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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Beard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terrence Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Beard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard feints and as Chang raises his hands in defense, Beard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beard is pushing down on Chang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chang is fighting to maintain full guard but Beard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chang manages to get to full guard.
Beard tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Beard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chang trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang wants to sweep here but Beard controlling him for the moment.
Chang wants to stand up but Beard is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beard.
Chang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chang showed some decent athleticism there.
Chang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard trying to hold on to Chang's head to control him but Chang postures up.
Beard tries to roll over but Chang keeps him under control.
Beard wants to control but Chang is keeping busy.
Beard is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang trying to control from half guard but Beard is working away.
Beard preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chang shoots for a takedown but Beard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Chang jabs at Beard's body.
Beard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beard is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chang being controlled here, momentarily.
Chang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beard forces his way into half guard.
Chang is looking for a sweep. Beard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang has hold of Beard's hands but Beard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beard winds up and cracks Chang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beard in particular looking to stall.
Beard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Beard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beard scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beard passes to full mount!
Beard landing strikes from the mount and Chang is in trouble!
Beard controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Beard 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.
Beard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chang counters with a single leg into guard. Beard didn't expect that.
Beard pulls Chang in close to prevent any damage.
Despite being in the dominant position, Blue Beard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chang swivels and escapes.
Beard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chang is trying to control Beard's posture but Beard avoids it.
Beard working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beard lands a nice forearm strike.
Chang is letting Beard control him for a moment.
Chang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Beard advances to mount.
Beard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chang hang on?
Beard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chang looks a forlorn figure.
Chang can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Beard.
Chang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chang tries to hold on but Beard pushes him away.
Beard with a couple of short strikes.
Beard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chang tries to hold on but Beard pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard landing shots from mount.
Beard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blue Beard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beard controlling his opponent.
Beard with a couple of short strikes.
Beard lands a heavy elbow.
Chang is in a horrible position here. Beard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chang tries to lock up and control but Beard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beard landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard with a couple of short strikes.
Beard breaks from Chang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beard controlling from the full mount.
Beard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chang tries to lock up and control but Beard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beard landing shots from mount.
Beard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chang wants to control but Beard is having none of it.
Beard with good strikes from the mount here!
Beard looking to finish Chang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chang!
Chang is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Chang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chang is trying desperately to improve position.
Beard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Beard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chang tries to get out of the position.
Beard controlling from the full mount.
Chang can't escape the position.
Chang seems to have got his legs back now.
Beard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang wants to hold on but Beard pushes him away.
Beard lands a nice shot to the head.
Beard unloading with bombs!
Beard looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Beard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chang wants to sweep here but Beard controlling him for the moment.
Beard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chang has momentary wrist control but Beard slips an elbow through the middle.
Beard throws a big right hand that misses.
Beard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chang's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beard content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Beard slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Beard trying to pass the guard but Chang defending well.
Beard trying to control the pace.
Beard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beard slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Beard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard trying to pass the guard but Chang defending well.
Beard slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Beard not doing much here.
Beard wants to pass to mount but Chang is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beard connects with a nice short shot to Chang's temple.
Beard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Beard working Chang over with strikes.
Beard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Beard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chang wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chang trying to control but Beard postures up.
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.
Chang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beard is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beard connects with a nice short shot to Chang's temple.
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.
Terrence Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue Beard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue Beard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blue Beard!
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