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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam has chosen Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 cm
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201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miragliani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miragliani.
Miragliani closes the distance and clinches. Miragliani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Beam tries to land a front kick but Miragliani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Beam fails in his attempt to clinch. Beam tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Miragliani counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miragliani. Miragliani misses with a punch to the body.
Miragliani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beam's elbow. Beam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miragliani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miragliani works on Beam's body with a couple of short punches. Miragliani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miragliani is looking to break free of the clinch but Beam has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miragliani just leaning against Beam, taking a breather. Beam has hold of one of Miragliani's legs. Miragliani is fighting the takedown attempt but Beam gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Beam wants to get up but he can't break Miragliani's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Miragliani trying to keep a closed guard but Beam is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Beam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miragliani is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Filippo Miragliani wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Beam tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Miragliani counters with a lovely shot to the body. Miragliani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miragliani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Miragliani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Miragliani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beam's sensitive parts. Beam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miragliani checks a leg kick. Beam tries to clinch up. Beam doesn't manage to clinch there - Miragliani circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beam wants to clinch. Miragliani misses the shot to the body. Beam pushes Miragliani up against the cage in a clinch. Beam manages to break the clinch.
Beam goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Beam misses with a low kick. Beam tries to clinch up. Beam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miragliani's head. Beam lands a big head kick that sends Miragliani to the canvas! Beam follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
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C
A |
G |
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C
B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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