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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Kellosalo has chosen Contra - Jungle Jam as his entrance music. Gary White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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176 cm
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156 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo scores with a hook.
White throws the kick towards the body but Kellosalo avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Kellosalo
and Kellosalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kellosalo tries to clinch up.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Kellosalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Kellosalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Kellosalo counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Kellosalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a push kick but Kellosalo slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kellosalo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kellosalo misses with a shot to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Kellosalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kellosalo swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Kellosalo throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from White.
Kellosalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kellosalo throws a leg kick
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White with a jab.
Kellosalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
White wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kellosalo counters with a slapping leg kick.
White takes a swing at Kellosalo's ribcage but misses.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kellosalo throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Kellosalo scores with a punch to the head.
Kellosalo scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut. Kellosalo saw that one coming.
White misses with an uppercut.
Kellosalo misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kellosalo.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kellosalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kellosalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kellosalo throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
White misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex Kellosalo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White misses with a hook
letting Kellosalo counter with a right hand.
White checks the leg kick.
White looks to land a combination. Kellosalo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kellosalo.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kellosalo at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kellosalo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kellosalo is just out of range.
Kellosalo closes the distance and clinches.
White is trying to push Kellosalo away but Kellosalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kellosalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White misses with the combination.
Kellosalo lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kellosalo looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Kellosalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
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.
Good work by Kellosalo as he checks the leg kick.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with an inside leg kick.
White blocks a jab.
Kellosalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kellosalo looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kellosalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
White throws a series of punches but Kellosalo moves out of range.
Flex Kellosalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws a body punch but Kellosalo moves out of range.
White throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kellosalo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kellosalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Kellosalo misses
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kellosalo's calf.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kellosalo scores with a leg kick.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellosalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White lands the left hand.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kellosalo scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Kellosalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White slips a jab and a cross from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo avoids the head kick by White.
Kellosalo tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kellosalo misses with a low kick.
White thows a leg kick but Kellosalo checks it
and Kellosalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kellosalo scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Kellosalo lands.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Kellosalo counters with a straight right hand.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kellosalo.
White throws a shot to the body.
Kellosalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White is looking to slow Kellosalo down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a leg kick.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kellosalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Kellosalo misses
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White throws a leg kick but Kellosalo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. White catches Kellosalo right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kellosalo moves away.
Kellosalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kellosalo throws out the jab.
White misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kellosalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kellosalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kellosalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kellosalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a solid leg kick but Kellosalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a good low kick that Kellosalo was not able to check.
Kellosalo throws a leg kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kellosalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kellosalo misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White connects with a body shot that sends Kellosalo's belly button to the back.
Kellosalo tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kellosalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kellosalo. Kellosalo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Flex Kellosalo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Flex Kellosalo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Flex Kellosalo!
Flex Kellosalo wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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