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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curiano Mohadef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curiano Mohadef will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Whitney! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Curiano Mohadef! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mohadef misses with a takedown attempt - Whitney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Whitney really is a fat lump. Mohadef fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Whitney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Whitney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mohadef avoids it really well and circles away. Whitney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohadef. Chuck Whitney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curiano Mohadef. Whitney throws a lazy head kick and Mohadef counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Chuck Whitney has been cut. Mohadef misses with a head kick.
Whitney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohadef but Mohadef pushes him off and we're back to square one. Whitney tries for a takedown but Mohadef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Mohadef tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitney defends well and Mohadef ends up having to push Whitney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mohadef swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitney uses good head movement to avoid it. Whitney displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mohadef up against the cage. Mohadef tries a body shot but Whitney blocks it.
Whitney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mohadef is working for takedown but Whitney is calmly controlling the position for now. Whitney is pressed up against the cage. Mohadef has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whitney down to the mat. Whitney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Mohadef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitney fails with the takedown.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitney shoots in but Mohadef avoids the takedown attempt easily. Whitney stuffs the takedown attempt from Mohadef. Mohadef gets slowly back to his feet. Mohadef looks winded! Mohadef looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Mohadef shoots for a double leg takedown but Whitney sprawls well. He's pushed Mohadef's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Whitney misses with a takedown attempt - Mohadef sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Whitney darts in looking for a takedown but Mohadef gets double underhooks and turns Whitney into the cage. Mohadef prevents a takedown attempt there.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Whitney is trying to push Mohadef away but Mohadef has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Mohadef is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whitney to keep the fight standing.
Whitney decides to pull guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Whitney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whitney lands a nice shot to the head. Whitney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Mohadef in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Whitney landing punches. Whitney 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. Whitney is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mohadef can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mohadef wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Whitney lands a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Whitney slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Whitney scores with punches from the back.
Whitney controlling the position well here. Mohadef rolled but Whitney kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mohadef covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Whitney dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chuck Whitney's cut. That's time! Back to the action!

Whitney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mohadef sprawls well initially but Whitney persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Mohadef wants to improve his position but Whitney is controlling well.
Mohadef tries to kick Whitney off but Whitney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Whitney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whitney with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Whitney controlling from mount. Mohadef is breathing heavily. Whitney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mohadef takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Whitney controlling his opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitney is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mohadef to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mohadef shrugs it off. Whitney with shots to the head and body - Mohadef looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whitney looking to secure an arm triangle but Mohadef defends it well. Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Whitney landing strikes, looking to finish! Whitney controlling the pace for now. Whitney lands a big elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Whitney unloading with bombs! Whitney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitney jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mohadef manages to avoid the submission attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Whitney dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chuck Whitney's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Whitney shoots in and bounces Mohadef off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mohadef looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whitney has picked Mohadef up and slammed him! Mohadef can't keep hold of the triangle and Whitney manages to pass to side control! Whitney advances nicely into full mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Whitney controlling the pace for now. Whitney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mohadef for as long as he can get away with. Mohadef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mohadef flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully. Whitney working Mohadef over with strikes here. Whitney controlling from mount.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Whitney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Whitney controlling his opponent. BOOM! Whitney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitney landing strikes from the mount. Whitney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Whitney landing punches. Whitney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Whitney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully. Whitney unloading with bombs! Chuck Whitney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mohadef is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Whitney controlling his opponent. Curiano Mohadef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chuck Whitney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Whitney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight! Chuck Whitney showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitney, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Whitney!
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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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