Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C352: Khabib vs Rome
Date: Oct 20, 2024

#R1#
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Kirk lands a right hook to the body.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Kirk lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kirk misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kirk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Kirk misses the target.
Kirk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kirk throws a shot to the body.
Kirk thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Kirk prevents White from improving position.
Kirk wants to control but White postures up.
A lull in the action here as White stalls from top position.#T1#
Kirk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kirk trying to control here.
Kirk won't allow White to pass to mount.
Kirk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Kirk is not content to let White control the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
White is trying to work for a kimura but Kirk is defending well.
Kirk is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but Kirk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White trying to control from Kirk's half guard. Kirk has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB#
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Kirk's legs - danger averted.#T3#
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Kirk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirk keeping full guard, as White tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kirk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirk throws a good cross that connects.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Kirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
White throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White blocks a head kick by Kirk.
Nice body kick from Kirk.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirk as he jumps to the side.
Kirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Kirk lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White blocks a head kick by Kirk.
White lands with a good body shot.
Kirk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD2#
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kirk kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
That's time! Kirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been told by Kirk's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirk looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Kirk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk with a nice cross.
White with a hook.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Kirk counters with a thumping low kick.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
White is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kirk's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White passes the guard and advances to mount! #T1#
Kirk is trying desperately to improve position.
White avoids the attempt from Kirk to control.
White wants to control the pace but Kirk is squirming around nicely.
Kirk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White looking to control but Kirk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
White has hold of Kirk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kirk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #SUB2#
White goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kirk is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard. #REVB#
White stands and throws Kirk's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
White working away.#SUB2#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
White tries for a kimura but Kirk is defending well. #SUB2#
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T4#
Kirk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Kirk is defending against the submission attempts here by White. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirk sees it coming and defends easily.
Kirk is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Kirk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Kirk does no damage.
Kirk throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
White swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirk. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James Kirk is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk looks to land a combination but White avoids it well. #T1#
Kirk misses with a left hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirk throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Kirk.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kirk lands a jab to the nose.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Kirk moves away from the strike by White.
Kirk throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Kirk misses with a hook.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Kirk. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk with a hook.
Kirk throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kirk.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirk throws out the jab.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Kirk.
White dives in and grabs Kirk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kirk pushes down on White's head and hops out.
White misses with a hook
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
White swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White misses with a looping left.
Kirk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirk on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
A head kick misses from Kirk.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Kirk shakes him off and moves away.
Kirk throws a jab when White was well out of range.
A jab from Kirk finds it's way through White's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirk defends it nicely.
Kirk with a nice cross.#TD2#
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kirk is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Kirk.
I think Kirk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thor White!
Thor White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'KHAAAAAAN!'.

Event: C342: Martin vs Petrov II
Date: Sep 15, 2024

#R1#
Predator X slips a jab from White.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Predator X.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Predator X on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like The Jurassic Predator X has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White misses with a body punch
and Predator X counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White connects with a right hand. Predator X shakes it off.
White misses the jab.
White shoots for a takedown but Predator X saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White loads up on a big right hand but Predator X slips the punch.
Predator X throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Predator X takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Predator X moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Predator X scores with a nice head shot.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Predator X looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
White swings widly with a right hand
and Predator X counters with an inside leg kick.
Predator X lands with a cross.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Predator X sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Predator X goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Predator X gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Predator X stopping the sweep attempt from White.#SUB#
White is looking for a triangle here but Predator X uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
White is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Predator X is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#SU2#
Predator X is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #T2#
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Predator X lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White dodges the punch combination from Predator X.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a hook. Predator X ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for White.
Predator X uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
A solid leg kick lands there for Predator X. #TD#
White closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Predator X quickly recovers to half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Predator X is defending well.
Predator X wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Predator X is trying to escape back to his feet but White uses the scramble to pass into side control. #ES2#
Predator X sneaks out the side door and pushes White away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
White avoids the body shot from Predator X.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Predator X doesn't seem bothered though.
Predator X throws a big shot that misses.
White lands a jab to the head.
Predator X slips under a jab from White.
Predator X throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Jurassic Predator X is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White with a jab.
Predator X scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a body punch but Predator X moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from White.
Predator X looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target. #T4#
A solid body kick from Predator X.
Predator X steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with a right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Predator X lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#Thor White's cut is getting worse.
Predator X tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Predator X.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Predator X throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Predator X throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.#ES2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Predator X wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Predator X throws a right and a left that both miss.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Predator X counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Predator X displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Jurassic Predator X dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
White misses with a hook. Predator X ducked under it nicely.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Predator X can pounce on him.
Predator X scores with a leg kick.
Predator X scores with a decent looking hook.
Predator X throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Predator X misses with a head kick.
Predator X moves out of range as White strikes.
Predator X uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
It seemed like Predator X was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Predator X works White's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to move to mount but Predator X blocks the move with his legs. #SUB#
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Predator X has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Predator X.#T1#
Predator X has control of an arm but White manages to advance to Predator X's back!
Predator X has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
White is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #SUB#
Predator X defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #SUB#
Predator X is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
Predator X is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #ES2#
Predator X manages to stand up with White still on his back. Eventually White drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position. #T2#
White misses with a body shot.
Predator X swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Predator X uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White blocks a jab.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Predator X's waist but Predator X gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Predator X. Those never looked like landing.
Predator X staying out of range there.
Predator X looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Predator X dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White with a hook.
White moves out of range as Predator X throws a body kick.
The Jurassic Predator X is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White slips a jab from Predator X.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Predator X bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Predator X takes one on the button.
Predator X throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Predator X counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White misses with a body shot.
Predator X takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Predator X lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Predator X connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Predator X lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Predator X jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Predator X lands with a nice body punch.
Predator X tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
White dives in and grabs Predator X's left leg, looking for a takedown. Predator X pushes down on White's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Predator X.
Predator X steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Predator X works White's body with a nice hook.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Predator X.
White throws a hook but Predator X blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Predator X on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Jurassic Predator X seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White lands with a right hand.
Predator X takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Predator X connects with a leg kick.
Predator X misses with a few strikes there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Predator X.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Predator X scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Predator X lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Predator X has knocked White down with a huge combo! Predator X steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#White is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Jurassic Predator X showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Predator X tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Predator X.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Predator X takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White scores with a nice right hand.
Predator X throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Predator X delivers a nice body kick.
White throws a hook but Predator X avoids it easily.
Predator X digs a good hook to White's body.
White cracks Predator X with an open hand slap.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Predator X counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Predator X counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Predator X has knocked White down with a huge combo! Predator X steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Thor White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Predator X engages and cracks White with a massive lead left hook - White tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Predator X is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Jurassic Predator X!
Our winner, The Jurassic Predator X, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C330: Marley vs Hightower
Date: Aug 04, 2024

#R1#
White throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spencer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spencer.
White throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
White throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spencer stuffs the takedown.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
White needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
White throws a body shot but no joy. #T2##KD2#
Spencer cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spencer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!#ROC2#White is rocked!#CUT2#Thor White's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White scores with a jab. Spencer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White misses with a jab to the body #KD2#
and Spencer counters with a crisp right hand that drops White! Spencer lets White back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer drops White with a big left hand! White is injured, injured bad! Spencer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Spencer!
In his post fight interview, James Spencer gave a big smile as he said 'Hope he’s alright- his skull ðŸ’€ cracked like a wee egg .'.

Event: C319: Jones vs Monkey
Date: Jun 30, 2024

#R1#
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White connects with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Machado.
Machado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with an uppercut.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machado misses with a looping left.
White defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machado at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.#T1#
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machado throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Machado scores with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Machado scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Machado scores with a leg kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Machado has managed to clinch.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside. #TD2#
White pulls guard successfully.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machado sitting in guard here, content to control.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2##SUB2#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet. #SUB2#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machado defends well.#SUB2#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Machado postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
White swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Wanderson Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado connects with a solid leg kick.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Machado's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
White checks a leg kick nicely.
Machado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Machado, looking for a takedown. White pushes Machado against the cage but Machado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White lands an overhand right.
Machado throws a quick inside leg kick.
White misses with a looping right.
Machado catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machado.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White misses with a hook.
Machado scores with a leg kick.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Machado.
White misses with a looping left.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Machado misses with a low kick.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Machado - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Machado. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Machado takes one on the button.
Machado connects with a leg kick. #T1#
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White with a hook.
A big right from White misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected. #CUT2#Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Machado darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
White gets control of Machado's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Machado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White is pulling down on Machado's head. It's preventing any offense from Machado, at least for the moment.#T2#
White's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
White trying to control the position.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White wants to hit a sweep here but Machado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
White tries to reverse the position but Machado maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Machado manages to capitalize on a mistake by White to take his back!
White trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado has the hooks in. White is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Machado is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
White just trying to survive but Machado is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Machado trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure White doesn't escape. #T4#
White can't escape the position.
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Machado gets his hands free.
Machado keeps control of the position as White tries to break free.
Machado keeps control of the position easily here as White tries to buck him off.
White is in bad spot here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
White throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machado.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machado.#CL#
Machado moves into range and clinches up with White.
Machado lands a right hand.
White tries to pull guard but Machado holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Machado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White jumps guard but Machado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White prevents a body shot from Machado.
White prevents a body shot from Machado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wanderson Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
A short left from White.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machado.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards. #TD2#
White pulls Machado into guard.
Machado seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Machado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machado is one step ahead there. #T2#
White is pulling down on Machado's head. It's preventing any offense from Machado, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
That kick from Machado tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a looping right.#T3#
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from White finds it's way through Machado's defenses.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machado's head backwards.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machado cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Machado lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Machado throws a leg kick that misses.
Machado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T4#
Machado avoids the body shot from White.
Machado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Machado, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a nice leg kick.
White misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Machado feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderson Machado!
An out of breath Wanderson Machado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C315: Jiang vs Bloodaxe
Date: Jun 16, 2024

