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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's entrance music is take it like a man. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
26 - 13 - 2 |
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196 lbs
27 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bruce Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck checks a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a chopping leg kick but Beck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jenkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Beck scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Beck can't do much from the bottom here.
Jenkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
I wouldn't like to be where Beck is right now.
Jenkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beck is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck is trying to control Jenkins's posture but Jenkins avoids it.
An elbow from Jenkins crashes against the mat.
Jenkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Jenkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Beck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Beck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries for a kimura but Beck is defending well.
Beck isn't going anywhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jenkins off and has taken his back!
Beck scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Beck is working the ground and pound. Can Jenkins escape?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jenkins trying to control but not successfully.
Beck controlling well, preventing Jenkins from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beck landing with strikes.
Jenkins turns into Beck and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Jenkins is really struggling to control Beck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jenkins postures up in Beck's guard and throws a big left but Beck blocks it.
Jenkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beck managing to control the position.
Beck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luka Beck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beck on the side of the head.
Luka Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Beck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Beck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Nice jab there from Jenkins.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Beck throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Jenkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Beck misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beck.
Beck stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins drives through and clinches with Beck against the cage.
Jenkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
Beck tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Beck back against the cage.
Beck has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Bruce Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beck throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beck misses with a kick to the body
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beck!
Jenkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beck wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins trying to control the position but Beck is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beck trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jenkins manages to pass to mount!
Beck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck can't escape the position.
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Beck is desperately trying to improve his position but Jenkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Beck tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Bruce Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Beck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beck hang on?
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Beck gets back to half guard.
Beck holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jenkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beck taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Beck wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jenkins is trying to work for a kimura but Beck is defending well.
Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beck's head.
Beck moves into full guard.
Beck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jenkins distracts Beck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Beck is keeping the position.
Beck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Beck controlling Jenkins's posture.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Jenkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beck to score with a decent uppercut.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jenkins jabs Beck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Beck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenkins scores with a nice strike.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Beck moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Jenkins slips a jab from Beck.
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beck sees it coming and defends easily.
Beck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jenkins is working away from the top position though.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Beck is having none of it.
Beck is controlling Jenkins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Beck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenkins working over Beck with some ground and pound. Beck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenkins's back!
Beck gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jenkins can't escape the position.
Beck tries to get the hooks in deep but Jenkins pushed the leg off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins tries to escape the position.
Beck slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jenkins turns into Beck and is now in his guard.
Beck controlling the position.
Beck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Luka Beck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins goes for a double leg but Beck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beck continues to drive forward.
Beck tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins is stalling here.
Beck misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Beck.
Beck prevents a body shot from Jenkins.
Beck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
Beck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luka Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beck blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Beck.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins trying to stall but Beck improves his position.
Jenkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Beck's body.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Beck's shoulder, as Beck tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beck misses with a leg kick.
Bruce Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Jenkins!
Bruce Jenkins made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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