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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes to the cage accompanied by Raising Hell. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bean wants to control but Gilmore is keeping him busy.
Bean prevents Gilmore from standing back up.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gilmore's head.
Gilmore pushes Bean off looking to stand but Bean dives back in and keeps control.
Bean throwing shots but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
Bean is trying to control. Gilmore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilmore sees it coming and defends easily.
Bean prevents Gilmore from standing back up.
Bean is pressing down on Gilmore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gilmore is holding on for now.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore is trying to stand up here but Bean is controlling him well.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Gilmore is working away.
Gilmore is trying to stand.
Bean thows a huge punch but Gilmore dodges it nicely.
Bean is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gilmore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gilmore tries to kick Bean off but Bean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
Bean seems to be working for a kimura but Gilmore defends the submission attempt.
Bean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilmore sees it coming and defends easily.
Gilmore looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
Gilmore is trying to stand up here but Bean is controlling him well.
Gilmore is not content to let Bean control the position.
Gilmore has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean wants to take a breather but Gilmore is having none of it.
Bean 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Gilmore won't allow Bean to pass to mount.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Bean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean tries to pass to full mount but Gilmore defends it.
Bean trying to control the action but Gilmore is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilmore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Bean scores with a hook to the body. Gilmore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gilmore throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from Gilmore.
Gilmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bean's head.
A slow jab from Gilmore misses its intended target.
Bean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean works over Gilmore with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
Gilmore wants to stand but Bean is controlling the position.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
Gilmore wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a solid left hand.
Bean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gilmore's guard.
Ron Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean thows a huge punch but Gilmore dodges it nicely.
Bean wants to take a breather but Gilmore is having none of it.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean stops Gilmore from getting back to his feet.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gilmore's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean looks to land a strike but Gilmore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bean is standing up over Gilmore. Gilmore looks to escape but Bean dives into side control.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Bean throws an elbow but Gilmore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bean working the ground and pound but Gilmore is defending the strikes.
Bean controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the body and head with strikes.
Bean misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Gilmore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilmore prevents Bean from improving position.
Bean tries to score with some ground and pound. Gilmore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gilmore connects with a looping right hand.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean jabs Gilmore right on the nose. Gilmore blinks but takes it well.
Bean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bean duly obliges.
Bean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Gilmore sizes up Bean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bean moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore thumps Bean with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilmore lands a jab to Bean's midsection.
Bean throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Gilmore moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore misses with a leg kick.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore wants to land a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Gilmore saw that one coming.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gilmore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Happy Gilmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Gilmore there.
Bean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Bean scores with a four punch combination!
Gilmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bean doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Bean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gilmore lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Gilmore.
Gilmore jabs Bean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilmore.
Gilmore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gilmore. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore shows good takedown defense.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.
Gilmore scores with a jab.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Donk. Gilmore catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Gilmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilmore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gilmore. No joy for Bean on that attempt.
Gilmore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bean on the side of the head.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore lands with a right hand.
Gilmore connects with an inside leg kick.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bean misses with the combination.
Gilmore sizes up Bean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.
Gilmore lands a jab to Bean's midsection.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bean's sensitive parts.
Gilmore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bean.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilmore throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Gilmore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.
Gilmore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Bean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gilmore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gilmore circles away quickly and effectively.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Bean shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gilmore connects with a looping right hand.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Gilmore cracks the inside of Bean's front leg.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Gilmore's head but Gilmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore jabs at Bean's body.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bean scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a nice head shot.
Bean looks to land a combination. Gilmore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilmore misses with the combination.
Bean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilmore with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
Bean dives in and grabs Gilmore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gilmore pushes down on Bean's head and hops out.
Gilmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Bean off the cage and back into range.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gilmore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean shoots for a takedown but Gilmore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean misses with a takedown
and Gilmore counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Gilmore lands.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Gilmore finds it's way through Bean's defenses.
Gilmore avoids the head kick by Bean.
Gilmore lands a glancing blow to the side of Bean's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bean on the side of the head.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Gilmore - just one landing.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Gilmore misses with a straight left.
Gilmore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gilmore circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bean tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gilmore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilmore wants to slow Bean down by chopping away at his legs.
Bean blocks the body kick.
Gilmore throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick from Bean.
Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean throws a combination. Gilmore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bean slips a jab from Gilmore.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilmore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gilmore. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilmore tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
Gilmore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gilmore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bean slips under a jab.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore cracks Bean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Bean avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a hook to the body. Bean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gilmore ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean staying out of range there.
Gilmore lands a jab.
Gilmore digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Gilmore throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bean in his tracks.
Bean drives through with a takedown into Gilmore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bean is controlling him.
Bean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilmore is looking to stand up but Bean isn't so interested in that idea.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
Bean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is working Gilmore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilmore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a solid left hand.
Gilmore wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean is keen to just control but Gilmore is a slippery customer.
Bean lands with a punch from 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 Ron Bean.
I think Bean 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!
Happy Gilmore is the new welterweight champion!
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