#R1#
Kuznetsov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
White throws out a loose jab but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
White swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
It seemed like Kuznetsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with White.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.#BC2#
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Kuznetsov clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!#TD#
White jumps guard and drags Kuznetsov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuznetsov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetsov with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
White has his hands on Kuznetsov's head, controlling the position.
Kuznetsov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuznetsov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuznetsov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
White is fighting to break Kuznetsov's control of his arms but Kuznetsov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuznetsov is keeping the position for now.
Kuznetsov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB#
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuznetsov sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Kuznetsov is trying to escape back to his feet but White uses the scramble to pass into side control.
White controlling the position from side mount.
White has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kuznetsov!
Kuznetsov is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuznetsov is looking to escape.
Kuznetsov wants to hold on but White pushes him away.#T3#
White wants to control the pace but Kuznetsov is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
White looking for a guillotine from mount but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White can't control as he wanted to and Kuznetsov manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kuznetsov! #SUB#
White swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kuznetsov is now in White's guard. A big mistake from White there, giving up the dominant position!
White working a defensive guard here.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuznetsov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
White misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by White.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the head.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Kuznetsov clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Kuznetsov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov lands a front kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov throws a one two combo. #CL2#
Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
White pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuznetsov wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
Kuznetsov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
Kuznetsov throws a big right hand that misses.
White has his hands on Kuznetsov's head, controlling the position.
Kuznetsov won't allow White to sweep him here. #T3#
Kuznetsov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU2#
Kuznetsov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
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 Kuznetsov walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by White.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from White.
White avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Kuznetsov has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White jumps guard but Kuznetsov stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov lands with a left to the head.
White tries to stall but Kuznetsov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
White just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Kuznetsov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White jumps guard but Kuznetsov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White. #TD#
White jumps guard.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
White working for a triangle but Kuznetsov defends it easily.
White wants to sweep here but Kuznetsov controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Kuznetsov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
Kuznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick. #TD#
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuznetsov did well to prevent White getting side control.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to full guard.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuznetsov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White trying to control from Kuznetsov's half guard. Kuznetsov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuznetsov is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Kuznetsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard. #REVB#
White looking to control.
Kuznetsov sitting in guard here, content to control.
White looking to control.
White keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetsov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuznetsov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
White looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Kuznetsov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuznetsov keeps working.
White tries to pass to full mount but Kuznetsov defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuznetsov is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov lands a head kick! #TD#
White dives in and scores a takedown into Kuznetsov's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor White.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor White!
Thor White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C301: Queiroz vs Gora
Date: May 05, 2024

#R1#
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Lang wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
White lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Lang counters by clinching up.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lang. #TD#
White jumps guard.
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!
Lang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
White has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for White.
Lang in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T1#
Lang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to control but Lang postures up.
Lang slows the pace down.
White gets back to half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.
White is concentrating on defense, preventing Lang from advancing position.
Lang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White trying to control but Lang postures up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lang moves nicely into side control.
Lang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down White's shoulder. That is not cool.
White tries to buck Lang off but Lang is having none of it.
Lang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt White will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
White is trying to improve his position.
Lang controlling from side mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
White tries to buck Lang off but Lang is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
White misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
White looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
That kick from Lang tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang with a nice calf kick.
Lang punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Despite the aggression on Lang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Lang with a jab.
Good leg kick by Lang.
White throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
White feints a jab promting Lang to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
White throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
White throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lang eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T1#
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Thor White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
White is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a wild combination.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang jabs at White's body.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
White working aggressively here. #T2#
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
White fails to pull guard.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A short right from Lang.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lang lands a left hand.
Lang lands a left hand.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
Lang lands a shot to the body.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of White's head. #T3#
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
Lang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A hook to the body from Lang.
Clubber Lang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lang taking a breather.
White is trying to pull guard but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Lang walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang lands a body shot.
Clubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Lang tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White misses with the combination.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Lang is looking to clinch.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White lands with a cross.
White misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice shot by Lang.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Lang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lang scores with a kick to the body.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
Lang scores with a jab to the head.
White misses with the combination.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Lang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing. #T1#
White misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White lands a body shot.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lang stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
White misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Lang counters by moving into the clinch.
Lang lands a body punch.
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 Lang walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Lang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Lang. #T2#
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is trying to pull guard but Lang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lang smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang lands a body shot.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Lang.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
White looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
White looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Lang finds it's target.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Lang.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Lang cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
White misses with a wild combination.
Lang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang cracks White with an open hand slap.
A combination from White does no damage.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White needs to keep his hands up - Lang had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
After winning the bout, Clubber Lang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C287: Anderson vs Lehto III
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Erdogan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Erdogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Erdogan counters with a body kick.
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Erdogan avoids the body shot from White.
Erdogan lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.#CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White misses with an uppercut.
Erdogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erdogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
White shoots in and drives through. Erdogan sprawls well.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Erdogan, looking for a takedown. White pushes Erdogan against the cage but Erdogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Erdogan tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Erdogan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erdogan. Erdogan obviously looking to wear him down.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Erdogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustafa Erdogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erdogan was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a nice looking combination but Erdogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a body punch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Erdogan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White misses with a wild combination.
Erdogan misses with a wild body shot.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White loads up on a big right hand but Erdogan slips the punch.
Erdogan cracks White with an open hand slap.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.#T2##TD2#
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Erdogan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White is looking to take a break and control but Erdogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Erdogan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White is looking to take a break and control but Erdogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Erdogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Erdogan is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
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.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Erdogan. White does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Erdogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White jumps guard but Erdogan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
White is trying to pull guard but Erdogan has him pressed against the cage.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
White tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Erdogan gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan lands with a light punch inside.
White is trying to pull guard but Erdogan has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White jumps guard but Erdogan stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Erdogan.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above White 's eye. #T1#
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White tries to pull guard but Erdogan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
White prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Thor White's cut even more.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
Erdogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#The cut above Thor White's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Erdogan.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Erdogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erdogan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White can turn it around.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan lands with a right to the head.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Erdogan. #CUT#Thor White's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erdogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Erdogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head. #ROC#White is rocked!
Nice body punch from Erdogan. #T2#
Erdogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?#KD#
Erdogan drops White onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! White is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Mustafa Erdogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erdogan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles White! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Erdogan is unloading with more strikes now! White drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Our winner, Mustafa Erdogan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C283: Matsuzaka vs Talvela II
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Nice defenses there by White.
White takes a swing at Obaminator's ribcage but misses.
White lands a jab to Obaminator's midsection.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Obaminator lands.
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Obaminator slips a jab from White.
Good leg kick by Obaminator.
White cracks a nice hook into Obaminator's ribs.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Obaminator takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a body shot.
Obaminator throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Obaminator misses with a body shot.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Obaminator is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obaminator lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand. #T1#
A nice leg kick from Obaminator, right into the meat of the thigh.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White slips a jab from Obaminator.
White misses with a looping right.
Barack Obaminator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obaminator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obaminator lands with an overhand left.
White missing with a left hand there. Obaminator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obaminator.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obaminator.
White throws a hook to the side of Obaminator's head but Obaminator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Obaminator.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obaminator. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Obaminator paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Obaminator has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obaminator sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obaminator takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
White is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Obaminator's half guard.#T2#
Obaminator is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Obaminator is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obaminator is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Obaminator looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obaminator holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB2#
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obaminator doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White. #SUB#
Obaminator is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
White is looking to take a break and control but Obaminator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obaminator keeps working. #T4#
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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Obaminator gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White trying to mount his opponent but Obaminator defends it.
Obaminator is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White is pressing down on Obaminator's thigh, looking to free his foot. Obaminator is holding on for now. #SUB2#
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Obaminator is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Obaminator manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor White will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Obaminator misses with a straight left.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD2#
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White is trying to control. Obaminator wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White prevents Obaminator from improving his position.#SUB#
Obaminator looking for submissions off his back.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obaminator does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Obaminator wants to control but White is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Obaminator is defending against the submission attempts here by White. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obaminator defends it well. #T1##SUB#
Obaminator looking for submissions off his back.
Thor White has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
White is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Obaminator to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. #SUB#
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obaminator has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Obaminator's legs - danger averted.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Obaminator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Obaminator throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Obaminator is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Obaminator looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into half guard.
White is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
White is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Obaminator is not content to let White control the position.#SUB#
Obaminator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Obaminator is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White trying to control from half guard but Obaminator is working away.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Obaminator haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White trying to pass the guard but Obaminator defending well.
Obaminator is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obaminator defends it well. #SUB2#
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obaminator gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obaminator tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obaminator to the ground. Obaminator escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obaminator throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White fails to land the takedown.
Obaminator catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obaminator cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obaminator. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
A punch combination from White misses.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White swings for the body but Obaminator moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obaminator.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Obaminator lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Obaminator. Beautiful body shot.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obaminator pinned against the cage. Obaminator gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barack Obaminator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.#T1#
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obaminator misses with a jab to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obaminator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Obaminator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Obaminator scores with a nice right hand.
White needs to keep his hands up - Obaminator had a free shot at his head there.
White misses with an uppercut. Obaminator saw that one coming.
White misses the jab.
Obaminator jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obaminator takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obaminator with a nice calf kick.#TD2#
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obaminator regains half guard.#T2##SUB#
Obaminator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Obaminator is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obaminator avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Obaminator actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura here.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Obaminator! #T3#
Obaminator can't escape the position.
Obaminator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obaminator is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
White is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Obaminator has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Obaminator! #SUB2#
White working for a triangle but Obaminator defends it easily. #SUB2#
Obaminator got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obaminator has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Barack Obaminator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Obaminator looking to pass the guard.
White wants to control but Obaminator passes easily into half guard.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Obaminator trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White wants to control but Obaminator passes into side.
White is trying to work for a sweep but Obaminator has mounted him!
Obaminator looking to finish with strikes here!
Obaminator thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Obaminator showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Barack Obaminator stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be black'.

Event: C276: Billabong vs Malley
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
White misses with a looping left.
Gracie looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#TD#
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
White trying to control the position but Gracie is working away. #SUB#
White is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
White trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB#
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White working away.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it. #SUB#
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3##SUB#
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
White is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well. #SUB#
White has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? White steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor White!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C270: Tosen vs Payer IV
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
White scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut.
Nice defenses there by White.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsuda's guard.#SUB#
Matsuda working for a triangle but White defends it easily. #SUB2#
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matsuda dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1##SUB#
Matsuda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet. #SUB2#
White has his foot on Matsuda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsuda works his way back into a safe position though.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White pulls Matsuda in close to prevent any damage.
Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White looking to control.
Matsuda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matsuda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.#T2#
Matsuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
White trying to control the position.
White pulls Matsuda in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
White is looking to cinch up a triangle. Matsuda throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to White's body to avoid the submission. White has instead reached around Matsuda's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! White arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thor White!
Thor White thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C266: Nakagawa vs Machado II
Date: Jan 07, 2024

#R1#
Nakamura swings away with a body shot that misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from White misses.
Nakamura with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nakamura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Nakamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakamura lands a jab.
Nakamura leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nakamura feinted with a counter takedown.
White takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
Nakamura takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard. #T1#
White advances to half guard.
Nakamura landing a few short strikes.
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura trying to strike off his back. #SUB2#
Nakamura wants to reverse the position here. White has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Nakamura is forced to tap! Nakamura looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thor White!
Thor White thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C260: Arroyo vs Ji Woo II
Date: Dec 17, 2023

