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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luther Beck (ranked 24953 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony The Tuba (ranked 7925 p4p, 531 weight class). Tony The Tuba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony The Tuba !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tuba misses with a double jab
and Beck counters with a shoot takedown. The Tuba fights it but they end up in guard.
Beck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Tuba 's head.
The Tuba wants to stand but Beck is controlling the position.
The Tuba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Tuba is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The Tuba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Tuba is looking to stand up but Beck isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tuba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beck wants to stand but The Tuba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beck wants to stand but The Tuba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beck scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Tuba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beck.
Beck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beck postures up in The Tuba 's guard and throws a big left but The Tuba blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck scoring with some ground and pound.
The Tuba is looking to stand up but Beck isn't so interested in that idea.
Beck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beck 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.
The Tuba looks winded!
Beck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beck prevents The Tuba from getting back to his feet.
Beck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Tuba wants to stand and escape but Beck is having none of it.
Beck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beck landing some decent shots from guard.
The Tuba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Tuba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Tuba 's head.
Beck works over The Tuba with some ground and pound from guard.
Beck postures up and lands a big shot to The Tuba 's brow.
Beck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beck lands a couple of elbows.
Beck cracks The Tuba with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck gets to his feet - The Tuba follows without any prompting.
Beck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Tuba .
Beck fails with a takedown attempt.
The Tuba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beck shoots in looking for a takedown. The Tuba tries to sprawl out of it but Beck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Tuba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from The Tuba . No joy for Beck on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Tuba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Tuba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beck rushes The Tuba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beck jumps guard and drags The Tuba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Beck dominated that round.
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.
No luck for Beck with that takedown attempt.
Beck has managed to clinch.
Beck breaks from the clinch.
Tony The Tuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck tries for a takedown but The Tuba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Tuba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beck shoots in for a takedown but The Tuba shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Tuba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Tuba misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - The Tuba scores with a four punch combination!
Beck closes the distance and clinches up with The Tuba , looking for a takedown. Beck pushes The Tuba against the cage but The Tuba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Tuba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Tuba is breathing heavily.
Beck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Tuba is fending him off so far but Beck persists. Nope, The Tuba circles away and we're back to standing.
The Tuba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tuba stuffs the takedown.
Beck has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from The Tuba . No joy for Beck on that attempt.
Beck darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Tuba wants to stand back up but Beck manages to pass into side control.
Beck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Tuba throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Tuba 's guard.
Beck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Tuba can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck is standing up over The Tuba . The Tuba looks to escape but Beck dives into side control.
Check out the look on Beck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Beck scoring with punches and elbows.
Beck in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tuba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beck.
Beck decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Tuba scores with a nice strike.
Danga de danga de dang - The Tuba scores with a four punch combination!
The Tuba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony The Tuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck throws a head kick but The Tuba moves out of range.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Beck closes the distance and pushes The Tuba back into the cage.
Beck tries to pull guard but The Tuba won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beck feints and as The Tuba raises his hands in defense, Beck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Tuba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Tuba wants to get back to his feet but Beck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beck postures up and lands a big shot to The Tuba 's brow.
The Tuba has momentary wrist control but Beck slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony The Tuba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beck fails to land the takedown.
Beck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Tuba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. The Tuba manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Beck tries to throw a body punch but The Tuba avoids it by throwing Beck back against the cage.
The Tuba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Tuba misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Tuba leaves Beck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Tuba throws an off balance right hand
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Tuba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Tuba stuns Beck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Tuba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beck clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck manages to break the clinch.
The Tuba gets caught napping as Beck dives in and scores a takedown. The Tuba manages to retain guard.
Luther Beck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Tuba has momentary wrist control but Beck slips an elbow through the middle.
Beck lands a couple of digs.
Beck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Tuba , up you get!
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Tuba enables Beck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Tuba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Tuba is looking to stand back up but Beck counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by The Tuba .
The Tuba has hold of Beck's hands but Beck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck is working for a submission of some sort.
The Tuba is looking to escape.
Beck working the head and body with strikes.
Beck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Tuba defends it well.
Beck stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck gets a clinch.
The Tuba managing to block the knees to the body from Beck.
Beck tries to pull guard but The Tuba won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beck manages to break the clinch.
The Tuba throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Tuba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beck working the head and body with strikes.
Beck working over The Tuba with some ground and pound. The Tuba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck drops an elbow to the side of The Tuba 's head.
Beck working the head and body with strikes.
Beck working The Tuba over with strikes.
Beck working over The Tuba with some ground and pound. The Tuba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Beck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beck 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Beck!
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