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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 cm
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214 lbs
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200 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moses Huffman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randolph White! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for White with that takedown attempt. White shoots in and drives through. Huffman sprawls well. A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Huffman. Moses Huffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph White. Huffman is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White closes the distance and clinches. White keeps control of Huffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Huffman stalls. White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huffman walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. White has a takedown stuffed. White misses with a takedown attempt and Huffman counters by moving into the clinch. Huffman breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a leg kick. Huffman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. White clinches up with Huffman and pushes him back against the cage. Huffman is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position. Huffman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huffman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Huffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard. White has momentary wrist control but Huffman slips an elbow through the middle. Huffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huffman wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White is trying to control the position but Huffman postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Huffman moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Huffman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White. White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Huffman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. No luck for White with that takedown attempt. White looks winded! Huffman clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. White lands with a nice combination. Huffman backs away looking to recover. White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huffman but Huffman pushes him off and we're back to square one. White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huffman tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huffman to the ground. Huffman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Huffman tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it. Huffman closes the distance and clinches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. White is trying to break free. White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huffman to keep the fight standing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Huffman dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Huffman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Huffman stopping the sweep attempt from White. White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huffman won't allow White to sweep him here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huffman postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. White is pulling down on Huffman's head to control his posture. Huffman is looking to stand up but White won't let him. Huffman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. White working a defensive guard but Huffman passes into half guard.
Huffman seems to be looking for submissions.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Huffman preventing the sweep. Huffman stands up from White's guard - Huffman perhaps looking for a knockout. Huffman stuffs the takedown. Huffman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. White is breathing heavily. Huffman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Huffman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Huffman throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely. White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huffman. Huffman cracks White with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White working a defensive guard here.
White has his foot on Huffman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huffman works his way back into a safe position though. White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Huffman distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Huffman postures up.
Huffman cracks White with a solid left hand. Huffman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground. White is adopting a defensive guard. Huffman landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Huffman working some strikes from top position. Huffman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Huffman throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huffman's guard. Nice move by White!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huffman works some decent striking defense from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Huffman dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huffman avoids it really well and circles away. Huffman feinted with a counter takedown. White misses with a few strikes there.
Huffman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way. Huffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around? White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Huffman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huffman breaks the clinch.
White throws a wild body kick that Huffman sees coming a mile off. White moves into the clinch successfully.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huffman to keep the fight standing. Moses Huffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph White.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huffman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White keeps control of Huffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. White looks to throw an elbow but misses. Huffman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position. White preventing the sweep. White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Huffman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Huffman in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White has Huffman pulled in close to control his posture. Huffman throwing strikes but missing. Huffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Huffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huffman throws a big right hand that misses. Huffman scoring with some ground and pound. Huffman postures up.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Huffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Huffman works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Huffman scores with a decent looking elbow strike. White is trying to keep Huffman in close.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Huffman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Huffman getting side control. Huffman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huffman. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Huffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight! Moses Huffman showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huffman, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Huffman!
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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
27% |
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