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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes into the arena with Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody blaring out of the sound system. Beach has chosen Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beach scrambles back to his feet.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercury scores with a sloppy right hand. Beach should have avoided that one.
Beach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Mercury throws the kick towards the body but Beach avoids it.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Beach.
Mercury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beach throws a head kick but Mercury moves out of range.
Beach lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Mercury lands with a kick to the temple. Beach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been informed that Beach has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mercury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mercury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beach throws a front kick aimed at Mercury's knee but Mercury avoids it well.
Beach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury drives through and clinches with Beach against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Beach.
Beach working aggressively here.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Beach improves position.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
A short body shot lands from Mercury as the two fighters clinch.
Beach digs a right hand into Mercury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercury's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury working aggressively here.
Beach blocking some punches.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Beach lands a body shot.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
Beach misses with a body punch.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Mercury is looking to control Beach's arms but Beach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the cage.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury working aggressively here.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach trying to control the position but instead, Mercury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beach into the cage.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Beach on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Mercury as the two fighters clinch.
Beach breaks from the clinch.
Mercury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Mercury.
Mercury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beach throws a sloppy head kick and Mercury moves out of range easily.
Beach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercury under the eye.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Beach.
Beach throws a leg kick but Mercury sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beach moves into the clinch.
Mercury tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Beach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Beach.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach tries to stall but Mercury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beach as Mercury tries to tie him up.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercury's elbow.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercury.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands with a light punch inside.
Mercury is struggling to control the position.
Beach avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercury.
Mercury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beach misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Mercury.
Beach connects with a leg kick. Mercury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Beach.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Beach moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.
Beach clinches with his opponent.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Beach.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Beach has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
A short body shot lands from Mercury as the two fighters clinch.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury taking a breather.
Beach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach gets through Mercury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury misses with some punches.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mercury tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands with a short shot to the head.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercury.
Mercury misses with some punches.
Mercury tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Mercury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Mercury lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mercury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beach has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Mercury trying to stall but Beach improves his position.
Beach looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Beach improves position.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
A short uppercut from Mercury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Beach throws a leg kick but Mercury checks it.
Beach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercury is out of range and Beach settles back down.
Beach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beach misses with a double jab
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Beach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury clinches up against the cage.
Beach blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
August Beach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury lands a left hand.
Mercury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Beach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury blocks a body shot from Beach.
Mercury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beach working aggressively here.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
A short right from Beach.
Mercury scores with a shot to the side of Beach's head.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Mercury.
A bit of stalling here from Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach lands a shoulder strike.
Mercury scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
Beach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beach blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beach.
Mercury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercury.
Beach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beach blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mercury presses Beach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach taking a breather.
Beach blocks an uppercut.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach misses with some punches.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercury prevents Beach from breaking the clinch.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach prevents a body shot from Mercury.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Beach lands a nice uppercut.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercury tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercury.
Mercury blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beach.
Mercury has Beach pressed against the cage.
Mercury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beach misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercury gets an underhook and turns Beach into the cage.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercury has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!
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energy
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