#R1#
White shoots for a takedown but Giovanni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Giovanni napping and manages to drive through into side control!
White takes a little break here. Giovanni wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
White wants to control but Giovanni is keeping him busy.
Giovanni regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to control the action but Giovanni is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
White seems to be working for a kimura but Giovanni defends the submission attempt.
Giovanni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White trying to control the action but Giovanni is working from the bottom. #T1#
Giovanni holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Giovanni wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White wants to pass the guard but Giovanni is defending well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Giovanni defends it well.
White trying to pass the guard but Giovanni defending well. #SUB2#
Giovanni makes his way to full guard, as White worked for a kimura.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Giovanni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Giovanni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3#
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Giovanni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White fails to land the takedown.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
Giovanni cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giovanni connects with an inside leg kick.
White scores with a jab. Giovanni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giovanni defends it nicely.
White fails with the takedown.
Giovanni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.#T4##TD2#
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Giovanni bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovanni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni avoids it really well and circles away.
White looks winded!
Giovanni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
White fails with the takedown
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giovanni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Giovanni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Giovanni delivers a nice body kick.
We've been told by Giovanni's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giovanni slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor White.
Giovanni looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giovanni throws a quick counter kick to the body but White avoids it.
Giovanni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Giovanni drops White with a beautiful combination! White stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giovanni is looking for the KO!#ROC#White is rocked!
White is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni scores with a leg kick.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?#TD2#
White drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Giovanni is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
White has gone for a leg lock! Giovanni slips out almost immediately though and dives into White's guard.#REVR#
Giovanni controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giovanni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
White looking for a guillotine here but Giovanni defends easily.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sonny Giovanni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giovanni's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Giovanni defends it easily.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Giovanni has passed into half guard. #T3#
White trying to control here.
Giovanni content to control rather than advance.
White has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Giovanni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Giovanni's back!#T4##SUB2#
White is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - White's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Giovanni right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Giovanni is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
Giovanni trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Giovanni is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Giovanni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Giovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovanni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonny Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but Giovanni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
Giovanni wants to control but White is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
White is working for a kimura but Giovanni is defending it quite comfortably. #T1##SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura here.
Giovanni wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giovanni keeps working.
Giovanni is concentrating on defense, preventing White from advancing position.
White passes the guard and advances to mount! #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
White jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Giovanni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!#SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giovanni has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Giovanni tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.#SUB2#
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giovanni keeps working.
Giovanni is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Giovanni struggling a bit here.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giovanni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White trying to control the action but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Giovanni haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giovanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giovanni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
Our winner, Sonny Giovanni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: C255: Albatross vs Apollo IV
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1#
White shoots and misses
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Spencer enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spencer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White passes into half guard.
White trying to control from half guard but Spencer is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer trying to control but White postures up.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer's coaches at Casa Steel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
White is working for a submission of some sort.
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
White is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
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.
White is pressing down on Spencer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spencer is holding on for now.
Spencer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spencer tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spencer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White wants to take a breather but Spencer is having none of it. #T3#
White is pressing down on Spencer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spencer is holding on for now.
Spencer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.#SUB2#
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spencer sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White wants to pass to mount but Spencer is defending the position. #SUB2#
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spencer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spencer keeping hold of White's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
White wants to control but instead Spencer manages to regain half guard. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but Spencer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White trying to control from Spencer's half guard. Spencer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spencer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spencer has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.#TD2#
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB2#
White seems to be working for a kimura but Spencer defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Spencer wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White is controlling the pace.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spencer! #SUB2#
White working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Spencer has given up his back.
White controlling from the back.#T2##SUB2#
White working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Spencer is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #SUB2#
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Spencer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
White wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy.
Spencer wants to escape the position. #SUB2#
White looking to break Spencer's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Spencer remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise White will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T3##SUB2#
White is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Spencer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - White's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB2#
White patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Will White go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #SUB2#
White has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Spencer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here. #T4#
Spencer tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
White looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Spencer taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thor White!
After winning the bout, Thor White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C249: Perkele vs Matsuzaka
Date: Nov 12, 2023

#R1#
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White thuds a left hand into Jukassa's body.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a right hand that Jukassa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jukassa also avoids with ease.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws the left hand but Jukassa avoids the punch easily.
White misses with a few strikes there.
As White backs off Jukassa throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
Jukassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa misses the shot to the body. #T1#
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa slips under a jab from White.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa slips a jab from White.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa. #T2#
White misses with a double jab.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White looks to throw the jab but Jukassa is out of range.
Jukassa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Jukassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukassa at a distance.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a few strikes there.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jukassa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.#T4#
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Jukassa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Jukassa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jukassa takes one to the side of the head.
White scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
White throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White lands a jab to Jukassa's midsection.
White cracks Jukassa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a double jab.
White tests Jukassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukassa loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
White misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.#T2#
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws an off balance right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a series of punches but Jukassa moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.#T3#
White clobbers Jukassa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jukassa moves out of range as White strikes.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a hook but Jukassa avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from White misses.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from White.
A left lands for Jukassa.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White misses with a looping right.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukassa.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White misses with a hook to the body
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jukassa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White misses with a hook.
A jab from White misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zett Jukassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Jukassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa staying out of range there.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a double jab.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a right hand that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
White throws a combination that misses
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White feints a jab promting Jukassa to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jukassa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
White misses with a straight left.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White misses with a body shot.
Jukassa slips under a jab from White.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
White swings widly with a right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Zett Jukassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether White might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jukassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White throws a right hand that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukassa 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: C242: Kahn vs Vladimir II
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
White digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White swinging wildly here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from White.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into White's torso.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Wilson avoids the body shot from White.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson moves away from the strike by White.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
Wilson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wilson throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White misses with a double jab.
Wilson moves out of range as White strikes.#T2#
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Wilson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wilson. #TD2#
White pulls guard effortlessly.
Wilson content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Wilson continues to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
White has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
White has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
White looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
White works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is looking to clinch. #T1#
A shot to the body from White misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
White appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White lands with an overhand left.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a left hand
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from White misses.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson blocks a jab.
White misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson tried to counter with a leg kick but White avoided it.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from White misses.
White misses the jab.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
White misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White lands a jab to the head.
White throws a one two combo.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson avoids the body shot from White.
It looked like Wilson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.#T4#
White scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Wilson tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Wilson is predictable there
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.#T1#
White misses with a straight right.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a hook.
White lands a jab.
White throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
It looked like Wilson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Wilson fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Wilson defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilson slips under a jab from White.#T3#
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson throws a quick counter kick to the body but White avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Wilson's head back.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
White missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T4#
White throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off. #KD#
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Wilson takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#White is rocked!
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Wilson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Blade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blade Wilson.
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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor White!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C235: Ji Woo vs Myers
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rocksaw. That one must have hurt.
White works Rocksaw's body with a nice hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocksaw has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocksaw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rocksaw defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocksaw misses the target.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rocksaw swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Rocksaw scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Rocksaw throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
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!
Rocksaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocksaw moves away.#T1#
Rocksaw dodges the punch combination from White.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White swings for the body but Rocksaw moves out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocksaw.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#KD#
White lands a left and a right that send Rocksaw crashing to the mat, dazed. White thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
White throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksaw ducks under a wild hook from White.
Rocksaw changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rocksaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
White looks to land a combination but Rocksaw avoids it well. #T2#
White misses with a left hand
and Rocksaw counters with a leg kick.
Rocksaw lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rocksaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rocksaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocksaw.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocksaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from White lands.
White looks to land a right hand but Rocksaw moved out of range.
White misses with a looping left.#T3#
White misses with a jab to the body
and Rocksaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rocksaw on the side of the head.
Rocksaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Rocksaw is rocked!
Rocksaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a hook but Rocksaw avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocksaw doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rocksaw is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from White enables Rocksaw to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. White manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rocksaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Rocksaw stopping the sweep attempt from White.#SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Rocksaw pushes his legs off easily.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rocksaw stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White controlling the position.
Rocksaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Rocksaw landing with the ground and pound.
Rocksaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
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.#R2#
Rocksaw takes one to the chin there.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocksaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Nice defenses there by Rocksaw.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Rocksaw ducks under a wild hook from White.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocksaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocksaw can do to turn this around?
Rocksaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
White takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses.
Rocksaw throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Thor White is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocksaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Rocksaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Rocksaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocksaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a nice uppercut.
White with a jab.
Rocksaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Rocksaw moves into the clinch.#T2#
Rocksaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Rocksaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocksaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White tries to pull guard but Rocksaw won't allow it.
White tries to pull guard but Rocksaw won't allow it.
Rocksaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rocksaw lands with a light punch inside.
Rocksaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rocksaw obliges.
Rocksaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocksaw missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Rocksaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD2#
Rocksaw lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Rocksaw takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#White is rocked!
White misses with a hook. Rocksaw ducked under it nicely.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Rocksaw scores with a kick to the body.
Rocksaw drops White with a naaaaasty hook - White is in real trouble here! Rocksaw dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramone Rocksaw!
An intense looking Ramone Rocksaw took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Always gonna KO this guy'.

