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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Casio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Casio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beauford.
Casio looks to land a combination but Beauford avoids it well.
Beauford tries to close the distance and clinch but Casio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beauford throws a head kick that misses
and Casio counters with a good low kick that Beauford was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Casio.
Beauford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Casio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Casio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Beauford is predictable there
and Casio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beauford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beauford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Casio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Casio misses the target.
Casio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beauford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beauford tries to clinch but Casio moves out of range.
Beauford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casio just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Casio blocks the low kick.
Casio lands a high kick!
Beauford is rocked!
Beauford looks gassed!
Beauford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beauford is still on wobbly legs! Can Casio finish him?
Beauford 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casio. Beauford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beauford seems to have recovered his senses.
Beauford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casio lands a jab to Beauford's midsection.
Casio misses with a body kick.
Beauford closes the distance but Casio moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beauford avoids the head kick by Casio.
Casio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Casio lands a slapping body shot.
Casio thuds his right hand into Beauford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Casio tenderised Beauford's leg. Beauford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Casio lands a head shot.
Beauford throws a head kick that misses.
Casio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beauford blocks a head kick by Casio.
Beauford misses with a combination
and Casio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Casio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Casio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casio 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.
Casio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Casio scores with a jab.
Beauford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beauford if he has to take too many more of those.
Casio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casio lands a nice looking body kick.
Casio scores with a jab.
Casio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Casio lands a nice shot to the body.
Casio lands a two punch combo.
Casio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beauford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Casio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beauford scrambles back to his feet.
Casio looks to land a body kick but Beauford moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beauford throws a nice looking combination but Casio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Casio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beauford walks into a left hand.
A head kick from Casio lands but Beauford takes it in his stride.
Casio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beauford's sensitive parts.
Casio tries to bum rush Beauford with a series of wild strikes but Beauford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Casio scores with a nice right hand.
Beauford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Casio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Casio.
Carter Beauford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beauford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beauford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Casio feints a jab promting Beauford to slip. Casio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beauford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Casio throws a series of strikes that have Beauford backpedaling.
Beauford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Casio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beauford throws a sloppy head kick
and Casio counters with a nice leg kick.
Casio scores with a decent looking hook.
Beauford dodges the punch combination from Casio.
Casio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Casio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beauford ducks under a wild hook from Casio.
Beauford misses with a head kick.
Beauford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beauford will feel that in the morning.
Beauford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casio manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casio is looking to slow Beauford down with leg kicks.
Casio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Casio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beauford misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Casio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Casio.
Beauford forces Casio back against the cage and clinches.
Beauford stalling in the clinch.
Casio tries to land knees in the clinch but Beauford avoids the damage to the body.
Beauford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casio 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.
Nice shot by Beauford.
Casio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beauford's head backwards.
Casio connects with a jab.
Beauford closes the distance and clinches.
Casio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beauford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Casio tries to break free but Beauford pushes him back against the cage.
Casio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casio obliges.
Beauford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beauford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casio's brow.
Beauford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casio blocks it with crossed arms.
Casio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beauford doesn't manage to clinch there - Casio circles away.
Beauford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casio circles away quickly and effectively.
Casio thumps Beauford with a low kick.
Casio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beauford. That did some damage!
Casio scoring well with a low kick there.
Casio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beauford misses with the body kick
and Casio counters with a good low kick that Beauford was not able to check.
Casio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beauford can do to turn this around?
Casio scores with a one two! Beauford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Casio lands the left hand.
Beauford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Casio. Those never looked like landing.
Frank Casio is winning the standup battle so far.
Beauford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Casio.
Casio throws a head kick that half lands.
Casio lands a glancing blow to the side of Beauford's head.
Casio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Casio lands a high kick!
Casio throws a head kick but Beauford moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Casio.
Beauford tries to move into range but Casio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beauford looks to clinch
and Casio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beauford's knee momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beauford throws a head kick that misses.
