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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Wees Niet Bang (Paz rmx). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jericho sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jericho is not content to let White control the position.
White is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jericho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jericho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jericho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Jericho wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jericho can do anything to dispel that myth.
White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
White won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Jericho trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jericho dives on top into guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two 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 is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jericho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jericho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jericho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White is looking for a triangle but Jericho pushes his legs off easily.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jericho is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho looks gassed!
Jericho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jericho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jericho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. White seems to have locked his on tight now - Jericho screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for White, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). George 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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