Event: C229: Dracul vs Kahn II
Date: Sep 10, 2023

#R1#
White throws a jab when Azul was well out of range.
Azul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
White looks to land a left hand but Azul moved out of range nicely.
Azul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from White.
Azul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Azul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A low kick from Azul is predictable there #KD2#
and White counters with a nice right hand that sends Azul toppling to the canvas! Azul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can White finish him?!#ROC2#Azul is rocked!
We've been told by Azul's head coaches at Julians Sports Bar & Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Azul counters with a nice uppercut.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
White lands a really nice looking cross but Azul seems unphased.
White works Azul's body with a nice hook.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White throws out a counter right but Azul avoids it with no problem.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Azul's head.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Azul counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Azul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Azul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White connects with a body shot.
Azul seems to have got his legs back now.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Azul counters with an outside leg kick.
Azul throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azul tries a head kick but it misses.
Azul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azul half committed to a counter leg kick.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azul was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Azul moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White cracks Azul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
Azul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azul counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azul there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3##KD2#
White cracks Azul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Azul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can White finish him?
Azul throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White throws a body punch but Azul moves out of range.
White loads up on a big right hand but Azul slips the punch.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azul.
White misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azul lands a jab to the head.
White looks to throw the jab but Azul is out of range. #T4#
Azul throws a leg kick but White moved away.
Azul misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Azul throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azul.
The fighters circling - Azul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azul had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.#TD#
Azul closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Azul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White has momentary wrist control but Azul slips an elbow through the middle.
White is pulling down on Azul's head. It's preventing any offense from Azul, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Azul is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Azul throws a predictable looking body shot
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azul moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azul misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with an uppercut.
Azul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#KD2#
and White counters with a nice right hand that sends Azul toppling to the canvas! Azul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can White finish him?!
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Azul does no damage. #KD2#
White cracks Azul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Azul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can White finish him?
White cracks Azul with a left hook right on the temple and Azul goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! White lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Azul is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: C220: Vaiduoklis vs Myers
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
A big right from White misses.
White misses with a body shot.
White clobbers Kushnirov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White takes one to the chin there.
Kushnirov digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
White throws a lazy right hand but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kushnirov.
Jab from White.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kushnirov avoids it really well and circles away.
White takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kushnirov connects with a body shot.
White lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Kushnirov as White shoots in.
Kushnirov slips a straight right by White.#T1#
Kushnirov takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White tries for a takedown but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kushnirov jabs at White's body.
Ilya Kushnirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Kushnirov stuffs the takedown.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick. #TD#
White drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kushnirov is wriggling around but White manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
White is working for a kimura but Kushnirov is defending it quite comfortably.
Kushnirov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
White is trying to work for a kimura but Kushnirov is defending well. #T2#
White wants to pass to mount but Kushnirov is defending the position. #SUB#
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
White seems to be looking for submissions. #T3#
Kushnirov is looking to escape.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
White seems to be working for a kimura but Kushnirov defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kushnirov defends it well. #T4#
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.#SUB#
White is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kushnirov as he works his way to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kushnirov is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kushnirov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Kushnirov in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Kushnirov pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nice defenses there by Kushnirov.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by White.
Kushnirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilya Kushnirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Kushnirov tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
White seems to be working for a kimura but Kushnirov defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
White is working for a submission of some sort. #T1#
White is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kushnirov reverses the position - he's now on top in White's guard.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thor White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
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.#SUB#
White has an active guard here but Kushnirov has managed to pass into half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Kushnirov has control of the leg.
Kushnirov tries to stand and escape but White is controlling the position. #T3##SU2#
Kushnirov stands up and beckons White to join him on the feet.
A head kick from Kushnirov lands but White takes it in his stride.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
White looks to throw the jab but Kushnirov is out of range.
Kushnirov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White avoids the body shot from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov takes one to the chin there.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kushnirov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for White.
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!#TD#
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Kushnirov pushes White off and scrambles back to his feet. #T4#
White blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kushnirov on the side of the head.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from White lands.
Kushnirov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
White misses the jab.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kushnirov pinned against the cage. Kushnirov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kushnirov ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnirov slips under a jab from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Kushnirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kushnirov lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kushnirov. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kushnirov throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kushnirov tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White lands a nice hook to Kushnirov's body. Kushnirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kushnirov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kushnirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White lands with a straight right. Kushnirov didn't see that one coming.
Kushnirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White loads up on a big right hand but Kushnirov slips the punch.
Kushnirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKushnirov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White needs to keep his hands up - Kushnirov had a free shot at his head there.
White dives in and grabs Kushnirov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kushnirov pushes down on White's head and hops out.#T1#
White closes the distance and clinches up with Kushnirov, looking for a takedown. White pushes Kushnirov against the cage but Kushnirov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kushnirov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White lands with a hook. Kushnirov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kushnirov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Kushnirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Kushnirov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Kushnirov lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kushnirov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
White dodges the punch combination from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands a jab.#T2#
Kushnirov misses with a wild combination.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kushnirov ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kushnirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White stuns Kushnirov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White blocks a jab.
Kushnirov throws a left and a right that both miss
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kushnirov misses with a combination
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Kushnirov moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnirov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
White throws out a loose jab but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kushnirov cracks White with an open hand slap.
White avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kushnirov.
White walks into a jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.#TD#
White drives through with a takedown into guard.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kushnirov is keeping the position for now. #ES2#
Kushnirov pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T4#
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!
Kushnirov throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kushnirov thinking.
Kushnirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands a jab to the nose.
Kushnirov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kushnirov misses with a looping right.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kushnirov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kushnirov moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKushnirov.
Kushnirov feints a jab promting White to slip. Kushnirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kushnirov with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kushnirov 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
Ilya Kushnirov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: C215: Billabong vs Ji Woo III
Date: Jul 30, 2023

#R1#
Frost tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected. #CUT#It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frost moves away from the strike by White.
White throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White walks into a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
Frost misses with a body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Frost. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frost.
White just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White passes to full mount! #T1#
Frost is working to get back to half guard. #SUB#
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Frost to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Frost shrugs it off. #SUB#
White goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Frost is on top in guard. #T2#
Frost wanted to stand there but White had control of the position. #SUB#
White working for a triangle but Frost defends it easily. #SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Frost pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frost defends it easily.#SUB#
Frost wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of White's closed guard. He's half up but White has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! White pivots and extends the arm, Frost falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by White! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor White!
An out of breath Thor White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C210: Kahn vs Nakagawa
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Kururugi lands.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kururugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Kururugi.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kururugi pushes White away with a front kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kururugi.
Good leg kick by Kururugi.
Kururugi throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White jabs Kururugi right on the nose. Kururugi blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi walks into a jab.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kururugi has time to react.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Kururugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Kururugi tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Kururugi slips a straight right by White.
Kururugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kururugi looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kururugi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kururugi misses.#TD#
White drives through with a takedown into Kururugi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kururugi is keeping the position for now.
Kururugi trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB#
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kururugi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kururugi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kururugi! #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White sneaks back into half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3##SUB#
White is looking for a triangle here but Kururugi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #SUB2#
Kururugi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White is looking for a sweep.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kururugi's best efforts.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kururugi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White gets back to full guard. #SUB#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kururugi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kururugi passes into half guard.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kururugi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kururugi's back!#SUB#
White looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kururugi circles away.
And Kururugi responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
Kururugi moves away from the strike by White.
Kururugi looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kururugi.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Kururugi counters with a nice kick to the body.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White shoots in and drives through. Kururugi sprawls well.
Kururugi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Kururugi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White dips to his left and cracks Kururugi with an uppercut!
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
White has been working on his balance at CHECMATE PRIME MMA , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kururugi.
White lands a jab to Kururugi's midsection.
Kururugi swinging wildly here.
White throws a shot to the body.
Thor White is winning the standup battle so far.
Kururugi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White misses with a body shot
and Kururugi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Kururugi is predictable there
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White backing away here, and Kururugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kururugi can do to turn this around?
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
Kururugi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Kururugi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kururugi's waist but Kururugi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White digs a good hook to Kururugi's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi staying out of range there.
Suzaku Kururugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kururugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from White misses.
White walks into a left hand.
White takes a swing at Kururugi's ribcage but misses.
Kururugi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kururugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kururugi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kururugi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
White misses with a shot to the body
and Kururugi counters with a nice body shot.
Kururugi walks into a straight right hand from White.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
White connects with a right hand. Kururugi shakes it off.
Kururugi catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kururugi lands a nice shot to the body.
White misses with an uppercut
and Kururugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kururugi takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD#
Kururugi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White wants to pass the guard but Kururugi is keeping the position.#T4#
Kururugi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard. #REVB#
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Kururugi tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kururugi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
White looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kururugi pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thor White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
White misses with a straight left.
Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
White drives through with a takedown into Kururugi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White wants to pass the guard but Kururugi is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kururugi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Kururugi in his guard.#REVB#
White wants to sweep but no luck. #T1##SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Kururugi pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
White has his feet on Kururugi's thighs here. He's pushed Kururugi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kururugi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor White!
A very excited looking Thor White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C199: Bonaparte vs Kersikov
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
White connects with a body shot.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
White lands with a good body shot.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from White.
Hughes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughes's head.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for White.
White throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
White throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White connects with a single shot there.#T1#
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
White is looking for a sweep.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
White is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Hughes showing good submission defense here.
Hughes breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass. #SUB#
Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.#T3##SUB#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hughes is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
White looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow. #SUB#
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Nice shot by Hughes.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thor White is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
White lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from White misses.
White misses with a straight right.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White. #TD2#
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Marcus Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
White gets back to full guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
White keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass. #SUB#
White has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Hughes pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
White has an active guard here but Hughes has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
White gets full guard.#SUB#
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hughes has passed into half guard! #T3#
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughes is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Hughes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hughes 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 is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Hughes there. #T4#
Hughes working White over with strikes. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White avoids the body shot from Hughes.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Hughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hughes.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes walks into a jab.
White moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
White throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White lands with a cross.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
White moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Hughes moves out of range as White strikes.
Hughes defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws a hook but White blocks it.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White staying out of range there.#T3#
Hughes lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
White throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Hughes misses.
White misses with a straight left.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Hughes swings for the body but White moves out of range. #T4#
White throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a right hand
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
White throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
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!
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes throws a hook but White blocks it.
Hughes cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hughes doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White slips under a jab.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Hughes.
I think Hughes 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hughes!

Event: C191: Bonaparte vs Cubbedge II
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
White misses with a straight left.
Nakamura appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from White.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nakamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Nakamura misses
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White walks into a straight right hand from Nakamura.
White misses with a straight right. #TD#
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
White is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Nakamura misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
White sneaks back into half guard.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White gets back to full guard.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nakamura has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Nakamura manages to pass to side control!
White tries to bench press Nakamura off him but Nakamura keeps the position. #T2#
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nakamura working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nakamura is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Nakamura is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
White wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakamura lands a nice short elbow.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard. #SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on White's thigh. White counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nakamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White throws a hook but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura slips a jab from White.
White's coach down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Nakamura darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakamura won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White fails to pull guard.
White is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling him.#TD2#
White gets control of Nakamura's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.#T1##SUB2#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.#SUB2#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Nakamura trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
White is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White has momentary wrist control but Nakamura slips an elbow through the middle.#T3##SUB2#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White has momentary wrist control but Nakamura slips an elbow through the middle.
Gurizuri Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Nakamura stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Nakamura trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Nakamura is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nakamura landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nakamura cracks White with a big right hand but White just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
White slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White takes one to the chin there.
Nakamura lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a left to the body.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura lands a lovely overhand right.
Nakamura swings widly with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Nakamura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gurizuri Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Nakamura throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws out a counter right but Nakamura avoids it with no problem.
Nakamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Nakamura is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakamura drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Still in half guard, Nakamura seems content to control.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
White gets full guard.#T4##SUB2#
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #SUB2#
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nakamura has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Nakamura manages to pass to side control!
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakamura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!

