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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beckett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Philippe Njewel's chin.
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150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Beckett.
Beckett fails with a takedown attempt.
Beckett throws a hook but Njewel avoids it easily.
Njewel swings widly with a right hand
and Beckett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beckett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Njewel sprawls well initially but Beckett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beckett drops an elbow to the side of Njewel's head.
Beckett not doing much here.
Njewel tries to get to full guard but Beckett has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beckett prevents Njewel from standing back up.
Njewel wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy.
Beckett tries to pass to full mount but Njewel defends it.
Beckett is just content to waste time from the top position. Njewel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Beckett pushing down on Njewel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beckett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is thwarting Njewel's attempts to control the position.
Beckett content to control rather than advance.
Beckett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Njewel defending well though.
Njewel wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beckett thows a huge punch but Njewel dodges it nicely.
Beckett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Beckett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Beckett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel wants to control the action here but instead Beckett manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett content just to control the position here.
Beckett with the ground and pound from mount.
Beckett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Njewel tries to hold on but Beckett postures up.
Beckett 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Njewel tries to reverse the position but Beckett maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett controlling the pace for now.
Beckett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Njewel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beckett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beckett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Njewel is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett controlling the pace for now.
Beckett dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beckett misses with an uppercut
and Njewel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Njewel connects with a single shot there.
Njewel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckett was well out of range. Poor timing from Njewel.
Beckett digs a good body shot into Njewel's ribs.
Njewel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beckett slips a straight right by Njewel.
Beckett throws a body punch but Njewel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Beckett misses.
The crowd cheers as Beckett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Njewel doesn't seem phased though.
Beckett shoots in and gets a takedown into Njewel's guard.
Beckett postures up in Njewel's guard and throws a big left but Njewel blocks it.
Njewel has his foot on Beckett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beckett works his way back into a safe position though.
Beckett stays in close to Njewel's body and controls the position.
Njewel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beckett passes Njewel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Beckett seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett wants to pass to mount but Njewel is defending the position.
Njewel wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Njewel trying to control but Beckett postures up.
Beckett passes to side control.
Njewel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Beckett.
Check out the look on Beckett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Njewel struggling a bit here.
Beckett is working Njewel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Beckett cracks Njewel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Beckett slows the pace down.
Beckett wants to control for a moment but Njewel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Beckett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beckett just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckett darts in and clinches Njewel up 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett is working Njewel over against the cage.
Beckett lands a hook that snaps the head of Njewel backwards.
Njewel misses with some punches.
Njewel presses Beckett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett cracks Njewel with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Njewel blocks the low kick.
Njewel defending well as Beckett loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Njewel catches Beckett right on the button with a cross.
Njewel throws a lazy uppercut
and Beckett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Njewel misses the target.
Beckett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Njewel.
Beckett connects with a right hand. Njewel shakes it off.
Beckett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Njewel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Njewel.
Beckett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Njewel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Njewel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckett trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Beckett distracts Njewel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett looking to pass the guard.
Njewel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Njewel keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beckett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beckett fails with a takedown attempt.
Beckett tries to land a leg kick but Njewel saw it coming and moves away.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel connects with a body shot that sends Beckett's belly button to the back.
Njewel misses with a looping left.
Beckett punishes Njewel's body with a nice straight punch.
Martin Philippe Njewel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beckett trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Beckett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beckett being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beckett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beckett tries to free his leg and advance position but Njewel is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Njewel is pulling down on Beckett's head. It's preventing any offense from Beckett, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beckett, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beckett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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