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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Blanco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Beck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Beck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blanco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beck scrambles back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Blanco scores with a four punch combination!
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco scores with a three punch combo!
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
Beck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blanco.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Blanco lands a lovely overhand right.
Beck misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Blanco.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
Beck takes one to the chin there.
Beck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Antonio Blanco has been cut.
Blanco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Beck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Beck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Beck scores with a push kick.
Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blanco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Blanco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blanco scores with a punch to the head.
Beck ducks right into an uppercut from Blanco.
Beck connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beck counters with an outside leg kick.
Blanco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beck counters with a nice body kick.
Blanco throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Beck throws a head kick but Blanco moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Beck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Beck.
Beck stalling the fight.
Beck looking to throw knees to the head but Blanco is blocking nicely.
Come on Beck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beck stalling in the clinch.
Beck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beck with a knee to the head.
Blanco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Beck is controlling him.
Beck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blanco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beck has Blanco pressed against the cage, preventing Blanco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blanco tries to break the clinch but Beck is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Beck.
Beck tries to land a knee to the head but Blanco blocks with his arms.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Beck is controlling him.
Blanco avoids a wild elbow strike from Beck.
Blanco can't break the clinch.
Beck lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Antonio Blanco's cut even more.
Beck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beck is stalling here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beck seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Blanco takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck crunches a lovely knee into Blanco's ribcage.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Beck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Blanco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blanco misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Beck misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Beck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blanco is able to avoid easily.
Blanco throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Beck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco misses with a few strikes there.
Beck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blanco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck feints and then cracks Blanco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blanco down.
Blanco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Beck throws a leg kick but Blanco checks it.
Antonio Blanco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanco scores with a hook to the body. Beck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blanco misses with a combination
and Beck counters with a leg kick.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanco throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Blanco blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blanco checks a leg kick.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck wants to slow Blanco down by chopping away at his legs.
Blanco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blanco lands a jab to the head.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blanco does no damage.
Beck throws a push kick but Blanco slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Blanco misses.
Blanco misses with a few strikes there.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
Blanco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beck tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blanco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beck misses with a low kick as Blanco jumps back.
Blanco thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beck counters with a big head kick but Blanco shrugs it off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beck taking a breather.
Beck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blanco takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Antonio Blanco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beck pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck keeps control of Blanco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco wants to get back to striking at distance but Beck won't allow it.
Beck pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck lands a nice knee to the body.
Beck stalls.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beck just leaning against Blanco, taking a breather.
Blanco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beck trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Beck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blanco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Blanco.
Beck has Blanco pressed against the cage, preventing Blanco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blanco being controlled against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Austin Beck.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blanco throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a thumping low kick.
Beck has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
Beck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Beck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Blanco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Beck tenderised Blanco's leg. Blanco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beck walks into a stiff left hand from Blanco.
Blanco lands with a right hand.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Blanco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck looks to land a body kick but Blanco moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco moves out of range easily.
Beck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Beck.
Austin Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blanco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blanco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blanco misses with the combination.
Beck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beck, right into the meat.
Beck walks into a straight right hand from Blanco.
Blanco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blanco throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanco. That did some damage!
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Beck.
Blanco throws a leg kick
and Beck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blanco's knee momentarily.
Blanco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beck tries to clinch there but Blanco circles away.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco throws out a leg kick but Beck moves out of range and Blanco only half commits.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanco scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Blanco blocks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blanco.
Beck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blanco blocks the elbow strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beck stalling against the cage.
Austin Beck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blanco is trying to push Beck away but Beck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beck gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Beck throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a knee to the head.
Beck controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beck pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco's elbow.
Beck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanco's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beck.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Austin Beck.
Beck throws a head kick that Blanco semi-blocks.
Antonio Blanco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Beck clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Blanco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanco. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blanco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to break free.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco controls the action.
Beck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blanco trying to control the position but instead, Beck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blanco into the cage.
Blanco takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Beck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Beck for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Beck has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco.
Beck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Austin Beck.
Blanco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beck's hands.
Blanco takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a head kick but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Blanco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blanco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blanco checks the leg kick.
Beck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blanco misses with a few strikes there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blanco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blanco throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Blanco throws a shot from downtown. Beck moves away and avoids it.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blanco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck tries to work over Blanco's front leg with a kick but Blanco checks it.
Beck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blanco.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blanco, as that shot connected.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco moves out of range as Beck throws a body kick.
Blanco avoids the head kick by Beck.
Blanco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco cracks Beck with an open hand slap.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a wild body shot.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Beck lands a head kick. Blanco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blanco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blanco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blanco misses with a series of wild punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Beck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco tried to score with a low kick but Beck checks it.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco moves out of range easily.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blanco duly obliges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blanco avoids the head kick by Beck.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blanco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beck throws a leg kick which misses Blanco's front leg but catches the back leg as Blanco tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Beck had his way with Antonio Blanco in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Blanco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blanco throws a series of punches but Beck moves out of range.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Blanco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beck throws a head kick but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck thumps Blanco with a low kick.
Blanco scores with the left hand. Beck knows he should have avoided that one.
Beck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco clobbers Beck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blanco blocks a head kick by Beck.
Beck throws a push kick but Blanco slaps the foot to one side.
Blanco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck misses with a leg kick.
Beck dodges the punch combination from Blanco.
Beck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is looking to slow Blanco down with leg kicks.
Blanco misses with a two punch combination.
Beck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blanco avoids the head kick by Beck.
Blanco throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a head kick.
Blanco looks to land a combination but Beck avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Blanco throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Blanco misses with a double jab
and Beck counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco moves out of range easily.
Blanco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco lands the left hand.
Blanco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Beck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blanco circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanco lands with a straight right. Beck didn't see that one coming.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Beck moves out of range.
Blanco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blanco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beck throws a leg kick but Blanco moved away.
Blanco throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Blanco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beck doesn't seem bothered though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Becks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beck needs to keep his hands up - Blanco had a free shot at his head there.
Beck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blanco is out of range and Beck settles back down.
Blanco lands a slapping body shot.
Blanco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beck throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blanco scores with a jab. Beck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanco throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Blanco.
Blanco thows a body shot but no joy.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco moves out of range easily.
Blanco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Blanco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beck's head.
Beck avoids the body shot from Blanco.
Blanco moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blanco. Those never looked like landing.
Antonio Blanco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanco throws a series of punches but Beck moves out of range.
Beck connects with a solid leg kick.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
Beck throws a front kick that sends Blanco stumbling back into the cage.
Blanco is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Austin Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Blanco.
Well Beck 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Beck!
Austin Beck is the new welterweight champion!
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