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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg comes to the cage accompanied by The Platters - Twilight Time. White has chosen Red Nose as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig White!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flagg, right into the meat.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg throws a leg kick
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flagg misses with a wild body shot.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flagg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
White working Flagg over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flagg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Flagg.
Flagg misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flagg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flagg connects with a knee to the head.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Flagg is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flagg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flagg is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flagg has his back to the cage.
Flagg misses with some punches.
Flagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Flagg.
Flagg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flagg is breathing heavily.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Flagg.
Flagg misses with a knee to the head.
White with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Flagg looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Flagg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flagg has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Flagg is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Flagg into the cage.
Flagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by White.
Flagg looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flagg's face.
White stalling against the cage.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Flagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
White lands a high kick!
Craig White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flagg rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flagg.
Flagg is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Flagg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Flagg misses with a knee to the head.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Flagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from White.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flagg looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flagg avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Flagg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Flagg.
Flagg tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flagg looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flagg's face.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Flagg is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White lands a big knee to the head and Flagg goes down! White is looking to finish!
Flagg is rocked!
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!
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Flagg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flagg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flagg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flagg throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a big head kick but Flagg shrugs it off.
White throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Flagg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flagg seems to have got his legs back now.
Randall Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a nice head kick!
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flagg circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White tries to bum rush Flagg with a series of wild strikes but Flagg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flagg throws a leg kick
and White counters with a good, hard body kick but Flagg shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Flagg circles away.
White checks a low kick from Flagg.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Flagg just misses with a punch to the body.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to bum rush Flagg with a series of wild strikes but Flagg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Flagg throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a big head kick but Flagg shrugs it off.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flagg.
Flagg thumps White with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flagg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Flagg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flagg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Flagg is predictable there
and White counters with a big head kick but Flagg shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flagg.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Flagg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White staying out of range there.
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flagg scores with a leg kick.
Flagg throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a body kick.
Flagg takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Flagg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flagg throws a nice head kick!
Flagg checks a leg kick.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg avoids the head kick by White.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flagg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flagg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Flagg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg misses with the body kick
and White counters with a head kick.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flagg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flagg looks to clinch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Flagg.
A good leg kick by Flagg.
White checks a leg kick.
White connects with a leg kick. Flagg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randall Flagg is winning the standup battle so far.
Flagg throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Flagg is predictable there
and White counters with a series of strikes. Flagg will be more careful next time no doubt.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flagg wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
Flagg throws a leg kick
and White counters with a good, hard body kick but Flagg shrugs it off.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a head kick that misses.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flagg.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flagg misses with a leg kick.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
Flagg throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a nice body kick.
Flagg misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flagg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Flagg!
Randall Flagg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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