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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 3326 p4p, 4654 weight class) and Dawn Clover (ranked 341 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawn Clover!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clover lands with a nice combination. Beckley backs away looking to recover.
Beckley throws a sloppy head kick and Clover moves out of range easily.
Clover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beckley back to the cage. Clover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Beckley misses its intended target.
Clover slips under a jab.
Clover throws a one two combo.
Clover looks to land a combination but Beckley avoids it well.
Beckley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beckley misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clover throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clover.
Clover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clover.
Clover lands a jab-cross combination.
Beckley stuns Clover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beckley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawn Clover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clover works over Beckley's head and body with a nice combination.
Clover throws a nice looking combination but Beckley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckley swings for the body but Clover moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clover.
Clover slips a jab and a cross from Beckley.
Beckley tries to bum rush Clover with a series of wild strikes but Clover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beckley eats them both and turns towards Clover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beckley works Clover's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley throws a series of punches but Clover moves out of range.
Beckley throws a push kick but Clover slaps the foot to one side.
Beckley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckley is looking to wear down Clover with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Clover.
Clover scores with a three punch combo!
Beckley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clover moves away.
Clover misses with a double jab
and Beckley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clover avoids the head kick by Beckley.
Beckley takes a swing at Clover's ribcage but misses.
Clover misses with a few strikes there.
Clover misses with a few strikes there.
Clover blocks a head kick by Beckley.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Clover saw that one coming.
Beckley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clover scores with a one two! Beckley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beckley missing with a left hand there. Clover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clover misses with a series of wild punches.
Clover feints a jab promting Beckley to slip. Clover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beckley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clover looks winded!
Beckley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clover. Clover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beckley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clover.
Beckley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clover was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckley.
Beckley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clover, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beckley jumps into guard, dragging Clover to the mat.
Beckley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clover stopping the sweep attempt from Beckley.
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.
Clover gets to his feet - Beckley follows without any prompting.
Beckley throws a shot to the body.
Beckley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Beckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Clover controls his hands.
Clover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beckley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clover moves away from the strike by Beckley.
Clover steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beckley.
Clover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clover avoids the body shot from Beckley.
Beckley clinches up with Clover and pushes him back against the cage.
Clover tries to circle away but Beckley has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clover - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clover is trying to pull guard but Beckley has him pressed against the cage.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beckley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clover uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckley wants to stand up but Clover is controlling him.
Clover sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckley wants to stand and escape but Clover is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dawn Clover dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beckley clinches with his opponent.
Clover avoiding damage as Beckley throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Beckley.
Clover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beckley jumps guard and drags Clover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beckley is working an open guard so Clover takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Clover saw that one coming.
Dawn Clover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clover scores with a one two! Beckley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckley tries to pull guard but Clover holds him up against the cage and eventually Beckley drops back down to his feet.
Clover controlling the action here for a moment.
Clover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover jumps guard but Beckley stands there with Clover around his waist. Clover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Beckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckley throws an elbow but it misses.
Clover is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beckley is keeping busy.
Clover letting Beckley take a breather here.
Clover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beckley just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beckley throws an elbow but misses.
Beckley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beckley missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Clover is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Beckley presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover jumps guard but Beckley stands there with Clover around his waist. Clover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Benson Beckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Beckley is struggling to control the position.
Beckley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clover trying to hold on to Beckley's head to control him but Beckley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Clover to stand up.
Clover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beckley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckley tries to bum rush Clover with a series of wild strikes but Clover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckley clinches.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Beckley has the dominant position.
Clover is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beckley to keep the fight standing.
Beckley jumps guard but Clover turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beckley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Beckley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benson Beckley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clover is breathing heavily.
Clover changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beckley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beckley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beckley taking a breather.
Beckley pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckley is looking for a triangle here but Clover uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Clover happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Beckley showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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