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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 2051 p4p, 91 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 22072 p4p, 225 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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214 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher slips a jab from Versu.
Beecher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beecher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beecher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Beecher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Versu. Beecher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Versu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Versu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beecher.
Versu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beecher misses with a head kick.
Beecher looks to score with a jab to the body but Versu is just out of range.
Versu takes a swing at Beecher's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Beecher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Geo Versu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beecher lands a glancing blow to the side of Versu's head.
Versu jabs Beecher right on the nose. Beecher blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Versu looks to land a right hand but Beecher moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Versu misses with a hook to the body
and Beecher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Versu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beecher.
Beecher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Versu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Versu lands with a nice body punch.
Versu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beecher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beecher looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Versu throws a lazy right hand but Beecher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Versu lands a glancing blow to the side of Beecher's head.
Beecher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Versu has time to react.
Versu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Versu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beecher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Versu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beecher's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Versu misses with a right hand
and Beecher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beecher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versu.
Versu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Versu swings widly with a right hand
and Beecher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Versu misses.
Versu misses with a hook
and Beecher counters with a straight right hand.
Beecher misses with a hook to the body
and Versu counters with an outside leg kick.
Versu throws an off balance right hand
and Beecher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beecher tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Versu misses.
Beecher misses with a body punch
enabling Versu to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Versu misses.
Beecher clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu misses with a knee strike.
Beecher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Versu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beecher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Versu misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Beecher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Versu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Versu misses with a punch to the body.
Beecher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Versu is defending well for now.
Versu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beecher.
Versu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Versu looks to land a combination but Beecher avoids it well.
Beecher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beecher throws a leg kick but Versu checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beecher.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beecher 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 Versu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Versu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beecher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Versu rushes Beecher and presses him up against the ropes.
Beecher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beecher tries a body shot but Versu blocks it.
Beecher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Versu avoids it.
Versu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beecher tries a body shot but Versu blocks it.
Versu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Beecher struggles to land a body shot inside as Versu controls his hands.
Beecher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Beecher.
Beecher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Versu tries to stall but Beecher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geo Versu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Versu avoids the body shot from Beecher.
A cross from Beecher lands.
Beecher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Versu.
Beecher tried to counter with a leg kick but Versu avoided it.
Beecher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beecher swats away the attempt to clinch by Versu.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
Beecher blocks the body kick.
Versu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeecher.
A big left from Beecher misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Versu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Versu clinches up against the ropes.
Versu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Versu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beecher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Beecher.
Beecher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beecher lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Versu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Versu throws a body shot but no joy.
Versu avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beecher.
Versu misses with an uppercut. Beecher saw that one coming.
Beecher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Versu jabs Beecher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beecher throws a body punch but Versu moves out of range.
Versu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
Beecher is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab from Versu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Versu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Versu throws a right hand that misses
and Beecher counters with a nice body shot.
Versu lands a glancing blow to the side of Beecher's head.
Beecher misses with a wild body shot.
Beecher throws a chopping leg kick but Versu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beecher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Versu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Versu misses.
Beecher misses with a looping right.
Versu misses with an uppercut.
Beecher looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Beecher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Versu throws a hook but Beecher avoids it easily.
Beecher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu throws a series of punches but Beecher avoids them all with ease.
Versu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Versu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Versu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beecher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beecher throws a body punch but Versu moves out of range.
Versu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Versu misses the jab.
Donk. Beecher catches Versu right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Versu.
Versu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beecher punishes Versu's body with a nice straight punch.
Versu blocks a head kick by Beecher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beecher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beecher thuds his right hand into Versu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beecher 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.
Beecher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Versu throws an off balance right hand
and Beecher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beecher 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.
Versu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beecher.
Versu connects with a body shot.
Beecher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Beecher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beecher throws a head punch that misses.
Beecher misses with a body punch.
Versu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geo Versu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Versu tries to land a leg kick but Beecher saw it coming and moves away.
Beecher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beecher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Versu throws a looping overhand right but Beecher ducks down to avoid it.
Versu missing with a left hand there. Beecher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beecher feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beecher moves out of range of the strikes.
Versu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Versu does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Versu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beecher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Versu drops his hands momentarily and Beecher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Versu wants to slow Beecher down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu swings widly with a right hand
and Beecher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Versu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Versu lands a jab.
Beecher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Versu is looking to clinch.
Beecher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Versus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Versu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Versu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Versu looks to land a left hand but Beecher moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Versu does it's job there.
Versu tries to land a front kick but Beecher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beecher avoids the head kick by Versu.
An attempted straight right counter from Beecher misses the target.
Beecher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Versu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beecher looks for the body kick but Versu saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Beecher.
Beecher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Versu! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Versu. Beecher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beecher looks to score with a jab to the body but Versu is just out of range.
Versu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beecher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beecher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Versu.
Beecher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Versu doesn't seem bothered though.
Versu throws a body shot but no joy.
Versu cracks Beecher with an open hand slap.
Versu misses the body punch
and Beecher counters with a nice uppercut.
Geo Versu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
Beecher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beecher misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Versu catches Beecher right on the button with a cross.
Beecher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Versu misses.
Versu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beecher manages to avoid it.
Paul Beecher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beecher.
Versu throws a good cross that connects.
Versu throws the left hand but Beecher avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Versu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Versu moves out of range of the body kick from Beecher.
Beecher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Versu.
Versu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Versu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beecher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Versu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Versu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geo Versu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Versu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geo Versu!
Geo Versu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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