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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
279 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bean is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean keeping hold of Thompson's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Clay Bean.
Thompson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bean's guard.
Bean wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson tries to stand but Bean is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Bean is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Thompson.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Bean wants to take the fight to the mat but Thompson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson is trying to push Bean away but Bean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Bean.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a left hand.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Bean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alex Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson looks winded!
Bean gets caught napping as Thompson dives in and scores a takedown. Bean manages to retain guard.
Thompson prevents Bean from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bean's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Thompson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bean checks it well.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clay Bean's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Bean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bean.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Bean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clay Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Bean 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.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Bean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bean cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Bean is standing up over Thompson. Thompson looks to escape but Bean dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thompson is trying to control Bean's posture but Bean avoids it.
Bean landing strikes.
An elbow from Bean crashes against the mat.
Bean looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bean smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean landing a few strikes.
Thompson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thompson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bean easily slips into full mount!
Bean lands a big elbow.
Bean lands a heavy elbow.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
Bean controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean with shots to the head and body - Thompson looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Bean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Bean's cut.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bean tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Bean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bean has one foot on Thompson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bean feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Bean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
Bean could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bean connects with a couple of short punches.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a couple of digs.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
Bean throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Bean with a nice head shot there.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Bean lands a couple of elbows.
Bean throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Bean is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bean preventing the sweep.
Bean lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bean 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Bean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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