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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Grossman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White takes a shot to the head.
A short left from White.
Grossman prevents a body shot from White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White jumps guard but Grossman stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grossman working aggressively here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Grossman pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
White blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Nice body punch from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Grossman doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Grossman moves into the clinch.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
White tries to pull guard but Grossman holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grossman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is stalling here.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grossman as White tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White stalling in the clinch but Grossman improves position.
White seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Grossman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
A short left from Grossman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grossman as White tries to tie him up.
White looking for a takedown.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White is working for takedown but Grossman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman working aggressively here.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries for a takedown but Grossman manages to get underhooks.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks an uppercut.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks an uppercut.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White taking a breather.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grossman down to the mat. Grossman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Grossman. No joy for White on that attempt.
White clinches up against the cage.
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!
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with some punches.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grossman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from White.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
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 Walter White will probably get the nod.
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.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
Grossman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White is rocked!
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman blocks a body shot from White.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman lands a right hand.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White digs a right hand into Grossman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grossman's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Grossman working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Grossman.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Walter White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White taking a breather.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White wants to stall.
Grossman is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grossman down to the mat. Grossman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White cracks Grossman with a good jab.
White pushes Grossman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White is trying to break free.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grossman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White wants the takedown. Grossman is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grossman's guard against the cage.
Grossman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White preventing the sweep.
Grossman has White pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Grossman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Grossman is retaining full guard.
White wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Grossman 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is trying to keep White in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karl Grossman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman looks like he's trying to stand up.
White thows a huge punch but Grossman dodges it nicely.
Grossman tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Grossman controls the action.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Grossman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Grossman.
White misses with a body punch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White lands a right hand.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grossman is trying to keep an underhook but White manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking for a kimura here.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grossman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grossman's head.
Grossman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grossman!
White prevents Grossman from getting the reversal.
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grossman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grossman shrugs it off.
Grossman working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
White lands a couple of good shots and Grossman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Grossman is rocked!
White is raining down hard shots and and Grossman has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Walter White!
Walter White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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