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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Alabaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alabaster is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian Alabaster!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alabaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Alabaster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Alabaster misses.
Alabaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alabaster swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alabaster. Alabaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Alabaster throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alabaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alabaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alabaster.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alabaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alabaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White tries to clinch but Alabaster is having none of it.
Micheal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Alabaster circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alabaster. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alabaster throws a head kick that misses.
Alabaster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alabaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alabaster, pushing him back against the cage.
Alabaster tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Alabaster breaks from the clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alabaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Alabaster circles away.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
Alabaster slowing the pace effectively.
Alabaster looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Alabaster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adrian Alabaster.
Alabaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Alabaster counters with a straight right hand.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alabaster.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alabaster. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alabaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch but Alabaster moves out of range.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alabaster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White tries to clinch up but Alabaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Alabaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alabaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alabaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White moves into range and clinches up with Alabaster.
White missing with knees to the body.
Alabaster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Alabaster looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Alabaster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Alabaster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alabaster tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Alabaster avoids the damage to the body.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alabaster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alabaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alabaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alabaster can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Alabaster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White is looking to clinch but Alabaster is avoiding it.
Alabaster swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Alabaster throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alabaster. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White clinches.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alabaster is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Alabaster into the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but Alabaster blocks it.
Alabaster landing knees to the body.
Alabaster taking a breather.
White misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands an elbow just above Alabaster 's eye.
White blocking some punches.
Alabaster looking to slow down the pace here.
Alabaster seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Alabaster wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Alabaster.
Alabaster throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alabaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alabaster is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adrian Alabaster.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alabaster throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White wants to clinch up but Alabaster keeps it at a distance.
White wants to clinch
and Alabaster counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Alabaster misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Alabaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alabaster is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Alabaster into the cage.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Alabaster avoids the damage to the body.
Alabaster dodges an elbow strike from White.
Alabaster wants to stall.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Alabaster is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alabaster's efforts to push away.
White lands a knee to the head.
Alabaster tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alabaster.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Alabaster tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alabaster stalling against the cage.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alabaster blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Alabaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White clinches up against the cage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alabaster blocks it with crossed arms.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alabaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alabaster is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alabaster has his back to the cage.
White prevents Alabaster from breaking the clinch.
Alabaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alabaster is trying to stall.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Alabaster is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Alabaster.
Alabaster dodges an elbow strike from White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alabaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian Alabaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alabaster tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White tries a knee to the head but Alabaster blocks it.
Alabaster misses with an elbow over the top.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alabaster avoids it.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Alabaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster taking a breather.
White misses with a knee strike.
White missing with knees to the body.
Alabaster looking to slow down the pace here.
White fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Alabaster.
Alabaster is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alabaster has his back to the cage.
Alabaster managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alabaster is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adrian Alabaster.
Alabaster pushes White away with a front kick.
Alabaster swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Alabaster throws a big shot that misses.
Alabaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Alabaster is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Alabaster into the cage.
Alabaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alabaster is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alabaster is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Alabaster trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White jumps guard but Alabaster stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alabaster.
Alabaster is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Micheal White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Alabaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Micheal White.
Well Alabaster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adrian Alabaster!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adrian Alabaster thanked Nefarious Design House for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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