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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sake Chu (ranked 5884 p4p, 202 weight class) and Edward Beerhands (ranked 1977 p4p, 70 weight class). Chu's entrance music is Daughtry - Renegade. A fine choice. Beerhands comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drinkin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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195 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sake Chu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Beerhands! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chu throws a looping overhand right but Beerhands ducks down to avoid it. Beerhands wants to counter the offense by Chu and move into the clinch position. Chu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Chu lands a nice hook to Beerhands's body. Beerhands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Beerhands takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beerhands uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chu has time to react. Beerhands keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chu misses with a few strikes there.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Beerhands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Beerhands misses with a wild body shot. Chu throws a lazy uppercut
and Beerhands counters with a stiff right hand. Beerhands misses with an uppercut. Chu connects with a body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Beerhands misses with a body shot.
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beerhands. Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Chu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Chu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beerhands's head. Chu blocks a jab. Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beerhands sprawling to the canvas! Beerhands rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chu finish him?!
Beerhands is rocked!
It looks like Edward Beerhands has been cut. Beerhands looks winded! Beerhands slips a jab from Chu. Beerhands is still on wobbly legs! Can Chu finish him? Beerhands tries to clinch but Chu moves out of range. Beerhands seems to have recovered his senses. The fighters circling - Beerhands throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Chu slips a straight right by Beerhands. A telegraphed right hand from Chu misses the target. Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beerhands circles away quickly and effectively. A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Beerhands does a little dance to reset his feet. Beerhands throws out a counter right but Chu avoids it with no problem. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Beerhands dodges the punch combination from Chu.
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Beerhands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Beerhands lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Chu throws a lazy right hand but Beerhands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A cross from Chu lands. Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Beerhands takes the fight into the clinch. Chu scores with a shot to the side of Beerhands's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chu can't find room to land a body shot as Beerhands controls the action.
Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu misses with a double jab
and Beerhands counters with a stiff right hand. A shot to the liver by Chu. Beautiful body shot. Beerhands throws a jab when Chu was well out of range. Chu throws a jab when Beerhands was well out of range. Chu throws a combination that misses and Beerhands counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chu misses with a lunging right hand
and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A swing and a miss from Beerhands. Chu lands a jab-cross combination. Chu fails to land with a series of punches.
Chu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beerhands. Beerhands moves into the clinch. Beerhands lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Chu misses with a short punch on the inside. Nice body punch from Beerhands - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chu misses with the head strike.
Beerhands jumps guard.
Chu stopping the sweep attempt from Beerhands. Beerhands keeps trying to improve his position. Beerhands looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Chu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beerhands not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chu showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Chu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beerhands has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chu has managed to get both his arms back between Beerhands's legs - danger averted. Chu trying to control but Beerhands is working from the bottom. Chu is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beerhands seems keen to control Chu's posture. Beerhands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Beerhands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chu won't allow Beerhands to sweep him here. Beerhands has his foot on Chu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chu works his way back into a safe position though. Chu wants to control from the top but Beerhands keeps moving. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chu tries to free his leg and advance position but Beerhands is retaining full guard. Beerhands looking for a guillotine here but Chu defends easily.
Beerhands looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round. The cut man is working on Edward Beerhands's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Chu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Beerhands's coach down at Fit-Out was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Beerhands's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Chu misses with a hook. Beerhands ducked under it nicely. Beerhands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chu's head. Beerhands misses with a looping left. Chu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beerhands. Beerhands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Beerhands cracks Chu with an open hand slap. Chu throws a sloppy body shot
and Beerhands counters with a series of strikes. Chu will be more careful next time no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beerhands.
A jab from Beerhands misses. Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beerhands moves away. Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beerhands. Chu misses with a looping left. Chu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beerhands momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chu darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Beerhands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Beerhands ducks under a wild hook from Chu. Chu throws a shot to the body.
Beerhands might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Beerhands throws a hook but Chu avoids it easily. Chu misses with a few strikes there.
Chu scores with a nice strike. Chu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beerhands. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet. Beerhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beerhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Chu. Beerhands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chu misses the jab. Chu cracks Beerhands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beerhands doesn't seem bothered though. Beerhands is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chu lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chu misses with a wild body shot. Chu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chu. A telegraphed right hand from Chu misses the target. Chu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beerhands finds it's way round the side to connect with Chu's head. A telegraphed right hand from Beerhands misses the target. Chu loads up on a big right hand but Beerhands slips the punch. Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beerhands. Beerhands ducks under a wild hook from Chu. Chu darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Beerhands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beerhands. Chu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes. Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beerhands. It seemed like Beerhands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beerhands appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chu moves away from the strike by Beerhands. Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beerhands can do to turn this around? Chu throws a nice looking combination but Beerhands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Beerhands misses with a straight right. A big left from Chu misses. Chu scores with a jab to the head.
Beerhands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chu finds it's way round the side to connect with Beerhands's head. Chu misses the body punch and Beerhands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Chu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beerhands. Beerhands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Chu prevents a body shot from Beerhands. Beerhands gets control of Chu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beerhands will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Chu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beerhands on the ground. Chu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Chu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beerhands looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beerhands is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chu is aware though and is defending well. Chu trying to control but Beerhands is working from the bottom. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beerhands can do anything to dispel that myth. Chu is really struggling to control Beerhands but he's trying to hold on to the position. Chu is fighting to break Beerhands's control of his arms but Beerhands is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Chu passes Beerhands's left leg - he's now in half guard. 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! Chu not doing much here.
Chu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Chu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Edward Beerhands's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chu misses with an uppercut. Chu cracks Beerhands with an open hand slap. Chu misses with an uppercut. Beerhands saw that one coming. Beerhands looks like he wants to counter punch here. Some wild striking there from Chu.
Chu misses with a hook. Beerhands ducked under it nicely. Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beerhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu. Chu jabs at Beerhands's body. Sake Chu is winning the standup battle so far. Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beerhands counters with a straight right hand. Beerhands is looking to clinch but Chu is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Beerhands ducks under a wild hook from Chu. Beerhands cracks Chu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Chu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beerhands.
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Beerhands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chu misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chu throws a lazy uppercut
and Beerhands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Beerhands moves away from the strike by Chu. Beerhands ducks under a wild hook from Chu. Chu misses with an uppercut. Chu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Chu jabs at Beerhands's body. Chu scores with a nice right hand.
Beerhands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu. It seemed like Beerhands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chu looks to throw the jab but Beerhands is out of range. Chu slips under a jab from Beerhands. A telegraphed right hand from Chu misses the target. Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chu slips a jab from Beerhands. Chu misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Beerhands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chu throws a hook to the side of Beerhands's head but Beerhands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice defenses there by Beerhands. Beerhands misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Beerhands avoids the body shot from Chu.
Beerhands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu. Chu misses the shot to the body. Chu throws a right and a left that Beerhands avoids nicely. Chu misses with a two punch combination.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beerhands.
Beerhands throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chu misses the shot to the body. Beerhands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chu's head. Chu misses the shot to the body. Beerhands dodges the punch combination from Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beerhands looks to land a right hand but Chu moved out of range. Chu misses with a right hand and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Beerhands looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Chu misses with a double jab
and Beerhands counters by moving into the clinch. Chu throws a head punch that misses. Beerhands pulls guard successfully.
Chu sitting in guard, not really doing much. Edward Beerhands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Beerhands is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Chu wants to control from the top but Beerhands keeps moving. Beerhands has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chu doesn't defend quickly enough and Beerhands has managed to lock this one up! Can Chu escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Beerhands on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edward Beerhands! Edward Beerhands thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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