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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Howard Beale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beale comes to the cage accompanied by Mad As Hell. Pound is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop. Ezra Pound has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Beale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beale tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Pound closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pound with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pound prevents it.
Pound keeps control of Beale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pound pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beale shoots for a double leg takedown but Pound sprawls well. He's pushed Beale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beale tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Beale tries to clinch
and Pound counters with a big head kick but Beale shrugs it off.
Pound tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beale counters by moving into the clinch.
Beale swings wildly with an uppercut but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pound stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beale avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beale has Pound pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pound manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beale tries to score a body lock takedown but Pound shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pound gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pound creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beale's defenses.
It looks like Howard Beale has been cut.
Pound is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pound pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pound clinches.
Beale tries to break free but Pound pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Beale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beale is trying to break the clinch but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
Beale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pound just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pound lands an elbow inside.
Beale jumps guard.
Beale trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Beale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pound lands a couple of digs.
Pound content to stall in guard here.
Pound has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beale wants to stand and escape but Pound is having none of it.
Pound throws a strike but Beale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beale scoring with some ground and pound.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pound is keeping the position for now.
Pound manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Pound connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beale taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beale throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pound content just to control the position here.
Beale in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pound unloading with bombs!
Beale tries to hold on but Pound postures up.
Pound lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beale is working to get back to half guard.
Pound avoids the attempt from Beale to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Beale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beale gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Pound manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pound moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beale has gone for a leg lock! Pound slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beale's guard.
Beale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Beale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound lands a couple of digs.
Pound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pound pushes down on Beale's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beale punching from the bottom.
Pound is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pound sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beale wants to control but Pound is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beale throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pound manages to pass to side control.
Beale misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale is trying to improve his position.
Pound landing strikes.
Beale is looking to regain half guard here but Pound keeps moving and retains side control.
Beale is working hard here to advance position.
Pound in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beale wants to get back to his feet but Pound drags him back down.
Beale is looking to regain half guard here but Pound keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pound in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beale struggling a bit here.
Pound lands some shots froms side control.
Beale being controlled for a moment.
Pound working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beale is trying to improve his position.
Beale struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howard Beale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beale wants to clinch
and Pound counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Pound.
Beale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pound stalling.
Pound blocks an uppercut.
Pound misses with a knee strike.
Pound has Beale pressed against the cage.
Beale throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound lands a knee to the body.
Pound with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beale wants a takedown.
Pound is pushing Beale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
Beale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound lands a knee to the head.
Beale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pound is trying to stall.
Pound looking to throw knees to the head but Beale is blocking nicely.
Pound gets underhooks to prevent Beale's takedown attempt.
Beale tries to circle away but Pound has him pinned against the cage.
Beale tries a body shot but Pound blocks it.
Beale tries to pull guard but Pound won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Beale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound keeps control of Beale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pound lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beale lands a left hand.
Beale avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Beale is trying to break the clinch but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
Pound using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beale has had enough of the clinch but Pound keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pound throws an elbow but misses.
Beale wants a takedown.
Pound lands a nice elbow.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beale avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Beale blocks with his arms.
Pound stops a takedown attempt from Beale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beale wants to break free but Pound has control.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Beale blocks with his arms.
Beale breaks from the clinch.
Howard Beale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beale misses the shot to the body.
Beale tries to clinch but Pound moves away
and Pound counters by clinching up.
Pound is pushing Beale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beale avoids the elbow strike from Pound, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beale's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pound throws an elbow but misses.
Beale manages to break the clinch.
Beale tries to clinch up
and Pound counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beale breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pound darts in trying to clinch
so Beale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pound's head.
Pound punching from the bottom - just letting Beale know he's still in a fight.
Beale preventing the sweep.
Beale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beale lands a couple of elbows.
Pound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beale is one step ahead there.
Beale is looking to work some ground and pound but Pound has wrist control.
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 Howard Beale.
Well Pound 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Ezra Pound wins by unanimous decision!
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