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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Braccianti (ranked 914 p4p, 1484 weight class) and Probert Beukeboom (ranked 94 p4p, 152 weight class). Probert Beukeboom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauro Braccianti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Probert Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom clinches with his opponent.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braccianti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beukeboom is defending well for now.
Braccianti tries to land knees in the clinch but Beukeboom avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
Braccianti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beukeboom avoids it.
Beukeboom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braccianti backwards.
Braccianti tries to land knees in the clinch but Beukeboom avoids the damage to the body.
Braccianti blocking some punches.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom lands a hook that snaps the head of Braccianti backwards.
Braccianti blocking some punches.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braccianti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braccianti.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beukeboom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Braccianti controls his hands.
I was talking to Braccianti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Come on Braccianti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braccianti trying to land knees to the body.
Beukeboom managing to block the knees to the body from Braccianti.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
Braccianti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beukeboom lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Braccianti scores a nice knee to the body.
Braccianti stalling against the cage.
Beukeboom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Braccianti controls the action.
Beukeboom avoids a wild elbow strike from Braccianti.
Braccianti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Braccianti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
Beukeboom lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Beukeboom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beukeboom dodges an elbow strike from Braccianti.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the side of Braccianti's head.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beukeboom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Braccianti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti blocking some punches.
Braccianti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braccianti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braccianti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Braccianti.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braccianti blocking some punches.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Braccianti.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Probert Beukeboom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beukeboom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Probert Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom closes the distance and pushes Braccianti back into the cage.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braccianti is struggling to control the position.
We've been informed that Beukeboom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Braccianti blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Braccianti lands an elbow inside.
Braccianti blocking some punches.
Braccianti misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom avoiding damage as Braccianti throws knees to the body.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Beukeboom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Braccianti controls his hands.
Braccianti pushes off an throws an elbow but Beukeboom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braccianti blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Braccianti prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Braccianti throws an elbow that misses.
Braccianti avoiding damage.
Beukeboom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Probert Beukeboom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braccianti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beukeboom's brow.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Braccianti prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Braccianti misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braccianti throws an elbow but misses.
Beukeboom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Braccianti controls the action.
Braccianti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braccianti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braccianti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch.
Beukeboom managing to block the knees to the body from Braccianti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braccianti.
Braccianti lands a good knee to the midsection. Beukeboom won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Braccianti missing with knees to the body.
Beukeboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braccianti's elbow.
Beukeboom blocks an elbow strike from Braccianti.
Beukeboom works on Braccianti's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beukeboom as Braccianti tries to tie him up.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Braccianti pushes off an throws an elbow but Beukeboom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Braccianti controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Braccianti.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Braccianti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braccianti's elbow.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Braccianti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees in the clinch landing for Braccianti.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Probert Beukeboom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Braccianti clinches up against the cage.
Beukeboom avoiding damage as Braccianti throws knees to the body.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
Braccianti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braccianti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Braccianti.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braccianti missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braccianti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braccianti throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom avoiding damage as Braccianti throws knees to the body.
Braccianti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beukeboom is defending well for now.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Braccianti controls the action.
Beukeboom lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braccianti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braccianti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braccianti lands an elbow that stopped Beukeboom in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Braccianti.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beukeboom.
Braccianti is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Braccianti blocks it.
Braccianti prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom cracks Braccianti with a nice body shot.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Braccianti controls his hands.
Beukeboom lands with a right to the head.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Braccianti slows down the pace here.
A short right from Beukeboom.
Braccianti avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Braccianti controls the action.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
Braccianti tries to land knees in the clinch but Beukeboom avoids the damage to the body.
Braccianti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beukeboom up against the cage.
Braccianti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braccianti tries to land knees in the clinch but Beukeboom avoids the damage to the body.
Braccianti lands an elbow that stopped Beukeboom in his tracks for a moment.
Beukeboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braccianti's elbow.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti stalling the fight.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
Beukeboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braccianti backwards.
Braccianti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braccianti throws an elbow but misses.
Braccianti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom throws a head punch that misses.
Mauro Braccianti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braccianti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Probert Beukeboom.
Well Beukeboom 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Probert Beukeboom!
An out of breath and clearly excited Probert Beukeboom thanked 30th Century Beer Store for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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