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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Dog (ranked 635 p4p, 87 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 913 p4p, 119 weight class). The Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Meditation Time. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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186 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Dog doesn't seem bothered though.
Whitaker gets caught napping as The Dog dives in and scores a takedown. Whitaker manages to retain guard.
Whitaker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Dog fails to land.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Dog on the side of the head.
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
The Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
The Dog takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Dog wants to clinch.
Roy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog has Whitaker up against the cage in a clinch.
The Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
The Dog tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
The Dog misses with a body punch.
The Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
The Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dog has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dog moves away.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
The Dog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from The Dog.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but The Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Dog manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker 's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Westside Martial Arts inform us that Whitaker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Dog controls the pace.
Whitaker keeping full guard, as The Dog tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog content to stall in guard here.
The Dog pushing down on Whitaker 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Dog throws a strike but Whitaker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing The Dog from controlling successfully.
The Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker throws a jab when The Dog was well out of range.
The Dog throws a front kick aimed at Whitaker 's knee but Whitaker avoids it well.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Dog fails with the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Nice shot by The Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Dog.
The Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
The Dog tries to counter by clinching up but Whitaker breaks away and moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from The Dog.
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
The Dog attempts a counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it well and moves away.
Whitaker keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dog instigates a clinch.
The Dog pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.
The Dog tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing The Dog back against the cage.
The Dog misses with the head strike.
The Dog pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker cracks a nice hook into The Dog's ribs.
The Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dog blocks a jab.
The Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitaker is rocked!
The Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Whitaker counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
The Dog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker has time to react.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can The Dog finish him?
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whitaker . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dog wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker lands with a nice combination. The Dog backs away looking to recover.
The Dog avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitaker scrambles back to his feet.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
The Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. The Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but The Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. The Dog saw that one coming.
The Dog misses with a leg kick.
The Dog throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker throws a body punch but The Dog moves out of range.
Whitaker moves forwards but The Dog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dog.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dog.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker leaves The Dog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Dog gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Whitaker 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Whitaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jake The Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Dog controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Dog.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dog trying to control the action but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep.
The Dog controlling the position.
Jake The Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Dog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whitaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Dog controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Whitaker tries to bench press The Dog off him but The Dog keeps the position.
The Dog in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The Dog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ground and pound from The Dog seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Dog trying to control the position but Whitaker is working away.
The Dog working the ground and pound from side control.
The Dog tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Dog is chipping away with strikes.
The Dog swings around for an armbar but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Dog's guard.
The Dog trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker being controlled here momentarily.
The Dog has a closed guard, preventing Whitaker from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whitaker 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
After winning the bout, Roy Whitaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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