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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Viper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Viper lands in his opponent's guard.
White working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viper throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Viper cracks White with a solid left hand.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Viper moves into full guard.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Viper 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to hold on to Viper's head to control him but Viper postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White is looking to control Viper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to stand.
Viper throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White taking some punishment here, with Viper in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viper 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.
White is trying to maintain the position but Viper is very close to passing his half guard.
Viper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viper is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Viper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
Viper stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Viper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Viper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Viper passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries to reverse the position but Viper maintains control.
Viper landing strikes from the mount.
White regains half guard.
White wants to control but Viper is keeping busy.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Viper postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Viper won't allow White to sweep him here.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viper wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Viper with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viper landing some decent shots from guard.
Viper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White controls Viper momentarily but Viper frees himself.
Viper preventing the sweep.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viper is controlling him.
White controlling Viper's posture.
Viper stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Viper landing with the ground and pound.
Viper stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Viper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White looking to control.
Viper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White keeping moving, preventing Viper from controlling successfully.
White 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viper blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
Viper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viper actively working from the bottom here.
Viper is trying to get back to full guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viper moves into full guard.
White is in close to Viper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Viper dominated that round.
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.
Viper shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Viper forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
White blocks a body shot from Viper.
Viper gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, White regains guard.
White working a defensive guard here.
Viper won't allow White to sweep him here.
Viper landing some decent shots from guard.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Viper stopping the sweep attempt from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White keeping moving, preventing Viper from controlling successfully.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viper throwing strikes but missing.
Viper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Viper postures up.
Viper preventing the sweep.
Viper cracks White with a solid left hand.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
White avoids the attempt from Viper to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viper gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viper actively working from the bottom here.
Viper missing with punches from the bottom.
Viper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Viper wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Viper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Viper missing with punches from the bottom.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Viper looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viper is looking to improve his position.
White winds up and cracks Viper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Viper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Viper's temple.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
Viper is doing well to control the position and prevent White from advancing to side control.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Viper is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oh Viper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Viper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is breathing heavily.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Viper's head.
Viper has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
White loads up on a big left hand. Viper felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - White looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Viper can't hide his disappointment, as White celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir White!
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hype
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