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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Beckham 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beckham gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Beckham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Beckham persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
David Beckham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis distracts Beckham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckham looks gassed!
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a solid left hand.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckham working a defensive guard here.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis postures up and lands a big shot to Beckham's brow.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis working some strikes from top position.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a solid left hand.
Lewis stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis 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.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beckham's guard.
Lewis is nestled in close to Beckham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beckham is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beckham avoid being mounted?
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beckham is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beckham gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
Beckham controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ray Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckham looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
Lewis distracts Beckham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis works over Beckham with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Beckham didn't expect that.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beckham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckham can do to turn this around?
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham with a poor takedown
and Lewis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
Lewis scoring with strikes but Beckham is staying in there.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Beckham is in trouble!
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Beckham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes here.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beckham's face.
Lewis punching from mount but Beckham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beckham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Beckham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that second round.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Beckham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckham wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewis 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Beckham dodges it nicely.
Beckham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
That's two 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.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckham has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Beckham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beckham tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Beckham taking shots to the head.
Lewis lands a big shot there that rocks Beckham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lewis working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beckham's face.
Beckham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Beckham is in trouble!
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Beckham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lewis landing punches.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beckham?
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Beckham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis raining down shots from the mount!
Beckham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lewis landing punches.
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lewis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lewis lands a big elbow.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beckham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beckham wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham trying to control here.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Beckham trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beckham wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckham trying to control from the bottom.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Beckham is defending the position.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckham's head.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beckham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Beckham's temple.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckham's head.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is nestled in close to Beckham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis 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.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis had his way with David Beckham in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Beckham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
David Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Beckham's hands, connecting with Beckham's forehead.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beckham is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beckham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis is working Beckham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beckham controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Beckham's hands, connecting with Beckham's forehead.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis throwing shots but Beckham is blocking nicely.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:41
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:40
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis retains his heavyweight title!
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