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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Teh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idesiku Ikupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beau Teh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Idesiku Ikupe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikupe misses with a combination
and Teh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Teh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Teh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ikupe wants to stand but Teh is controlling the position.
Teh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Teh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ikupe moves into the clinch.
Ikupe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ikupe scores with a shoulder strike.
Teh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teh pulls guard successfully.
Teh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Teh tries to get out of the position.
Ikupe throwing strikes but missing.
Teh is looking to stand up but Ikupe isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikupe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ikupe throwing strikes from guard but Teh blocks nicely.
Ikupe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teh wants to stand and escape but Ikupe is having none of it.
Teh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ikupe stops Teh from standing up.
Ikupe postures up and lands a big shot to Teh's brow.
Ikupe has gone for a leg lock! Teh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ikupe's guard.
Teh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikupe is looking to stand up but Teh isn't so interested in that idea.
Ikupe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ikupe, not yet.
Teh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Beau Teh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Teh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ikupe which made him look bad.
Ikupe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikupe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Teh breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teh throws a sloppy head kick and Ikupe moves out of range easily.
Ikupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Teh scores with a takedown into Ikupe's guard.
Ikupe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teh controls the pace.
Ikupe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been informed that Ikupe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Teh 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.
Ikupe wants to sweep here but Teh controlling him for the moment.
Ikupe wants to get back to his feet but Teh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ikupe looks winded!
We're going to have a standup here because Beau Teh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikupe prevents the takedown attempt.
Teh manages to break the clinch.
Teh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ikupe is looking to reverse the position.
Ikupe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Teh tries to move to mount but Ikupe blocks the move with his legs.
Ikupe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teh lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ikupe pushes Teh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Teh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Teh controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Teh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ikupe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Teh.
Ikupe clinches.
Teh lands a takedown into guard.
Ikupe wants to sweep but no luck.
Teh prevents Ikupe from getting back to his feet.
Teh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ikupe wants to get back to his feet.
Teh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ikupe tries to kick Teh off but Teh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ikupe is breathing heavily.
Teh escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ikupe pinned against the cage. Ikupe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Teh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Teh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ikupe moves into the clinch.
Ikupe misses with the head strike.
Ikupe working aggressively here.
Teh keeps control of Ikupe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teh stalling.
Teh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ikupe regains guard.
Teh won't allow Ikupe to get back to his feet.
Teh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Teh wants to pass the guard but Ikupe is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Beau Teh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ikupe scores with a one two! Teh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Beau Teh has been cut.
We've been told by Teh's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ikupe forces Teh back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ikupe.
Ikupe throws a head punch that misses.
Teh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Teh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Teh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Teh wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikupe wants to stand but Teh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Teh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ikupe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ikupe stops Teh from standing up.
Teh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Teh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ikupe!
Teh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ikupe is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teh lands a couple of good shots and Ikupe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Teh working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teh working for the choke.
Teh throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ikupe!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teh is riding his opponent, not letting Ikupe buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ikupe for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Teh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beau Teh's cut.
That's time! Teh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ikupe closes the distance and clinches.
Ikupe has had enough of the clinch but Teh keeps him there for the moment.
Ikupe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ikupe misses with some punches.
Ikupe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ikupe misses with the head strike.
Teh pulls guard successfully.
Ikupe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ikupe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ikupe postures up in Teh's guard and throws a big left but Teh blocks it.
Ikupe landing with the ground and pound.
Teh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ikupe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ikupe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ikupe throws a strike but Teh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Teh content to stall in guard here.
Ikupe keeping full guard, as Teh tries to pass.
Teh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Teh prevents Ikupe from getting back to his feet.
Teh stays in close to Ikupe's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Beau Teh just wasn't active enough.
Ikupe has closed the distance and engaged Teh in a clinch.
Teh looking for a takedown.
Teh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ikupe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Teh has Ikupe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ikupe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Teh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ikupe.
A short right from Ikupe on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ikupe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ikupe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ikupe pushes Teh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ikupe's elbow.
Teh wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ikupe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teh.
Teh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ikupe scores with a shoulder strike.
Teh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teh tries to land knees in the clinch but Ikupe avoids the damage to the body.
Ikupe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ikupe wants to stall.
Ikupe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ikupe misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Teh breaks the clinch.
Ikupe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ikupe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikupe tries to break free but Teh pushes him back against the cage.
Ikupe lands a right hand.
Teh wants a takedown but no success here.
Teh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ikupe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ikupe working hard to break the clinch.
Idesiku Ikupe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teh has Ikupe pressed against the cage, preventing Ikupe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Teh for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Idesiku Ikupe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ikupe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Ikupe.
Beau Teh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teh decides to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idesiku Ikupe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teh 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beau Teh!
A relieved looking Beau Teh 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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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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