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Event:
NJMMA #42: 135 Tourney Round 2
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Zylo closes the distance and pushes Beckett back into the cage.
Zylo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckett blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Beckett.
Zylo with a knee to the head.
Zylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Zylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckett avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zylo.
Zylo has a couple of punches blocked by Beckett.
Zylo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckett avoids it.
Beckett avoiding damage as Zylo throws knees to the body.
Beckett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zylos head.
Nice body punch from Beckett.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but Beckett blocks it.
Zylo missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckett avoids the damage to the body.
Zylo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zylo stalling against the cage.
Zylo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beckett's face.
We've been hearing reports that Zylo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett avoiding damage as Zylo throws knees to the body.
Beckett looking to throw knees to the head but Zylo is blocking nicely.
Beckett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zylo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beckett can turn it around.
A right hand to the body from Beckett.
Zylo jumps guard but Beckett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zylo has Beckett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beckett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zylo stalling in the clinch.
Beckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett is leaning against Zylo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zylo misses with the head strike.
Beckett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beckett.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zylo blocks a body shot from Beckett.
Zylo has Beckett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beckett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Zylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett working aggressively here.
Beckett struggles to land a body shot inside as Zylo controls his hands.
#T2#
Zylo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckett.
Beckett lands a right hand.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Beckett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Zylo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zylo lands a nice short elbow.
Beckett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beckett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zylo.
Beckett won't allow Zylo to pass to mount.
Zylo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zylo is keen to just control but Beckett is a slippery customer.
Zylo sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Zylo thows a huge punch but Beckett dodges it nicely.
Zylo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zylo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zylo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Zylo.
Zylo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zylo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zylo lands with a punch from half guard.
Zylo working Beckett over with strikes. #T4#
Zylo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beckett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zylo works his way into side control.
Zylo works to advance to full mount. Beckett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Beckett is in a horrible position here. Zylo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zylo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zylo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zylo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zylo avoids the attempt from Beckett to control.
A nice elbow there by Zylo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Zylo 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.
#R2##TD#
Zylo gets a double leg takedown into Beckett's guard.
Zylo throwing strikes from guard but Beckett blocks nicely.
Zylo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zylo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beckett keeping full guard, as Zylo tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zylo distracts Beckett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zylo content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Zylo landing some decent shots from guard.
Beckett can't keep his opponent in guard - Zylo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zylo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beckett!
Zylo lands a heavy elbow.
Zylo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckett hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beckett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zylo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Beckett is in a horrible position here. Zylo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zylo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zylo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckett can do to turn this around?
Zylo unloading with bombs!
Zylo 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.
Zylo lands a couple of good shots and Beckett has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#
Beckett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zylo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Beckett hold on?!
Beckett is still in real trouble! Can Zylo finish him?
Zylo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zylo lands shots to the head and Beckett turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Zylo!
An out of breath Ares Zylo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EPGH 4 Prelims
Date: Dec 22, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
McGucken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGucken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGucken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGucken missing with knees to the body.
McGucken misses with a knee to the head.
Beckett swings wildly with an uppercut but McGucken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGucken is looking for a takedown.
McGucken lands a knee to the head.
Beckett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGucken tries a knee to the head but Beckett blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Beckett scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGucken is looking to take this one to the mat.
McGucken throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGucken looking to throw knees to the head but Beckett is blocking nicely.
McGucken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckett.
We've been hearing reports that McGucken has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beckett lands with a light punch inside.
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckett blocks an uppercut.
Beckett avoiding damage as McGucken throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Beckett manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
McGucken drives through and clinches with Beckett against the ropes.
#T1#
Beckett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Beckett.
A nice left hand lands by Beckett.
McGucken trying to land knees to the body.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGucken is breathing heavily.
Beckett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beckett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGucken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckett is defending well for now.
Beckett works on McGucken's body with a couple of short punches.
McGucken looking to throw knees to the head but Beckett is blocking nicely.
Beckett scores with a hook to the body.
McGucken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beckett lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Beckett.
Beckett scores with a shot to the side of McGucken's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGucken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beckett.
McGucken tries to land a knee to the head but Beckett blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Beckett.
Beckett lands with a left to the head.
Beckett is trying to stall.
#T2#
Beckett lands a body punch.
McGucken takes a shot to the head.
Beckett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGucken backwards. #ROC2#
McGucken is rocked!
Come on Beckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh McGucken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beckett prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph McGucken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Beckett.
Beckett lands a shot to the body.
Beckett presses McGucken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beckett dips a shoulder and cracks McGucken with a mighty uppercut! McGucken falls back against the ropes and Beckett unloads with a barrage of strikes! McGucken is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Beckett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Beckett!
A relieved looking Bryan Beckett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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