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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joeri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kory Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joeri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kory Beach!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beach as he avoids it easily.
De Visscher wants to land a leg kick but Beach is out of range.
De Visscher misses with a takedown attempt - Beach sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Visscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries a low kick but De Visscher avoids it.
De Visscher shoots in but Beach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Visscher checks a leg kick nicely.
De Visscher throws the left hand but Beach avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Visscher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Beach. No joy for De Visscher on that attempt.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beach should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Visscher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beach.
Beach looks to land a left hand but De Visscher moved out of range nicely.
De Visscher throws a head kick but Beach moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Visscher wants to clinch.
Joeri De Visscher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Visscher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beach circles away.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Kory Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beach throws a leg kick but De Visscher checks it.
De Visscher wants to slow Beach down by chopping away at his legs.
De Visscher fails with a takedown attempt.
De Visscher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beach throws out the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kory Beach dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Visscher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beach.
De Visscher moves in looking to clinch but Beach pushes him off.
De Visscher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joeri De Visscher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Beach. No joy for De Visscher on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach is looking to chop away at De Visscher's legs.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but Beach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Visscher fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good work by De Visscher as he checks the leg kick.
Beach misses the jab.
A big left from Beach misses.
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
Beach wants to slow De Visscher down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeps the fight on the outside.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
De Visscher fails with the takedown.
De Visscher checks a low kick from Beach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beach throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Visscher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Visscher fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Visscher shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach missing with a left hand there. De Visscher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beach stuffs the takedown attempt from De Visscher. De Visscher gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beach tries to land a leg kick but De Visscher saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kory Beach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Visscher drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Visscher looking to sit in guard and control but Beach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Visscher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Visscher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beach uses it to pass to side control.
De Visscher tries to improve position but can't.
Beach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach stands up.
Beach checks a low kick from De Visscher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Beach sprawls well.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
De Visscher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beach is fending him off so far but De Visscher persists. Nope, Beach circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beach as he jumps to the side.
De Visscher fails to land the takedown.
Beach is looking to chop away at De Visscher's legs.
De Visscher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Visscher has a takedown stuffed.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
Beach is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Visscher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
De Visscher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
Joeri De Visscher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Visscher doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kory Beach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beach winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kory Beach!
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RATING
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