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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arabian Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big M (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beattie comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother . On his way into the cage it seems that Arabian Beattie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arabian Beattie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arabian Beattie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big M!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
M thuds his right hand into Beattie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beattie is looking to slow M down with leg kicks.
Beattie has closed the distance and engaged M in a clinch.
Beattie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beattie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beattie lands a good knee to the midsection. M won't want to take too many of those.
Beattie blocking some punches.
Beattie throws an elbow but it misses.
M lands with a light punch inside.
Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but M is blocking nicely.
M managing to block the knees to the body from Beattie.
M lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but M blocks it with crossed arms.
M digs a right hand into Beattie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beattie's gas tank.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
M lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
M lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
M performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like M is going to stand back up.
M looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
M is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with M in particular looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Big M wasn't active enough on the ground.
M lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
M takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beattie doesn't manage to clinch there - M circles away.
M cracks a nice hook into Beattie's ribs.
Beattie misses with a low kick.
Beattie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
M swats away the attempt to clinch by Beattie.
M scores with a sloppy right hand. Beattie should have avoided that one.
Beattie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from M.
M lands a jab to the head.
Beattie throws a leg kick but M checks it.
Beattie wants to clinch up but M keeps it at a distance.
Beattie misses with a wild combination.
M keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
M swats away the attempt to clinch by Beattie.
M throws a hook but Beattie blocks it.
Beattie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beattie throws a leg kick that misses.
Beattie has managed to clinch.
M works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
M is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
M's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie trying to keep a closed guard but M is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
M getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beattie moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for M.
M digs a right hand into Beattie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beattie's gas tank.
M tries for a takedown but Beattie manages to get underhooks.
M lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
M trying to control the position but instead, Beattie has worked for underhooks and has pushed M into the cage.
M avoids a wild elbow strike from Beattie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from M.
A short left from M.
Beattie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
M dodges an elbow strike from Beattie.
Beattie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
M tries to stall but Beattie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big M 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.
M tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
M is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Beattie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beattie swats away the attempt to clinch by M.
Beattie throws a low kick but it's checked well by M.
M looks to land a left hand but Beattie moved out of range nicely.
Beattie misses with a low kick.
M swats away the attempt to clinch by Beattie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beattie misses with a low kick.
Beattie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beattie throws a leg kick but M checks it.
M closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
M takes an elbow to the temple.
M avoids the elbow strike from Beattie, against the cage.
M lands a nice uppercut.
Beattie pushes off an throws an elbow but M leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
M on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
M dodges an elbow strike from Beattie.
M lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from M.
Beattie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from M.
M takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from M.
M wants to stall.
M blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beattie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
M gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beattie regains guard.
M is breathing heavily.
M is looking to stand up but Beattie won't let him.
M wants to control from the top but Beattie keeps moving.
Beattie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst M is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie is pulling down on M's head to control his posture.
M showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Beattie tenderised M's leg. M is trying to keep his angry face on.
M throws a hook but Beattie blocks it.
M gets in close and instigates a clinch.
M lands a body shot.
A short left from M.
Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but M is blocking nicely.
Beattie takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
M is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beattie is keeping busy.
M lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
M throws a head punch that misses.
M avoids the elbow strike from Beattie, against the cage.
Beattie tries to land a knee to the head but M blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beattie just misses with a elbow thrown towards M's brow.
Beattie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. M is defending well for now.
Beattie misses with an elbow strike.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
M lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from M.
M is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
M lands an uppercut.
Beattie tries to land knees in the clinch but M avoids the damage to the body.
M lands a body shot.
M lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beattie or not.
M lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
M lands a left hand.
M has Beattie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. M pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beattie tumbling to the mat - M dives into Beattie's guard.
M lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
M showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
M advances to half guard.
M not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
M looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beattie is concentrating on defense, preventing M from advancing position.
M gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big M showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
M wants to clinch.
M misses with a looping left.
M takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
M lands a really nice looking cross but Beattie seems unphased.
The fighters circling - M throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beattie.
M misses with a hook.
Beattie misses with a low kick as M jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as M checks a leg kick.
Beattie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
M misses with a body shot.
Beattie misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie is looking to slow M down with leg kicks.
Beattie blocks a jab.
M has Beattie up against the cage in a clinch.
Beattie missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from M fails to land.
M avoids a wild elbow strike from Beattie.
M throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beattie crunches a lovely knee into M's ribcage.
M takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
M makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by M.
M dodges an elbow strike from Beattie.
Beattie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beattie lands an elbow inside.
M on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beattie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from M.
Beattie misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by M as Beattie tries to tie him up.
Beattie lands an elbow inside.
Beattie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but M has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
M lands a hook that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
M is trying to trip Beattie. He has hold of a leg but Beattie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. M persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Beattie has his feet on M's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Arabian Beattie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big M is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beattie throws a leg kick but M sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beattie forces M back against the cage and clinches.
Beattie missing with knees to the body.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
M blocks the elbow strike.
M managing to block the knees to the body from Beattie.
Beattie trying to land knees to the body.
Beattie misses with an elbow strike.
Beattie misses with an elbow over the top.
Beattie trying to control the position but instead, M has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beattie into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
M lands a nice uppercut.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
M blocks an elbow strike from Beattie.
M lands a hook that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Big M seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beattie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from M.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie.
Beattie throws an elbow but it misses.
Beattie trying to land knees to the body.
Beattie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from M.
Beattie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but M is keeping busy.
M has Beattie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beattie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beattie misses with an elbow over the top.
Beattie throws an elbow but it misses.
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.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Beattie tries to land a knee to the head but M blocks with his arms.
Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
M stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from M.
Beattie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beattie just misses with a elbow thrown towards M's brow.
Beattie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beattie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beattie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. M is defending well for now.
M avoiding damage as Beattie throws knees to the body.
M blocks the elbow strike.
M avoids the elbow strike from Beattie, against the cage.
Beattie trying to land knees to the body.
Beattie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
M working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arabian Beattie.
Well M 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big M!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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