Beauford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beauford defending well as Casio loads up on a big left hand.
Beauford darts in trying to clinch
and Casio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beauford.
Beauford blocks a low kick nicely.
Beauford misses with a combination
and Casio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauford works over Casio's head and body with a nice combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Casio!
Beauford doesn't manage to clinch there - Casio circles away.
Beauford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Casio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beauford thinking.
Beauford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Casio. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Beauford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Casio gets tackled into the cage by Beauford. Beauford maintains the clinch.
Beauford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Casio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beauford wants to clinch
and Casio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beauford motions for Casio to come forward. Beauford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Casio lands with a right hand.
Casio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beauford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beauford wants to clinch up but Casio keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Casio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beauford throws a leg kick but Casio checks it.
Casio blocks a head kick by Beauford.
Beauford throws a series of punches but Casio moves out of range.
Casio misses with a two punch combination.
Beauford throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Beauford both land. Nice combination.
Casio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beauford throws a right hand that Casio ducks under and follows up with a left that Casio also avoids with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beauford.
Beauford throws a wild body kick that Casio sees coming a mile off.
Beauford lands with a kick to the temple. Casio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Casio blocks a head kick by Beauford.
Casio cracks Beauford with an open hand slap.
Frank Casio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beauford wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Casio dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Casio connects with a looping right hand.
Beauford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beauford duly obliges.
Beauford 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.
Beauford takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Casio misses.
Beauford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Casio. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Casio misses.
Beauford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beauford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Casio.
Beauford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beauford landing knees to the head.
Beauford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beauford prevents Casio from breaking the clinch.
Beauford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casio tries to break free but Beauford pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Casio.
Casio lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beauford throws an elbow but misses.
Beauford has Casio pressed against the cage, preventing Casio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beauford tries to land knees in the clinch but Casio avoids the damage to the body.
Casio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beauford has him pressed against the cage.
Casio is looking to break free of the clinch but Beauford has double underhooks.
Beauford misses with a knee to the head.
Casio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beauford avoids it.
Casio avoiding damage as Beauford throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beauford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casio's brow.
Casio breaks from the clinch.
Casio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beauford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Casio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casio lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Casio, right into the meat.
Beauford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beauford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Casio is looking to chop away at Beauford's legs.
Beauford throws a nice head kick!
Casio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beauford.
Beauford tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Casio.
Casio lands with a nice body kick.
Beauford tries to clinch up but Casio circles away and keeps his distance.
Casio takes a swing at Beauford's ribcage but misses.
Casio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Casio thumps Beauford with a low kick.
Beauford throws a leg kick which misses Casio's front leg but catches the back leg as Casio tries to avoid it.
Beauford looks to land a combination. Casio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beauford lands with an overhand left.
Beauford wants to clinch but Casio slips to the side
and Casio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Casio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casio.
Casio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casio misses with the combination.
Beauford lands a right hook to the body.
Beauford blocks a low kick nicely.
Beauford misses with a lunging right hand
and Casio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beauford tries to clinch but Casio moves away
and Casio counters with an outside leg kick.
Beauford blocks the body kick.
Beauford scores with a hook.
Beauford walks into a straight right hand from Casio.
Beauford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casio.
Beauford throws a combination that misses
and Casio counters with a nice uppercut.
Beauford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Casio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beauford ducks under a wild hook from Casio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beauford lands a nice looking body kick.
Beauford tries to clinch but Casio moves out of range.
Beauford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casio under the eye.
Casio lands a head kick. Beauford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beauford wants to land a leg kick but Casio is out of range.
Beauford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beauford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter Beauford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Casio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Casio blocks the low kick.
Beauford feints and then cracks Casio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Casio down.
Beauford wants to clinch but Casio slips to the side
and Casio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beauford really felt that one!
Casio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beauford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Casio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casio connects with a body shot.
Beauford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casio counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carter Beauford.
I think Casio 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Casio!
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hype
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