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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden OKeeffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden OKeeffe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitehead looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
whitehead has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns OKeeffe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
whitehead raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! whitehead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
OKeeffe tries to reverse the position but whitehead maintains control.
OKeeffe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
OKeeffe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but whitehead scores with a couple of nice shots.
whitehead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. OKeeffe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time whitehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OKeeffe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
whitehead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
whitehead 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.
whitehead sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed OKeeffe's guard.
whitehead is breathing heavily.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeeffe keeps working.
OKeeffe is trying to stand up here but whitehead is controlling him well.
OKeeffe is looking to improve his position.
whitehead wants to control but OKeeffe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
OKeeffe is trying to stand up here but whitehead is controlling him well.
whitehead passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OKeeffe struggling a bit here.
OKeeffe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
whitehead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
OKeeffe working a defensive guard but whitehead passes into half guard.
whitehead uses his free foot to push down on OKeeffe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for OKeeffe.
whitehead pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead working away from the top, dropping strikes.
whitehead lands a heavy elbow.
whitehead working the ground and pound effectively.
whitehead in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
whitehead looking to control and managing it successfully.
whitehead lands a nice shot to the head.
whitehead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
whitehead connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OKeeffe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
whitehead tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
OKeeffe avoids a series of strikes thrown by whitehead.
whitehead landing punches.
You get the feeling that OKeeffe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
whitehead is landing with some decent strikes but OKeeffe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OKeeffe is in a horrible position here. whitehead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
whitehead lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
whitehead scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeeffe keeps working.
whitehead is trying to ground and pound but OKeeffe uses the momentary lack of control by whitehead to regain half guard.
whitehead prevents OKeeffe from improving his position.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeeffe keeps working.
OKeeffe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. whitehead is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whitehead throwing shots but OKeeffe is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe wants to get back to full guard.
whitehead is tying to control. OKeeffe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OKeeffe throws a head kick but whitehead moves out of range.
whitehead misses with a low kick as OKeeffe jumps back.
whitehead pushes OKeeffe up against the cage in a clinch.
OKeeffe stops a takedown attempt from whitehead.
whitehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but OKeeffe pulls his leg out and moves away.
OKeeffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OKeeffe with a poor takedown
and whitehead counters with a takedown into side control.
craig whitehead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeeffe keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead advances nicely into full mount.
whitehead postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. OKeeffe looks a forlorn figure.
OKeeffe tries to hold on but whitehead postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OKeeffe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
whitehead working the ground and pound effectively.
whitehead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead looking to control but OKeeffe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
whitehead landing punches.
whitehead throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for OKeeffe because whitehead loaded up on that one.
OKeeffe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as whitehead tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
whitehead can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OKeeffe is looking to escape.
whitehead looking to ground and pound but OKeeffe is blocking nicely.
OKeeffe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OKeeffe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
OKeeffe gets back to half guard.
whitehead throwing shots but OKeeffe is blocking nicely.
whitehead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
whitehead is tying to control. OKeeffe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
whitehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OKeeffe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OKeeffe wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. whitehead connects with a nice short shot to OKeeffe's temple.
Nice strikes from whitehead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OKeeffe throws a right and a left that whitehead avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
whitehead closes the distance and clinches up with OKeeffe, looking for a takedown. whitehead pushes OKeeffe against the cage but OKeeffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
OKeeffe scores with a jab to the head.
whitehead closes the distance and clinches up with OKeeffe, looking for a takedown. whitehead pushes OKeeffe against the cage but OKeeffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
OKeeffe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
OKeeffe tries to advance to mount but can't.
whitehead is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked OKeeffe off and has taken his back!
whitehead has OKeeffe flattened out and is raining down punches.
whitehead has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, OKeeffe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
whitehead keeps control of the position easily here as OKeeffe tries to buck him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
whitehead connects with a big shot to the side of OKeeffe's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of whitehead's arms.
OKeeffe rolls, trying to escape but whitehead keeps control of the position.
OKeeffe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
whitehead softening up his opponent with strikes here.
whitehead looking to break OKeeffe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. OKeeffe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise whitehead will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Good control from whitehead.
The referee is taking a good look at OKeeffe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from whitehead!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OKeeffe just trying to survive but whitehead is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
whitehead wants to control but OKeeffe is keeping busy.
whitehead working for a choke but OKeeffe is defending well.
OKeeffe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
whitehead punishes OKeeffe with strikes from the back mount.
OKeeffe holding both whitehead 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead is looking to control OKeeffe but OKeeffe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
whitehead is working the ground and pound. Can OKeeffe escape?
OKeeffe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
whitehead lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can OKeeffe hold on?!
whitehead connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for OKeeffe to escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards whitehead.
whitehead connects with a big shot to the side of OKeeffe's head.
OKeeffe is really stuck here.
whitehead looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OKeeffe grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
I would not like to be OKeeffe right now.
whitehead somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
whitehead has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for OKeeffe.
A lull in the action here.
whitehead doesn't have the hooks in and OKeeffe manages to turn into his guard.
Hayden OKeeffe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whitehead working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for whitehead, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig whitehead!
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RATING
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