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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Storm!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Becker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Storm wants to hold on but Becker pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Becker blocks Storm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Becker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Storm tries to lock up and control but Becker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm is trying to escape the mount.
Storm regains half guard.
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker misses with a head shot. Storm uses the momentum to regain guard.
Storm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Becker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Becker wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Becker advances position into side control!
Storm manages to get back to half guard.
Becker trying to control from half guard but Storm is working away.
Storm is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker throwing shots but Storm is blocking nicely.
Storm is looking to control Becker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Storm avoid being mounted?
Becker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Storm's head.
Storm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Becker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Storm is keeping the position for now.
Becker preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Becker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
Becker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Storm tries to avoid it but Becker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Storm to the ground. Storm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Storm throws a head kick but Becker moves out of range.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Becker was covering up waiting for the punch and Storm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Storm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Becker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Becker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Storm connects with a decent elbow.
Storm grinds an elbow into Becker's temple.
Storm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Becker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Becker is not content to let Storm control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Becker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Storm is putting a hurting on Becker here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control the action but Becker is working from the bottom.
Becker tries to buck Storm off but Storm is having none of it.
Storm lands a nice forearm strike.
Becker is trying to escape the position but Storm is controlling the position.
Becker is looking for a sweep.
Becker is trying to work for a sweep but Storm has mounted him!
Storm swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Becker is now in Storm's guard. A big mistake from Storm there, giving up the dominant position!
Storm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Storm dominated that round.
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.
Becker has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Becker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ronnie Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker gets caught flat footed, as Storm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Becker blocks nicely.
Storm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Storm connects with a couple of short punches.
Becker controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
Storm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Becker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Storm has Becker in his guard.
Storm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker landing with the ground and pound.
Storm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Becker manages to get himself to full guard.
Storm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Becker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Becker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Storm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Storm trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Becker has control of the leg.
Storm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to sweep here but Becker controlling him for the moment.
Storm is pulling down on Becker's head to control his posture.
Becker slips nicely into half guard.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Becker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Storm tries to roll over but Becker keeps him under control.
Becker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.
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.
Storm is controlling Becker's trapped leg to prevent Becker from advancing to side control.
Becker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Becker wants to take a breather but Storm is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Becker blocks a leg kick.
Storm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Becker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm connects with a jab.
Jab from Storm.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Becker manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Becker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Becker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Becker moves his leg out of the way.
Storm with a nice cross.
Becker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Storm napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Storm is trying to control Becker's posture but Becker avoids it.
Storm keeping his opponent close.
Storm can't do much from the bottom here.
Storm gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Storm wants to improve his position but Becker is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker throwing shots but Storm is blocking nicely.
Storm trying to control from the bottom.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
Becker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Storm defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm misses with a hook. Becker ducked under it nicely.
Becker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Becker wants to control the pace but Storm is squirming around nicely.
Storm tries to lock up and control but Becker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Becker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Storm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Storm is looking to improve his position but Becker isn't that keen on the idea.
Storm wants to control but Becker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Storm is surviving well by controlling Becker's body position as best he can.
Storm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Becker lands a nice shot to the head.
Storm wants to hold on but Becker pushes him away.
Becker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Storm is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to lock up and control but Becker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ronnie Storm just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Becker misses with a takedown
and Storm counters with a single leg into guard. Becker didn't expect that.
Becker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm is working Becker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Storm working some strikes from top position.
Ronnie Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Storm throwing shots but Becker is blocking nicely.
Storm trying to control the pace.
Luke Becker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Becker is trying to maintain the position but Storm is very close to passing his half guard.
Storm looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Storm.
Well Storm 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Storm!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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