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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Thordendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thordendal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Meshuggah - Shed. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Thordendal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Thordendal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thordendal is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Beckett throws a right and a left that Thordendal avoids nicely.
Fredrik Thordendal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thordendal tries to bum rush Beckett with a series of wild strikes but Beckett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beckett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thordendal.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thordendal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thordendal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thordendal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thordendal looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thordendal throwing strikes but missing.
Beckett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thordendal is one step ahead there.
Thordendal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thordendal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thordendal wants to pass the guard but Beckett is keeping the position.
Thordendal throwing strikes from guard but Beckett blocks nicely.
Beckett wants to sweep but no luck.
Beckett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thordendal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beckett looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckett, not yet.
Thordendal throws a big elbow that misses.
Beckett keeping full guard, as Thordendal tries to pass.
Beckett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Beckett wasn't active enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Beckett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beckett staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Thordendal.
Thordendal throws a hook but Beckett blocks it.
Beckett works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thordendal thows a body shot but no joy.
Thordendal jabs at Beckett's body.
Beckett throws a push kick but Thordendal slaps the foot to one side.
Thordendal misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett tries to clinch there but Thordendal circles away.
Beckett moves away from the strike by Thordendal.
Beckett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Beckett tries to clinch up.
Thordendal throws a body punch but Beckett moves out of range.
Beckett tries to clinch but Thordendal is having none of it.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thordendal is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Thordendal misses with a left hand
and Beckett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beckett moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thordendal.
Thordendal misses with a straight left.
Thordendal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beckett misses with a kick to the body.
Thordendal throws a looping overhand right but Beckett ducks down to avoid it.
Beckett scores with a leg kick.
Beckett throws a low kick but Thordendal moves out of range easily.
Beckett defending well as Thordendal loads up on a big left hand.
Thordendal checks a leg kick.
Beckett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thordendal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckett lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thordendal moves out of range as Beckett throws a body kick.
Thordendal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thordendal swats away the attempt to clinch by Beckett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett moves in looking to clinch but Thordendal pushes him off.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Thordendal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Thordendal blocks the body kick.
Thordendal avoids the head kick by Beckett.
Robert Beckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thordendal misses with an uppercut. Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Thordendal - just one landing.
Thordendal misses with a looping right.
Thordendal 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.
Thordendal misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett clobbers Thordendal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thordendal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckett punishes Thordendal's body with a nice straight punch.
Beckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thordendal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Thordendal misses.
Robert Beckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett tried to score with a low kick but Thordendal checks it.
Beckett throws a looping overhand right but Thordendal ducks down to avoid it.
Thordendal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thordendal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckett.
Thordendal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thordendal misses with a body shot.
Thordendal fails with a takedown attempt.
Beckett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thordendal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Thordendal misses with a body shot
and Beckett counters with a stiff right hand.
Thordendal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Thordendal has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal checks a leg kick nicely.
Beckett throws a head kick but Thordendal moves out of range.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thordendal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thordendal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beckett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thordendal throws a sloppy body shot
and Beckett counters with a thumping low kick.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Thordendal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beckett with a jab.
Beckett tries to land a leg kick but Thordendal saw it coming and moves away.
Beckett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thordendal.
Beckett with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thordendal scores with a nice right hand.
Thordendal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Beckett.
Beckett scores with a hook to the body. Thordendal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett feints and then cracks Thordendal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thordendal down.
Beckett looks for the body kick but Thordendal saw that one coming.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Thordendal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Beckett tried to score with a low kick but Thordendal checks it.
Beckett cracks Thordendal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thordendal swings for the body but Beckett moves out of range.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thordendal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beckett momentarily.
Thordendal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckett.
Beckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thordendal's calf.
Thordendal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beckett's waist but Beckett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thordendal off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Thordendal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett thows a body kick. Thordendal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beckett.
Beckett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beckett catches Thordendal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beckett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett throws a right hand that Thordendal ducks under and follows up with a left that Thordendal also avoids with ease.
Thordendal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thordendal 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.
Good work by Thordendal as he checks the leg kick.
Beckett thumps Thordendal with a low kick.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thordendal.
Beckett misses with a kick to the body.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thordendal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thordendal punishes Beckett's body with a nice straight punch.
Beckett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thordendal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett scores with a nice strike.
Beckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal lunges at Beckett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beckett's hand.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thordendal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beckett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thordendal is able to avoid easily.
Beckett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thordendal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thordendal fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Beckett finds it's target.
Beckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thordendal misses with the combination.
Thordendal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Thordendal's front leg but catches the back leg as Thordendal tries to avoid it.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett connects with a jab.
Thordendal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thordendal misses with an uppercut.
Beckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thordendal checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thordendal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Thordendal moves out of range of the body kick from Beckett.
Thordendal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Thordendal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Thordendal sees coming a mile off.
Thordendal connects with a single shot there.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Thordendal does no damage.
Thordendal keeps the fight on the outside.
Beckett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beckett.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beckett cracks the inside of Thordendal's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett throws a hook to the side of Thordendal's head but Thordendal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beckett is looking to chop away at Thordendal's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thordendal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beckett's head backwards.
Thordendal loads up on a big right hand but Beckett slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beckett wants to clinch up but Thordendal keeps it at a distance.
Beckett throws a shot from downtown. Thordendal moves away and avoids it.
Thordendal misses with a jab to the body
and Beckett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thordendal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Thordendal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett throws a low kick but Thordendal moves out of range easily.
Thordendal fails to land the takedown.
Thordendal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
Beckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thordendal. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Beckett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Thordendal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Thordendal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett moves forwards but Thordendal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Beckett moves in looking to clinch but Thordendal pushes him off.
Beckett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beckett misses with a knee to the head.
Beckett with a knee to the head.
Beckett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beckett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thordendal.
Thordendal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thordendal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thordendal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beckett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thordendal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett looking to stall.
Beckett lands a knee to the body.
Beckett taking a breather.
Beckett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beckett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thordendal.
Thordendal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredrik Thordendal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thordendal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thordendal gets through Beckett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thordendal is trying to maintain a safe position but Beckett gets an underhook and turns Thordendal into the cage.
Thordendal throws a head punch that misses.
Thordendal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beckett's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal tries to throw a body punch but Beckett avoids it by throwing Thordendal back against the cage.
Thordendal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beckett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thordendal misses with a punch to the body.
Beckett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thordendal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beckett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thordendal up against the cage.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thordendal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thordendal is looking to break free of the clinch but Beckett has double underhooks.
Thordendal avoiding damage as Beckett throws knees to the body.
Robert Beckett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thordendal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beckett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Beckett!
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hype
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