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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 5009 p4p, 561 weight class) and YB Sol Brotha (ranked 7874 p4p, 646 weight class). Michael Jai White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Brotha scores with a jab to the head.
Sol Brotha throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sol Brotha.
White slips under a jab.
Sol Brotha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sol Brotha counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses the jab.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Sol Brotha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sol Brotha shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Sol Brotha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Sol Brotha connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White slips a jab from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sol Brotha darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Sol Brotha into the ropes.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sol Brotha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White throws a series of punches but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Jai White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sol Brotha stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sol Brotha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands a slapping body shot.
Sol Brotha takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Sol Brotha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sol Brotha tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White is looking to counter punch.
Sol Brotha has a takedown stuffed.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Michael Jai White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of YB Sol Brotha.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Sol Brotha's shoulder, as Sol Brotha tries to avoid the shot.
Sol Brotha moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha moves out of range as White strikes.
Sol Brotha jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sol Brotha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sol Brotha throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Sol Brotha sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sol Brotha throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot
and Sol Brotha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White blocks a jab.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sol Brotha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White is staying active underneath Sol Brotha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sol Brotha prevents White from standing back up.
White is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha is looking to stall here but White recovers full guard.
Sol Brotha wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sol Brotha has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Sol Brotha manages to pass to side control!
White is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Sol Brotha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha is staying tight to White's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sol Brotha wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
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.
Sol Brotha is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
White takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sol Brotha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol Brotha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries to buck Sol Brotha off but Sol Brotha is having none of it.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position but White is working away.
Sol Brotha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White is looking for a sweep.
Sol Brotha moves into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sol Brotha working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sol Brotha connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol Brotha.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sol Brotha misses with a left hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sol Brotha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White slips under a jab.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sol Brotha on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sol Brotha. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sol Brotha misses with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from White does no damage.
Sol Brotha scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Sol Brotha lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol Brotha.
It seemed like Sol Brotha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sol Brotha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a hook.
White tries to move into range but Sol Brotha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sol Brotha lands a body shot.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White drops his hands momentarily and Sol Brotha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White scores with a jab. Sol Brotha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sol Brotha throws a hook but White blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sol Brotha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha connects with a looping right hand.
White lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Sol Brotha.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sol Brotha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Sol Brotha scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Sol Brotha misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sol Brotha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sol Brotha throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Sol Brotha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a hook. Sol Brotha ducked under it nicely.
Sol Brotha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sol Brotha misses with a straight left.
Sol Brotha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sol Brotha looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Sol Brotha throws a right hand that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
Sol Brotha loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Sol Brotha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sol Brotha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sol Brotha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands a head shot.
White scores with a hook to the body. Sol Brotha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Sol Brotha misses.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sol Brotha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sol Brotha looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Sol Brotha scores with a body shot.
White misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sol Brotha throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Sol Brotha misses with a body punch
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but YB Sol Brotha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White misses with an uppercut.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White scores with a hook to the body. Sol Brotha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White cracks a nice hook into Sol Brotha's ribs.
A big right from Sol Brotha misses.
Sol Brotha lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Sol Brotha lands a jab to White's midsection.
White lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sol Brotha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Sol Brotha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White misses with the combination.
Sol Brotha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sol Brotha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Sol Brotha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sol Brotha circles away quickly and effectively.
Sol Brotha throws a counter combo.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Sol Brotha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol Brotha.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sol Brotha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sol Brotha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sol Brotha scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sol Brotha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sol Brotha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Sol Brotha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from White.
White throws a hook but Sol Brotha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White cracks a nice hook into Sol Brotha's ribs.
Sol Brotha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Sol Brotha moves into range and connects with a jab.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Sol Brotha counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael Jai White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Sol Brotha does it's job there.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sol Brotha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White misses the shot to the body.
White cracks Sol Brotha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sol Brotha misses with the body kick
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Brotha scores with a jab to the body.
Sol Brotha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sol Brotha is working away from the top position though.
Sol Brotha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sol Brotha is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sol Brotha drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Sol Brotha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sol Brotha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sol Brotha working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
White is looking to improve his position.
Sol Brotha trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to YB Sol Brotha.
Well Sol Brotha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Brotha!
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RATING
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