Event: C185: Taneyev vs Machado
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
White lands a jab.
White cracks Nakamura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
White throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamura throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakamura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White throws a hook but Nakamura avoids it easily.
White throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.#T1#
Nakamura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura feinted with a counter takedown.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Nakamura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
White scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2##TD#
White gets caught flat footed, as Nakamura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White controlling the position.
Nakamura cracks White with a solid left hand.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nakamura passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
White tries to buck Nakamura off but Nakamura is having none of it.
White is trying to control Nakamura's posture but Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nakamura smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
Nakamura in side control lands a decent elbow.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura lands some shots froms side control.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakamura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakamura cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nakamura.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Nakamura cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura scoring with punches and elbows.
White is looking for a sweep.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
White struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Nakamura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by White. #T1#
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the head.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamura stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamura takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nakamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target. #T2#
White ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Nakamura lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from White.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura shoots and misses
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gurizuri Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
White connects with a body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura misses with the combination. #T3#
Nakamura stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamura connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Nakamura tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Nakamura. Those never looked like landing.
White throws out a counter right but Nakamura avoids it with no problem.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura misses with a straight right. #T4#
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamura throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
A big left from White misses.
White slips a straight right by Nakamura.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamura.
White throws out a counter right but Nakamura avoids it with no problem.
Nakamura misses with a hook
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White jabs Nakamura right on the nose. Nakamura blinks but takes it well.
Nakamura throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakamura thinking.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White connects with a body shot that sends Nakamura's belly button to the back.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White throws out a counter right but Nakamura avoids it with no problem.
White throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.#T1#
White misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
Nakamura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
White tries to sprawl but Nakamura drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakamura is working away from the top position though.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakamura cracks White with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nakamura stacks White on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nakamura!
White is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura working away.
White is looking for a sweep.
White is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T3#
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura trying to control the position but White is working away.
White gets back to half guard.
White is trying to maintain the position but Nakamura is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakamura lands a nice short elbow.
White gets full guard.#T4#
White wants to control the position but Nakamura says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Nakamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gurizuri Nakamura.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: C179: Garuda vs Williams
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
A big left from Broderick misses.
Broderick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.#CUT#It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Broderick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A decent looking cross lands there for Broderick .#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
A jab from White finds it's way through Broderick 's defenses.
Broderick 's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
White misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Broderick wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Broderick connects with an inside leg kick.
Broderick lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Broderick fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broderick throws a body kick that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Broderick backing up. Broderick nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White ducks under a wild hook from Broderick .
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Broderick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broderick moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves away from the strike by Broderick .
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broderick thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Broderick counters with a leg kick.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broderick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Broderick clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Broderick scores with a nice strike.
Broderick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with an uppercut. Broderick saw that one coming.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.#T4#
A left lands for White.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Broderick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White missing with a left hand there. Broderick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Broderick closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Broderick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Crunch! Broderick slams his shin into White's torso.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Broderick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter Broderick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broderick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Broderick misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
Hunter Broderick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broderick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick connects with the punch.
White misses the shot to the body.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Broderick misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from White.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throwing a counter right hand but Broderick manages to avoid it.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Broderick tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
letting White counter with a right hand. #T2#
Broderick throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Broderick counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broderick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Broderick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Broderick swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Broderick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
White misses with a hook.#CL2#
Broderick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Broderick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White tries to pull guard but Broderick holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Broderick has a couple of punches blocked by White. #T4#
White is trying to break the clinch but Broderick has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Broderick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Broderick throws a quick inside leg kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broderick .
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .
Broderick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick scores with a kick to the body.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Broderick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Broderick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .#CL2#
Broderick moves into the clinch.
Broderick prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Broderick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has had enough of the clinch but Broderick keeps him there for the moment.
Broderick misses with some punches.
White fails to pull guard.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Broderick smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick from Broderick , right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Broderick misses.
Broderick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a nice inside leg kick.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broderick eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Broderick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
White jabs Broderick right on the nose. Broderick blinks but takes it well.
Broderick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from White misses.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broderick under the eye.
White's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook but Broderick avoids it easily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broderick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broderick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White checks a leg kick.#T3#
White misses with a looping left.
Broderick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Good shot there by Broderick .
Broderick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick pushes White away with a front kick.
Broderick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Broderick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Broderick cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Broderick scores with a punch to the head.
Broderick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Broderick throws a hook but White blocks it.
Broderick is looking to chop away at White's legs.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broderick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Broderick throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Broderick .
Well Broderick 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C171: Nakagawa vs Obama III
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
White misses with a hook
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a straight right.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White throws out a loose jab but Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
Cranio lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with a hook
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cranio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Cranio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cranio scores with a jab to the head.
White misses with a hook
and Cranio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White throws a lazy right hand but Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranio throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.#T3#
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Cranio slips under a jab.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Cranio looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo but Cranio just gets out of the way.
White misses with a hook
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
White takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White lands a jab to Cranio's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor White will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cranio throws out a powerful jab.
Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranio is looking for the big counter here.
Cranio scores with a nice strike.
Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cranio throws a good cross that connects.
Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cranio's head.
Cranio throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
White moves forwards but Cranio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cranio.
Nice straight punches there by Cranio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cranio.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cranio misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
White misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Cranio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White misses with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3##KD2#
Cranio lands a left and a right that send White crashing to the mat, dazed. Cranio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#White is rocked!
Cranio missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio blocks a jab.
Cranio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Cranio.#CUT2#Thor White's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranio.
Cranio digs a good hook to White's body.
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Quebra Cranio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White tests Cranio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cranio swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White looks to land a left hand but Cranio moved out of range nicely.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quebra Cranio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cranio cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cranio misses with a right hand #KD#
and White counters with a series of strikes that sends Cranio to the canvas! White follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight! #ROC#Cranio is rocked!
Cranio is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White forces his way into half guard.#T1##SUB#
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cranio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Cranio wants to improve his position but White is controlling well. #SUB#
White is looking for a kimura here. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cranio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cranio tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg. #SUB#
White is trying to work for a kimura but Cranio is defending well.
Cranio trying to control but White postures up. #T3#
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cranio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB#
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cranio sees it coming and defends easily.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cranio thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Cranio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White looks to throw the jab but Cranio is out of range.
White digs a good hook to Cranio's body.
Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cranio.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cranio throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quebra Cranio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cranio 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebra Cranio!
An out of breath Quebra Cranio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C163: Bird vs White
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
White throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bird misses with a jab to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Bird gets a clinch.
White's coach down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bird lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD2#
White pulls Bird into guard.
Bird advances position into side control!#SUB#
Bird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird working away.#SUB#
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1##SUB#
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White sneaks back into half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White! #T2#
White is squirming around, avoiding Bird's attempts to control the action.
White gets back to half guard.
Bird is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to get to full guard but Bird has control of the leg. #SUB#
Bird looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White wants to improve his position but Bird is controlling well. #SUB#
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Bird.
White moves into full guard. #T3##SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bird wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #SUB2#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bird can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Bird got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bird has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Bird slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Bird is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
White trying to control here. #SUB#
Bird is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bird to get the leverage.
White gets full guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bird defends well.#SUB2#
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Bird drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Bird off! Bird jumps back into White's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Bird will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
White scores with a jab. Bird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird misses with a hook
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bird with a body shot.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Bird is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Bird swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Bird jabs at White's body.
White staying out of range there.
Bird throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Bird moves away from the strike by White.
White misses with a straight right.
Bird shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense. #T3#
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bird throws out the jab.
Bird throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Bird appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bird looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Jake Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As White tries to get set, Bird tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
White takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bird avoids the body shot from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thor White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
White looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
White avoids the body shot from Bird.
White throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bird.#CL#
Bird has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White tries to pull guard but Bird forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Jake Bird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bird is working hard here to advance position.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SUB2#
Bird avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Bird drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bird jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White working a defensive guard here.
Bird wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.#SUB2#
White has his foot on Bird's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bird works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bird has passed into half guard! #SUB#
Bird is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
White tries to get to full guard but Bird has control of the leg. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back.
Bird has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is looking to control Bird's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
White wants to sweep but Bird has passed to side control!
Bird wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working. #SUB#
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3##SUB#
Bird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Bird tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White struggling a bit here.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back.
White is looking for a sweep. Bird is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Bird avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4##SUB2#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bird doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bird manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Bird thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bird sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Bird showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bird has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bird!
A victorious Jake Bird thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BB 91 - White vs Nakagawa
Date: Jan 04, 2023

#R1#
Nakagawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White works the jab nicely.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Nakagawa wants to counter with a clinch but White pushes him away.
Nakagawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nakagawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Nakagawa misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting White counter with a right hand.
Nakagawa goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
It looked like White was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakagawa. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Nakagawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakagawa misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
White pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakagawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nakagawa looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White looking to control. #T2#
Nakagawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakagawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakagawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White trying to control the position here.
Nakagawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
White working for a triangle but Nakagawa defends it easily. #SUB#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakagawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
White working a defensive guard but Nakagawa passes into half guard.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Nakagawa sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Nakagawa there.
White desperately trying to maintain half guard.
White is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
Nakagawa works his way into side control.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakagawa working away.#T4#
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
White wants to control but Nakagawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White is positioning himself well to prevent Nakagawa advancing to mount.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes.
Nakagawa 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 trying to control from the bottom.
White is pressing down on Nakagawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakagawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakagawa advances position into side control!
Nakagawa is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakagawa landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nakagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a looping left.
Nakagawa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from White misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakagawa. That snapped White's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakagawa shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakagawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##TD2#
Nakagawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nakagawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Nakagawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakagawa is aware though and is defending well.
Nakagawa advances to half guard.
White trying to control here.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #SUB#
White has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakagawa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for White.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2##SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White gets back to half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Nakagawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
White is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
White wants to control but Nakagawa passes into side.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#SUB2#
Nakagawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
White tries to improve position but can't.
Nakagawa working away.
White is looking for a sweep.
Nakagawa is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.
Nakagawa controlling the position from side mount.
White wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakagawa lands a decent elbow from side control.
White is looking for a sweep.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White is trying to control Nakagawa's posture but Nakagawa avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nakagawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Nakagawa swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Nakagawa gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.#SUB#
White has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakagawa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for White.
Nakagawa trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Nakagawa trying to control the position but White is working away. #SUB2#
Nakagawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking to reverse the position.
White is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
White wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakagawa scoring with punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.#SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White tries to bench press Nakagawa off him but Nakagawa keeps the position.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Nakagawa landing strikes. #T3#
White taking a bit of punishment here - Nakagawa scoring with strikes. #SUB2#
Nakagawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.
Nakagawa trying to control the position but White is working away.
Nakagawa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White is looking for a sweep.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakagawa off and has taken his back!
Nakagawa turns into White and is now in his guard.
Nakagawa postures up.
White keeping full guard, as Nakagawa tries to pass. #SUB#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakagawa defends well.#SUB#
Nakagawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakagawa has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Nakagawa is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nakagawa escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
White is looking to regain half guard here but Nakagawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakagawa happy to just control the position for now.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakagawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa working away.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nakagawa really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4##CL2#
Nakagawa moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakagawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakagawa lands a nice uppercut.
Nakagawa tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakagawa lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
White pulls guard successfully.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakagawa stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nakagawa working the ground and pound.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakagawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Nakagawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Nakagawa working away.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nakagawa landing a few strikes.
Nakagawa scores with punches from side control.
White is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Nakagawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakagawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakagawa controlling the position from side mount.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakagawa trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom. #T2#
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakagawa's best efforts.#SUB#
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nakagawa content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
White looking for submissions off his back.
White is trying to maintain the position but Nakagawa is very close to passing his half guard.
White is trying to control but Nakagawa manages to pass to mount!
Nakagawa wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa landing shots from mount.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakagawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
Nakagawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
Nakagawa is in the full mount, landing strikes. #SUB2#
White is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Nakagawa locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! White is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Shinnosuke Nakagawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: BB 86 - Roos vs White 2
Date: Dec 03, 2022

