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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathin Q (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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203 cm
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210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathin Q!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a wild body kick that Q sees coming a mile off.
White stuns Q with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Q fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White tries to clinch but Q is having none of it.
White tries to clinch but Q moves out of range.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Q.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Q throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. White tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Q is in White's guard.
Q might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Q is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Q preventing the sweep.
Q postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Q postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White controls Q momentarily but Q frees himself.
Q is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Q trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Q sitting in guard here, content to control.
White is trying to keep Q in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Q closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tests Q's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Q ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White swings for the body but Q moves out of range.
White tries to clinch there but Q circles away.
White jabs at Q's body.
White missing with a left hand there. Q was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Q on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Q slips a straight right by White.
Q takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White scores with a jab. Q acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Q looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Q moves out of range as White strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Q shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Q's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathin Q. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White misses with an uppercut.
A big left from White misses.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Q keeps the fight on the outside.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Q backwards.
Q tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Q shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Q gets slowly back to his feet.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White works the jab nicely.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Q sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Q doesn't seem bothered though.
Q moves out of range of the body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and pushes Q back into the cage.
White cracks Q with a nice body shot.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Q tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Q shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Q's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White sizes up Q with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Q's sensitive parts.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Q. That did some damage!
A big right from White misses.
Q takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White throws a nice looking combination but Q bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
Q bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Q steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Power White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Q misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Q throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Q off to one side.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Q takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Q keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White stuffs the takedown.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Q drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White misses with a hook.
Q shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
White trying to control the position.
Q sitting in guard here, content to control.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Q lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Q. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Q is proving a slippery customer.
Q 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White 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.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Q manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Q, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Q has time to react.
Q avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Q does a little dance to reset his feet.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Q shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
White is trying to control the position but Q postures up.
Q 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.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Q loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White throws a hook but Q blocks it.
White misses with a hook. Q ducked under it nicely.
Q shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Q shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White is trying to keep Q in close.
Q throws a big right hand that misses.
Nathin Q overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Q controlling from the top position.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White misses with a head kick.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Q.
White throws a looping overhand right but Q ducks down to avoid it.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Q slips a jab from White.
White digs a good body shot into Q's ribs.
Power White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White throws a right and a left that Q avoids nicely.
Q avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with an uppercut. Q saw that one coming.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Q circles away.
Q ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Q. That did some damage!
White works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Q moves out of range as White strikes.
Q slips a jab and a cross from White.
White connects with a right hand. Q shakes it off.
Q uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands the left hand.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Q on the side of the head.
White misses with a body shot.
Q takes one on the button.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Q shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathin Q. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Q looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White is looking to clinch but Q is avoiding it.
A jab from White misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Q has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Q and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Q paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White connects with a right hand. Q shakes it off.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Q counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Q is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
Q throws a big right hand that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Q throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Q is one step ahead there.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
Q is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White working a defensive guard here.
White wants to sweep here but Q controlling him for the moment.
Q lands a couple of digs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Q accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Q lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Q looking for submissions off his back.
Q wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Q is trying to control but can't.
White trying to control the action but Q is working from the bottom.
Q is looking to improve his position.
Q is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Q manages to get to full guard.
Q is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Q has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White throws a strike but Q rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Q missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Q in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Q working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Q won't allow White to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathin Q wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Q slips a jab from White.
Q shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Q swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Q fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Power White.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Power White!
Power White wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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