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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tootsie Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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178 cm
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195 lbs
19 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tootsie Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll throws a leg kick but Beucher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beucher takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Roll thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beucher if he has to take too many more of those.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Beucher darts in trying to clinch
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beucher's knee momentarily.
Beucher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roll throws a head kick that Beucher semi-blocks.
Beucher darts in and clinches Roll up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roll.
It looks like Bobby Beucher has been cut.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Beucher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll keeps control of Beucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roll has Beucher pressed against the cage, preventing Beucher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beucher has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Roll tries to stall but Beucher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roll throws an elbow but it misses.
Beucher blocks an uppercut.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Beucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roll fakes the leg kick and cracks Beucher in the body.
Beucher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beucher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher misses with a body shot.
Beucher avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Beucher or perhaps it was just good defense by Roll which made him look bad.
Beucher clinches with his opponent.
Roll trying to control the position but instead, Beucher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roll into the cage.
Roll lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Roll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Beucher.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beucher misses with some punches.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roll misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Beucher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Roll taking a breather.
Beucher gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Beucher prevents Roll from standing back up.
Beucher is trying to control. Roll wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
Roll pushes Beucher off but Beucher dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beucher scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roll is pushing Beucher's head away, looking to escape. Beucher manages to hold on to the position though.
Beucher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roll slips a jab and a cross from Beucher.
Roll throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Roll there.
Roll seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roll drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Roll.
Beucher swings for the body but Roll 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 Tootsie Roll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Beucher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beucher misses with an uppercut.
Beucher ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beucher.
Roll throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beucher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roll throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beucher.
Beucher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roll throws a leg kick which misses Beucher's front leg but catches the back leg as Beucher tries to avoid it.
Beucher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roll rather than just go for the knockout.
Beucher checks a low kick from Roll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll defending well as Beucher loads up on a big left hand.
Beucher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roll scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roll scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Beucher misses the target.
Beucher fails with the takedown.
Roll takes a swing at Beucher's ribcage but misses.
Roll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Roll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher fails to land with a series of punches.
Roll jabs Beucher right on the nose. Beucher blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Beucher misses.
Roll throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roll misses with a hook.
Roll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beucher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beucher trying to control but Roll is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beucher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beucher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roll wants to get back to his feet but Beucher passes into half guard.
Beucher drops an elbow to the side of Roll's head.
Roll on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beucher wants to control but Roll is keeping him busy.
Beucher prevents Roll from standing back up.
Beucher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Beucher.
Beucher slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll taking some punishment here, with Beucher in his half guard.
Beucher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beucher working the head and body with strikes.
Roll on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roll tries to get out of the position.
Beucher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bobby Beucher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beucher wants to take a breather but Roll is having none of it.
Beucher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beucher working Roll over with strikes.
Beucher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Beucher.
Roll pushes Beucher off looking to stand but Beucher dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beucher connects with a nice short shot to Roll's temple.
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beucher is trying to control the action in half guard but Roll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beucher working the head and body with strikes.
Roll is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beucher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roll is looking to escape.
Roll has hold of Beucher's hands but Beucher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Beucher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Beucher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tootsie Roll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beucher wants to clinch
and Roll counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beucher.
Beucher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Beucher scores with a jab. Roll acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beucher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roll.
Beucher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roll.
Roll tries to bum rush Beucher with a series of wild strikes but Beucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roll.
Tootsie Roll is winning the standup battle so far.
Beucher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bobby Beucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beucher instigates a clinch.
Beucher letting Roll take a breather here.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a nice uppercut.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beucher is leaning against Roll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roll is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beucher blocks a body shot from Roll.
Beucher turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Beucher manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beucher stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beucher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beucher tries to clinch but Roll moves away
and Roll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beucher misses with a wild body shot.
Beucher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll lands a head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Roll finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roll cracks Beucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Roll.
Beucher takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Beucher.
Beucher misses with a hook. Roll ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roll.
Roll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beucher in his tracks.
Roll scores with a nice right hand.
Beucher throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beucher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Beucher.
I think Beucher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Beucher!
Bobby Beucher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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