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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: R.Kelly- The worlds greatest. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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288 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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198 cm
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James White!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bastard.
White misses with a left hand
and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with an uppercut.
Bastard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bastard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White is looking to stand up but Bastard isn't so interested in that idea.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bastard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastard prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Bastard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bastard has passed into half guard!
White tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bastard wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White gets full guard.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bastard working some strikes from top position.
Bastard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bastard is controlling him.
Bastard distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bastard gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastard lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Bastard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to get up but he can't break Bastard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bastard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bastard has escaped and now he's on top!
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Bastard wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bastard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bastard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to his feet but Bastard passes into half guard.
Bastard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bastard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bastard working White over with strikes.
Bastard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bastard has managed to clinch.
White jumps guard but Bastard stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White tries to pull guard but Bastard won't allow it.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastard shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Bastard counters by clinching up.
Bastard decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bastard has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
Bastard keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Bastard looking to control.
Bastard has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Bastard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
White misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastard clinches up against the cage.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White lands a jab to Bastard's midsection.
Bastard darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White jumps guard but Bastard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bastard smiles and moves away.
Big Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James White.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
White swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Bastard misses.
White connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard with a nice head shot there.
White has his foot on Bastard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bastard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bastard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Bastard counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
Bastard stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Bastard tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bastard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard scoring with punches from side control.
Big Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bastard wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Bastard throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bastard is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastard tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bastard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bastard is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bastard avoid being mounted?
Bastard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bastard's thigh. Bastard counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bastard keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White wants to pass the guard but Bastard is keeping the position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bastard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from White.
Bastard darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bastard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
White misses with a looping right.
Bastard throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard gets a clinch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Bastard to work.
Bastard jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
White wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Bastard kicks White off and gets to his feet.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bastard falls backwards - clearly groggy! White dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James White!
During a confident post fight interview, James White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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