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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adelphos Typhon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Whitehead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adelphos Typhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Whitehead.
Typhon slips a jab and a cross from Whitehead.
Typhon looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Typhon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Whitehead.
Typhon dodges the punch combination from Whitehead.
Typhon stuns Whitehead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitehead scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Whitehead.
Typhon avoids the head kick by Whitehead.
Typhon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Typhon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead throws a jab when Typhon was well out of range.
Typhon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Typhon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
Typhon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Typhon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitehead tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Typhon does it's job there.
Whitehead shoots in and gets a takedown into Typhon's guard.
Typhon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whitehead!
Whitehead blocking the ground and pound.
Whitehead is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Typhon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Typhon raining down shots from the mount!
Typhon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitehead is looking to escape.
Typhon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Typhon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Typhon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Typhon.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Typhon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Typhon lands a nice shot to the head.
Typhon tries to control but Whitehead wriggling away.
Typhon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Typhon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Whitehead in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Typhon with shots to the head and body - Whitehead looks very uncomfortable down there.
Typhon throwing strikes here but Whitehead is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whitehead really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitehead is bucking up trying to escape but Typhon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whitehead is trying desperately to improve position.
Whitehead is in a horrible position here. Typhon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Typhon looking to control but Whitehead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Typhon working the ground and pound effectively.
Typhon punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehead really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitehead is squirming around, avoiding Typhon's attempts to control the action.
Typhon blocks Whitehead's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Typhon unloading with bombs!
Whitehead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Typhon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelphos Typhon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Typhon scores with a hook.
Typhon lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitehead off the ropes and back into range.
Typhon misses with a few strikes there.
Whitehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitehead misses the target.
Whitehead pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Typhon misses with a low kick.
Whitehead misses with a hook
and Typhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitehead catches Typhon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whitehead takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Typhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Craig Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Typhon lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Typhon staying out of range there.
Typhon takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Whitehead throws a nice looking combination but Typhon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Whitehead.
Typhon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitehead at a distance.
Typhon has managed to clinch.
Whitehead wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Typhon.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Typhon avoids a wild elbow strike from Whitehead.
Typhon blocks an elbow strike from Whitehead.
Whitehead will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Typhon up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Typhon.
Typhon blocks an uppercut.
Typhon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Typhon blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitehead pushes off an throws an elbow but Typhon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whitehead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Typhon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Typhon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Typhon lands an elbow just above Whitehead 's eye.
Whitehead is pushing Typhon up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Typhon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whitehead managing to block the knees to the body from Typhon.
Whitehead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whitehead looking to throw knees to the head but Typhon is blocking nicely.
Typhon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Whitehead blocks the leg kick.
Typhon thuds a left hand into Whitehead's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Typhon lands but Whitehead takes it in his stride.
Typhon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Typhon cracks Whitehead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whitehead blocks a head kick by Typhon.
Typhon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitehead can do to turn this around?
Whitehead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Typhon.
Whitehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Typhon.
Typhon looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Typhon scores with a head kick. Whitehead tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whitehead is rocked!
Whitehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Typhon.
Typhon shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitehead tries to sprawl out of it but Typhon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Whitehead manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Typhon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Typhon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whitehead showed some decent athleticism there.
Whitehead prevents Typhon from improving his position.
Whitehead stops Typhon from getting back to his feet.
Typhon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Whitehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Typhon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Typhon keeping moving, preventing Whitehead from controlling successfully.
Whitehead throws a big right hand that misses.
Typhon is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelphos Typhon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whitehead manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Typhon on his heels. He'll look to pass Typhon's guard now, I'm sure.
Whitehead trying to control but Typhon is working from the bottom.
Typhon looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Typhon is on top in guard.
Typhon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Typhon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Whitehead sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Adelphos Typhon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Typhon tries to move to mount but Whitehead blocks the move with his legs.
Whitehead is working to avoid the ground and pound but Typhon connects with a decent elbow.
Typhon in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whitehead some visible discomfort.
Typhon is looking to take a break and control but Whitehead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitehead defending against the ground and pound.
Typhon is looking to take a break and control but Whitehead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Typhon working the ground and pound.
Adelphos Typhon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Typhon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitehead keeps working.
Typhon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whitehead is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Typhon advances nicely into full mount.
Whitehead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Typhon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Typhon with a couple of short strikes.
Typhon wants to control but Whitehead has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Typhon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Craig Whitehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Typhon passes to side control.
Whitehead is not content to let Typhon control the position.
Typhon works to advance to full mount. Whitehead defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Typhon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Typhon looking to control but Whitehead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitehead tries to hold on but Typhon pushes him away.
Typhon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adelphos Typhon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Typhon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Adelphos Typhon!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Adelphos Typhon!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Adelphos Typhon!
Adelphos Typhon wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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