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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 1327 p4p, 1088 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 144 p4p, 116 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beckwith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beckwith moves out of range of the strikes.
Mantle looks to land a left hand but Beckwith moved out of range nicely.
Rudy Beckwith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Mantle.
The fighters circling - Mantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckwith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Beckwith swings for the body but Mantle moves out of range.
Beckwith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mantle doesn't seem bothered though.
Mantle takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mantle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Mantle fails to land.
Beckwith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckwith wants to pass the guard but Mantle is keeping the position.
Mantle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beckwith wants to pass the guard but Mantle is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith stopping the sweep attempt from Mantle.
Beckwith looking to sit in guard and control but Mantle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beckwith looking for subs off his back but Mantle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beckwith looking for submissions off his back.
Beckwith is looking to improve his position.
Beckwith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Mantle seems content to control.
Beckwith is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Mantle seems content to control.
Beckwith is trying to get back to full guard.
Beckwith is working hard here to advance position.
Beckwith trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mantle keeps control of the position as Beckwith tries to break free.
Beckwith trying to control but not successfully.
Beckwith tries to break free.
I would not like to be Beckwith right now.
Beckwith is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckwith is in bad spot here.
Mantle slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Beckwith wants to escape the position.
Mantle is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Beckwith right now.
Mantle biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beckwith avoids the body shot from Mantle.
Beckwith just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckwith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beckwith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beckwith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckwith throws a jab but it's blocked by Mantle.
Mantle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mantle cracks Beckwith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beckwith lands a glancing blow to the side of Mantle's head.
Mantle moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mantle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Mantle catches Beckwith right on the button with a cross.
Mantle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beckwith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mantle cracks a nice hook into Beckwith's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckwith rushes Mantle and presses him up against the cage.
Beckwith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mantle can't fight it off and eventually Beckwith manages to take the fight to the floor. Mantle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beckwith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Beckwith is looking to pass into half guard but Mantle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mantle is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith controls Mantle momentarily but Mantle frees himself.
Beckwith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mantle uses it to pass to side control.
Beckwith is looking for a sweep.
Beckwith is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mantle is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Beckwith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mantle manages to capitalize on a mistake by Beckwith to take his back!
Beckwith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mantle controlling the position well here. Beckwith rolled but Mantle kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Beckwith is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is not going to allow Beckwith to sit and survive in this position.
Mantle has the hooks in. Beckwith is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Beckwith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Beckwith just trying to survive but Mantle is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Beckwith is in bad spot here.
Beckwith trying to control the hands but Mantle won't let him.
I really don't envy Beckwith right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Graham Mantle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beckwith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mantle keeps control of the position easily here as Beckwith tries to buck him off.
Beckwith is really stuck here.
Mantle not allowing Beckwith to control his hands.
Beckwith is really stuck here.
Beckwith trying to control but not successfully.
Beckwith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mantle looks to throw the jab but Beckwith is out of range.
Rudy Beckwith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckwith shoots in for a takedown but Mantle shows good takedown defense.
Beckwith darts in looking for a takedown but Mantle gets double underhooks and turns Beckwith into the cage.
Mantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beckwith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mantle lands an uppercut.
Mantle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckwith cracks a nice hook into Mantle's ribs.
Beckwith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mantle counters with a nice body shot.
Beckwith wants to clinch up but Mantle keeps it at a distance.
Beckwith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckwith.
Mantle misses with an uppercut.
Beckwith throws a hook to the side of Mantle's head but Mantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beckwith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle avoids the body shot from Beckwith.
Mantle throws a hook but Beckwith blocks it.
Beckwith slips a jab from Mantle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckwith. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mantle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beckwith's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle stuns Beckwith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle throws a hook but Beckwith blocks it.
Beckwith is looking to wear down Mantle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beckwith connects with a looping right hand.
Beckwith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckwith lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mantle trying to control the position here.
Beckwith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mantle seems keen to control Beckwith's posture.
Beckwith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Beckwith is looking to advance position but Mantle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beckwith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beckwith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mantle biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle controlling well, preventing Beckwith from escaping the position.
Beckwith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mantle has the hooks in. Beckwith is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Beckwith can't escape the position.
Mantle just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Beckwith tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Mantle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mantle 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
A victorious Graham Mantle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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