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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
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146 lbs
33 - 18 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glorious Superior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Beckett.
It looks like Glorious Superior has been cut.
Beckett staying out of range there.
And Beckett tries to counter it with a takedown but Superior pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Beckett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Superior avoids the body shot from Beckett.
Superior is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beckett.
Beckett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Superior. That did some damage!
Superior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Superior checks a low kick from Beckett.
Beckett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Superior.
A counter left hand to the body from Superior misses its target.
Beckett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Superior looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckett is just out of range.
Superior jabs at Beckett's body.
Beckett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Superior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beckett looks to land a left hand but Superior moved out of range nicely.
Superior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Superior misses with a wild body shot.
Superior lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superior throws out a loose jab but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Superior crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beckett - the referee stops the clock and Superior gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beckett. Superior manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beckett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Superior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Superior.
A big left from Beckett misses.
Beckett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Superior was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckett.
Beckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett misses with an uppercut.
Beckett tries for a takedown but Superior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beckett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beckett throws a hook but Superior blocks it.
Beckett throws a wild body kick that Superior sees coming a mile off.
Superior appears to be looking for a big counter.
Superior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Superior is looking to wear down Beckett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Superior closes the distance and pushes Beckett back into the cage.
Beckett leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Superior. Superior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Superior misses the shot to the body.
Beckett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Superior takes a step back to recover.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beckett.
Superior wants to clinch
and Beckett counters with an inside leg kick.
Beckett shoots in for a takedown but Superior shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Superior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Superior cracks a nice hook into Beckett's ribs.
Beckett scores with a takedown into Superior's guard.
Beckett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckett lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett stands up over Superior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Superior looking for a sweep. Not yet Superior, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Beckett postures up and lands a big shot to Superior's brow.
Superior is trying to keep Beckett in close.
Beckett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Superior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Superior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Superior is trying to control the position but Beckett postures up.
Beckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Superior has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beckett is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Superior.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Superior is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Beckett crashes against the mat.
Beckett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Superior sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Superior taking a bit of punishment here - Beckett scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glorious Superior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good exchange - Beckett coming out on top.
Beckett throws a shot from downtown. Superior moves away and avoids it.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Superior.
A jab from Superior misses.
Beckett moves out of range as Superior strikes.
Beckett thuds his shin into the meat of Superior's side.
A left lands for Beckett.
Superior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckett.
Superior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett throws out a powerful jab.
Superior avoids the body shot from Beckett.
Superior attempts a counter takedown but Beckett avoids it well and moves away.
Beckett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Superior!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beckett working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Superior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beckett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beckett prevents Superior from improving his position.
Superior is defending against the submission attempts here by Beckett.
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.
Superior trying to control but Beckett postures up.
Beckett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jim Beckett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beckett working the head and body with strikes.
Beckett uses his free foot to push down on Superior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Superior.
Beckett prevents Superior from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior tries to lock up and control but Beckett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beckett dominating with strikes here.
Beckett with good strikes from the mount here!
Beckett lands a heavy elbow.
Beckett working the ground and pound effectively.
Superior is desperately trying to improve his position but Beckett has a good base and remains in mount.
Beckett landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Superior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beckett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beckett cracks Superior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Superior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beckett prevents Superior from getting the reversal.
Superior is squirming around, avoiding Beckett's attempts to control the action.
Beckett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glorious Superior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Superior throws a combination that misses
letting Beckett counter with a right hand.
Superior misses the shot to the body.
Beckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beckett tries to land a front kick but Superior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jim Beckett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Superior does no damage.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Superior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beckett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett checks the leg kick.
Superior avoids the head kick by Beckett.
Beckett jabs at Superior's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior staying out of range there.
Beckett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Superior. Superior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beckett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Superior.
Superior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beckett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Superiors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beckett misses with a takedown attempt
and Superior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beckett thumps Superior with a low kick.
Beckett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Superior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Superior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Superior scores with a shot to the body.
Beckett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Superior but Superior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Beckett misses.
A little feinted left hand from Superior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beckett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beckett misses the jab.
Beckett throws the kick towards the body but Superior avoids it.
Superior changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Superior checks it well.
Glorious Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Superior throws a lazy right hand but Beckett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beckett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Superior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Superior clinches up with Beckett and pushes him back against the cage.
Superior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beckett's elbow.
Beckett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Superior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Superior shoots in for a takedown but Beckett shows good takedown defense.
Beckett lands with a good body shot.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett takes one to the chin there.
Beckett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Beckett.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beckett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beckett loads up on a big right hand but Superior slips the punch.
Superior was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Superior moves out of range of the strikes.
Superior lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Beckett.
Beckett lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Beckett finds it's way through Superior's defenses.
Superior is rocked!
Beckett lands with a big right hook that stumbles Superior - he's out on his feet here! Beckett follows up with another monster hook that separates Superior from consciousness! Superior falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Beckett stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Beckett!
A relieved looking Jim Beckett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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