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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhirkov's choice of entrance music: Russian National Anthem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhirkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Zhirkov. Those never looked like landing.
Zhirkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zhirkov.
It looks like Jared White has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhirkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White scores with a push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
Zhirkov looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhirkov throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhirkov's waist but Zhirkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhirkov is just out of range.
Zhirkov dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
A combination from White does no damage.
White fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhirkov works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries to clinch up but Zhirkov circles away and keeps his distance.
White is looking to clinch.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White tries to clinch there but Zhirkov circles away.
White shoots for a takedown but Zhirkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhirkov misses with a two punch combination.
Zhirkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhirkov being controlled against the cage.
Zhirkov is trying to stall.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov pulls White into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White prevents Zhirkov from getting back to his feet.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhirkov keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Zhirkov wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
Zhirkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White pushes down on Zhirkov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from White.
Zhirkov looks like he's trying to stand up.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White stands up and beckons Zhirkov to join him on the feet.
Zhirkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White shoots in and drives through. Zhirkov sprawls well.
Zhirkov stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zhirkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhirkov has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhirkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Zhirkov tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White landing knees to the body.
White has picked Zhirkov up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White prevents Zhirkov from standing back up.
White works his way into full mount!
White dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Zhirkov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jared White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jared White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Zhirkov. No joy for White on that attempt.
Zhirkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zhirkov duly obliges.
Jared White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zhirkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Zhirkov's guard now, I'm sure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhirkov can do anything to dispel that myth.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White stops Zhirkov from standing up.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhirkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White drops back looking for a leg! Zhirkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zhirkov manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Zhirkov's guard.
White stops Zhirkov from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White wants to control from the top but Zhirkov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White won't allow Zhirkov to get back to his feet.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White lands a couple of elbows.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White wants to control from the top but Zhirkov keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White stands up over Zhirkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhirkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhirkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov wriggles free and stands up.
White drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zhirkov!
White working for a submission but Zhirkov is keeping him at bay.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control but Zhirkov is having none of it.
White throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov tries to buck White off but he can't manage it.
White with shots to the head and body - Zhirkov looks very uncomfortable down there.
White content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zhirkov really wants to buck White off and get back to his feet.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White 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.
White won't let Zhirkov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Zhirkov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White with shots to the head and body - Zhirkov looks very uncomfortable down there.
White landing strikes from the mount and Zhirkov is in trouble!
White unloading with bombs!
Zhirkov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a heavy elbow.
White has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zhirkov's face.
White trying to control but Zhirkov is having none of it.
Zhirkov wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Zhirkov. No joy for White on that attempt.
Zhirkov throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White throws a series of punches but Zhirkov avoids them all with ease.
Zhirkov gets a clinch.
White tries to pull guard but Zhirkov won't allow it.
Zhirkov can't break the clinch.
Zhirkov tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhirkov drops back down to his feet.
Zhirkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White drags the fight down to the ground.
Jared White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White has his feet on Zhirkov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zhirkov throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White pulls guard.
White pushes Zhirkov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhirkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zhirkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Zhirkov as White shoots in.
Zhirkov scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhirkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Zhirkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zhirkov looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Zhirkov closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Zhirkov pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White tries to clinch up but Zhirkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhirkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhirkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zhirkov uses from the top position.
Zhirkov gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
Zhirkov has managed to clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhirkov has double underhooks.
White working Zhirkov over with knees to the body.
Zhirkov jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhirkov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
White throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zhirkov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. White is in Zhirkov's guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Zhirkov is keeping the position.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhirkov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White trying to control but Zhirkov is working from the bottom.
Zhirkov wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White won't allow Zhirkov to get back to his feet.
Zhirkov has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White trying to control but Zhirkov is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White won't allow Zhirkov to get back to his feet.
Zhirkov is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Zhirkov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Zhirkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jared White.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Jared White!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jared White!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jared White!
Jared White wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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