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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hartlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hartlock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC. Jozef Beast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hartlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartlock.
Beast walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartlock.
Hartlock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hartlock throws a push kick but Beast slaps the foot to one side.
Jozef Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartlock misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Hartlock misses.
Hartlock clinches up against the cage.
Beast has had enough of the clinch but Hartlock keeps him there for the moment.
Hartlock scores with a shot to the side of Beast's head.
Hartlock tries to pull guard but Beast won't allow it.
A short right from Hartlock on the inside.
The referee calls for Hartlock to work.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Hartlock.
Hartlock pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast wants to stand but Hartlock is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartlock, not yet.
Hartlock looking for a guillotine here but Beast defends easily.
Hartlock has a closed guard, preventing Beast from standing up.
Beast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartlock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Hartlock moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Hartlock.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartlock tries to counter with a takedown but Beast is quick to defend against it.
Jozef Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartlock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Beast throws a low kick, looking for Hartlock's leg but Hartlock calmly moves out of range.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartlock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hartlock shoots in looking for a takedown but Beast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartlock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartlock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hartlock shoots for a double leg takedown but Beast sprawls well. He's pushed Hartlock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartlock misses the shot to the body.
Hartlock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartlock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beast sprawls and moves away.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Hartlock's head but Hartlock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartlock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Hartlock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartlock.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Hartlock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beast just manages to avoid it.
Hartlock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Hartlock drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hartlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
A little jabbing left from Beast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartlock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beast to the mat! Beast manages to get full guard.
Hartlock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hartlock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beast is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock postures up in Beast's guard and throws a big left but Beast blocks it.
Beast working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartlock.
Hartlock throwing strikes from guard but Beast blocks nicely.
Beast avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hartlock looking to pass the guard.
Hartlock postures up in Beast's guard and throws a big left but Beast blocks it.
Beast utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Hartlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hartlock avoids a kick to the body.
Hartlock throws a wild body kick that Beast sees coming a mile off.
Hartlock ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Hartlock attempts a counter takedown but Beast avoids it well and moves away.
Beast swings for the body but Hartlock moves out of range.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Hartlock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beast checks it well.
Beast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartlock.
Hartlock fails with the takedown.
Beast throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hartlock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartlock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartlock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartlock closes the distance and clinches up with Beast, looking for a takedown. Hartlock pushes Beast against the cage but Beast circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartlock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Hartlock's head but Hartlock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartlock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast lands with an overhand left.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hartlock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Hartlock counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beast!
Hartlock misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beast tries to escape but Hartlock is in control.
Beast explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Beast is looking to land body kicks.
Jozef Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Hartlock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast tries to avoid it but Hartlock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast to the ground. Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartlock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartlock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast tries to avoid it but Hartlock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast to the ground. Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beast only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartlock moves away.
Hartlock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beast lands with a good body shot.
Beast lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beast tries to bum rush Hartlock with a series of wild strikes but Hartlock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beast keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Hartlock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beast is trying to stand up here but Hartlock is controlling him well.
Hartlock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hartlock prevents Beast from standing back up.
Hartlock is trying to work for a kimura but Beast is defending well.
Beast pushes Hartlock off looking to stand but Hartlock dives back in and keeps control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock is trying to control the action in half guard but Beast is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hartlock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beast lunges at Hartlock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hartlock's hand.
Beast is looking to chop away at Hartlock's legs.
Hartlock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartlock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartlock 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 Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hartlock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Hartlock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hartlock throws a big shot that misses.
Beast walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartlock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy body kick from Beast
and Hartlock counters with a low kick, right behind Beast 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock moves into range and clinches up with Beast.
Beast connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hartlock's face.
It looks like Brett Hartlock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartlock has hold of one of Beast's legs. Beast is fighting the takedown attempt but Hartlock gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beast wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hartlock manages to pass to side control.
Hartlock trying to control the action but Beast is working from the bottom.
Beast pushes Hartlock off and gets back to his feet.
Beast cracks Hartlock with a good jab.
Hartlock moves out of range as Beast throws a body kick.
Beast checks a low kick from Hartlock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Hartlock avoids the body shot from Beast.
Hartlock is looking to counter punch.
Hartlock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
Beast throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beast scores with a nice body kick.
Hartlock moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartlock tries to counter with a takedown but Beast is quick to defend against it.
Beast digs a good hook to Hartlock's body.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartlock.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartlock.
Hartlock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hartlock checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Hartlock is out of range.
Beast lands a nice hook to Hartlock's body. Hartlock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Hartlock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beast throws a low kick, looking for Hartlock's leg but Hartlock calmly moves out of range.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Beast slams his shin into Hartlock's torso.
Hartlock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartlock throws out a leg kick but Beast moves out of range and Hartlock only half commits.
Beast throws a low kick, looking for Hartlock's leg but Hartlock calmly moves out of range.
Hartlock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hartlock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartlock feinted with a counter takedown.
Beast walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartlock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartlock misses with a leg kick
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartlock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Beast misses
and Hartlock counters with a low kick, right behind Beast 's knee.
Hartlock throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Beast misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartlock ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartlock slips under a jab from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
Hartlock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Beast.
Beast takes a swing at Hartlock's ribcage but misses.
Hartlock connects with a high kick.
Beast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartlock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Hartlock checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Hartlock. Beautiful body shot.
Hartlock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beast connects with a jab.
Hartlock moves away from the strike by Beast.
Hartlock fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beast to the ground. Hartlock is now in Beast's guard.
Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartlock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hartlock postures up and lands a big shot to Beast's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to get back to his feet but Hartlock passes into half guard.
Beast on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hartlock is looking for a kimura here.
Hartlock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beast has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beast is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hartlock throwing shots but Beast is blocking nicely.
Beast keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hartlock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Well, if Hartlock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Beast is refusing to be controlled, as Hartlock sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beast 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Beast!
Our winner, Jozef Beast, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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