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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flip Flop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Beanhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel Beanhead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Flip Flop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Beanhead!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beanhead stuffs the takedown.
Flop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beanhead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flop throws a looping overhand right but Beanhead ducks down to avoid it.
Beanhead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flop. Beanhead shrugs it off though.
Beanhead looks gassed!
Flop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flop is looking to slow Beanhead down with leg kicks.
Flop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flop lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nigel Beanhead has been cut.
Beanhead takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beanhead stops a takedown attempt from Flop.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flip Flop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flop lands a right hand.
Flop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flop is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beanhead can't fight it off and eventually Flop manages to take the fight to the floor. Beanhead looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beanhead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beanhead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flop throws a big right hand that misses.
Flop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flop trying to control the position from guard on top but Beanhead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flop is in close to Beanhead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flop working some strikes from top position.
Flop stands up over Beanhead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flop connects with a couple of short punches.
Flop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beanhead wants to stand up but Flop is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flop drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flop jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flop landing some decent shots from guard.
Flop trying to control but Beanhead is working from the bottom.
Flop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beanhead is controlling Flop's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flop slips nicely into half guard.
Flop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beanhead wants to get back to his feet.
Flop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beanhead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flop.
Flop working over Beanhead with some ground and pound. Beanhead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beanhead keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flop passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Flop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Flop has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Flop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beanhead?
Flop is going olschool here, as he tries to force Beanhead to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beanhead shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Flop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flip Flop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Beanhead's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beanhead!
Flop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beanhead is trying to escape the mount.
Beanhead wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flop.
Flop with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flop has hold of Beanhead's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Beanhead manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flop is landing with some decent strikes but Beanhead is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beanhead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flop tries to control but Beanhead wriggling away.
Beanhead is looking to improve his position but Flop isn't that keen on the idea.
Flop looking to finish Beanhead with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beanhead!
Beanhead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Flop 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.
Flop wants to finish this one by submission but Beanhead is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Flop.
Flop is landing with some decent strikes but Beanhead is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flop lands a nice shot to the head.
Flop lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flop jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beanhead manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Flop tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beanhead's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beanhead tries to bench press Flop off him but Flop keeps the position.
Flop throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flop misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sloppy strikes there by Flop.
Flop trying to control the position but Beanhead is working away.
Flip Flop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Nigel Beanhead's cut even more.
Beanhead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beanhead can do to turn this around?
Beanhead instigates a clinch.
Beanhead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beanhead is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beanhead.
Horrible takedown by Flop or perhaps it was just good defense by Beanhead which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beanhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Flop lands a head kick. Beanhead smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flip Flop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Beanhead'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. This is the final round!
Flop looks to land a left hand but Beanhead moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flop.
Beanhead misses the shot to the body.
Flop with a jab.
Flop clinches with his opponent.
Beanhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Flop has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Flop.
Flop lands an elbow inside.
Flop turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Beanhead is trying to buck Flop off.
Beanhead takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Flop working the ground and pound but Beanhead is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beanhead struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Flop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Beanhead manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Flop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flop manages to get to full guard.
Beanhead trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Flop manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Beanhead really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Beanhead is looking to stand up but Flop isn't so interested in that idea.
Flop is looking to work some ground and pound but Beanhead has wrist control.
Beanhead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flop thows a big elbow that misses.
Flop is looking to work some ground and pound but Beanhead has wrist control.
Flop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beanhead in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flop lands a nice knee to the body.
Flop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beanhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flop lands a damaging elbow.
Flop lands a nice elbow.
Beanhead is trying to break the clinch but Flop is controlling him.
Flop lands a knee to the head.
Beanhead stops a takedown attempt from Flop.
Beanhead digs a right hand underneath Flop's ribcage. Flop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flop tries for a takedown but Beanhead manages to get underhooks.
Flop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beanhead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flop looking to throw knees to the head but Beanhead is blocking nicely.
Flop lands an elbow just above Beanhead 's eye.
Flop lands an elbow inside that Beanhead shrugs off.
Beanhead blocks an elbow strike from Flop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flop lands a damaging elbow.
Flop lands an elbow inside.
Flop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flop lands with a light punch inside.
Beanhead gets underhooks to prevent Flop's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flip Flop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beanhead swings wildly with an uppercut but Flop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flop stops a takedown attempt from Beanhead.
Beanhead takes an elbow to the temple.
Beanhead tries to break free but Flop pushes him back against the cage.
Nigel Beanhead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beanhead is trying to break the clinch but Flop has him pressed against the cage.
Beanhead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Beanhead fails to land.
Flop has picked Beanhead up - he's going for a ride! Flop dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Flop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flip Flop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flop prevents Beanhead from standing back up.
Flop lands strikes from half guard.
Flop is looking to take a break and control but Beanhead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flip Flop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flip Flop!
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