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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Smith swinging wildly here.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from White does no damage.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a double jab.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Smith looks winded!
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of digs.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
White throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from White misses.
White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is looking to escape.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is looking to escape.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Mikey White has been cut.
Smith throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but White is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White working the body and head with strikes.
White landing strikes.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
White fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White scores with punches from side control.
Mikey White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes White away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, White gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from White.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from White crashes against the mat.
White in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
White looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikey White's cut.
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. This is the final round!
White scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a combination
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents Smith from standing back up.
White slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White prevents Smith from standing back up.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from White.
Chris Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikey White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey White!
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RATING
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