#R1#
White misses with a double jab
enabling Roos to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Roos throws a lazy body kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT2#It looks like Cooper Roos has been cut.
White lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses the shot to the body.
Roos throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Jab from Roos.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Roos slips a straight right by White.
A jab from White misses.
As White backs away, Roos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Roos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Roos.
Roos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Roos counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
Nice jab there from White. #T2#
White scores with a body shot.
White misses with a straight left.
Roos tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White misses with a body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Roos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roos eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a jab when Roos was well out of range.#T3#
Roos slips a jab from White.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roos eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White misses with a left hand
and Roos counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Roos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White misses with a left hand
and Roos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
A thudding body kick lands there by Roos!
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roos throws out the jab.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White throws a shot from downtown. Roos moves away and avoids it.
Roos throws a low kick but White avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roos looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Roos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roos scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White cracks Roos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC2#Roos is rocked!
Roos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by White! Roos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor White!
Thor White is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Thor White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BB 77 - White vs Maharajah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maharajah defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Maharajah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maharajah throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Maharajah moves into range and clinches up with White.#TD#
White manages to pull guard.
Maharajah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maharajah lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Maharajah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah chips away with some ground and pound.
Maharajah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Let's hope that Maharajah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
White is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Maharajah frees his head nicely. Oh but White has switched to an armbar! Maharajah is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thor White!
A very excited looking Thor White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BB 70 - White vs Adam 2
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1#
Adam throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White slips under a jab from Adam.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adam tries to clinch there but White circles away.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam misses with a body shot
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adam thinking.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from White.
White misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Adam lands a body shot.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CHECMATE PRIME MMA in the buildup to the fight.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Adam.#T1#
Adam cracks White with an open hand slap.
Adam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Adam.
Adam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam counters with a nice body shot.
Adam takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.#T2#
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Donk. Adam catches White right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Adam pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to pull guard but Adam holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White tries to pull guard but Adam holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Adam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White jumps guard but Adam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Adam.
A shot in the inside from Adam. #TD#
White pulls guard successfully. #T3##SUB#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.
Adam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White is trying to keep Adam in close.
White keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Adam stays in close to White's body and controls the position. #SUB#
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Adam has passed into half guard! #T4#
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adam in particular looking to stall.
White trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Principo Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Adam moves into the clinch successfully.
Adam pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Adam is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White throws a looping overhand right but Adam ducks down to avoid it.
Adam drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adam tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Adam misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adam throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Adam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White cracks Adam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a left to the body. #T1##CL2#
Adam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adam misses with a hook from the clinch.
White wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD#
White successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Adam has passed into half guard!
Adam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adam is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adam looks to land a strike but White avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T2#
Adam stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Adam trying to control the position but White is working away.
White is trying to control Adam's posture but Adam avoids it.
White is not content to let Adam control the position. #T3#
Adam lands an elbow.
Adam trying to control the position but White is working away. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White tries to bench press Adam off him but Adam keeps the position.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adam throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adam tries to clinch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Adam lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Adam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Adam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Adam lands a jab.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped White's head back.
Principo Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Adam throws a hook but White blocks it.
Adam cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam moves away from the strike by White.
Adam lands a body shot.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.#T2#
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
A nice side step and Adam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adam tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White moves out of range as Adam strikes.
White throwing a counter right hand but Adam manages to avoid it.
White moves away from the strike by Adam.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adam is looking to clinch.
White moves away from the strike by Adam. #T3#
Adam moves away from the strike by White.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White swinging wildly here.
A jab from Adam misses.
Adam tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Adam dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Adam misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.#T4#
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Adam throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Adam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White tries to bum rush Adam with a series of wild strikes but Adam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam misses with a straight left.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adam swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Adam throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Adam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Adam rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #TD#
White drags the fight down to the ground.
Adam advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
White looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily. #T1#
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adam wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Principo Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White working a defensive guard but Adam manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Adam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T3#
Adam gets to mount! White was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Adam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adam prevents White from getting the reversal.
Adam controlling from the full mount. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White is looking to get to half guard.
Adam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam dominated that fourth round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Jab from Adam.
Adam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Adam wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adam misses the body punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Adam tries to clinch up.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
White is looking to counter punch.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Adam lands with an overhand left.
Adam scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adam cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Adam. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Adam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Adam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adam digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Adam lands with a right to the head. #TD#
White jumps guard and drags Adam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adam stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
White manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
White is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Adam jumps into side control!
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White taking a bit of punishment here - Adam scoring with strikes.
White is not content to let Adam control the position. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White being controlled for a moment.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White sneaks back into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Principo Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adam 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
Principo Adam is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Principo Adam started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BB 63 - Escobar vs White
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Escobar back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar slips under a jab from White.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Juanito Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Escobar is now in White's guard.
Escobar slips nicely into half guard.
Escobar wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T1#
White is looking to improve his position.
Escobar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
White looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Escobar pushes past his half guard into mount!
Escobar fails to advance to White's back.
Escobar tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Escobar moves to take his opponent's back. #SUB#
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
White defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
White is really stuck here. #SUB#
Escobar tightening his grip on White, looking for the choke.
Escobar struggling to keep hold of the position. #T3##SUB#
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Escobar trying to control.#SUB#
Escobar looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Escobar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Escobar keeps control of the position as White tries to break free. #SUB#
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
White is really stuck here. #T4#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Escobar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB#
White is having to fend off submission attempts from Escobar, who is looking to sink in the choke. Escobar doesn't have the hooks in though and White manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. #SUB#
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
White drops back looking for a leg! Escobar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Escobar manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Escobar's guard. #SUB#
Escobar has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juanito Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
White lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
That kick from Escobar tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and White counters with a left and a right that hurts Escobar! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! White jumps into full mount! #ROC2#Escobar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White mounts Escobar! Really nice guard pass there! #SUB2#
White moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Escobar has worked his arm free - good work by Escobar! #T1#
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
Escobar prevents White from moving into mount.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Escobar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Escobar defends it well. #SUB2#
White is working for a submission of some sort. #T2##SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Escobar wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Escobar looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
White trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
White forces his way into half guard.
White trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well. #SUB2#
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
White is trying to work for a kimura but Escobar is defending well. #T4##SUB2#
White is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Escobar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Escobar is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
White misses with an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses the jab.
White misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar. #T1#
Escobar shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD#
Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Escobar is now in White's guard.
Escobar passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Escobar in particular looking to stall.
White trying to control but Escobar postures up.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but White defends it. #T2#
White trying to get back to full guard but Escobar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Escobar fails to move to back control.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White is controlling an arm, preventing Escobar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest. #T3#
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Escobar trying to control but White is having none of it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Escobar avoids the attempt from White to control.
Escobar manages to capitalize on a mistake by White to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tries to escape but Escobar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juanito Escobar clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
White drops Escobar with a nice combination! White dives into Escobar's guard, looking to finish! #CUT2#It looks like Juanito Escobar has been cut.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Escobar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Escobar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Escobar! #REVR#
Escobar tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
Escobar tries to advance to mount but White instead regains half guard. #T1#
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobar is working away from the top position though.
White is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
White keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Escobar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Escobar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White trying to control from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Escobar wants to get back to his feet but White is holding on tight.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Escobar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now White is on top in guard.
White is looking to advance position but Escobar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T4#
White is controlling an arm, preventing Escobar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
White passes Escobar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Juanito Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Escobar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
White is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Thor White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juanito Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Escobar scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
White looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Escobar got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Escobar has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Escobar is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Escobar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Escobar's guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White stands and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Escobar struggling a bit here.
Escobar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White wants to advance to full mount but Escobar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #SUB2#
White has gone for a leg lock! Escobar slips out almost immediately though and dives into White's guard.#REVR#
Escobar wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #SUB2#
White is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Escobar frees his head nicely. Oh but White has switched to an armbar! Escobar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thor White!
Thor White is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Thor White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BB 58 - White vs Tavares
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTavares.
A big right from White misses.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White cracks Tavares with a right hand to the side of the head.
White works Tavares's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a looping left.
Tavares throws a big counter head kick but White avoids it with no problem.#T1#
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from White.
Tavares moves out of range of the strikes.
White backing away here, and Tavares unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White scores with a nice strike.
White lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavares defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Tavares lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands with a hook. Tavares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White misses with a body shot. #T3#
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Tavares's head back. #CUT#It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
White misses the shot to the body.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Tavares only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Tavares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
White misses with a right hand
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares slips a straight right by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?#T1#
Tavares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Tavares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White lands with a good body shot.
White with a jab.
White looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tavares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3##KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from White and Tavares goes tumbling to the canvas! White follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#Tavares is rocked!#SUB#
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavares defends it well. #SUB#
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tavares is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
Tavares is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T4#
White passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
White avoiding Tavares 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
White working for the choke. #SUB#
White is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tavares has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Tavares won't enjoy being in this position. White looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Tavares is tapping - it's over boys! White picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thor White!
Thor White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BB 53 - Garbowa vs White
Date: Jun 07, 2022

#R1#
Nice jab there from White. #CUT2#It looks like Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has been cut.
Czarny Z Garbowa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Czarny Z Garbowa there as he acknowledges the shot.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Czarny Z Garbowa dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Czarny Z Garbowa's head and hops out.
White drops Czarny Z Garbowa with a naaaaasty hook - Czarny Z Garbowa is in real trouble here! White dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor White!
A relieved looking Thor White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BB 48 - Olsen vs Hoost
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1##TD#
Fabinho dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
White is looking for a triangle but Fabinho pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
White has his foot on Fabinho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fabinho works his way back into a safe position though.
Fabinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fabinho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
White looking for a guillotine here but Fabinho defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pulls Fabinho in close to prevent any damage.
Fabinho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fabinho 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.#T1##SUB2#
White looking for a guillotine here but Fabinho defends easily.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Fabinho chips away with some ground and pound.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabinho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fabinho trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White working a defensive guard here.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fabinho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fabinho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fabinho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fabinho is aware though and is defending well.
Fabinho stays in close to White's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fabinho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fabinho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Fabinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fabinho landing some decent shots from guard.
Fabinho postures up. #SUB2#
Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabinho tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Fabinho passes into half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.
Fabinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Fabinho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fabinho is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T4#
Fabinho is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Fabinho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White wants to control but Fabinho is keeping busy.
Fabinho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fabinho slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Fabinho 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. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back.
Fabinho is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fabinho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fabinho manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Fabinho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White digs a good body shot into Fabinho's ribs.
White looks to throw the jab but Fabinho is out of range.
Fabinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Fabinho ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fabinho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White works Fabinho's body with a nice hook.
Fabinho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fabinho wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White throws out a counter right but Fabinho avoids it with no problem.
Fabinho looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.#T1#
White misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fabinho.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fabinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White misses with a hook.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White scores with a jab to the head. #T2#
Jab from Fabinho.
A big right from Fabinho misses.
White lands with a right hand. #TD#
Fabinho closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White controls Fabinho momentarily but Fabinho frees himself. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fabinho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White keeping full guard, as Fabinho tries to pass. #SUB2#
White is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fabinho has his hands clasped together but White extends and breaks Fabinho's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by White.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor White!
A very excited looking Thor White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didnï¿½t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but Iï¿½ll keep going. I know Iï¿½m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.

