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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between black white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, black white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Finley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finley keeping moving, preventing white from controlling successfully.
Finley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. white gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
white looking to pass the guard.
white wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
white is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Finley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
white lands a jab-cross combination.
white shoots for a takedown but Finley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
white misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for white with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for black white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from white.
white fails to land the takedown.
white fails with an attempt to clinch.
white shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finley as he avoids it easily.
white is breathing heavily.
Finley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
white works his way to full guard. Good work.
Finley 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.
Finley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finley postures up.
Finley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
white wants to stand but Finley is controlling the position.
Finley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finley takes a little break here. white wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Finley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Finley is looking to clinch but white is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Finley tries to pass the half guard into mount. white knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finley thows a huge punch but white dodges it nicely.
Finley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Finley slow jab from white misses its intended target.
Finley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
white looking to control.
Finley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
white is trying to control the position but Finley postures up.
white has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
white keeping full guard, as Finley tries to pass.
Finley is in close to white's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finley wants to pass the guard but white is keeping the position.
Finley is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Finley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
white with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in white's guard.
Finley stands up and waves to white to follow him.
Finley has his takedown stuffed
and white counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finley working for a triangle but white defends it easily.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Finley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dakota Finley has got the better of the ground game so far.
white is pushing down on Finley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finley is fighting to maintain full guard but white has managed to sneak the leg through.
Finley wants to control but white is keeping busy.
white wants to free his trapped foot but Finley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finley is breathing heavily.
white wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
white is tying to control. Finley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
white moves nicely into side control.
white tries to move to mount but Finley blocks the move with his legs.
white trying to control the action but Finley is working from the bottom.
Finley wants to get back to his feet but white is dominant here and he's now got Finley's back!
Finley is desperately trying to improve his position but white has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley wants to control but white is having none of it.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finley is looking to escape.
Finley wants to control but white is having none of it.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finley is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Finley is in a horrible position here. white smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Finley wants to control but white is having none of it.
Finley tries to reverse the position but white maintains control.
white landing shots from mount.
Finley is trying desperately to improve position.
Finley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley working to try and regain half guard.
Finley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Finley wants to improve his position but white is controlling well.
Finley trying to hold on to white's head to control him but white postures up.
Finley wants to improve his position but white is controlling well.
Finley wants to control but white is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 black white will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
white misses with a takedown
and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley breaks the clinch.
white wants to clinch but Finley slips to the side
and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley jumps guard.
Finley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! white escapes and throws Finley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
white working away.
white has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Finley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
white lands with some strikes.
white scoring with strikes but Finley is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finley is looking to escape.
white working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Finley looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by white! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). black white!
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