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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Beck (ranked 2410 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Sefi Volarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sefi Volarus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Volarus responds with a good body kick, but Beck manages to step out the way in time.
Volarus avoids the head kick by Beck.
Good leg kick by Volarus.
Volarus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volarus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volarus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beck. Beck obviously looking to wear him down.
Volarus throws a lazy head kick
and Beck counters with a nice leg kick.
Beck wants to clinch up but Volarus keeps it at a distance.
Volarus throws out a leg kick but Beck moves out of range and Volarus only half commits.
Volarus throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Volarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Volarus tries to get set, Beck tries to push him back and clinch up but Volarus manages to avoid the attempt.
Volarus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beck.
Beck lands with a kick to the temple. Volarus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyler Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volarus throws a leg kick that misses.
Volarus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volarus is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to clinch but Volarus is having none of it.
Volarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beck.
Beck lands a front kick.
Volarus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volarus throws a leg kick but Beck moved away.
Volarus rushes Beck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Volarus.
Beck missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck tries a knee to the head but Volarus blocks it.
Volarus trying to land knees to the body.
Volarus leaning against his opponent.
Beck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Volarus trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volarus blocks it with crossed arms.
Volarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Beck avoids the damage to the body.
Volarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beck is defending well for now.
Volarus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beck.
Beck is looking to clinch but Volarus is avoiding it.
Beck avoids a kick to the body.
Beck thumps Volarus with a low kick.
Beck is looking to clinch but Volarus is avoiding it.
Beck wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volarus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Volarus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volarus tries to land a knee to the head but Beck blocks with his arms.
Beck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beck.
Volarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Beck avoids the damage to the body.
Beck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Beck.
Beck lands an elbow that stopped Volarus in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sefi Volarus has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volarus misses with a body punch.
Volarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beck avoids it.
Volarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beck.
Volarus lands an elbow inside that Beck shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sefi Volarus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sefi Volarus's cut.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volarus misses with a low kick.
Beck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beck wants to clinch.
Volarus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck misses with a head kick.
Volarus keeps the fight on the outside.
Volarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Volarus pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volarus.
Beck gets tackled into the cage by Volarus. Volarus maintains the clinch.
Beck lands a damaging elbow.
Volarus avoiding damage as Beck throws knees to the body.
Beck managing to block the knees to the body from Volarus.
Beck lands a knee to the head.
Volarus stalling.
Beck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beck avoids it.
Volarus looking to throw knees to the head but Beck is blocking nicely.
Beck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Volarus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Volarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Volarus avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to land knees to the body.
Volarus tries a knee to the head but Beck blocks it.
Volarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beck is defending well for now.
Volarus dodges an elbow strike from Beck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck avoiding damage as Volarus throws knees to the body.
Volarus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Volarus throws an elbow but it misses.
Volarus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Volarus is pushing Beck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Volarus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Beck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beck.
Beck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Sefi Volarus's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Volarus slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Volarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Volarus leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sefi Volarus.
Volarus scores with a leg kick.
Beck lands a head kick!
Sefi Volarus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volarus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beck lands a big head kick that sends Volarus tumbling to the mat! Beck takes a step backwards and waves Volarus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volarus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beck will feel that in the morning.
Volarus throws out a leg kick but Beck moves out of range and Volarus only half commits.
Volarus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beck can pounce on him.
Volarus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Beck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sefi Volarus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Beck is looking to clinch but Volarus is avoiding it.
Volarus connects with a solid leg kick.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volarus misses with a body kick.
Volarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beck wants to clinch up but Volarus keeps it at a distance.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Volarus pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beck.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Volarus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volarus misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck blocks a low kick nicely.
Volarus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck moves in looking to clinch but Volarus pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Volarus.
Beck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Volarus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beck avoids the head kick by Volarus.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volarus is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Volarus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Beck lands but Volarus takes it in his stride.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volarus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volarus blocks a head kick by Beck.
A low kick lands for Beck.
Beck tries to clinch up.
Volarus looks to throw the jab but Beck is out of range.
Beck feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beck with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volarus.
Beck scores with a head kick. Volarus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Beck here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Beck throws a body kick that misses.
Beck wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volarus lands with a kick to the temple. Beck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volarus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beck lands a big head kick that sends Volarus tumbling to the mat! Beck takes a step backwards and waves Volarus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volarus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volarus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volarus counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Volarus, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volarus blocks the body kick.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volarus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volarus misses with a head kick.
Beck looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Volarus connects with a high kick.
Volarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Volarus lands but Beck takes it in his stride.
Beck connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Beck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Volarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Volarus sprawls and moves away.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Volarus throws a big counter head kick but Beck avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Beck.
I think Beck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Beck!
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