Event: BB 41 - Olsen vs Okongwu
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Kaloev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaloev throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for White.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White lands with a cross.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaloev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaloev throws a leg kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaloev.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Kaloev misses with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaloev misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
and White counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kaloev! He's just covering up as White starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor White!
After winning the bout, Thor White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BB 32 - Bjornsson vs Olsen
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Adam feinted with a counter takedown.
Adam wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Adam lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses the body punch
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam ducks right into an uppercut from White.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White moves out of range as Adam strikes.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Adam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Adam trying to move into half guard but instead White has managed to sweep!#REVB##T1#
Adam looking to control.
White trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Adam is retaining full guard.
Adam keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adam is on top in guard. #REVR#
Adam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Adam looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Adam wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
White controlling from the top position. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adam's hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throws a nice looking combination but Adam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses the jab.
Adam stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
As White tries to get set, Adam tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Adam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adam connects with a jab.#TD#
Adam shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
Adam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Adam stays in close to White's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adam defends it easily.#SUB2#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Adam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adam trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Adam is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Adam has managed to sneak the leg through.
White tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.
Adam is just content to waste time from the top position. White takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
White looking to control but Adam passes into half guard. #T2##SUB2#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Principo Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Adam with the ground and pound but White uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3#
White seems keen to control Adam's posture.
White keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Adam clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Adam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adam showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Adam is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White moves away from the strike by Adam.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a hook.
Adam fails with the takedown.
White loads up on a big right hand but Adam slips the punch.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White jabs Adam right on the nose. Adam blinks but takes it well.
White throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Adam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a right hand that Adam ducks under and follows up with a left that Adam also avoids with ease.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Adam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Adam has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch. #TD2#
White manages to pull guard.
Adam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
White has an active guard here but Adam has managed to pass into half guard.
White is trying to maintain the position but Adam is very close to passing his half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
White is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to control but Adam passes into side control!
Adam is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
White manages to get back to half guard.
Adam winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is looking to improve his position. #T3##SUB2#
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Adam working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on White's thigh. White counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Adam has passed into half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.
Adam works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is squirming around, avoiding Adam's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Principo Adam.
I think Adam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Principo Adam!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Principo Adam!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Principo Adam!

Principo Adam wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Principo Adam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: BB 23 - McWrestler vs Morrison
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by White.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick from Roos.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Roos counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
White is breathing heavily.
White slips a straight right by Roos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Roos lands with a shot to the body. #T1##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Roos has knocked White down with a huge combo! Roos steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White slips a straight right by Roos.
Roos throws a head kick that misses.
Roos misses with a hook.#KD2#
Roos sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roos is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.#KD2#
Roos lands a big uppercut and White crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but White looks OK. Roos waves White back to his feet!#T2#
Roos throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White jabs Roos right on the nose. Roos blinks but takes it well.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Roos should have avoided that one.
White staying out of range there.
Donk. White catches Roos right on the button with a cross.#T3#
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roos throws a lazy uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Roos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White avoids the head kick by Roos.
Roos misses with a looping left.#T4#
White misses with a left hand
and Roos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Roos counters with a nice body kick.
Roos moves away from the strike by White.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roos misses with a body punch
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Roos throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Roos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Roos tries a head kick but it misses.
Roos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roos misses with a body shot.
White throws a shot from downtown. Roos moves away and avoids it.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roos scores with a push kick.#T1#
White throws an off balance right hand
and Roos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #KD2#
Roos lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Roos takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#Thor White's cut is getting worse.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Roos counters with a thumping low kick.
Roos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White is looking for a counter combo.
Roos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Roos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Roos counters with a nice uppercut.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from White sends Roos down but not out. White dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#Roos is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roos is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?#SUB#
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
You can see the frustration on Roos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roos seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Roos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White wants to control but Roos is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roos is looking for a sweep.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roos keeps working. #SUB#
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roos has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cooper Roos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Roos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White misses with a hook
and Roos counters with a solid body kick.
Roos lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
White misses with a hook to the body
and Roos counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White staying out of range there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Roos.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White misses the jab.
White connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roos. #T2#
Roos scores with a leg kick.
White throws a series of strikes that have Roos backpedaling.
Roos thuds a left hand into White's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White slips a jab from Roos.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Roos.
Roos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Roos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Roos throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Roos misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roos at a distance.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Roos counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
White looks to land a left hand but Roos moved out of range nicely.
Roos throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Roos scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#Thor White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Roos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by Roos.
Roos misses with a left hand
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Roos. Beautiful body shot.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roos seems to be stalking White here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! White drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cooper Roos!
Cooper Roos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BB 16 - Paris vs Tavares
Date: Dec 18, 2021

#R1#
Switzer throws a body kick that misses.
White tries to move into range but Switzer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from White does no damage.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Switzer.
Switzer throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Switzer tries a head kick but it misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Switzer moves away.
Switzer throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switzer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Switzer connects with a single shot there.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Switzer connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.#T1#
Switzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Switzer misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Switzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Switzer throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Switzer lands a slapping body shot.
Switzer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick lands for Switzer.
Switzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Switzer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Switzer throws a body shot but no joy.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Switzer moves out of range as White strikes.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Switzer.
Switzer works White's body with a nice hook.
Switzer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Switzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Switzer misses its target.
Switzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Switzer.
Switzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White. #T3#
Switzer scores with a push kick.
Switzer throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Switzer jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Switzer looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Switzer looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Switzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kyle Switzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Switzer throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Switzer throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Switzer throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Switzer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick there by Switzer.
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!
Switzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Switzer throws a body shot but no joy.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Switzer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Switzer.
Switzer looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Switzer avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with a body shot.
Switzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Switzer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Switzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Switzer looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Switzer lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Switzer misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kyle Switzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Switzer scores with a body shot.
Switzer misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Switzer.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Switzer.
A jab from Switzer misses.
Jab by White.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Switzer.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Switzer's head.
White misses with a body shot.
Switzer throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White throws out a counter right but Switzer avoids it with no problem.
White misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Switzer. #CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
The fighters circling - Switzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Switzer takes one on the button.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Switzer slips a straight right by White.
White takes a swing at Switzer's ribcage but misses. #T2#
White throws a hook but Switzer avoids it easily.
White sizes up Switzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Switzer.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Switzer.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Switzer. Switzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Switzer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Switzer ducks under a wild hook from White.
Switzer connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Switzer.
Switzer misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws out a counter right but Switzer avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Switzer scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Switzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Switzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
Switzer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Switzer lands a front kick.
Switzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White walks into a left hand.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Switzer. #T4#
White sizes up Switzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Switzer misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Switzer throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Switzer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Switzer looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Switzer looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Switzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Switzer lands a head shot.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Switzer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A lazy left from Switzer finds it's target.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Switzer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Switzer.
White moves out of range as Switzer strikes.
Switzer looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Switzer scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Switzer.
White misses with a straight left.
It looked like Switzer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws the left hand but Switzer avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Switzer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Switzer. White does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Switzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Switzer moves away from the strike by White.
Switzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Switzer's head. #ROC2#Switzer is rocked!
Switzer misses with a body punch
and White counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BB 10 - Gracie vs Xiaodong
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1##TD2#
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
White is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White's coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB#
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
White moves into full guard.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected. #T4#
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor White 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.#R2#
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
White slips a jab from Hughes.
Marcus Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Thor White is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Hughes is rocked!#T1#
Hughes circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by White. Hughes falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 391
Date: Jul 10, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Paris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paris 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.
White wants to control but Paris is keeping busy.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Paris is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Paris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Paris's guard.
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!#T1##SUB#
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.#SUB#
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Paris is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Paris gets back to full guard.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
White seems keen to control Paris's posture.
Paris lands a couple of digs.
Paris cracks White with a solid left hand.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Paris working some strikes from top position.
White is trying to control the position but Paris postures up.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Paris passes into half guard.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paris scores with a couple of nice shots.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paris is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
White looking for subs from the bottom but Paris mounts him!
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T4#
White tries to hold on but Paris postures up.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White wants to control but Paris is having none of it.
Paris trying to control but White is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Paris finds it's way through White's defenses.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paris walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
White keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Paris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Paris crashes against the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Paris working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paris scoring with punches from side control. #T1#
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris cracks White with a big elbow.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paris working away.
Paris is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.#T2#
Paris working away.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T3#
Paris in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Marco Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris working away.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Paris cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Paris landing a few strikes.
Paris trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paris is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Paris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White struggling a bit here.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Good exchange - Paris coming out on top.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris misses with a wild combination.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marco Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris misses with a straight left.
Paris ducks under a wild hook from White.
Paris slips under a jab from White.
Paris dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!#CL2#
Paris closes the distance and clinches.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paris stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to pull guard but Paris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paris scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
White is trying to pull guard but Paris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paris stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Paris fails to land.
White tries to pull guard but Paris holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Paris lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Paris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#White is rocked!#TD2#
White is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip White to the mat. White regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris working some strikes from top position.#T2#
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Paris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.#T3#
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Paris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
White has his foot on Paris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paris works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.#SUB#
White looking for a guillotine here but Paris defends easily. #SUB#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Paris cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Paris takes the fight into the clinch.
Paris lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Paris.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Paris.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
White pulls guard effortlessly.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White keeping full guard, as Paris tries to pass.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris looking to pass the guard.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Paris wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Paris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Paris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing White to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White trying to control the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White is trying to keep Paris in close. #SUB#
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paris defends it easily.
Paris pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Paris dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paris swings widly with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marco Paris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paris tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Paris.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Paris lands a couple of elbows.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White has momentary wrist control but Paris slips an elbow through the middle.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom. #SUB#
White is looking for a triangle but Paris pushes his legs off easily.
Marco Paris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
White preventing the sweep.
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
White wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris working some strikes from top position.#T3#
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White is looking for a sweep.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Paris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new middleweight champion!
Marco Paris thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 387
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1#
White misses with a looping right.
Karuso tries to counter by closing the distance.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Karuso throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Karuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karuso ducks under a wild hook from White.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karuso.
Karuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karuso just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karuso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Karuso's shoulder, as Karuso tries to avoid the shot.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karuso misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Karuso throws an off balance right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karuso slips under a jab from White.
Karuso wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
Karuso misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Karuso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Karuso misses with a wild body shot.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karuso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karuso moves out of range as White strikes.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karuso takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a straight left.
Karuso lands with a shot to the body.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White misses the jab.
A big left from White misses.
Frank Karuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karuso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karuso throws out the jab.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karuso.
A swing and a miss from White.
White misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Karuso counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks a body shot from Karuso.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karuso just stands there and leans against the cage.#T2#
White is trying to pull guard but Karuso has him pressed against the cage.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karuso to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White jumps guard but Karuso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karuso scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Karuso is working White over against the cage.
Karuso lands with a right to the head.
White jumps guard but Karuso stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karuso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karuso to keep the fight standing.
Karuso digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White tries to pull guard but Karuso holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Karuso - that landed with a thud.
Karuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards. #TD#
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karuso wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #T3#
Karuso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Karuso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karuso is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karuso defends it easily.#SUB#
White looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Karuso is defending well. White quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Karuso has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! White celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor White!
Thor White is the new middleweight champion!
Thor White thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 383 Bleak vs Harling
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Diesel forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Diesel.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Diesel on the inside.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Diesel.
Diesel misses with some punches.
White takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White avoids the elbow strike from Diesel, against the cage. #TD#
White jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White working a defensive guard here. #T1##SUB#
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diesel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diesel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from White's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diesel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
White looking for a guillotine here but Diesel defends easily.
White keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass. #T2##SUB#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
White working for a triangle but Diesel defends it easily.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White is trying to keep Diesel in close. #T3##SUB#
White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diesel uses it to pass to side control.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diesel off and has taken his back!#SUB#
White has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Diesel! Can he survive? No! He's out! White gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thor White!
An out of breath Thor White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GC 380 McScramble vs Bleak
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
White throws out a powerful jab.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams. #CL#
Adams has managed to clinch.
White is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
White avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Adams leaning against his opponent. #TD2#
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
White wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment. #T1#
White managing to control the position. #SUB2#
White has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
White is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adams passes into half guard. #SUB2#
White actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
White is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
White is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
White trying to control the position.
Adams wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White pulls Adams in close to his closed guard and prevents Adams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Adams postures up. #SUB2#
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
White trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
White in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Adams tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor White!
An out of breath Thor White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GC 377 Armpits vs Marius
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from White as Smith shoots in.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith moves out of range as White strikes.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Jayson Smith has been cut.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Smith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into a right hand from White - that's dropped him! White jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Smith from any more punishment! Smith complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thor White!
A relieved looking Thor White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 373 Kaupens vs White
Date: Dec 19, 2020

