown but whittaker manages to get underhooks.
whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucania has him pressed against the ropes.
whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
whittaker throws a jab when Lucania was well out of range.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jessie whittaker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania throws a hook but whittaker avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Lucania.
whittaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucania.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania tries to clinch but whittaker is having none of it.
whittaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from whittaker does no damage.
whittaker blocks a jab.
whittaker throws a big shot that misses.
Lucania is looking to clinch but whittaker is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Lucania misses.
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
whittaker throws a combination that misses
and Lucania counters with a good, hard body kick but whittaker shrugs it off.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - whittaker circles away.
That's two 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.
whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucania tries to clinch there but whittaker circles away.
Lucania uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by whittaker.
whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucania gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. whittaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lucania fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lucania has whittaker pressed against the ropes, preventing whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
whittaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
whittaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from whittaker.
whittaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
whittaker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four 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.
Lucania takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucania is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from whittaker misses the target.
Lucania falls off balance throwing a combination
and whittaker counters with a left and a right that stings Lucania.
Lucania avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
whittaker punishes Lucania's body with a nice straight punch.
whittaker throws a series of punches but Lucania moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jessie whittaker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
whittaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Lucania should have avoided that one.
Lucania moves out of range as whittaker strikes.
whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
whittaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
whittaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lucania counters by clinching up.
Lucania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
whittaker wants to break free but Lucania has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucania has him pressed against the ropes.
whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
whittaker can't break the clinch.
whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucania dodges the punch combination from whittaker.
whittaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
whittaker misses with an uppercut.
Lucania slips under a jab.
whittaker looks to land a combination but Lucania avoids it well.
Lucania avoids a punch combination nicely.
whittaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from whittaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
whittaker looks to land a right hand but Lucania moved out of range.
Lucania slips under a jab from whittaker.
Lucania staying out of range there.
whittaker dips to his left and cracks Lucania with an uppercut!
whittaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucania's head.
Lucania uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from whittaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whittaker throws a hook but Lucania avoids it easily.
whittaker keeps the fight on the outside.
whittaker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
whittaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
whittaker throws a series of punches but Lucania avoids them all with ease.
Lucania ducks right into an uppercut from whittaker.
Carlo Lucania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whittaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
jessie whittaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for whittaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for jessie whittaker!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for jessie whittaker!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for jessie whittaker!
jessie whittaker wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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