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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boshtok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jump Around M*thaf*cka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
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155 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
31
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie White! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boshtok swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White ducks under a wild hook from Boshtok. White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boshtok paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boshtok attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away. White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. White breaks from the clinch.
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boshtok to score an easy takedown into full guard. Boshtok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White keeping full guard, as Boshtok tries to pass. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boshtok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Boshtok 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. Boshtok trying to control but White is working from the bottom. White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Boshtok postures up.
White has control of Boshtok's left arm, preventing Boshtok from doing any damage. Boshtok wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. White controlling Boshtok's posture. Boshtok pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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. Boshtok throwing shots but White is blocking nicely. Boshtok is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Boshtok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boshtok. White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. White regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boshtok. White wants to sweep here but Boshtok controlling him for the moment. Boshtok advances position into side control! Boshtok in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White can't do much from the bottom here. Boshtok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Boshtok landing a few strikes. White tries to buck Boshtok off but Boshtok is having none of it. Boshtok scores with punches from side control. Boshtok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Boshtok tries for a kimura but White is defending well. White prevents Boshtok from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boshtok goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, White has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boshtok but great work by White. Boshtok manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Boshtok manages to regain full guard. Nice work. White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. White wants to control from the top but Boshtok keeps moving. White won't allow Boshtok to sweep him here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Boshtok looking to control.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boshtok dominated 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.
Boshtok misses with a wild body shot. White staying out of range there. White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boshtok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boshtok takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. Boshtok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. White is looking to clinch but Boshtok is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Boshtok misses the target. A left lands for White. White throws out a loose jab but Boshtok uses good head movement to avoid it. Boshtok misses with a looping left. White misses with a head kick.
Boshtok tried to counter with a leg kick but White avoided it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White goes for a high kick. It partially lands. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away. White scores with a slapping inside leg kick. White delivers a nice body kick. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. White looks for the body kick but Boshtok saw that one coming. The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boshtok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around? White connects with the punch. White is looking to clinch. Jamie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White is looking to slow Boshtok down with leg kicks. Boshtok shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily. Boshtok drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Boshtok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side. Jab, jab by Boshtok - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boshtok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. An inside leg kick lands from Boshtok. Boshtok wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range. White jabbing away but nothing is landing. And Boshtok counters with a quick kick to the body but White blocks it. White jabbing away but nothing is landing. Boshtok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
White works Boshtok's body with a nice hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. White tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Boshtok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Boshtok's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boshtok scrambles back to his feet. Jamie White seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boshtok swats away the attempt to clinch by White. An attempted straight right counter from Boshtok misses the target. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boshtok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boshtok tries a low kick but White avoids it. White wants to land a leg kick but Boshtok is out of range. Jamie White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boshtok moves away. A jab from White finds it's way through Boshtok's defenses. Boshtok misses with a looping left. White lands with a thumping leg kick.
White jabs at Boshtok's body. A slow jab from Boshtok misses its intended target. White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. White moves away from the strike by Boshtok. Nice defenses there by Boshtok. A little feinted left hand from Boshtok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Boshtok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a hook. Boshtok ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Boshtok is looking to slow White down with leg kicks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boshtok shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. White managing to control the position. Boshtok is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Boshtok wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie White 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. And we move into the final round!
Boshtok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Boshtok avoids the body shot from White.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boshtok misses with a body kick. White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boshtok. Boshtok blocks a jab. White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boshtok sees it coming and avoids it easily. Boshtok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boshtok throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it. White drives through and clinches with Boshtok against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boshtok blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from White.
Boshtok lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards. White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boshtok's elbow. Boshtok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boshtok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boshtok misses with a short punch on the inside. Boshtok blocking some punches.
Boshtok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boshtok as White tries to tie him up. A nice right hand lands inside from Boshtok. White blocks a body shot from Boshtok. White prevents the takedown attempt.
Boshtok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Boshtok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boshtok fails to land. White misses with the head strike.
Boshtok lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from White. Boshtok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Boshtok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boshtok scores with a shoulder strike. Boshtok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boshtok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boshtok. Yuri Boshtok has scored more points in the clinch so far. A head punch on the inside from Boshtok fails to land. Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut. Boshtok misses with a punch to the body.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. White takes a swing at Boshtok's ribcage but misses. A jab lands there for White. A head kick misses from White. Boshtok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. White misses with a looping right. Boshtok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A slow jab from Boshtok misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White connects with a leg kick. Boshtok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White throws a push kick but Boshtok slaps the foot to one side. White throws a head kick that misses. Nice shot by White. Boshtok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. White throws the left hand but Boshtok avoids the punch easily. Boshtok slips a jab from White. White throws a half hearted mid kick. White lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boshtok blocks a head kick by White.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Boshtok, before circling back to the center of the mat. Boshtok walks into a stiff left hand from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White lands a really nice looking cross but Boshtok seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big left from White misses. White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boshtok on the side of the head. Good work by White as he checks the leg kick. Boshtok moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Boshtok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. White cracks Boshtok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. White lands a slapping body shot.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boshtok paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boshtok bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. White manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jamie White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie White! Jamie White made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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