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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 2998 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 369 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Beardsley - just one landing.
Beardsley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beardsley throws a looping overhand right but Republic ducks down to avoid it.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beardsley misses with a head kick.
Beardsley moves into the clinch.
Republic misses with some punches.
Beardsley lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Beardsley.
Republic prevents a body shot from Beardsley.
Beardsley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beardsley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beardsley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beardsley can't find room to land a body shot as Republic controls the action.
Nice body punch from Beardsley - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beardsley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Beardsley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Republic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beardsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beardsley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Republic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Republic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beardsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Beardsley.
Beardsley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Republic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beardsley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beardsley forces Republic back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Republic.
Republic is trying to break free.
Beardsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Beardsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beardsley tries to clinch up.
Republic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beardsley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beardsley misses with a hook. Republic ducked under it nicely.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beardsley swings for the body but Republic moves out of range.
Beardsley misses with a body shot.
Republic throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Republic fails to land.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beardsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Republic misses with a punch on the inside.
Republic lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Republic blocks a body shot from Beardsley.
A head punch on the inside from Republic fails to land.
Republic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beardsley fails to land.
Beardsley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beardsley takes a shot to the head.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Republic breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Republic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beardsley misses with an uppercut
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic checks a leg kick nicely.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Republic drops his hands momentarily and Beardsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beardsley throws a sloppy head kick
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
Beardsley throws a solid leg kick but Republic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beardsley.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beardsley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Beardsley pushes him off.
Beardsley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Republic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Beardsley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Republic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Republic 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley scores with a jab to the head.
Republic slips under a jab from Beardsley.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Republic has Beardsley up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beardsley blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Beardsley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Republic takes the fight into the clinch.
Republic lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Republic takes a shot to the head.
Beardsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beardsley pushes Republic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Beardsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Republic can do to turn this around?
Republic misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Republic.
Republic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beardsley throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Beardsley lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Republic avoids the head kick by Beardsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Republic as he checks the leg kick.
Beardsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beardsley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Beardsley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beardsley.
A cross from Beardsley lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Republic blocks the leg kick.
Republic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Beardsley rushes Republic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beardsley tries a body shot but Republic blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic working aggressively here.
Beardsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beardsley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Republic's elbow.
Republic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beardsley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Republic clinches with his opponent.
Republic lands with a light punch inside.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Beardsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Beardsley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Republic misses with some punches.
Republic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beardsley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Republic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beardsley has a couple of punches blocked by Republic.
Republic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Republic working aggressively here.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beardsley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beardsley fails to land.
Beardsley takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with the head strike.
Beardsley avoids a wild elbow strike from Republic.
Republic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Republic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Republic scores with a shot to the side of Beardsley's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beardsley misses with a body punch.
Republic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beardsley throws a sloppy head kick
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beardsley throws a head kick that half lands.
Beardsley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beardsley throws a hook but Republic blocks it.
Beardsley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Republic.
Beardsley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Republic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley doesn't manage to clinch there - Republic circles away.
Beardsley looks to clinch
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Beardsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beardsley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Republic if he has to take too many more of those.
Beardsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Republic.
Republic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beardsley throws a leg kick
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
Beardsley takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Republic moves into range and clinches up with Beardsley.
Peter Beardsley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Republic.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Republic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Beardsley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beardsley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Republic's hands.
Republic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Republic walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beardsley clinches up with Republic and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Republic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Republic misses with some punches.
Republic misses with the head strike.
Beardsley manages to break the clinch.
Beardsley clinches up with Republic and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Republic blocking some punches.
Beardsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Republic fails to land.
Beardsley can't find room to land a body shot as Republic controls the action.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Beardsley.
Beardsley pushes Republic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beardsley fails to land.
Beardsley avoids a wild elbow strike from Republic.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Republic manages to break the clinch.
Republic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banana Republic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beardsley throws a series of punches but Republic moves out of range.
Beardsley throws a combination that misses
and Beardsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beardsley rushes Republic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Republic has a couple of punches blocked by Beardsley.
Republic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Republic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beardsley throws the left hand but Republic avoids the punch easily.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beardsley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Republic throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley with a nice cross.
Beardsley wants to clinch.
Republic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Beardsley misses with a leg kick.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beardsley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beardsley tries to score with a low kick but Republic moves his leg out of the way.
Beardsley sets himself, and Republic steps forward looking for the clinch! Beardsley avoids it this time.
Beardsley throws a hook to the side of Republic's head but Republic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Republic avoids the body shot from Beardsley.
Republic wants to counter with a clinch but Beardsley pushes him away.
A bone on bone clash there as Republic blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Republic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beardsley throws a poor cross that misses
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beardsley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Republic.
Peter Beardsley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with a left hand
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beardsley misses with a head kick.
Republic moves out of range as Beardsley strikes.
Republic throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley misses with a lunging right hand
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beardsley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Republic misses.
Beardsley misses with a lunging right hand
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beardsley. Republic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Republic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beardsley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beardsley misses with a straight left.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Beardsley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beardsley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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