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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Izreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izreal comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Izreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claude Bedemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izreal swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Izreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izreal just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bedemar moves out of range as Izreal strikes.
Izreal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bedemar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Izreal checks a low kick from Bedemar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izreal.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Bedemar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Izreal.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal thows a body shot but no joy.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Izreal throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izreal avoids the head kick by Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four 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.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Izreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
Izreal misses with a two punch combination.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Izreal dominated that 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.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claude Bedemar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izreal checks a low kick from Bedemar.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izreal swinging wildly here.
Izreal swings for the body but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Izreal lands a jab-cross combination.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Izreal checks a leg kick.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Izreal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izreal misses the shot to the body.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izreal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedemar throws a chopping leg kick but Izreal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bedemar cracks the inside of Izreal's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Izreal misses the shot to the body.
Izreal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Izreal is looking to wear down Bedemar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bedemar wants to clinch up but Izreal keeps it at a distance.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Izreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Izreal.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedemar throws a head kick but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Claude Bedemar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
A swing and a miss from Izreal.
A slow jab from Izreal misses its intended target.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izreal checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedemar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Izreal pushes him off.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Bedemar is looking to slow Izreal down with leg kicks.
Bedemar tries to clinch there but Izreal circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Izreal is avoiding it.
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Izreal circles away.
Izreal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bedemar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bedemar trying to land knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izreal takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above Izreal 's eye.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izreal's face.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bedemar stalling in the clinch.
Izreal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bedemar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bedemar is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bedemar 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Claude Bedemar!
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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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