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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters has chosen Hand of Doom as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Mutters! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mutters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range. We've been told by White's head coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mutters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White shoots in and bounces Mutters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mutters is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. White trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom. White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mutters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutters managing to control the position. Mutters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. White trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Mutters keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mutters has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes. White swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters. White looking for a takedown here - he's got it. White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom. White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. White 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. White trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom. Mutters wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it. White throwing strikes but missing. White throwing strikes from guard but Mutters blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutters is just out of range. Mutters instigates a clinch. Mutters lands an elbow just above White 's eye. Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it. White tightens his grip and picks Mutters up, before dumping him to the ground. Mutters manages to land in guard. White trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom. White throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. White 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. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutters's corner is telling him to maintain position. White is adopting a defensive guard. Mutters wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Mutters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now. White is adopting a defensive guard. Mutters trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! White controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mutters darts in trying to clinch and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Mutters is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well. White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. White thows a huge punch but Mutters dodges it nicely.
Mutters tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mutters can do to turn this around? White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White trying to control the pace. Mutters is looking to escape. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutters wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Mutters tries to clinch but White moves out of range. Mutters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big left from Mutters misses. White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mutters tries to clinch and White counters with a one-two to the body. Mutters is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Mick Mutters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mutters darts in trying to clinch and White counters with a straight right hand. Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mutters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White. White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Mutters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mutters tries to clinch up. Mutters tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance. Donk. White catches Mutters right on the button with a cross. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. White swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters. Mutters dodges the punch combination from White.
Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. Mutters is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Mutters throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it. White lands with a hook. Mutters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mutters tries to clinch but White moves away and White counters with a nice body shot. Chalky White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mutters misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming. White swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters. Mutters has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutters misses with a knee to the head. White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mutters tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. Mutters tries to clinch and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mutters thinking. Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center. White throws a body shot but no joy. Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. Mutters darts in trying to clinch and White counters with a left to the body. Mutters moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off. Mutters tries to clinch up and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mutters won't be happy with that. White tries to score with some ground and pound. Mutters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Mutters is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutters is looking to reverse the position. White grinds an elbow into Mutters's temple. 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! White scores with punches from side control. White lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Mutters is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. White landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Mutters pushes White away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, White gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. White throws an elbow but Mutters slips to the side and avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White dominated that second 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mutters enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mutters manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. White cracks Mutters with a solid left hand. White throws a big right hand that misses. White tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutters is retaining full guard. Mutters wants to stand up but White is controlling him. White tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutters is retaining full guard. White wants to control from the top but Mutters keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mutters wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. White throwing strikes from guard but Mutters blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. White misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutters slips a jab from White. White lands a nice shot that snaps Mutters's head back.
White cracks a nice hook into Mutters's ribs. Mutters clinches up against the cage. Mutters pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mutters. Mutters lands with a right to the head. White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch. Mutters has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Mutters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mutters can't fight it off and eventually White manages to take the fight to the floor. Mutters looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mutters keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mutters wants to stand up but White is controlling him. White tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutters is retaining full guard. White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mutters's head. Mutters keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully. Mutters wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab. White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. White throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. White throws a right and a left that Mutters avoids nicely. The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away. White circles away from the clinch attempt and White counters with a one-two to the body. White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a hook but Mutters avoids it easily. Mutters tries to clinch and White counters with a nice uppercut. Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutters ducks under a wild hook from White. White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chalky White is winning the standup battle so far. White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mutters's guard. 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! White is in close to Mutters's body, working some short punches and elbows. Mutters wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Chalky White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. White wants to control from the top but Mutters keeps moving. White is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutters has wrist control. White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White clearly takes 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.
Mutters tries to clinch up and White counters with a single leg into guard. Mutters didn't expect that. Mutters wants to sweep but no luck. White with a flurry of punches that miss. Mutters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. White trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom. White throwing strikes from guard but Mutters blocks nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutters wants to stand but White is controlling the position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Mutters 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. A jab from White misses. White throws a right and a left that both miss. Mutters tries to clinch up and White counters with a left to the body. Mutters paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. White cracks Mutters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mutters tries to clinch but White is having none of it. White throws out a powerful jab. Mutters closes the distance but White moves to the side so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mutters tries to land a sweep but no joy. White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. White stops Mutters from standing up. White throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Mutters looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mutters tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutters's guard. Mutters wants to stand but White is controlling the position. White lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mutters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White. Mutters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. White showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mutters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. White throws a big right hand that misses. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. White prevents Mutters from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. White missing with a left hand there. Mutters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mutters tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance. Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Mutters wants to clinch but White slips to the side and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White had his way with Mick Mutters in 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. This is the final round!
White on the wrong end of a nice hook. Mutters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mutters moves to clinch but White breaks away and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mutters's guard. Mutters wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it. The fighters are working up against the cage. Mutters manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. White is trying to trip Mutters. He has hold of a leg but Mutters is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. White persists though and gets the takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. White throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutters's guard. Mutters keeping full guard, as White tries to pass. White throws a big right hand that misses. Mutters has White pulled in close to control his posture. White throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. White tries to land a sweep but no joy. Mutters wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard. White pulls Mutters in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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. Mutters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. White is just content to waste time from the top position. Mutters takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. White prevents Mutters from getting back to his feet. White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mutters's head. White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mutters wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Mutters keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully. Mutters wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. White jabs Mutters right on the nose. Mutters blinks but takes it well. Mutters wants to clinch and White counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mutters tries to grapple but his opponent circles and White counters with a nice double leg into guard. Mutters keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutters wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it. White throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mick Mutters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mutters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. White managing to control the position. Mutters preventing the sweep. There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Mutters trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight! Chalky White showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalky White! Chalky White retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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