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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meano Beano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Wertman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wertman has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Meano Beano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Meano Beano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Wertman! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wertman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beano sprawls well. Beano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wertman gets slowly back to his feet. Beano throws out a powerful jab. A combination from Beano does no damage. Wertman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Beano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wertman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beano is fending him off so far but Wertman persists. Nope, Beano circles away and we're back to standing. Wertman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donk. Beano catches Wertman right on the button with a cross. Wertman shoots in and drives through. Beano sprawls well. Meano Beano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wertman. Wertman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Beano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wertman. Beano looks to land a combination but Wertman avoids it well. Beano avoids a kick to the body.
Beano misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beano throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Beano clinches up against the cage. Beano tries to break the clinch but Wertman is controlling the position. Wertman has Beano pressed against the cage, preventing Beano from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Beano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beano lands a two punch combo.
Wertman tries to keep at a distance but Beano has taken the fight into the clinch. Beano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wertman pulls him back up using the underhooks. Wertman misses with an elbow strike.
Beano has hold of one of Wertman's legs. Wertman is fighting the takedown attempt but Beano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Beano trying to control but Wertman is working from the bottom. Beano gets to his feet - Wertman follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beano ducks under a wild hook from Wertman. Wertman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beano catches Wertman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Beano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Beano throws a series of punches but Wertman moves out of range. Beano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wertman at a distance.
Beano scores with a jab. Wertman misses with a combination
and Beano counters with a lovely shot to the body. Wertman looks gassed! Wertman misses with a takedown attempt and Wertman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wertman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beano.
Beano takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wertman momentarily.
Wertman fails with the takedown and Beano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Beano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beano looks to land a combination but Wertman avoids it well. Beano lands a head shot. Wertman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beano. A right-left combo lands from Beano. Wertman takes a body punch but keeps moving. Beano misses with a two punch combination.
Beano misses with the combination.
Beano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Beano looks to land a combination. Wertman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Wertman misses with a body punch
enabling Beano to counter with a crisp jab. Beano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Beano lands a jab-cross combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wertman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Beano counters with a lovely shot to the body. Beano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Beano punishes Wertman's body with a nice straight punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Beano lands a right hook to the body.
Beano scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Beano throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wertman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meano Beano dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Beano. Beano is working the combinations to good effect here. Wertman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meano Beano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wertman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A punch combination from Beano misses. No joy there for Beano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Beano does it's job there. Beano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wertman did well to prevent Beano getting side control. Beano content to control rather than advance. Beano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wertman kicks Beano off and gets back to his feet. Wertman is breathing heavily. Beano throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Beano. Beano works over Wertman's head and body with a nice combination. Beano tries to bum rush Wertman with a series of wild strikes but Wertman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wertman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Beano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Beano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wertman just stands there and leans against the cage. Beano gets control of Wertman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Beano wants to stand but Wertman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beano pushes Wertman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wertman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beano swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wertman misses with a takedown attempt and Beano counters with a nice uppercut. Beano avoids the head kick by Wertman.
Beano dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Beano gets a takedown into half guard. Beano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beano tries to bum rush Wertman with a series of wild strikes but Wertman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wertman misses with a takedown attempt and Beano counters with a nice body shot. Wertman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Meano Beano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wertman. Wertman doesn't succeed with the takedown and Beano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Beano lands with a good body shot. Beano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wertman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Beano wriggles free and stands up. Beano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Beano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beano wants to control the pace but Wertman is squirming around nicely. Wertman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Beano is looking to stall here but Wertman recovers full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meano Beano dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wertman with a lazy takedown attempt and Beano counters with a shoot takedown. Wertman fights it but they end up in guard. Meano Beano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Beano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Wertman keeping moving, preventing Beano from controlling successfully. Beano won't allow Wertman to get back to his feet. Beano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Beano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wertman's guard. Beano gets to his feet - Wertman follows without any prompting. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wertman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Wertman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wertman feints and as Beano raises his hands in defense, Wertman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Beano has his feet on Wertman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Wertman tries for a takedown but Beano circles away easily and Beano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Meano Beano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wertman. Beano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wertman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Beano throws a right and a left that Wertman avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wertman throws a hook but Beano blocks it. Beano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beano. Wertman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Beano wants to get back to his feet. Wertman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wertman wants to work for an arm triangle but Beano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beano is trying to stand up here but Wertman is controlling him well. Wertman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Wertman decides to stand and escape the position. Wertman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beano.
Wertman fails with the takedown and Beano counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Beano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beano trying to control the action but Wertman is working from the bottom. Wertman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Beano wants to stand up but Wertman is controlling the position.
Wertman is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight! Meano Beano showed his dominance in that final round. Well Beano 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meano Beano!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
59% |
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