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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beckett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 cm
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
34 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett throws a leg kick that is checked
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Beckett wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beckett there!
Beckett avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Beckett because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith wants to control the pace but Beckett is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Beckett is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckett hang on?
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Beckett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beckett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Beckett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Beckett is trying desperately to improve position.
Beckett is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckett tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Beckett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett can't escape the position.
Beckett regains half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beckett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Beckett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beckett distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep here but Beckett controlling him for the moment.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Beckett lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckett walks into a left hand.
Beckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Beckett as Smith shoots in.
Beckett attempts a counter takedown but Smith avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett misses with a hook.
Beckett misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Beckett misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a leg kick
and Beckett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beckett throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Beckett.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beckett is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Beckett circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beckett throws a shot to the body.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckett is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Beckett feinted with a counter takedown.
Beckett connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckett.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Beckett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jim Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Smith.
Beckett misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beckett throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Beckett only half commits.
Beckett scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Beckett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Beckett in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a jab when Beckett was well out of range.
Beckett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beckett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beckett looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Beckett scores with a nice body kick.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Beckett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Beckett walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Jim Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith wants to clinch but Beckett slips to the side
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Beckett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith is rocked!
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckett finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Beckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beckett misses with a hook.
Beckett lands the left hand.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith moves out of range as Beckett throws a body kick.
Beckett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beckett connects with a body shot.
Beckett loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Beckett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Beckett moves out of range.
Beckett moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Beckett throws out a powerful jab.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beckett defends well and Smith ends up having to push Beckett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beckett throws a big shot that misses.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beckett gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith pushes Beckett off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett scores with a shot to the body.
Beckett just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Beckett.
Beckett goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beckett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Beckett's hands, connecting with Beckett's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Beckett defends it.
Beckett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Beckett taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Beckett manages to get to full guard.
Smith won't allow Beckett to sweep him here.
That's four 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.
Smith wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Jimmy Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beckett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beckett looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beckett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beckett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Beckett!
A victorious Jim Beckett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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