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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert De Morcerf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Morcerf comes to the cage accompanied by The Bastard's Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert De Morcerf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Morcerf was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Whitaker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Morcerf wants to get back to his feet but Whitaker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but De Morcerf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Morcerf has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Morcerf is keeping the position for now.
De Morcerf wants to get back to his feet but Whitaker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Morcerf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Morcerf keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whitaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Morcerf is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Whitaker with that takedown attempt.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Morcerf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Morcerf missing with knees to the body.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from De Morcerf.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Morcerf tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitaker avoids the damage to the body.
Whitaker managing to block the knees to the body from De Morcerf.
Whitaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Whitaker is working for takedown but De Morcerf is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Morcerf with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gabriel Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Morcerf is defending well.
Albert De Morcerf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Whitaker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Morcerf obliges.
Whitaker looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Morcerf scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Morcerf obliges.
De Morcerf tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitaker avoids the damage to the body.
De Morcerf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitaker.
De Morcerf lands a nice knee to the body.
De Morcerf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitaker's face.
De Morcerf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitaker is defending well for now.
De Morcerf working Whitaker over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from De Morcerf.
De Morcerf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitaker avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from De Morcerf.
De Morcerf lands a knee to the body.
De Morcerf tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitaker avoids the damage to the body.
De Morcerf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitaker avoids it.
De Morcerf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitaker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert De Morcerf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Whitaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Morcerf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Morcerf doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitaker circles away.
De Morcerf defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
De Morcerf wants to clinch but Whitaker slips to the side
and Whitaker counters with a single leg into guard. De Morcerf didn't expect that.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but De Morcerf keeps moving.
De Morcerf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitaker is controlling him.
Whitaker throws an elbow that misses. De Morcerf uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitaker's guard. Nice move by De Morcerf!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morcerf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Morcerf tries to stand but Whitaker is controlling from the bottom.
De Morcerf trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whitaker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De Morcerf won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Whitaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Morcerf's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a strike but De Morcerf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whitaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitaker is striking off his back. De Morcerf thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Whitaker is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Morcerf is working away from the top position though.
Whitaker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Morcerf wants to stand up but Whitaker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Whitaker's cut.
That's time! De Morcerf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Morcerf wants to clinch but Whitaker slips to the side
so Whitaker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Morcerf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Morcerf is looking to stand up but Whitaker isn't so interested in that idea.
Whitaker tries to free his leg and advance position but De Morcerf is retaining full guard.
De Morcerf wants to stand but Whitaker is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitaker passes De Morcerf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Whitaker tries to pass to full mount but De Morcerf defends it.
Whitaker content to control rather than advance.
De Morcerf is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Morcerf tries to clinch but Whitaker moves away
and Whitaker counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Morcerf won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Whitaker crashes against the mat.
Whitaker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Whitaker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Morcerf to see if he's OK.
De Morcerf is trying to buck Whitaker off.
Whitaker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Whitaker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Whitaker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whitaker is working De Morcerf over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Morcerf avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whitaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Morcerf is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitaker is chipping away with strikes.
Whitaker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker swings around for an armbar but De Morcerf sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Whitaker's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitaker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Whitaker!
Gabriel Whitaker very nearly forgot to thank Fishy Fighting amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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