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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Enrique Guerrero enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Guerrero. No joy for whitehead on that attempt.
Guerrero looks to land a combination but whitehead avoids it well.
whitehead has a takedown stuffed.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitehead.
Guerrero misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
whitehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whitehead throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Guerrero. No joy for whitehead on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for craig whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
whitehead shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guerrero as he avoids it easily.
whitehead closes the distance and clinches.
Guerrero prevents the takedown attempt.
Guerrero wants a takedown.
Guerrero can't break the clinch.
Guerrero breaks from the clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but whitehead circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guerrero falls off balance throwing a combination
and whitehead counters with a nice body shot.
Guerrero swinging wilding here.
whitehead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guerrero to the mat! Guerrero manages to get full guard.
whitehead wanted to stand there but Guerrero had control of the position.
whitehead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
whitehead trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
whitehead is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero is trying to keep whitehead in close.
Guerrero controlling the position.
whitehead trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
whitehead postures up in Guerrero's guard and throws a big left but Guerrero blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guerrero catches whitehead with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - whitehead circles away.
whitehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero misses with a combination
and whitehead counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Guerrero!
This has been an exciting period of action!
whitehead thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guerrero is looking to get to half guard.
whitehead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero holds on for dear life.
Guerrero slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
whitehead tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guerrero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guerrero wants to get back to his feet.
whitehead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guerrero tries to roll over but whitehead keeps him under control.
whitehead missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guerrero blocking the ground and pound attempt from whitehead.
whitehead trying to control the action but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
whitehead throwing shots but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guerrero stuffs the takedown attempt from whitehead. whitehead gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerrero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
whitehead fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guerrero sprawls well initially but whitehead persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
whitehead seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guerrero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guerrero is looking to improve his position.
Guerrero is in trouble now - whitehead has advanced to mount!
whitehead content just to control the position here.
whitehead looking to control but Guerrero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whitehead working Guerrero over with strikes here.
whitehead tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead 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.
Guerrero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
whitehead fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guerrero sprawls well initially but whitehead persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guerrero is not content to let whitehead control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. craig whitehead just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Guerrero does no damage.
whitehead throws a series of strikes that have Guerrero backpedaling.
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero misses with a leg kick
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guerrero won't be happy with that.
Guerrero is looking to reverse the position.
whitehead tries to advance to mount but can't.
whitehead has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
whitehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero takes a swing at whitehead's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to clinch
and whitehead counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by whitehead.
Guerrero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
whitehead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that whitehead avoids nicely.
whitehead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guerrero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guerrero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guerrero pulls guard successfully.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
whitehead thows a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guerrero holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
Guerrero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. whitehead manages to get himself to full guard.
Guerrero wants to stand but whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.
Guerrero stopping the sweep attempt from whitehead.
Guerrero gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guerrero moves in looking to clinch but whitehead pushes him off.
Guerrero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and whitehead decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerrero is pulling down on whitehead's head. It's preventing any offense from whitehead, at least for the moment.
whitehead is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero controlling whitehead's posture.
Guerrero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guerrero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for whitehead!
Guerrero controlling the position easily from mount.
whitehead is desperately trying to improve his position but Guerrero has a good base and remains in mount.
Guerrero content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Enrique Guerrero just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Guerrero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerrero 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.
whitehead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guerrero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guerrero falls off balance throwing a combination
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guerrero controlling the position.
whitehead slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
whitehead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrero misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guerrero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guerrero moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, whitehead has worked his arm free - good work by whitehead!
whitehead tries to bench press Guerrero off him but Guerrero keeps the position.
whitehead holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
whitehead tries to improve position but can't.
whitehead sneaks back into half guard.
whitehead is pressing down on Guerrero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guerrero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. whitehead is keeping the position for now.
Guerrero trying to control but whitehead is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead is trying to keep Guerrero in close.
Guerrero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but whitehead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but whitehead keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero lands a really nice looking cross but whitehead seems unphased.
whitehead blocks the body kick.
whitehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
whitehead decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guerrero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guerrero seems keen to control whitehead's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in whitehead's guard.
Guerrero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
whitehead looking to control.
Guerrero stopping the sweep attempt from whitehead.
whitehead is working hard here to advance position.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but whitehead keeps moving.
whitehead wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
whitehead looking for a sweep. Not yet whitehead, not yet.
whitehead has his foot on Guerrero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerrero works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
whitehead defending well as Guerrero loads up on a big left hand.
Guerrero throws an overhand right that lands on whitehead's shoulder, as whitehead tries to avoid the shot.
Enrique Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but whitehead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Guerrero misses
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guerrero won't be happy with that.
Guerrero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Guerrero is looking for a sweep. whitehead is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
whitehead is looking to take a break and control but Guerrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
whitehead missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guerrero wants to control but whitehead is keeping busy.
Guerrero has one foot on whitehead's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitehead.
whitehead shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
whitehead just misses with a punch to the body.
whitehead bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guerrero is looking for a sweep.
whitehead in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
whitehead working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guerrero is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead tries for a kimura but Guerrero is defending well.
Guerrero regains half guard.
Guerrero keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Guerrero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. whitehead is working away from the top position though.
Guerrero keeping hold of whitehead's head, controlling as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero is trying to maintain the position but whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guerrero manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for whitehead, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig whitehead!
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