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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Timothy Lavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Timothy Lavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim White!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White wants to clinch.
Lavarez wants to clinch
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
Lavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Lavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lavarez missing with knees to the body.
Lavarez is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lavarez down to the mat. Lavarez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White tries to clinch but Lavarez moves out of range.
Jim White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavarez wants to clinch
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control but Lavarez is working from the bottom.
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lavarez dives on top into guard.
White wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lavarez manages to pass to side control.
White wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lavarez wants to stand but White has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
White tries to roll over but Lavarez keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavarez stops White from getting back to his feet.
White manages to escape and get back to his feet!
White tries to clinch there but Lavarez circles away.
White has closed the distance and engaged Lavarez in a clinch.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Lavarez missing with knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Lavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
That's four 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.
Lavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavarez.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lavarez lands a knee to the body.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lavarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White looks gassed!
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lavarez's guard now.
Lavarez keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White won't allow Lavarez to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
Lavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White misses with a body punch.
White tries to circle away but Lavarez has him pinned against the cage.
Lavarez landing knees to the body.
Lavarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White fails to pull guard.
Lavarez trying to land knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and White moves into the clinch.
White is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavarez.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lavarez is controlling him.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Lavarez lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lavarez tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a head kick.
Lavarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a nice body kick.
Jim White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lavarez gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lavarez.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavarez.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
Lavarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavarez landing knees to the body.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
Lavarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Lavarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Lavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lavarez blocks a body shot from White.
Lavarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Lavarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lavarez missing with knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Lavarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavarez tries to clinch
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mark Timothy Lavarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim White.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lavarez obliges.
White wants to break free but Lavarez has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavarez.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lavarez lands a knee to the body.
Lavarez missing with knees to the body.
White has Lavarez pushed against the cage.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Lavarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lavarez crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Lavarez managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Lavarez crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White trying to stall but Lavarez improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lavarez obliges.
Lavarez missing with knees to the body.
Lavarez trying to land knees to the body.
Lavarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavarez lands a knee to the body.
Lavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lavarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White can't break the clinch.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
Lavarez tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Timothy Lavarez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lavarez looks to clinch
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
Lavarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lavarez trying to land knees to the body.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
Lavarez blocks the elbow strike.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez lands a knee to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Lavarez.
Lavarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Lavarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Lavarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Lavarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White avoiding damage as Lavarez throws knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
White wants to stand up but Lavarez is controlling him.
Lavarez wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control but Lavarez passes into half guard.
Lavarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pushes Lavarez off but Lavarez dives into side control.
Lavarez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lavarez doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Lavarez closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavarez is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
White working the strikes but Lavarez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lavarez is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
White with the ground and pound but Lavarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lavarez wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim White.
I think White 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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