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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whirpool Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis Herring has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whirpool Wave!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wave stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wave wants it to stay on the feet.
Wave takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wave leaves Herring with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wave throws a counter combo.
Herring closes the distance and clinches up with Wave, looking for a takedown. Herring pushes Wave against the cage but Wave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herring shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wave's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wave keeping moving, preventing Herring from controlling successfully.
Wave is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Herring trying to control but Wave is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring stops Wave from standing up.
Herring wants to control from the top but Wave keeps moving.
Herring would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herring darts in looking for a takedown but Wave gets double underhooks and turns Herring into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Wave's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Herring gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Wave gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Herring wants to get back to his feet but Wave passes into half guard.
Wave tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wave escapes and gets back to his feet.
Herring moves into range and clinches up with Wave.
Herring tries to pull guard but Wave won't allow it.
Herring is trying to force a seperation but Wave has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring wants to get back to striking at distance but Wave won't allow it.
Herring is trying to pull guard but Wave has him pressed against the cage.
Wave has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Herring regains guard immediately.
Wave is looking to stand up but Herring won't let him.
Herring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wave is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herring looking for subs off his back but Wave has passed one foot through into half guard.
Herring is breathing heavily.
Wave tries to stand but can't do so whilst Herring controls his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wave escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Whirpool Wave will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Herring fails with a takedown attempt.
Wave lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Herring tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herring moves into the clinch.
Herring tries to pull guard but Wave won't allow it.
Wave tightens his grip and picks Herring up, before dumping him to the ground. Herring manages to land in guard.
Herring wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wave manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave wants to stand but Herring has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Herring tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wave wants to stand but Herring has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Herring missing with punches from the bottom.
Wave tries to stand but can't do so whilst Herring controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wave moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Herring.
Whirpool Wave has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wave tries to stand but Herring is controlling his head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wave stands up and beckons Herring to his feet.
Herring shoots for a takedown but Wave saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wave is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wave as he avoids it easily.
Herring shoots in and drives through. Wave sprawls well.
Wave defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Herring.
No luck for Herring with that takedown attempt.
Herring doesn't manage to clinch there - Wave circles away.
Despite the aggression on Wave's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Herring looks for a takedown but Wave sprawls well.
Wave lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but Wave shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herring shoots in and drives through. Wave sprawls well.
Wave is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Herring shoots in but no luck this time.
Elvis Herring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herring misses with a few strikes there.
Wave lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herring wants to clinch.
Wave lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whirpool Wave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Herring tries to clinch up.
Herring moves in looking to clinch but Wave pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herring dives in and grabs Wave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wave pushes down on Herring's head and hops out.
Wave is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Herring shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wave is trying to defend but Herring finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wave wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wave keeps working.
Wave looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herring wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wave keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wave keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Herring wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Wave uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Wave wants to stand up but Herring is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Herring is looking to work some ground and pound but Wave has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wave gets caught napping as Herring dives in and scores a takedown. Wave manages to retain guard.
Wave is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Herring is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wave to keep the fight standing.
Herring wants to break free but Wave has control.
Wave has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Herring regains guard immediately.
Herring is looking to stand back up but Wave counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Herring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Herring.
Herring is trying to escape back to his feet but Wave uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wave wants to stand but Herring has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Herring misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herring is defended easily by Wave.
Despite the aggression on Wave's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Elvis Herring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herring tries to clinch but Wave is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whirpool Wave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wave winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whirpool Wave!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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