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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Aiden White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franjy Izgrate's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izgrate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Izgrate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Izgrate is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izgrate is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White keeping control of the position.
White trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
White misses with the combination.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izgrate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Izgrate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Izgrate stops White from getting back to his feet.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Izgrate is working away from the top position though.
White tries to get to full guard but Izgrate has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Izgrate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Izgrate is breathing heavily.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Izgrate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Izgrate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White is trying to stand.
White is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Izgrate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Izgrate throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White tries to roll over but Izgrate keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
Izgrate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White trying to control but Izgrate postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izgrate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Izgrate showed some decent athleticism there.
White trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to roll over but Izgrate keeps him under control.
Izgrate gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Izgrate shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franjy Izgrate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White working a defensive guard here.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Izgrate pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White wants to improve his position but Izgrate is controlling well.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Izgrate stops White from getting back to his feet.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Izgrate pulls his head out easily.
White is controlling Izgrate's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franjy Izgrate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Izgrate avoids a kick to the body.
White misses with the combination.
Izgrate takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Izgrate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White controlling Izgrate's posture.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Izgrate gets to his feet. White looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
White is breathing heavily.
White misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Izgrate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Izgrate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Izgrate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Izgrate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
Izgrate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White missing with a left hand there. Izgrate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izgrate.
White misses with a double jab
so Izgrate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Izgrate works a leg free and moves into half guard. White is looking to control Izgrate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Izgrate is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to maintain the position but Izgrate is very close to passing his half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Izgrate has control of the leg.
White manages to get to full guard.
White manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Izgrate shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White throws a nice looking combination but Izgrate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White closes the distance but Izgrate moves to the side
and Izgrate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Franjy Izgrate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izgrate wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Izgrate prevents White from standing back up.
Izgrate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White is controlling Izgrate's position as best he can from this difficult position.
White is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Izgrate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White has hold of Izgrate's hands but Izgrate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Izgrate is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Izgrate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White has one foot on Izgrate's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Izgrate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franjy Izgrate dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Izgrate wants to clinch.
Izgrate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izgrate slips a jab and a cross from White.
Izgrate moves out of range of the body kick.
Izgrate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to stand but Izgrate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Izgrate, up you get!
Izgrate tries to clinch
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Izgrate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Izgrate is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Izgrate being controlled here, momentarily.
Izgrate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izgrate keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izgrate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Izgrate pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
White tries to bum rush Izgrate with a series of wild strikes but Izgrate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
White is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
White decides to stand up, so the ref orders Izgrate to his feet.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Izgrate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from White as Izgrate shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franjy Izgrate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White has Izgrate up against the cage in a clinch.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Izgrate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is pushing Izgrate's head away, looking to escape. Izgrate manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Izgrate crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izgrate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Izgrate stands up and beckons White to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Izgrate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Franjy Izgrate!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Franjy Izgrate!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Franjy Izgrate!
Franjy Izgrate wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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