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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Suckage. Bee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RUMBLE-BEE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bee!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee is looking to clinch but Story is avoiding it.
Story misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee throws a series of punches but Story avoids them all with ease.
Bee gets caught flat footed, as Story shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.
Story gets to his feet - Bee follows without any prompting.
Story lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like James Bee has been cut.
Bee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee clinches up against the cage.
Bee looks gassed!
Bee looking to throw knees to the head but Story is blocking nicely.
Bee keeps control of Story as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bee blocks the elbow strike.
Bee lands a knee to the body.
Story misses with a hook to the ribs.
Story creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Story is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee landing knees to the head.
Story's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Story cracks Bee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Story throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bee counters by clinching up.
Story drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Story looking to stall.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Story has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Story's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Story is trying to drag Bee to the mat but Bee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Story throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Story is looking to break free of the clinch but Bee has double underhooks.
Story is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Story drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Story is on top in guard.
Story is looking to stand up but Bee won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Story stands up from Bee's guard - Story perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bee wants to clinch up but Story keeps it at a distance.
Story is looking to clinch but Bee is avoiding it.
Bee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bee moves out of range as Story strikes.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Story or perhaps it was just good defense by Bee which made him look bad.
Good shot there by Story.
Story on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bee. Bee obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee scores with a nice right hand.
Bee clinches up against the cage.
Bee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bee crunches a lovely knee into Story's ribcage.
Bee landing knees to the head.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Story looking for a takedown.
Story misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bee.
Story wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bee lands a nice knee to the body.
Story trying to stall but Bee improves his position.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Story wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bee has him pressed against the cage.
Bee landing knees to the body.
Story wants to break free but Bee has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Story misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bee.
Bee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Story on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bee prevents Story from breaking the clinch.
Story throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story wants to break free but Bee has control.
Story just leaning against Bee, taking a breather.
Story is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bee avoiding damage as Story throws knees to the body.
Bee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Story.
Story tries to land knees in the clinch but Bee avoids the damage to the body.
Story can't break the clinch.
Story missing with knees to the body.
Bee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Story pushes off an throws an elbow but Bee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Story tries to stall but Bee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Story wants to get back to striking at distance but Bee won't allow it.
Bee connects with a knee to the head.
Bee swings wildly with an uppercut but Story uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story just leaning against Bee, taking a breather.
Bee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Story's face.
Story lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Story lands a shoulder strike.
Bee misses with a knee to the head.
Story has had enough of the clinch but Bee keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Story dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Story scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Story works over Bee's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Story.
Bee stalks Story and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Story's face. Story staggers backwards, shaken.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Story here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Story shoots in looking for a takedown. Bee tries to sprawl out of it but Story keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Story is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bee is keeping busy.
Bee crunches a lovely knee into Story's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Story's face.
A knee to the head by Bee.
Bee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Story tries to break the clinch but Bee is controlling the position.
Story tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Story pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Story can't break the clinch.
Story is looking to break free of the clinch but Bee has double underhooks.
Story is trying to drag Bee to the mat but Bee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee landing knees to the body.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Story tries to break the clinch but Bee is controlling the position.
Story is trying to break free.
Story lands a left hand.
Bee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bee misses with a knee strike.
Bee keeps control of Story as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Story managing to block the knees to the body from Bee.
Story lands a body shot.
Story tries a knee to the head but Bee blocks it.
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Story throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Story tries to break the clinch but Bee is controlling the position.
Story misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bee as Story tries to tie him up.
Story taking a breather.
Bee with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bee misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bee avoiding damage as Story throws knees to the body.
Bee misses with a knee strike.
Story has Bee pushed against the cage.
Story tries to land knees in the clinch but Bee avoids the damage to the body.
Bee landing knees to the head.
Story throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Story lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Story holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bee is looking to control Story's arms but Story gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bee has his back to the cage.
Story pushes off an throws an elbow but Bee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bee.
Story tries to break the clinch but Bee is controlling the position.
Story is trying to maintain a safe position but Bee gets an underhook and turns Story into the cage.
Story misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bee.
Bee tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Story has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bee is trying to keep an underhook but Story manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bee is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Story trying to advance position but Bee counters by regaining guard.
Story won't allow Bee to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Story gets the takedown into side control.
Story tries for a kimura but Bee is defending well.
Story stands up and beckons Bee to his feet.
Bee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bee swats away the attempt to clinch by Story.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story misses with a double jab
enabling Bee to counter with a crisp jab.
Story swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.
Phil Story seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Story thows a left - swing and a miss!
Story avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Story throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Story with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Story moves forwards but Bee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Story misses with a combination
and Bee counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Story.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story tries to land knees in the clinch but Bee avoids the damage to the body.
Bee crunches a lovely knee into Story's ribcage.
Bee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Story's face.
Story lands a body punch in the clinch.
Story is trying to break the clinch but Bee has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Bee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Bee'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!
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch but Story swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Story misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bee does it's job there.
Story doesn't manage to clinch there - Bee circles away.
Bee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Story jumps guard and drags Bee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Story manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bee manages to get himself to full guard.
Story decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bee, up you get!
Bee wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Bee does no damage.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
Bee tries to clinch but Story is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Story closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bee moves away from the strike by Story.
Story tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bee swivels and escapes.
Bee has closed the distance and engaged Story in a clinch.
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
Story turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Story wants to control but Bee is keeping him busy.
Story throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Story misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Story wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bee, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story swings around for an armbar but Bee sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Story's guard.
Bee won't allow Story to get back to his feet.
Bee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Story is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Story slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bee is looking to advance position but Story has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Story tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Story throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bee because Story loaded up on that one.
Bee is looking to improve his position but Story isn't that keen on the idea.
Phil Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Story lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bee hang on?
Story trying to control but Bee is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Story dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Story showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Story 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Story!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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