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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aeson Beckley (ranked 1797 p4p, 19806 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 214 p4p, 443 weight class). Dwayne King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm 25 158 9 - 9 - 0 |
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174 cm 43 150 22 - 37 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt Great elbows Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aeson Beckley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 37 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King misses with a body shot.
Beckley throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckley appears to be looking for a big counter. King looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckley is just out of range. A nice combination there by King.
A big left from King misses. Beckley tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Beckley ducks right into an uppercut from King. Beckley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King. King misses with a hook from the clinch. Beckley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
King tries to throw a body punch but Beckley avoids it by throwing King back against the cage. Our sources have told us that Beckley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. King misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beckley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King. King has a couple of punches blocked by Beckley.
Knees to the body from Beckley.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beckley blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King. King swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it. King throws a punch but it's blocked by Beckley.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King throws a punch but it's blocked by Beckley. A left hand lands to the body for King.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it. King working aggressively here.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a short punch on the inside. Beckley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch. King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beckley blocks an uppercut.
Beckley misses with a punch to the body.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Beckley controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from King. King works on Beckley's body with a couple of short punches. King misses with some punches.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beckleys head. King misses with a punch on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King tries to work over Beckley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Beckley prevents a body shot from King. King throws a punch but it's blocked by Beckley. King swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it. Beckley tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Beckley breaks from the clinch.
Beckley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King tries to work over Beckley's front leg with a kick but Beckley checks it. King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Beckley wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance. King lands a nice hook to Beckley's body. Beckley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King misses with a right hand and Beckley counters with a lovely straight right hand! Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. King throws a leg kick and Beckley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Beckley pushes King up against the cage in a clinch. Beckley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. King lands a jab-cross combination. Beckley closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King dominated that round. That's time! Beckley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Beckley tries to clinch up. Aeson Beckley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Beckley slips a straight right by King. King feints a jab promting Beckley to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beckley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. King throws a body shot but no joy. Beckley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. King unleashes a big counter combination but Beckley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Some wild striking there from King.
Nice body punch from King. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. King throws a right hand that Beckley ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckley also avoids with ease. Dwayne King seems to be getting the better of the standup. Beckley closes the distance and clinches. King has been the more effective fighter overall so far. King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beckley.
Beckley controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. King misses with a short punch on the inside. Beckley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately. Beckley is standing up over King. King looks to escape but Beckley dives into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Beckley decides to stand back up. Beckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center. King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beckley with a body shot. King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beckley is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. King plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Beckley swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Beckley face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne King! Dwayne King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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