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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junjun Beenay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junjun Beenay!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beenay darts in looking for a takedown but Owen gets double underhooks and turns Beenay into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Owen.
Owen is looking to slow Beenay down with leg kicks.
Beenay throws a right and a left that Owen avoids nicely.
Owen connects with a body shot that sends Beenay's belly button to the back.
Owen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beenay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Owen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beenay avoids it.
No luck for Beenay with that takedown attempt.
Beenay takes the fight into the clinch.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
Beenay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owen lands a glancing blow to the side of Beenay's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beenay closes the distance and clinches.
Beenay decides to pull guard.
Owen trying to control but Beenay is working from the bottom.
Owen throws an elbow that misses. Beenay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Owen's guard. Nice move by Beenay!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Owen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beenay.
Owen has momentary wrist control but Beenay slips an elbow through the middle.
Owen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beenay on the ground.
Owen working a defensive guard here.
Beenay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beenay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beenay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beenay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Beenay has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Owen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Beenay from controlling successfully.
Beenay content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beenay throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andy Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beenay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Andy Owen has been cut.
Owen throws a shot to the body.
Owen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beenay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beenay will feel that in the morning.
Beenay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beenay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Owen works Beenay's body with a nice hook.
Beenay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Owen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andy Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junjun Beenay.
Owen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beenay at a distance.
Beenay fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Owen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Owen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beenay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Owen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andy Owen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Owen.
Beenay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick from Owen lands but Beenay takes it in his stride.
Owen throws a leg kick which misses Beenay's front leg but catches the back leg as Beenay tries to avoid it.
Owen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beenay in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beenay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beenay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Owen digs a good hook to Beenay's body.
Owen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Owen scores with a kick to the body.
Beenay looks winded!
Owen connects with a high kick.
Owen leaves Beenay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Owen is looking for a counter combo.
Beenay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beenay moves into range and clinches up with Owen.
Owen struggles to land a body shot inside as Beenay controls his hands.
Beenay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen connects with a leg kick. Beenay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beenay shoots in but Owen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owen throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Owen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owen scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Owen. Beautiful body shot.
Beenay motions for Owen to come forward. Beenay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beenay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Owen jabs Beenay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Owen, right into the meat.
Owen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beenay. That did some damage!
Owen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Owen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Owen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beenay looks to land a combination. Owen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beenay is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Owen thumps Beenay with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beenay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beenay closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Owen did well to prevent Beenay getting side control.
Beenay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Owen's head.
Beenay is trying to control. Owen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Owen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beenay can do to turn this around?
Owen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beenay lands a nice short elbow.
Beenay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Owen defending well though.
Beenay is working for a kimura but Owen is defending it quite comfortably.
Beenay is breathing heavily.
Owen is trying to control but can't.
Beenay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Owen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Owen wants to control but Beenay is keeping busy.
Owen manages to get to full guard.
Owen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beenay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beenay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beenay throwing strikes from guard but Owen blocks nicely.
Owen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beenay is looking to work some ground and pound but Owen has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Owen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut there from Owen.
Owen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beenay. Beenay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beenay avoids the head kick by Owen.
Owen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Owen.
Beenay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Owen.
Beenay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beenay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Owen scoring well with a low kick there.
Owen thuds his shin into the meat of Beenay's side.
Owen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beenay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Owen is looking to wear down Beenay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Owen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beenay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen lands with a slapping head kick.
Beenay drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beenay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beenay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beenay chips away with some ground and pound.
Beenay drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Beenay seems to have locked his on tight now - Owen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Beenay, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Junjun Beenay!
Junjun Beenay made sure to mention his sponsor, DC Unrivaled in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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