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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavo Tankian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louis Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shavo Tankian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Beard rushes Tankian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beard breaks the clinch.
Beard has managed to clinch.
Beard tries to pull guard but Tankian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beard manages to break the clinch.
Tankian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tankian wants it to stay on the feet.
Tankian feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard has Tankian up against the cage in a clinch.
Tankian lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankian tries a body shot but Beard blocks it.
Beard jumps guard but Tankian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Beard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beard tries to pull guard but Tankian holds him up against the cage and eventually Beard drops back down to his feet.
Beard manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beard clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard jumps guard but Tankian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tankian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tankian is trying to force a seperation but Beard has the dominant position.
Tankian is trying to force a seperation but Beard has the dominant position.
Tankian misses with a knee strike.
Beard has Tankian pressed against the cage, preventing Tankian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beard successfully pulls guard.
Beard pushes Tankian off and gets back to his feet.
Tankian stuffs the takedown attempt from Beard. Beard gets slowly back to his feet.
Tankian wants to counter the offense by Beard and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tankian's sensitive parts.
Tankian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tankian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beard closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Beard manages to break the clinch.
Tankian tries to sprawl but Beard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Beard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tankian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tankian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beard.
Tankian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Beard 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.
Tankian wants to improve his position but Beard is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Beard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beard shoots in but Tankian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tankian throws a counter combo.
Tankian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard looking to score a takedown here. Tankian is defending well but Beard drives through and ends up in Tankian's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard won't allow Tankian to sweep him here.
Beard stands and steps away. Tankian gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Beard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beard postures up in Tankian's guard and throws a big left but Tankian blocks it.
Beard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beard throwing strikes from guard but Tankian blocks nicely.
Beard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beard stands and steps away. Tankian gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Beard darts in and clinches Tankian up against the cage.
Tankian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beard prevents a body shot from Tankian.
Beard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tankian uses from the top position.
Beard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beard lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tankian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis Beard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beard has Tankian up against the cage in a clinch.
Beard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tankian can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beard is trying to pull guard but Tankian has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Beard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Tankian.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Beard has him pressed against the cage.
Tankian tries a body shot but Beard blocks it.
Tankian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Beard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tankian to counter with a crisp jab.
Beard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tankian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beard looking to score a takedown here. Tankian is defending well but Beard drives through and ends up in Tankian's guard.
Beard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tankian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beard is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tankian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beard drops back looking for a leg! Tankian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tankian manages to kick Beard off! Beard jumps back into Tankian's guard.
Beard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beard stands up from Tankian's guard - Beard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beard clinches up with Tankian and pushes him back against the cage.
Louis Beard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankian controlling the action here for a moment.
Tankian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beard gets a double leg takedown into Tankian's guard.
Tankian wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beard manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Beard 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.
Beard wants to control but Tankian is keeping him busy.
Beard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beard wants to control but Tankian is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beard controlling the action here.
Beard wants to take a breather but Tankian is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Beard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beard, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Beard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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