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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easterlund comes into the arena with Harbinger of Sorrow blaring out of the sound system. Robert Beckett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werkka Easterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett throws a leg kick but Easterlund checks it.
Easterlund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beckett. That one must have hurt.
Easterlund misses with a few strikes there.
Easterlund shoots in for a double leg but Beckett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Easterlund checks a leg kick.
Easterlund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Easterlund takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Easterlund is looking to clinch but Beckett is avoiding it.
Jab by Beckett.
It looks like Werkka Easterlund has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beckett working a defensive guard but Easterlund passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easterlund is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Easterlund wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beckett keeps working.
Easterlund is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beckett gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckett has wrist control.
Beckett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Easterlund wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Easterlund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beckett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Easterlund 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.
Beckett looking to control but Easterlund passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Easterlund in particular looking to stall.
Easterlund is working for a kimura but Beckett is defending it quite comfortably.
Easterlund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckett tries to get to full guard but Easterlund has control of the leg.
Easterlund throwing shots but Beckett is blocking nicely.
Easterlund is thwarting Beckett's attempts to control the position.
Beckett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Easterlund is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beckett gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett keeping full guard, as Easterlund tries to pass.
Beckett has control of Easterlund's left arm, preventing Easterlund from doing any damage.
Easterlund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beckett is keeping the position for now.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Easterlund from controlling successfully.
Easterlund tries to free his leg and advance position but Beckett is retaining full guard.
Easterlund is working hard here to advance position.
Beckett is trying to keep Easterlund in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easterlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett throws a low kick but Easterlund moves out of range easily.
Easterlund tries to clinch but Beckett moves out of range.
Easterlund checks a low kick from Beckett.
Beckett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Easterlund.
Beckett fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Easterlund tries to clinch there but Beckett circles away.
Robert Beckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that Beckett avoids nicely.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckett throws an overhand right that lands on Easterlund's shoulder, as Easterlund tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easterlund scores with a leg kick.
Easterlund slips under a jab from Beckett.
Some bone on bone action there as Easterlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Easterlund closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Beckett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Werkka Easterlund's cut.
That's time! Easterlund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easterlund dives in and grabs Beckett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beckett pushes down on Easterlund's head and hops out.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Easterlund off balance momentarily.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Easterlund moved away.
Easterlund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckett thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Beckett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beckett wants it to stay on the feet.
Werkka Easterlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easterlund avoids the body shot from Beckett.
Beckett cracks the inside of Easterlund's front leg.
Easterlund shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werkka Easterlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Easterlund's front leg but catches the back leg as Easterlund tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beckett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckett throws a leg kick
and Easterlund counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett is trying to control Easterlund's posture but Easterlund avoids it.
Beckett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Easterlund is trying to control. Beckett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Werkka Easterlund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beckett moves into full guard.
Beckett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beckett is trying to control the position but Easterlund postures up.
Easterlund not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Easterlund being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easterlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easterlund on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beckett scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easterlund avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Easterlund as he connects with a hook.
Easterlund wants to clinch.
Easterlund looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beckett is trying to maintain the position but Easterlund is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund prevents Beckett from improving his position.
Easterlund tries to stand and escape but Beckett is controlling the position.
Beckett wants to improve his position but Easterlund is controlling well.
Well, if Easterlund 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Easterlund walks into a stiff left hand from Beckett.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Easterlund.
Beckett motions for Easterlund to come forward. Beckett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Easterlund drives through with a takedown into Beckett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Easterlund postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterlund drops back looking for a leg! Beckett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beckett manages to kick Easterlund off! Easterlund jumps back into Beckett's guard.
Easterlund trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
Easterlund throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett trying to control the position.
Easterlund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Easterlund trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
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 cut man is working on Werkka Easterlund's cut.
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!
Beckett tries to clinch there but Easterlund circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beckett 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 Easterlund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Easterlund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Easterlund tries to clinch but Beckett is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easterlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Beckett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Easterlund fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Easterlund avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beckett clobbers Easterlund with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Easterlund is rocked!
Beckett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Easterlund, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Easterlund backwards.
Oh Easterlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beckett dips a shoulder and cracks Easterlund with a mighty uppercut! Easterlund falls back against the cage and Beckett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Easterlund is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Beckett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Beckett!
An out of breath Robert Beckett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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