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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandes el Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). el Maya has chosen Mr. president-Coco jambo as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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182 cm
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Beckham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernandes el Maya!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Beckham.
el Maya fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Beckham. No joy for el Maya on that attempt.
el Maya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beckham pinned against the cage. Beckham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Beckham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernandes el Maya.
Beckham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of el Maya's head.
el Maya is rocked!
Beckham looks to land a body kick but el Maya moved away.
Beckham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckham lets loose with a powerful body kick. el Maya will feel that in the morning.
el Maya looks gassed!
el Maya blocks a head kick by Beckham.
Beckham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by el Maya.
el Maya is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckham finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckham stuffs the takedown attempt from el Maya. el Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham scores with a push kick.
el Maya seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckham cracks the inside of el Maya's front leg.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts el Maya as he jumps to the side.
Beckham gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckham is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beckham seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to work for an arm triangle but el Maya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beckham is working for a submission of some sort.
el Maya is trying to get back to full guard.
el Maya trying to hold on to Beckham's head to control him but Beckham postures up.
Beckham passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham controlling his opponent.
el Maya is looking to improve his position but Beckham isn't that keen on the idea.
Beckham punishing his opponent with strikes.
el Maya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beckham prevents el Maya from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
el Maya tries to hold on but Beckham pushes him away.
el Maya just holding on.
el Maya blocking the ground and pound.
el Maya working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
el Maya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Beckham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
el Maya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beckham counters with a single leg into guard. el Maya didn't expect that.
Beckham controlling from the top position.
el Maya is trying to keep Beckham in close.
el Maya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
el Maya keeping moving, preventing Beckham from controlling successfully.
Beckham is really struggling to control el Maya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckham connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el Maya controls Beckham momentarily but Beckham frees himself.
Beckham passes into half guard.
Beckham stalling.
el Maya wants to improve his position but Beckham is controlling well.
Beckham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for el Maya!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
el Maya holds of for dear life.
el Maya tries to buck Beckham off but he can't manage it.
el Maya working to try and regain half guard.
Beckham lands a nice shot to the head.
Beckham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beckham pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as el Maya is looking to escape.
Beckham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
el Maya is in a horrible position here. Beckham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckham lands a heavy elbow.
Beckham landing strikes from the mount and el Maya is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham prevents el Maya from getting the reversal.
Beckham controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckham looking to control but el Maya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beckham wants to finish this one by submission but el Maya is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beckham.
el Maya is looking to improve his position but Beckham isn't that keen on the idea.
el Maya is squirming around, avoiding Beckham's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Beckham dominated that second round.
That's time! Beckham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Beckham keeps the fight on the outside.
el Maya shoots in and drives through. Beckham sprawls well.
el Maya shoots in but no luck this time.
Beckham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
el Maya wants to land a leg kick but Beckham is out of range.
A head kick misses from Beckham.
Horrible takedown by el Maya or perhaps it was just good defense by Beckham which made him look bad.
David Beckham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernandes el Maya.
Beckham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but el Maya swivels and escapes.
el Maya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
el Maya throws a leg kick but Beckham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beckham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beckham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckham looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - el Maya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from el Maya.
Beckham fails to land with a series of punches.
el Maya is trying desperately to land a takedown but Beckham is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for el Maya.
el Maya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beckham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in el Maya's guard.
el Maya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beckham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
David Beckham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
el Maya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
el Maya looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
el Maya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
el Maya wants to control the pace but Beckham is squirming around nicely.
el Maya with shots to the head and body - Beckham looks very uncomfortable down there.
el Maya working the ground and pound effectively.
Beckham can't escape the position.
Beckham prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Beckham wants to control but el Maya is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham is trying to reverse the position but instead el Maya has taken his back - oops!
Beckham rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Beckham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
el Maya is trying to control the action in half guard but Beckham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
el Maya trying to pass the guard but Beckham defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckham trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
el Maya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beckham counters with a slapping leg kick.
el Maya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beckham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
el Maya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beckham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
el Maya is trying to control but can't.
el Maya actively working from the bottom here.
el Maya wants to control but Beckham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Beckham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beckham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Beckham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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