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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ngaio Bealum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ngaio Bealum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster leaves Bealum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Foster closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bealum did well to prevent Foster getting side control.
Foster tries to pass to full mount but Bealum defends it.
Bealum wants to improve his position but Foster is controlling well.
Foster wants to control but Bealum is keeping him busy.
Bealum regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Foster.
Foster trying to control but Bealum is working from the bottom.
Bealum pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bealum 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foster avoids the body shot from Bealum.
Bealum misses with a straight left.
Bealum misses with a wild combination.
Bealum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bealum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bealum fails with the takedown
and Foster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bealum's guard now.
Bealum keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Bealum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bealum pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
Foster is working Bealum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bealum has control of Foster's left arm, preventing Foster from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bealum misses with a takedown attempt
and Foster counters with a shoot takedown. Bealum fights it but they end up in guard.
Jake Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ngaio Bealum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster postures up in Bealum's guard and throws a big left but Bealum blocks it.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bealum looking to control.
Bealum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bealum trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bealum wants to get back to his feet but Foster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bealum trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bealum tries for a takedown but Foster circles away easily
and Foster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bealum's guard now.
Bealum looks gassed!
Foster with a nice head shot there.
Foster prevents Bealum from getting back to his feet.
Foster wants to control from the top but Bealum keeps moving.
Foster stands and steps away. Bealum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bealum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Foster counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bealum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Foster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bealum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foster throws and elbow that misses. Bealum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foster's guard. Nice move by Bealum!
Bealum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bealum thows a big elbow that misses.
Foster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bealum distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bealum.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bealum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bealum's guard now.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Bealum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bealum trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bealum throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bealum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bealum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bealum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bealum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bealum chips away with some ground and pound.
Foster wants to stand but Bealum is controlling the position.
Bealum landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bealum pushes Foster off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster shoots in for a double leg but Bealum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bealum lands a slapping body shot.
Foster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bealum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foster shoots and misses
and Bealum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Bealum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foster doesn't seem phased though.
Bealum throws a lazy head kick
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bealum is controlling Foster's trapped leg to prevent Foster from advancing to side control.
Foster is trying to control. Bealum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jake Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bealum is trying to stand up here but Foster is controlling him well.
Bealum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foster is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bealum moves into full guard.
Bealum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bealum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Bealum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bealum throws a good cross that connects.
Foster works over Bealum's head and body with a nice combination.
Bealum dodges the punch combination from Foster.
A telegraphed right hand from Bealum misses the target.
Bealum throws a series of punches but Foster avoids them all with ease.
Bealum looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.
Bealum wants to stand and escape but Foster is having none of it.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bealum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bealum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster postures up in Bealum's guard and throws a big left but Bealum blocks it.
Bealum wants to sweep but no luck.
Bealum is looking to stand up but Foster isn't so interested in that idea.
Bealum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bealum counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foster won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foster is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bealum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bealum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Bealum.
Bealum throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ngaio Bealum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bealum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
Bealum throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Bealum lands a body shot.
Jake Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bealum shoots and misses
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bealum won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Foster's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Foster is chipping away with strikes.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Bealum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bealum dodges the ground and pound from Foster.
Foster working the ground and pound but Bealum is defending the strikes.
Foster fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bealum bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bealum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Foster is pressing down on Bealum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bealum throwing strikes but missing.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bealum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster pushes Bealum off and gets back to his feet.
Foster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bealum sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster working the ground and pound but Bealum is defending the strikes.
Bealum is trying to get back to half guard.
Foster trying to control the action but Bealum is working from the bottom.
Foster working away.
Bealum is trying to get back to his feet.
Bealum parries the strikes from Foster easily there. Foster is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bealum to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bealum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bealum misses with a hook.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bealum clinches.
Bealum breaks the clinch.
Bealum scores with a sloppy right hand. Foster should have avoided that one.
Bealum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bealum shoots and misses
and Foster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bealum's guard now.
Foster postures up and lands a big shot to Bealum's brow.
Bealum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foster pushing down on Bealum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bealum is looking to improve his position.
Foster drops an elbow to the side of Bealum's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bealum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster trying to control from half guard but Bealum is working away.
Foster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bealum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foster is working away from the top position though.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bealum keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bealum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bealum lands a jab to the head.
Bealum tries to clinch up
and Foster counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foster clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Foster or perhaps it was just good defense by Bealum which made him look bad.
Nice uppercut lands for Bealum. That snapped Foster's head back.
Bealum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bealum trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses.
Foster wants to get up but he can't break Bealum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bealum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard.
Foster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bealum prevents Foster from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bealum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bealum won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
Bealum lands a couple of elbows.
Bealum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bealum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bealum connects with a couple of short punches.
Bealum chips away with some ground and pound.
Bealum scoring with some ground and pound.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Foster trying to control the position.
Bealum thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bealum stops Foster from standing up.
Bealum chips away with some ground and pound.
Foster wants to sweep but no luck.
Foster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bealum throws a body kick that misses.
Bealum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bealum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bealum stuns Foster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bealum. That snapped Foster's head back.
Good exchange - Bealum coming out on top.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Ngaio Bealum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bealum fails with a takedown attempt.
Bealum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster gets a takedown into half guard.
Bealum holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bealum moves into full guard.
Foster postures up in Bealum's guard and throws a big left but Bealum blocks it.
Bealum controlling Foster's posture.
Bealum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Foster landing with the ground and pound.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Bealum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Bealum blocks nicely.
Foster throws a strike but Bealum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bealum slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ngaio Bealum dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bealum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bealum.
Foster works over Bealum's head and body with a nice combination.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Bealum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foster did well to prevent Bealum getting side control.
Foster is trying to control but can't.
Bealum throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
Bealum working the head and body with strikes.
Foster keeping control of the position.
Bealum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bealum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bealum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bealum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is refusing to be controlled, as Bealum sits in half guard.
Bealum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foster moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bealum works over Foster with some ground and pound from guard.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Foster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bealum wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bealum throwing strikes from guard but Foster blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bealum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Foster taking shots to the head.
Foster is trying to escape the mount.
Bealum landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bealum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bealum scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foster?
Bealum sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bealum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foster is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bealum is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bealum trying to control but Foster is having none of it.
Foster tries to hold on but Bealum postures up.
Bealum lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Foster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Foster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bealum looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bealum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foster looks a forlorn figure.
Foster is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to hold on but Bealum pushes him away.
Bealum lands a big elbow.
Bealum working Foster over with strikes here.
Foster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bealum landing punches.
Bealum is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Bealum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bealum landing strikes from the mount and Foster is in trouble!
Foster manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bealum is working away from the top position though.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bealum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ngaio Bealum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bealum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ngaio Bealum! Ngaio Bealum retains his lightweight title!
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