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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has chosen Prodigy - No Good as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joey Whitelaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chop Dick's chin.
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200 cm
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273 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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184 cm
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219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chop Dick! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dick misses with a head kick.
Whitelaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whitelaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Chop Dick has been cut. Whitelaw wants to clinch and Dick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Dick ducks under a wild hook from Whitelaw. Dick walks into a straight right hand from Whitelaw. Dick throws a shot from downtown. Whitelaw moves away and avoids it. Joey Whitelaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Whitelaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Whitelaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dick under the eye. Whitelaw scores with a hook. Whitelaw throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Whitelaw slips under a jab. Whitelaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Dick checks a low kick from Whitelaw. Dick throws a hook to the side of Whitelaw's head but Whitelaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dick checks a low kick from Whitelaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Whitelaw misses. Whitelaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dick's sensitive parts. Whitelaw moves into range and connects with a jab. Whitelaw connects with a solid leg kick. Whitelaw checks a low kick from Dick. Whitelaw scores with a jab. Whitelaw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Whitelaw moves in looking to clinch but Dick pushes him off. Whitelaw throws a big shot that misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitelaw. Whitelaw lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily. Whitelaw throws the left hand but Dick avoids the punch easily. Dick throws the left hand but Whitelaw avoids the punch easily. Whitelaw tests Dick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitelaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dick. Dick throws the left hand but Whitelaw avoids the punch easily. Dick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whitelaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dick is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Whitelaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A slapping leg kick lands for Whitelaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A low kick from Dick misses and Whitelaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Dick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitelaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Whitelaw scores with a leg kick.
Whitelaw is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
Dick thuds a left hand into Whitelaw's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whitelaw misses with a jab to the body
and Dick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Dick trying to mount his opponent but Whitelaw defends it. Dick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitelaw keeps working. Dick is looking for a kimura but Whitelaw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dick to get the leverage. Whitelaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dick's back! Dick has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Whitelaw. You can see the frustration on Dick's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dick covering up well under a barage of strikes. Whitelaw punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dick is in bad spot here.
Whitelaw tries to get the hooks in deep but Dick pushed the leg off. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dick manages to reverse the position and now he's in Whitelaw's guard. Nice work there by Dick.
Whitelaw is trying to control the position but Dick postures up. Dick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Whitelaw wants to stand up but Dick is controlling him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitelaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whitelaw dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut. 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.
Dick throws the left hand but Whitelaw avoids the punch easily. The crowd cheers as Whitelaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dick doesn't seem phased though. Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch. Whitelaw tries to clinch up. Whitelaw lands a head kick. Dick smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses. Whitelaw wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance. Whitelaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Whitelaw tries to clinch up but Dick circles away and keeps his distance. Whitelaw connects with a high kick. Dick throws a right hand that misses
and Whitelaw counters with a big head kick but Dick shrugs it off.
That has opened up Chop Dick's cut even more. Whitelaw slips under a jab from Dick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whitelaw - that will leave a mark!
Whitelaw swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.
Dick ducks right into an uppercut from Whitelaw. Whitelaw throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Whitelaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitelaw throws out a loose jab but Dick uses good head movement to avoid it. Dick throws a front kick aimed at Whitelaw's knee but Whitelaw avoids it well. Whitelaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dick. Whitelaw misses with a combination
and Dick counters with a single leg into guard. Whitelaw didn't expect that. This has been an exciting period of action! Dick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Whitelaw dives on top into guard. Dick tries to land a sweep but no joy. Whitelaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Dick is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing. Whitelaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dick wants to sweep but no luck. Dick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Whitelaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Whitelaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Whitelaw lands a couple of elbows. Dick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whitelaw scoring with some ground and pound. Dick trying to control the position.
Dick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whitelaw! Dick punching from mount but Whitelaw doing a good job of avoiding damage. Whitelaw blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Whitelaw taking shots to the head. Whitelaw trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dick unloads with some shots from mount but Whitelaw bucks and avoids them well.
Dick trying to control but he's not successful this time. Whitelaw tries to get back to half guard but can't. Whitelaw bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Dick trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Whitelaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whitelaw dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chop Dick's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joey Whitelaw is winning the standup battle so far. Whitelaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The cut above Chop Dick's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Whitelaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitelaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Whitelaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitelaw throws a shot to the body.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking body kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Whitelaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nice body kick from Whitelaw. Whitelaw lands a really nice looking cross but Dick seems unphased.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Whitelaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Dick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Whitelaw lands a head kick. Dick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chop Dick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Dick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Whitelaw cracks the inside of Dick's front leg. Whitelaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitelaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chop Dick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Whitelaw!
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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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