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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Whiteford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Whiteford!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whiteford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilde sprawls well. Wilde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whiteford gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilde instigates a clinch.
Whiteford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whiteford manages to break the clinch.
Oscar Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteford throws a head kick but Wilde moves out of range.
Whiteford throws a series of punches but Wilde moves out of range.
Wilde attempts a counter takedown but Whiteford avoids it well and moves away.
Wilde clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteford can't get the takedown.
Whiteford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wilde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilde scores with a knee to the head.
Wilde lands an elbow that stopped Whiteford in his tracks for a moment.
Whiteford lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilde manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Whiteford keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Wilde is breathing heavily.
Whiteford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilde to keep the fight standing.
Oscar Wilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Whiteford.
Whiteford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Whiteford jumps guard but Wilde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiteford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilde gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whiteford blocking some punches.
Whiteford lands a nice shot to the body.
Whiteford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whiteford is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilde's guard.
Whiteford trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
Wilde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteford prevents Wilde from getting back to his feet.
Whiteford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilde keeping moving, preventing Whiteford from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteford prevents Wilde from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilde is looking to clinch but Whiteford is avoiding it.
Wilde tries to clinch up but Whiteford circles away and keeps his distance.
Whiteford closes the distance and pushes Wilde back into the cage.
Wilde tries to stall but Whiteford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whiteford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilde tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whiteford counters with a series of strikes. Wilde will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whiteford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilde moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilde.
Wilde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whiteford.
Wilde is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whiteford manages to break the clinch.
Whiteford gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteford throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whiteford trying to control the action but Wilde is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Whiteford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whiteford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Whiteford trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
Whiteford stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilde tries to clinch but Whiteford moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whiteford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whiteford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilde enables Whiteford to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilde manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilde has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Whiteford off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
A shot to the liver by Whiteford. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteford moves into range and clinches up with Wilde.
Whiteford manages to pull guard.
Whiteford trying to strike off his back.
Whiteford is trying to control the position but Wilde postures up.
Whiteford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilde is one step ahead there.
Whiteford wants to get back to his feet but Wilde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whiteford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilde is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whiteford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilde. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilde wants to stand but Whiteford is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whiteford fails with the takedown.
Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Whiteford.
Whiteford swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilde.
Wilde gets a clinch.
Wilde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whiteford gets tackled into the cage by Wilde. Wilde maintains the clinch.
Whiteford breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Wilde's head coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Wilde as Whiteford shoots in.
Wilde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whiteford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oscar Wilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilde clinches with his opponent.
Whiteford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilde walks away with a smile on his face. Whiteford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oscar Wilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Whiteford.
Wilde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whiteford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilde closes the distance and clinches.
Whiteford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilde breaks from the clinch.
Whiteford lands with a nice body kick.
Whiteford closes the distance and clinches up with Wilde, looking for a takedown. Whiteford pushes Wilde against the cage but Wilde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteford feints and as Wilde raises his hands in defense, Whiteford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilde manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiteford is pushing Wilde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whiteford effectively controlling the action here.
Wilde stalling against the cage.
Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Whiteford avoids it by throwing Wilde back against the cage.
Whiteford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oscar Wilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whiteford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilde's half guard.
Wilde is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Wilde will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Whiteford with that takedown attempt.
Whiteford drives through with a takedown into Wilde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Whiteford throwing strikes but missing.
Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilde uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteford scores with a takedown into Wilde's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whiteford controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteford trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
Wilde is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whiteford is controlling him.
Whiteford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whiteford forces his way into half guard.
Whiteford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilde keeps working.
Whiteford thows a huge punch but Wilde dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whiteford is keen to just control but Wilde is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilde pushes Whiteford off and gets back to his feet.
Whiteford moves into the clinch.
Wilde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whiteford is defending well for now.
Whiteford pulls guard.
Whiteford controls Wilde momentarily but Wilde frees himself.
Whiteford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Whiteford is tightening it up a little... Wilde has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wilde reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wilde taps out! Nice BJJ there by Whiteford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ronnie Whiteford!
In his post fight interview, Ronnie Whiteford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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