#R1#
Kaupens swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White lands a nice hook to Kaupens's body. Kaupens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White staying out of range there.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kaupens lands with a shot to the body.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the head.
Kaupens throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a shot to the body.
Kaupens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
White cracks a nice hook into Kaupens's ribs.
White misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
White swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White punishes Kaupens's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaupens misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Kaupens misses with a straight right.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Kaupens finds it's target.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaupens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaupens was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Kaupens's shoulder, as Kaupens tries to avoid the shot.
Kaupens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Kaupens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaupens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaupens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens slips under a jab.
Kaupens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White thuds his right hand into Kaupens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White takes a swing at Kaupens's ribcage but misses.
Kaupens misses the jab.
Jab by Kaupens.
Kaupens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaupens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White looks to throw the jab but Kaupens is out of range. #T3#
Kaupens avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws a shot from downtown. Kaupens moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Kaupens misses.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaupens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaupens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
White wants to counter the offense by Kaupens and move into the clinch position.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Kaupens throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaupens misses with a straight left.
White slips a jab from Kaupens.
Kaupens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaupens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by White.
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kaupens tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaupens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaupens.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaupenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaupens scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A jab from Kaupens misses.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White staying out of range there.
White avoids the body shot from Kaupens.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
Kaupens sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Kaupens avoids it this time.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaupens misses with a hook.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaupens rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaupens slips under a jab.
Kaupens throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Kaupens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T1#
Kaupens throws a big shot that misses.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaupens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaupens misses the target.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaupens throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White stuns Kaupens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaupens defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
White stuns Kaupens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White connects with a body shot that sends Kaupens's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White scores with a hook to the body. Kaupens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaupens just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a body shot.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from White.
Kaupens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaupens manages to avoid it.#T3#
Kaupens slips under a jab.
Kaupens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White throws a hook but Kaupens avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a hook but Kaupens avoids it easily.
Kaupens looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Kaupens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Kaupens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White wants to counter the offense by Kaupens and move into the clinch position.
Kaupens throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White blocks a jab.
White wants to counter the offense by Kaupens and move into the clinch position.#T4#
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White misses with a body shot.
White slips under a jab.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White cracks a nice hook into Kaupens's ribs.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaupens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White digs a good hook to Kaupens's body.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaupens manages to avoid it.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White jabs Kaupens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaupens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kaupens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
White slips a jab and a cross from Kaupens.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kaupens might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Kaupens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaupens under the eye.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White slips under a jab from Kaupens.
White wants to counter the offense by Kaupens and move into the clinch position.
Kaupens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White cracks a nice hook into Kaupens's ribs.#T1#
White looks to land a left hand but Kaupens moved out of range nicely.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White stuns Kaupens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaupens slips a jab from White.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaupens misses the jab.
Kaupens sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Kaupens avoids it this time.
Kaupens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White lands a nice hook to Kaupens's body. Kaupens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
Kaupens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Kaupens moves out of range as White strikes.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
Kaupens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaupens throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaupens.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaupens is just out of range.
White swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaupens catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White scores with a shot to the body.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the jaw.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White digs a good hook to Kaupens's body.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaupens at a distance.
White avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
A jab lands there for Kaupens.
Ansis Kaupens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
Kaupens lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a looping right.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Kaupens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White lands a nice hook to Kaupens's body. Kaupens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaupens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaupens, as that shot connected.
Thor White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor White!
Thor White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 371 McScramble vs Kiss
Date: Nov 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuti cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuti tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuti misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuti looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuti.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuti.
Kuti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
White throws out a counter right but Kuti avoids it with no problem.
Kuti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuti avoids the body shot from White.
It looked like Kuti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White throws the left hand but Kuti avoids the punch easily.#T1##CL#
Kuti closes the distance and clinches.
White is trying to break the clinch but Kuti has him pressed against the cage.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Kuti lands a left hand.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Kuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
White is trying to force a seperation but Kuti has the dominant position.
White can't break the clinch.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White. #T2#
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuti won't allow it.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Kuti tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
White tries to circle away but Kuti has him pinned against the cage.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Kuti lands a nice uppercut.
Kuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuti.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Kuti scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Kuti lands with a left to the head.
Kuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuti is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuti swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuti misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuti is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuti lands an uppercut.
Kuti misses with the head strike.
Kuti struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fela Kuti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Kuti with a nice cross.
Kuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuti misses with a hook.
Kuti moves away from the strike by White.
Kuti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.#CUT#It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Kuti misses the body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kuti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuti jabs at White's body.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti throws a jab when White was well out of range.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuti sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White blocks a jab.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Kuti misses the shot to the body.
White slips under a jab.
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
White looks to land a left hand but Kuti moved out of range nicely.
Kuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Kuti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Kuti.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuti.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuti is looking to clinch.
Kuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuti defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Kuti misses.
Kuti lands a head shot.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuti throws out the jab. #T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuti, as that shot connected.
Kuti lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Kuti digs a good hook to White's body.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti scores with a nice strike.
White lands the left hand.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
Kuti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuti throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A jab from Kuti does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuti sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Kuti misses with a body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuti looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Kuti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL#
Kuti has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fela Kuti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White has had enough of the clinch but Kuti keeps him there for the moment.
Kuti throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fela Kuti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Kuti scores with a punch to the head.
Kuti loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Kuti loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Kuti tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White moves out of range as Kuti strikes.
Kuti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti with a hook.
Kuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected. #CL#
Kuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuti.
Kuti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Kuti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
White tries a body shot but Kuti blocks it.
White is trying to break free.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Kuti keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Kuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White prevents a body shot from Kuti.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuti.
Still in the clinch, Kuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A body shot lands from Kuti. #T3#
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuti pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Fela Kuti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White working aggressively here. #T4#
White tries to circle away but Kuti has him pinned against the cage.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuti blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Kuti misses.
White throws out a counter right but Kuti avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fela Kuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fela Kuti!
Fela Kuti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.

Event: GC 368 Banahatti v Sobieskiego
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wyatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wyatt on the side of the head.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wyatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Wyatt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyatt somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Wyatt as he connects with a hook.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wyatt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.#T1#
White throws a big shot that misses.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Wyatt.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wyatt misses with a leg kick.
Wyatt dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wyatt scores with a push kick.
White slips under a jab from Wyatt.
Wyatt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Wyatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Wyatt misses with a right hand
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Wyatt is rocked!
Wyatt misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a crisp right that sends Wyatt to the canvas! White follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor White!
A very excited looking Thor White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a looping right.
White is looking to counter punch.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Watts is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watts.
Watts misses with a takedown
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Coral Eugene Watts has been cut.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Eugene Watts.
Watts tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White lands with a cross.
Watts fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Watts tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Watts missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Watts is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Watts throws a hook but White blocks it.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Watts tries for a takedown but White circles away easily#CL#
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Watts with a poor takedown
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a sloppy body shot
letting White counter with a right hand.
Watts tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away. #T3#
Watts slips a straight right by White.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watts thinking.
Watts looks winded!
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
White connects with a jab.#CUT#That has opened up Coral Eugene Watts's cut even more.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
White missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
A big left from White misses.
We've been informed that Watts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Watts misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watts looks to clinch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#The cut above Coral Eugene Watts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
White throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts tries to clinch up
and White counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coral Eugene Watts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
White takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watts fails with the takedown
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Eugene Watts.
Watts tries for a takedown but White circles away easily#KD#
and White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Watts! White lets Watts back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Watts is rocked!#CUT#Coral Eugene Watts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Coral Eugene Watts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ash should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ash shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Ash shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thor White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixy Ash.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Ash's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White blocks a head kick by Ash.
Ash with a nice calf kick.
White leaves Ash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ash tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ash throws a left and a right that both miss
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
White lands a big uppercut and Ash crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ash looks OK. White waves Ash back to his feet!#ROC#Ash is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ash switches off momentarily and White cracks him with a monster right hand! Ash topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as White dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!

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