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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmer Octopulus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Octopulus misses.
Octopulus slips a jab from Beckett.
Beckett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Octopulus connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beckett.
Octopulus is looking to land body kicks.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick.
Octopulus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Octopulus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Octopulus misses with a kick to the body.
Beckett throws an off balance right hand
and Octopulus counters with a straight right hand.
Beckett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Octopulus is out of range and Beckett settles back down.
Beckett thows a body shot but no joy.
Octopulus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Octopulus ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Beckett throws a chopping leg kick but Octopulus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Octopulus feints a jab promting Beckett to slip. Octopulus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beckett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beckett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Octopulus 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.
Beckett slips a straight right by Octopulus.
Octopulus checks a leg kick.
Octopulus wants to slow Beckett down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Octopulus is fending him off so far but Beckett persists. Nope, Octopulus circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
Beckett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Octopulus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beckett throws a leg kick
enabling Octopulus to counter with a crisp jab.
Octopulus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Octopulus checks a low kick from Beckett.
Octopulus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus misses the shot to the body.
Octopulus avoids the head kick by Beckett.
Beckett catches Octopulus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Octopulus throws a chopping leg kick but Beckett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick from Beckett.
Beckett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Octopulus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopulus, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett misses with a looping left.
Octopulus throws a body punch but Beckett moves out of range.
Octopulus misses the jab.
Beckett misses with a body punch
and Octopulus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beckett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Beckett.
Beckett shoots in looking for a takedown. Octopulus tries to sprawl out of it but Beckett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Octopulus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beckett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Octopulus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beckett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Octopulus is trying to defend but Beckett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Octopulus is trying to maintain the position but Beckett is very close to passing his half guard.
Octopulus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beckett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Octopulus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beckett postures up in Octopulus's guard and throws a big left but Octopulus blocks it.
Beckett throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Beckett throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopulus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beckett 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beckett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Octopulus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Octopulus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckett is out of range and Octopulus settles back down.
Beckett misses the shot to the body.
Beckett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beckett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beckett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Octopulus blocks the leg kick.
Octopulus moves away from the strike by Beckett.
Nice shot by Beckett.
Beckett connects with a single shot there.
Octopulus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beckett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Octopulus is looking to score with low kicks.
Beckett scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett throws a head kick but Octopulus moves out of range.
Octopulus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Octopulus lands with a shot to the body.
Octopulus looks to land a combination but Beckett avoids it well.
Octopulus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beckett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Octopulus manages to avoid it.
Octopulus slips a jab and a cross from Beckett.
Octopulus delivers a nice body kick.
Octopulus lands a body shot.
Octopulus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Octopulus throws an overhand right that lands on Beckett's shoulder, as Beckett tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Octopulus.
Jimmer Octopulus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Octopulus loads up on a big right hand but Beckett slips the punch.
Octopulus misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Octopulus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beckett throws a low kick but Octopulus avoids it.
Beckett tries to land a front kick but Octopulus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Octopulus lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus shoots in for a takedown but Beckett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Octopulus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Octopulus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beckett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Octopulus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Octopulus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beckett but Beckett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beckett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beckett moves out of range of the leg kick from Octopulus.
Octopulus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Octopulus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Octopulus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckett.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Beckett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckett is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beckett drops his hands momentarily and Octopulus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a right hand
and Octopulus counters with a head kick. That will keep Beckett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Octopulus throws a hook but Beckett avoids it easily.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckett shoots in looking for a takedown but Octopulus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beckett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Octopulus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett wants to land a leg kick but Octopulus is out of range.
Beckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octopulus moves away.
Beckett ducks under a wild hook from Octopulus.
Beckett misses with a low kick as Octopulus jumps back.
Beckett looks to land a right hand but Octopulus moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Octopulus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Octopulus throws the left hand but Beckett avoids the punch easily.
Beckett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.
Nice cross by Octopulus.
Octopulus throws an overhand right that lands on Beckett's shoulder, as Beckett tries to avoid the shot.
Octopulus blocks a leg kick.
Octopulus throws a hook to the side of Beckett's head but Beckett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beckett 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 Octopulus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Octopulus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Octopulus lands an overhand right.
Beckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Octopulus lands with an overhand left.
Octopulus works Beckett's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Beckett is predictable there
and Octopulus counters with an outside leg kick.
Octopulus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Octopulus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Octopulus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Octopulus wants to land a leg kick but Beckett is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus is looking to slow Beckett down with leg kicks.
Beckett lands a high kick!
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Octopulus.
Octopulus misses with a body shot
and Octopulus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beckett swings for the body but Octopulus moves out of range.
Beckett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Octopulus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beckett sizes up Octopulus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Octopulus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beckett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Octopulus's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett looking to sit in guard and control but Octopulus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Octopulus trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Octopulus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Octopulus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckett trying to control the position.
Octopulus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beckett is trying to keep Octopulus in close.
Beckett is really struggling to control Octopulus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Octopulus trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octopulus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Octopulus from controlling successfully.
Jimmer Octopulus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Beckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Octopulus looking to pass the guard.
Octopulus throws an elbow that misses. Beckett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Octopulus's guard. Nice move by Beckett!
Octopulus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beckett.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Octopulus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Beckett has passed into side control.
Beckett is trying to get an arm triangle but Octopulus is defending well.
Beckett advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beckett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Octopulus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Beckett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Octopulus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Beckett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beckett, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jimmer Octopulus!
Jimmer Octopulus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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