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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jim Beamer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Wren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wren.
Wren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wren slips under a jab from Beamer.
Beamer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wren was well out of range. Poor timing from Beamer.
Beamer throws a shot from downtown. Wren moves away and avoids it.
Beamer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wren.
Wren fails to land with a series of punches.
Wren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beamer's waist but Beamer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wren off to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Beamer.
Wren misses with a takedown attempt - Beamer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Beamer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beamer checks a leg kick.
Wren moves out of range as Beamer strikes.
Beamer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wren moves away.
Beamer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Wren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beamer fails with the takedown
and Wren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wren is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wren is fighting to break Beamer's control of his arms but Beamer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wren wants to control from the top but Beamer keeps moving.
Beamer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wren's guard.
Beamer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beamer defends it easily.
Beamer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wren is keeping the position for now.
Wren is looking for a triangle but Beamer pushes his legs off easily.
Beamer wants to pass the guard but Wren is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beamer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wren.
Beamer working the ground and pound.
Beamer is looking to take a break and control but Wren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wren can't do much from the bottom here.
Wren seems a little lost for a moment, as Beamer dominates the positioning.
Beamer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beamer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wren throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer trying to control the position but Wren is working away.
Beamer just content to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beamer avoids it really well and circles away.
Beamer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beamer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beamer dodges the punch combination from Wren.
Beamer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beamer throws a big shot that misses.
Wren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beamer looks to land a right hand but Wren moved out of range.
Wren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beamer sprawls well initially but Wren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beamer is doing well to control the position and prevent Wren from advancing to side control.
Wren is looking to advance position but Beamer won't allow it.
Wren is working for a kimura but Beamer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wren is working away from the top position though.
Beamer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beamer is refusing to be controlled, as Wren sits in half guard.
Beamer trying to control but Wren postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beamer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wren was well out of range. Poor timing from Beamer.
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.
Beamer stuffs the takedown attempt from Wren. Wren gets slowly back to his feet.
Beamer throws a hook to the side of Wren's head but Wren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beamer fails to land with a series of punches.
Beamer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beamer misses with a combination
so Wren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beamer wants to sweep here but Wren controlling him for the moment.
Beamer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer trying to mount his opponent but Wren defends it.
Beamer is trying to control the action in half guard but Wren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Beamer seems to be looking for submissions.
Wren actively working from the bottom here.
Beamer is looking to take a break and control but Wren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wren slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wren is looking for a triangle but Beamer pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beamer passes Wren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wren won't allow Beamer to pass to mount.
Wren wants to sweep but Beamer has passed to side control!
Wren is not content to let Beamer control the position.
Beamer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wren is trying to improve his position.
Wren is trying to control Beamer's posture but Beamer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Wren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beamer checks a low kick from Wren.
Beamer takes a swing at Wren's ribcage but misses.
Wren misses with a combination
and Beamer counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Alan Wren has been cut.
Wren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beamer circles away quickly and effectively.
Alan Wren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wren throws a nice looking combination but Beamer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beamer misses with a head kick.
A big right from Beamer misses.
Wren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Beamer to counter with a crisp jab.
Wren misses with a double jab
and Beamer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wren misses with a takedown attempt
and Beamer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beamer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wren counters with a one-two to the body.
Jim Beamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beamer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beamer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Beamer duly obliges.
Wren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beamer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beamer works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Wren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beamer thows a body shot but no joy.
Wren shoots in for a takedown but Beamer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Wren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beamer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wren.
Beamer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wren avoids the body shot from Beamer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beamer misses with a wild combination.
Beamer lands with a nice combination. Wren backs away looking to recover.
Beamer misses with the combination.
Wren avoids the body shot from Beamer.
A cross from Beamer lands.
Beamer takes a swing at Wren's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wren.
Danga de danga de dang - Beamer scores with a four punch combination!
Beamer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beamer momentarily.
Beamer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wren counters with a single leg into guard. Beamer didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beamer trying to keep a closed guard but Wren is proving a slippery customer.
Wren trying to control but Beamer is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wren is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beamer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beamer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beamer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jim Beamer!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jim Beamer!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jim Beamer!
Jim Beamer wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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