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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse comes to the ring accompanied by The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Brophy has chosen Pretty Fly - The Offspring as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehorse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Whitehorse checks the leg kick.
Whitehorse attempts a counter takedown but Brophy avoids it well and moves away.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitehorse throws out the jab.
Whitehorse tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whitehorse is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brophy feints and then cracks Whitehorse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitehorse down.
Whitehorse tries for a takedown but Brophy circles away easily
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitehorse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whitehorse is trying to control. Brophy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brophy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitehorse.
Brophy is trying to control but Whitehorse manages to pass to mount!
Whitehorse avoids the attempt from Brophy to control.
Whitehorse 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse misses with a head shot.
Brophy tries to hold on but Whitehorse pushes him away.
Whitehorse wants to control but instead Brophy manages to regain half guard.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehorse working Brophy over with strikes.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
Whitehorse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Whitehorse there.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brophy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brophy's head.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse thows a huge punch but Brophy dodges it nicely.
Whitehorse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitehorse trying to control from half guard but Brophy is working away.
Brophy won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
Whitehorse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy keeping control of the position.
Brophy is trying to maintain the position but Whitehorse is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Whitehorse counters with a shoot takedown. Brophy fights it but they end up in guard.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitehorse distracts Brophy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whitehorse looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brophy won't allow Whitehorse to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brophy's guard.
Whitehorse postures up.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Whitehorse has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse throws a big right hand that misses.
Brophy looking for a sweep. Not yet Brophy, not yet.
Whitehorse stands up over Brophy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brophy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitehorse manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitehorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitehorse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to keep a closed guard but Brophy is proving a slippery customer.
Whitehorse 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.
Whitehorse is working hard here to advance position.
Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whitehorse keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse trying to control the position.
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.
Whitehorse blocks a jab.
Brophy gets caught napping as Whitehorse dives in and scores a takedown. Brophy manages to retain guard.
Whitehorse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitehorse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses. Brophy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitehorse's guard. Nice move by Brophy!
Whitehorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Brophy postures up.
Whitehorse is really struggling to control Brophy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitehorse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy is pulling down on Whitehorse's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitehorse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brophy swings for the body but Whitehorse moves out of range.
Brophy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitehorse. Whitehorse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brophy as he jumps to the side.
Brophy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitehorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Whitehorse didn't see that one coming.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whitehorse. That did some damage!
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Whitehorse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brophy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Brophy is keeping the position.
Whitehorse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
Brophy pulls Whitehorse in close to his closed guard and prevents Whitehorse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brophy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitehorse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Whitehorse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitehorse is working Brophy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brophy is trying to keep Whitehorse in close.
Whitehorse throwing strikes but missing.
Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehorse postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitehorse off the ropes and back into range.
Brophy throws a hook but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whitehorse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitehorse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whitehorse lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitehorse.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitehorse fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Whitehorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse moves away from the strike by Brophy.
A quick step to the side and Whitehorse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Whitehorse throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitehorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whitehorse misses with a hook
and Whitehorse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitehorse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehorse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse drops his hands momentarily and Brophy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitehorse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitehorse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Whitehorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Whitehorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehorse takes one to the side of the head.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitehorse gets the takedown into side control.
Whitehorse is trying to ground and pound but Brophy uses the momentary lack of control by Whitehorse to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse working over Brophy with some ground and pound. Brophy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehorse is just content to waste time from the top position. Brophy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whitehorse chips away with some ground and pound.
Brophy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehorse looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitehorse working for a triangle but Brophy defends it easily.
Whitehorse pulls Brophy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brophy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse pulls Brophy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brophy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Brophy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ryan Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitehorse slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Whitehorse's legs.
Brophy lands a lovely overhand right.
Whitehorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitehorse misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Whitehorse counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brophy swings for the body but Whitehorse moves out of range.
It looked like Whitehorse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehorse was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whitehorse shoots and misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Brophy.
Brophy cracks Whitehorse with a good jab.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitehorse.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Whitehorse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brophy defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Whitehorse working over Brophy with some ground and pound. Brophy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehorse wants to take a breather but Brophy is having none of it.
Whitehorse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brophy tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitehorse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whitehorse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brophy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitehorse trying to pass the guard but Brophy defending well.
Whitehorse throwing shots but Brophy is blocking nicely.
Whitehorse throws a strike but Brophy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whitehorse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
Whitehorse scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Whitehorse stopping the sweep attempt from Brophy.
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses. Brophy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitehorse's guard. Nice move by Brophy!
Whitehorse wants to sweep here but Brophy controlling him for the moment.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacob Whitehorse.
I think Whitehorse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ryan Brophy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse wins by split decision!
Jacob Whitehorse retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jacob Whitehorse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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