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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph White (ranked 6348 p4p, 555 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eli Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph White!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Casey gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White gets tackled into the cage by Casey. Casey maintains the clinch.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Casey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Casey stalling.
Casey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Casey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White throws a lazy right hand but Casey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casey drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White is trying to drag Casey to the mat but Casey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't get the takedown.
Casey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Casey pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
Casey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey has his feet on White's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Casey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casey.
Casey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joseph White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from White does no damage.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casey on the side of the head.
White lands a nice hook to Casey's body. Casey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casey drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Casey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Casey lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with the combination.
White misses with a straight right.
Casey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Casey counters by moving into the clinch.
Casey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White successfully pulls guard.
Casey cracks White with a solid left hand.
Casey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White keeping full guard, as Casey tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
White keeping full guard, as Casey tries to pass.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Casey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eli Casey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
White throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Casey looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Some wild striking there from White.
Casey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a nice looking combination but Casey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Casey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casey throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Casey avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a series of punches but Casey moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey clinches up against the cage.
Casey looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Casey.
Casey is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
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 Casey walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a wild combination.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Joseph White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White throws a right hand that Casey ducks under and follows up with a left that Casey also avoids with ease.
Casey defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Casey on that attempt.
Casey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
White is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Casey is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Casey off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey wants to control his opponent's hands but White gets his hands free.
Casey manages to reverse the position and now he's in White's guard. Nice work there by Casey.
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!
Casey passes White's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey controlling the action here.
Casey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Casey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Casey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is trying to maintain the position but Casey is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Casey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Casey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from White.
It looks like Eli Casey has been cut.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casey at a distance.
White throws a series of punches but Casey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from White.
Casey slips under a jab from White.
White tries to bum rush Casey with a series of wild strikes but Casey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Casey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swinging wildly here.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casey throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Casey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Casey.
Casey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with the combination.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Casey counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk. White catches Casey right on the button with a cross.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Casey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Casey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
Eli Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White lands with a right hand.
Casey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White loads up on a big right hand but Casey slips the punch.
Casey closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Casey is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Casey drops back down to his feet.
White fails to pull guard.
White jumps guard but Casey stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White is pressed up against the cage. Casey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Casey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Casey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Casey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joseph White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Casey stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Casey stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
Casey passes into half guard.
Casey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Joseph White!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Joseph White!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Joseph White!
Joseph White wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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