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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
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184 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musa swings widly with a right hand
enabling Whitehope to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Isa Musa has been cut.
Whitehope takes one to the chin there.
Musa loads up on a big right hand but Whitehope slips the punch.
Musa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Whitehope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Musa looks for a takedown but Whitehope sprawls well.
Musa connects with a nice looking jab.
Musa misses with a takedown attempt
and Whitehope counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isa Musa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Musa. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitehope's head.
Musa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musa misses with a hook
enabling Whitehope to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Musa.
Musa just misses with a punch to the body.
Musa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitehope darts in trying to clinch
and Musa counters with a straight right hand.
Musa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Musa misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehope takes one to the side of the head.
Musa throws a right hand that misses
and Whitehope counters with a nice uppercut.
Musa goes for a double leg but Whitehope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whitehope continues to drive forward.
Musa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Musa blocks a body shot from Whitehope.
Whitehope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musa backwards.
Musa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whitehope walks away with a smile on his face. Musa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Musa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitehope but Whitehope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitehope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Musa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left and a right from Musa both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa misses with a body shot.
Musa works over Whitehope's head and body with a nice combination.
Musa fails to land with a series of punches.
Musa misses with a body shot.
Musa drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Musa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitehope has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Whitehope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Musa cracks Whitehope with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope has control of Musa's left arm, preventing Musa from doing any damage.
Whitehope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Whitehope lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitehope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitehope misses with a head shot. Musa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whitehope working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehope chips away with some ground and pound.
Musa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitehope postures up.
Whitehope won't allow Musa to sweep him here.
Musa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isa Musa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isa Musa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whitehope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Musa, pushing him back against the cage.
Musa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitehope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitehope breaks the clinch.
A jab from Musa finds it's way through Whitehope's defenses.
Whitehope takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Whitehope.
Musa with a hook.
Isa Musa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musa shoots in but Whitehope avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Musa looks to land a left hand but Whitehope moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Whitehope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitehope is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Musa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Whitehope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitehope wants to control but Musa postures up.
Musa prevents Whitehope from escaping the position.
Musa trying to control the action but Whitehope is working from the bottom.
Whitehope is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Musa is controlling him well.
We've been hearing that Musa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Musa lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehope gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Musa stops Whitehope from standing up.
Musa passes Whitehope's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Whitehope is trying to maintain the position but Musa is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitehope pushes Musa off looking to stand but Musa dives back in and keeps control.
Whitehope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitehope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Musa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Musa thows a huge punch but Whitehope dodges it nicely.
Whitehope pushes Musa off looking to stand but Musa dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa controlling the action here.
Whitehope wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Musa.
Musa passes into side control, despite Whitehope's attempt to control the position.
Whitehope is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Musa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Musa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whitehope is avoiding damage well.
Whitehope is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Musa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Musa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Whitehope tries to bench press Musa off him but Musa keeps the position.
Musa landing strikes.
An elbow from Musa crashes against the mat.
Whitehope is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Whitehope tries to bench press Musa off him but Musa keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitehope can't do much from the bottom here.
Whitehope is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Musa is looking to take a break and control but Whitehope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isa Musa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whitehope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whitehope tries to close the distance and clinch but Musa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Musa lands a jab to the head.
Musa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitehope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitehope counters with a straight right hand.
Whitehope misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope slips a jab and a cross from Musa.
Whitehope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Musa scores with a sloppy right hand. Whitehope should have avoided that one.
Musa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitehope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Musa coming out on top.
Isa Musa is winning the standup battle so far.
Musa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Musa looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehope is just out of range.
Musa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitehope avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isa Musa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitehope avoids the body shot from Musa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa throws a jab when Whitehope was well out of range.
Whitehope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Musa fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitehope tries to clinch up.
Musa lands a nice hook to Whitehope's body. Whitehope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musa catches Whitehope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Musa sizes up Whitehope with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mark Whitehope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Musa misses with an uppercut. Whitehope saw that one coming.
Musa fails with the takedown
enabling Whitehope to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Musa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehope was well out of range. Poor timing from Musa.
Musa looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehope is just out of range.
Whitehope gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Musa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehope controls Musa momentarily but Musa frees himself.
Whitehope is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mark Whitehope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitehope wants to stand up but Musa is controlling him.
Whitehope working a defensive guard but Musa passes into half guard.
Musa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isa Musa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitehope is trying to stand.
Whitehope actively working from the bottom here.
Isa Musa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehope misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isa Musa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Musa, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isa Musa!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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