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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech comes into the arena with You Know My Name blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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173 cm
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
21
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arlington Beech! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beech checks a leg kick. Beech wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Gold misses with a body kick. Gold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Beech takes one to the chin there. Beech moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Beech tries to counter by clinching up but Gold breaks away and moves out of range. Beech blocks a head kick by Gold.
Beech tries to counter by clinching up but Gold breaks away and moves out of range. Beech lands with a good body shot. Gold darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beech is able to avoid easily. Gold throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Beech lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gold is looking to chop away at Beech's legs. Beech is looking to counter the offense by Gold and move into the clinch. Beech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away. Beech uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold. Beech moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
Beech throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease. This has been an exciting period of action! A slow jab from Beech misses its intended target. Gold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beech's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beech scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throws a right hand that Beech ducks under and follows up with a left that Beech also avoids with ease. Beech moves out of range of the body kick. Beech throws a body shot but no joy. Gold only half commits to the counter leg kick. Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Beech looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range. Beech backing away here, and Gold unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Gold throws a front kick that sends Beech stumbling back into the cage. Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Beech moves into range and clinches up with Gold. Nice body punch from Beech - that landed with a thud.
Gold blocks an elbow strike. Our sources have told us that Beech has been working on his elbows in the gym. Gold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beech backwards. Gold tries a body shot but Beech blocks it.
Beech softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gold blocks an elbow strike. Beech misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away. Gold misses with some punches.
Beech tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Beech back against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beech lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards. Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beech lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Beech. Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Beech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not. Beech stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Beech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not. Gold misses with a short punch on the inside. Beech tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sloppy strikes from Beech. Those never looked like landing. Beech avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Gold throws a low kick but Beech avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beech moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Beech connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back. Gold connects with a leg kick. Beech looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Beech throws a right and a left that both miss. Beech is looking to wear down Gold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Beech throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a slapping leg kick. Beech bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beech. Beech throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gold delivers a nice body kick. Nice straight punches there by Beech. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beech. Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beech ducks under a wild hook from Gold. A punch combination from Beech misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A slow jab from Beech misses its intended target. Beech slips a jab from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beech lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Gold wants to slow Beech down by chopping away at his legs. Beech seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Gale Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Beech misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Gold. Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gold gets tackled into the cage by Beech. Beech maintains the clinch. Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it. Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beech backwards. Beech blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold blocks a body shot from Beech. Gold cracks Beech with a nice body shot. Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beech lands a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body. Beech swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gale Gold will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold misses with a body kick. Gold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beech moves into the clinch. Arlington Beech has scored more points in the clinch so far. Beech softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gold tries to work over Beech's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beech's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Beech. Beech working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold tries to work over Beech's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Beech doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Beech as the two fighters clinch.
Beech is working Gold over against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short body shot lands from Beech as the two fighters clinch.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beech backwards. Gold prevents a body shot from Beech. Gold misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beech creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beech blocks an uppercut.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land. Gold tries a body shot but Beech blocks it.
Beech lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Beech has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch. Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook. Beech jabbing away but nothing is landing. Beech thows a left - swing and a miss! Gold scores with a decent looking hook. Gold throws a leg kick that misses. Gold scores with a nice head shot. Beech jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gold takes a swing at Beech's ribcage but misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Beech throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gold throws a jab when Beech was well out of range. Gold misses with a low kick.
Beech is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gold. Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Beech as he checks the leg kick. Gale Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup. Beech fails in his attempt to clinch. Beech avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Beech uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold. Beech is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gold. Beech throws a jab when Gold was well out of range. Gold connects with the punch. Beech lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beech lands an overhand right. Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beech tries to clinch up. Beech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Beech lands with a straight right. Gold didn't see that one coming. Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
Beech misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Beech both land. Nice combination. Gold lands a jab. Gold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Beech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold. Gold slips under a jab from Beech. Beech has managed to clinch.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Beech. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Beech. A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land. Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Beech controls the action.
Beech scores with a hook to the body. Gold tries to throw a body punch but Beech avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Beech prevents a body shot from Gold. Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beech lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beech creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beech doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beech. Beech lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beech.
Gold is rocked! Beech is leaning against Gold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Beech finish him? Gold is breathing heavily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Beech lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye. Beech lands an uppercut. Gold tries a body shot but Beech blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Beech drops Gold with a huge uppercut! Gold drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Beech is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arlington Beech! A victorious Arlington Beech thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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