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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To The Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Whitman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman looks to throw the jab but Sun is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitman. That snapped Sun's head back.
A big left from Sun misses.
Sun is looking to clinch.
Sun blocks the body kick.
Whitman slips a jab from Sun.
Sun throws out a loose jab but Whitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sun throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitman scores with a body shot.
Whitman motions for Sun to come forward. Whitman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman is having none of it.
Sun tries to clinch up but Whitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whitman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sun clinches up with Whitman and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sun.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitman tries to break free but Sun pushes him back against the cage.
Whitman working hard to break the clinch.
Whitman has had enough of the clinch but Sun keeps him there for the moment.
Whitman is trying to break the clinch but Sun is controlling him.
Whitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitman blocks an elbow strike.
Whitman breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitman circles away.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitman circles away.
Donk. Whitman catches Sun right on the button with a cross.
Whitman missing with a left hand there. Sun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitman keeps Sun at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whitman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sun walks into a straight right hand from Whitman.
Whitman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whitman lunges at Sun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sun's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Sun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sun wants to clinch.
Sun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun moves into the clinch.
Sun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun lands a nice elbow.
Sun has Whitman pressed against the cage.
Sun pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sun tries to land a knee to the head but Whitman blocks with his arms.
Sun slows down the pace here.
Sun trying to control the position but instead, Whitman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sun into the cage.
Sun prevents Whitman from breaking the clinch.
Whitman blocks an elbow strike.
Whitman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sun looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitman breaks the clinch.
Whitman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sun on the side of the head.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Whitman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sun slips a straight right by Whitman.
Charles Whitman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitman slips under a jab from Sun.
Whitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sun.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitman circles away.
Sun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whitman sprawls well. Whitman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sun gets slowly back to his feet.
Sun misses with a straight left.
Sun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sun lands with a shot to the body.
Whitman loads up on a big right hand but Sun slips the punch.
Whitman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sun checks a leg kick.
Sun walks into a stiff left hand from Whitman.
Whitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sun moves away.
Sun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitman.
Sun moves in looking to clinch but Whitman pushes him off.
Sun moves out of range as Whitman strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sun was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitman.
Sun shoots in but Whitman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whitman slips under a jab from Sun.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman moves out of range.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman is having none of it.
Sun instigates a clinch.
Whitman tries to break free but Sun pushes him back against the cage.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Whitman shrugs off.
Sun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitman's efforts to push away.
Sun taking a breather.
Whitman is trying to break the clinch but Sun has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitman avoids the elbow strike from Sun, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitman is trying to force a seperation but Sun has the dominant position.
Whitman manages to break the clinch.
Whitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitman misses the shot to the body.
Whitman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Whitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitman slips a straight right by Sun.
Sun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whitman!
Sun has Whitman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whitman's brow.
Whitman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sun tries to clinch up but Whitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman is having none of it.
Sun has managed to clinch.
Sun has Whitman pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitman breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sun misses with a straight right.
Sun tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wei Sun will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Sun misses its intended target.
Whitman missing with a left hand there. Sun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sun forces Whitman back against the cage and clinches.
Whitman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whitman breaks the clinch.
Sun misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitman looks to throw the jab but Sun is out of range.
Whitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sun throws out the jab.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sun tries to clinch
and Whitman counters with an outside leg kick.
Sun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whitman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun shoots in for a takedown but Whitman shows good takedown defense.
Whitman scores with a hook.
Sun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitman throws a head kick but Sun moves out of range.
Sun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sun moves out of range as Whitman strikes.
Whitman missing with a left hand there. Sun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Whitman.
Sun tries to clinch up but Whitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman moves out of range.
Sun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Whitman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitman.
Whitman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitman throws a series of punches but Sun moves out of range.
Sun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch
enabling Whitman to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitman throws out a leg kick but Sun moves out of range and Whitman only half commits.
Sun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charles Whitman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitman.
Sun misses with a looping left.
Whitman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sun.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whitman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sun moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Whitman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sun closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitman can't break the clinch.
Whitman misses with some punches.
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!
Sun stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Whitman really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitman.
Sun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whitman misses with a straight left.
Whitman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sun will feel that in the morning.
Sun moves into range and clinches up with Whitman.
Sun lands a nice elbow.
Whitman is trying to force a seperation but Sun has the dominant position.
Whitman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitman manages to break the clinch.
Sun clinches up with Whitman and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitman lands with a light punch inside.
Whitman manages to break the clinch.
Sun misses with a hook. Whitman ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sun checks a leg kick.
Whitman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whitman moves out of range as Sun strikes.
Whitman jabs Sun right on the nose. Sun blinks but takes it well.
Whitman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sun takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a hook.
Whitman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitman circles away.
Sun misses with an uppercut.
Sun connects with the punch.
Whitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitman misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch but Whitman moves out of range.
A jab from Sun finds it's way through Whitman's defenses.
Whitman defending well as Sun loads up on a big left hand.
Sun lands with a shot to the body.
Whitman scores with a shot to the body.
Whitman throws a jab when Sun was well out of range.
Whitman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sun.
Sun thuds his right hand into Whitman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sun tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a straight left.
Whitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Whitman.
Sun throws the left hand but Whitman avoids the punch easily.
Sun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Whitman.
Sun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitman misses with a head kick.
Whitman slips a jab from Sun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Whitman dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sun defending well as Whitman loads up on a big left hand.
Whitman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whitman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitman swings widly with a right hand
and Sun moves into the clinch.
Whitman working hard to break the clinch.
Whitman tries to break the clinch but Sun is controlling the position.
Whitman manages to break the clinch.
Sun blocks a low kick nicely.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Whitman.
Whitman lands with a cross.
Sun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitman throws a chopping leg kick but Sun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sun is looking to clinch but Whitman is avoiding it.
Whitman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sun backs up against the cage.
Sun clinches with his opponent.
Whitman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitman blocks an elbow strike.
Whitman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sun has him pressed against the cage.
Sun tries to stall but Whitman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sun.
Sun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitman is keeping busy.
Whitman is looking to break free of the clinch but Sun has double underhooks.
Wei Sun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman wants to get back to striking at distance but Sun won't allow it.
Whitman is trying to break the clinch but Sun has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Sun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Sun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whitman is trying to push Sun away but Sun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitman takes an elbow to the temple.
Whitman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitman avoids the damage to the body.
Whitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitman working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Sun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitman's efforts to push away.
Whitman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sun wants to clinch but Whitman slips to the side
enabling Whitman to counter with a crisp jab.
Sun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitman connects with a solid leg kick.
Sun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitman avoids it really well and circles away.
Whitman loads up on a big right hand but Sun slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitman circles away.
Sun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitman.
Sun loads up on a big right hand but Whitman slips the punch.
Whitman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun throws a series of punches but Whitman moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Whitman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sun has Whitman up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whitman is trying to push Sun away but Sun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Whitman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Whitman!
Charles Whitman is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Charles Whitman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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