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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tj White (ranked 2301 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Graham (ranked 4525 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Graham acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Graham!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham walks into a left hand.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Graham trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graham into the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Graham won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Graham tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White is trying to force a seperation but Graham has the dominant position.
Graham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graham has his back to the cage.
White tries to break free but Graham pushes him back against the cage.
Graham is trying to break free.
White lands a left hand.
Graham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White lands a right hand.
Graham has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graham breaks from the clinch.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham.
White clinches up against the cage.
White lands with a left to the head.
Graham is trying to break free.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Graham won't allow it.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graham is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands a right hand.
Graham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
White rushes Graham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graham pulls guard.
White is looking to stand up but Graham won't let him.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Graham takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab to the head.
Graham drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White lands with a hook. Graham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White forces Graham back against the cage and clinches.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from White on the inside.
White lands with a left to the head.
White has had enough of the clinch but Graham keeps him there for the moment.
White is trying to force a seperation but Graham has the dominant position.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Graham has double underhooks.
White scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
Graham trying to stall but White improves his position.
Graham is trying to break free.
Graham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White lands a right hand.
Graham jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands with a right to the head.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
White is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
A short uppercut from White.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White keeps control of Graham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White tries to circle away but Graham has him pinned against the cage.
Graham missing with knees to the body.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graham is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
White breaks the clinch.
White clinches.
White can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Graham taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tj White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graham looking to slow down the pace here.
White lands an uppercut.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graham trying to land knees to the body.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graham has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White tries to break free but Graham pushes him back against the cage.
Graham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands with a right to the head.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Graham has double underhooks.
White lands a left hand.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graham lands a shoulder strike.
Graham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White tries to break free but Graham pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from White.
White lands a left hand.
Graham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from White.
White gets through Graham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White is trying to break free.
White blocks an uppercut.
A short right from White.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
White lands a right hand.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White is trying to break free.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
A short right from White on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham is trying to break free.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White wants to break free but Graham has control.
White gets through Graham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham throws a knee to the head but misses.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White has had enough of the clinch but Graham keeps him there for the moment.
White lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj White dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
White connects with a jab.
Graham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graham looking to stall.
White can't break the clinch.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White clinches.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't break the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White can't break the clinch.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White cracks Graham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tj White is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from White.
White drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Graham won't allow it.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham misses with a knee strike.
Graham tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from White.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Graham won't allow it.
Graham jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White is trying to force a seperation but Graham has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Jacob Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Tj White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Graham.
A short uppercut from White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graham jumps guard but White stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
White is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
White is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from White.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White connects with a single shot there.
Tj White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White clinches.
Graham looking to stall.
White gets through Graham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.
Graham looking to stall.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White tries to circle away but Graham has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from White.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
White tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Tj White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj White!
Tj White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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