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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Hunt You Down by Saliva. Eza Nahka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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249 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eza Nahka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nahka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Nahka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nahka shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kevin White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eza Nahka.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White misses with a double jab
and Nahka counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
White prevents Nahka from moving into mount.
Nahka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
White regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White has one foot on Nahka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
White misses with a combination
and Nahka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White trying to control the position.
Nahka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Nahka is standing up over White. White looks to escape but Nahka dives into side control.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nahka on the ground.
Nahka tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
White dodges the ground and pound from Nahka.
White is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nahka looks gassed!
Nahka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White struggling a bit here.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nahka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nahka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nahka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
White is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nahka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nahka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nahka shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Kevin White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for White.
White misses with a wild combination.
Nahka shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Nahka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
White throws a combination that misses
and Nahka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
Nahka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nahka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Nahka pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White is looking for a sweep. Nahka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nahka passes to full mount!
Nahka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. White can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nahka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but White is surviving well by controlling Nahka's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nahka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eza Nahka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
White misses with a double jab
so Nahka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nahka drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Nahka off! Nahka jumps back into White's guard.
Nahka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nahka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nahka drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Nahka off! Nahka jumps back into White's guard.
White is trying to control the position but Nahka postures up.
White keeping full guard, as Nahka tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
White throws a leg kick which misses Nahka's front leg but catches the back leg as Nahka tries to avoid it.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nahka counters with a two punch combo.
Kevin White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nahka shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Nahka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White misses with a double jab.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nahka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nahka shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kevin White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eza Nahka.
Nahka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nahka fails with the takedown.
Nahka shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nahka.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nahka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nahka gets the takedown into side control.
Nahka scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to bench press Nahka off him but Nahka keeps the position.
Nahka lands some shots froms side control.
Nahka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White sneaks back into half guard.
Nahka tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Nahka postures up.
Nahka is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Nahka tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
Nahka is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
White trying to hold on to Nahka's head to control him but Nahka postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nahka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nahka.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nahka shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
so Nahka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Nahka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White wants to stand but Nahka is controlling the position.
Nahka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nahka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nahka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eza Nahka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White throws a body punch but Nahka moves out of range.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Nahka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
Nahka wants to finish this one by submission but White is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nahka.
Nahka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nahka won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nahka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
Nahka looking to take White's back but White rolls and after a scramble, White ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from White to escape a tricky position.
Nahka is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! White rolls with it to try and escape but Nahka cranks on the arm and White is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eza Nahka!
Eza Nahka is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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