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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Maiden - Killers . Rob Elsworth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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223 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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209 lbs
26 - 19 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart jabs at Elsworth's body.
Elsworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Elsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beefheart.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elsworth.
Elsworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Elsworth cracks Beefheart with an open hand slap.
Elsworth misses with a few strikes there.
Elsworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beefheart throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beefheart.
Elsworth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beefheart avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elsworth cracks a nice hook into Beefheart's ribs.
Beefheart connects with a body shot that sends Elsworth's belly button to the back.
Elsworth throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Elsworth checks a leg kick.
Elsworth looks to land a right hand but Beefheart moved out of range.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Beefheart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elsworth misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elsworth misses with a hook.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Beefheart stumbling back into the cage.
Elsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beefheart.
Elsworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elsworth.
Beefheart lands a slapping body shot.
Elsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beefheart avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Elsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Elsworth tries to clinch there but Beefheart circles away.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Elsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elsworth misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beefheart ducks under a wild hook from Elsworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth misses with a body kick.
Elsworth missing with a left hand there. Beefheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Elsworth.
Elsworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Elsworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Elsworth. That snapped Beefheart's head back.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart is looking to slow Elsworth down with leg kicks.
Elsworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elsworth lunges at Beefheart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beefheart's hand.
Elsworth is looking to land body kicks.
Beefheart throws a shot from downtown. Elsworth moves away and avoids it.
Beefheart lands with a hook. Elsworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beefheart throws a lazy right hand but Elsworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Elsworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beefheart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elsworth is able to avoid easily.
Elsworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beefheart to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth tries a low kick but Beefheart avoids it.
Beefheart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Elsworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beefheart slips under a jab from Elsworth.
Beefheart swings for the body but Elsworth moves out of range.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Beefheart stumbling back into the cage.
Beefheart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beefheart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Elsworth catches Beefheart right on the button with a cross.
Elsworth is looking to land body kicks.
Elsworth avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Elsworth throws a chopping leg kick but Beefheart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Elsworth misses.
Elsworth throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Elsworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elsworth connects with a leg kick. Beefheart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beefheart avoids the head kick by Elsworth.
Beefheart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elsworth's calf.
Beefheart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Elsworth.
Elsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elsworth lands with a hook. Beefheart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elsworth missing with a left hand there. Beefheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Beefheart tenderised Elsworth's leg. Elsworth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beefheart throws a looping overhand right but Elsworth ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Elsworth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elsworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Elsworth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beefheart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beefheart throws a lazy right hand but Elsworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beefheart takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Elsworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elsworth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beefheart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elsworth.
Beefheart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beefheart throws a nice head kick!
Elsworth moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.
Elsworth clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Elsworth fails to land.
Beefheart lands with a light punch inside.
Elsworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elsworth avoids it.
Beefheart takes an elbow to the temple.
Elsworth lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Elsworth is keeping busy.
Beefheart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Beefheart's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elsworth's defenses.
Beefheart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elsworth working aggressively here.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Beefheart blocks it.
Elsworth tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Elsworth back against the cage.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Elsworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elsworth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Beefheart shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elsworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elsworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beefheart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elsworth avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beefheart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elsworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Beefheart shrugs off.
It looks like Captain Beefheart has been cut.
Beefheart working aggressively here.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Elsworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Beefheart goes for a takedown attempt but Elsworth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Elsworth.
Beefheart defending well as Elsworth loads up on a big left hand.
Elsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elsworth is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth closes the distance and pushes Beefheart back into the cage.
Beefheart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Beefheart 's eye.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Elsworth tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Elsworth back against the cage.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elsworth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Elsworth 's eye.
Beefheart misses with the head strike.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Elsworth fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
Beefheart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elsworths head.
Beefheart blocks the elbow strike.
Elsworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Elsworth avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth misses with the head strike.
Elsworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rob Elsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
Elsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beefheart's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elsworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elsworth's elbow.
Elsworth tries a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks it.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Beefheart won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Captain Beefheart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Elsworth throws a push kick but Beefheart slaps the foot to one side.
Beefheart thows a body shot but no joy.
Elsworth throws a jab when Beefheart was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elsworth.
Elsworth throws a leg kick but Beefheart sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefheart misses the target.
Elsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elsworth.
Elsworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elsworth rushes Beefheart and presses him up against the cage.
Elsworth misses with some punches.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Beefheart blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Beefheart can't find room to land a body shot as Elsworth controls the action.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elsworth is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Beefheart.
Beefheart prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Beefheart 's eye.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elsworth.
Elsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Beefheart.
Elsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elsworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beefheart's brow.
Beefheart blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Beefheart avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Elsworth avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Elsworth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Elsworth works on Beefheart's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elsworth prevents a body shot from Beefheart.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beefheart takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
Elsworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Beefheart misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Captain Beefheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elsworth gets through Beefheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beefheart takes a shot to the head.
Beefheart blocks an elbow strike.
Elsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Elsworth.
Elsworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elsworth.
Beefheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Elsworth avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside.
Elsworth avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Elsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Elsworth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beefheart is rocked!
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Beefheart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elsworth lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Beefheart to his knees! Elsworth keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Elsworth!
Rob Elsworth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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