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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Badguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badguy. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badguy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Badguy which made him look bad.
Badguy doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Badguy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Sol Badguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badguy instigates a clinch.
Badguy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Badguy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sol Badguy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.
White turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Badguy is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badguy isn't going anywhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badguy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White wants to improve his position but Badguy is controlling well.
Badguy wants to stand up but White has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to control Badguy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Badguy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like Badguy is going to stand back up.
White controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to control but Badguy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Badguy loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badguy tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White throws a strike aimed at the side of Badguy's head but Badguy avoids it well.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Badguy wants to control but White postures up.
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Badguy has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Badguy is avoiding damage well.
White trying to control the position but Badguy is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Badguy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Badguy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy regains half guard.
White is pressing down on Badguy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badguy is holding on for now.
Badguy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Badguy tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Badguy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White throwing shots but Badguy is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Badguy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White is taking a breather. Badguy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Badguy's guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badguy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White has a closed guard, preventing Badguy from standing up.
White has Badguy pulled in close to control his posture.
Badguy wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
White is pulling down on Badguy's head. It's preventing any offense from Badguy, at least for the moment.
Badguy trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Badguy wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sol Badguy.
Badguy lands with a good body shot.
White wants to clinch.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sol Badguy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badguy avoids it really well and circles away.
Badguy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
White working away.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badguy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
White throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White trying to control the position but Badguy is working away.
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 postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Badguy parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Badguy to escape.
Chuck White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badguy is not content to let White control the position.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Badguy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Badguy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Badguy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White is trying to control. Badguy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Badguy moves into full guard.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badguy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badguy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Badguy darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Badguy!
Badguy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White punching from mount but Badguy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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!
Badguy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
White tries to control but Badguy wriggling away.
Badguy is in all sorts of trouble here.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Badguy is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White breaks the clinch.
Badguy catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Badguy.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White shoots for a takedown but Badguy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badguy tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badguy avoids it really well and circles away.
Sol Badguy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck White.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab from Badguy.
White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Badguy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Badguy looking for a sweep. Not yet Badguy, not yet.
White trying to control but Badguy is working from the bottom.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Badguy has wrist control.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badguy is keeping the position for now.
Badguy looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White throwing strikes from guard but Badguy blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Badguy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. White is in Badguy's guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Badguy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Badguy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White trying to control but Badguy is working from the bottom.
Badguy keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White trying to control but Badguy is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Badguy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Badguy wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Badguy misses with a wild body shot.
White avoids the body shot from Badguy.
Badguy closes the distance and clinches.
White wants a takedown.
Sol Badguy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Badguy lands a damaging elbow.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Badguy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Badguy missing with knees to the body.
Badguy trying to land knees to the body.
Badguy trying to land knees to the body.
Badguy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Badguy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Badguy missing with knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.
Badguy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control.
White scores with punches from side control.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White trying to control the position but Badguy is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck White!
Chuck White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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