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LUC: Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno has chosen Xerces as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chino Moreno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Gammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chino Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno tries to clinch up but Gammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Moreno clinches with his opponent.
Moreno goes for a takedown attempt but Gammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gammer wants to free his trapped foot but Moreno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moreno wants to get back to full guard.
Gammer lands strikes from half guard.
Moreno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gammer.
Moreno tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Moreno is staying active underneath Gammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gammer not doing much here.
Gammer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Moreno has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Gammer wants to pass to mount but Moreno is defending the position.
Moreno is pressing down on Gammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gammer thows a big elbow that misses.
Moreno is trying to keep Gammer in close.
Moreno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moreno with a poor takedown
and Gammer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gammer.
Gammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gammer landing with the ground and pound.
Gammer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moreno dives on top into guard.
Gammer controls Moreno momentarily but Moreno frees himself.
Gammer is breathing heavily.
Moreno stopping the sweep attempt from Gammer.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moreno is one step ahead there.
Gammer trying to keep a closed guard but Moreno is proving a slippery customer.
Gammer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moreno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moreno passes into half guard.
Moreno is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gammer tries to roll over but Moreno keeps him under control.
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.
Moreno is thwarting Gammer's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gammer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Gammer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gammer has a closed guard, preventing Moreno from standing up.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moreno changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gammer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gammer 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.
Gammer is trying to get back to half guard.
Gammer is trying to control Moreno's posture but Moreno avoids it.
Moreno tries for a kimura but Gammer is defending well.
Gammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gammer to get to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moreno showed some decent athleticism there.
Moreno passes to side control.
Moreno trying to control the position but Gammer is working away.
Moreno tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gammer's legs.
Gammer is trying to control Moreno's posture but Moreno avoids it.
Gammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moreno uses his free foot to push down on Gammer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gammer.
Moreno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moreno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moreno tries to control but Gammer wriggling away.
Moreno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moreno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gammer wants to control but Moreno is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moreno tries to control but Gammer wriggling away.
Gammer is working to get back to half guard.
Moreno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moreno tries to control but Gammer wriggling away.
Gammer is desperately trying to improve his position but Moreno has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moreno avoids the attempt from Gammer to control.
Moreno has control of Gammer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gammer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moreno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gammer hang on?
Gammer is trying to escape the mount.
Gammer is squirming around, avoiding Moreno's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreno tries to clinch but Gammer is having none of it.
Gammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moreno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moreno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matt Gammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gammer tries to lock up and control but Moreno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moreno stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Moreno scores with a takedown into Gammer's guard.
Moreno is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moreno throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Gammer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Gammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Gammer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moreno stacks Gammer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moreno!
Gammer is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A lull in the action here.
Moreno working away.
Gammer tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Moreno stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Moreno content just to control the position here.
Gammer is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno controlling from the full mount.
Moreno tries to control but Gammer wriggling away.
Moreno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gammer looks a forlorn figure.
Gammer tries to hold on but Moreno postures up.
That's four 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.
Gammer is looking to get to half guard.
Moreno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Moreno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moreno controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreno gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moreno counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Moreno misses.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gammer stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chino Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Chino Moreno!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Chino Moreno!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Chino Moreno!
Chino Moreno wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno diddier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Great low kicks
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno diddier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young II!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young II shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
diddier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if diddier tries to get out of the position.
Young II is looking for a kimura but diddier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young II to get the leverage.
Young II in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. diddier tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Young II!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerald Young II!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gerald Young I was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young I!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young III misses with a double jab.
Young I is looking to clinch.
Young I tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III throws a series of punches but Young I moves out of range.
Young III thows a body shot but no joy.
Young I tries to clinch but Young III moves out of range.
Young III lands with a nice body punch.
Young III bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young I's head.
Young I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young I moves in looking to clinch but Young III pushes him off.
Young III rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young I moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young I fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young I takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young I wants to clinch.
Young III moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young I fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young I takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young I on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young I tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young III darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young I.
Young III throws a nice looking combination but Young I bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young I tries to clinch but Young III is having none of it.
Young I doesn't manage to clinch there - Young III circles away.
Young III is looking to wear down Young I with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Young I tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young III connects with a single shot there.
Young I clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young I is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young III wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young I has him pressed against the cage.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young I keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young I throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Young III blocks it with crossed arms.
Young III is trying to break free.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young III is looking to break free of the clinch but Young I has double underhooks.
Young I with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young III wants to break free but Young I has control.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Young I has him pressed against the cage.
Young I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young III wants to break free but Young I has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Young I.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young I tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Young III moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young I wants to clinch up but Young III keeps it at a distance.
Young III throws a series of strikes that have Young I backpedaling.
Young III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young I doesn't manage to clinch there - Young III circles away.
Young III thuds a left hand into Young I's body.
Young III misses with a few strikes there.
Young I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young III paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young III punishes Young I's body with a nice straight punch.
Young I looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Young III.
Young III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young I circles away quickly and effectively.
Young III throws a right and a left that Young I avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young III punishes Young I's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young III lands with a straight right. Young I didn't see that one coming.
Young III misses with a series of wild punches.
Young III scores with a jab to the jaw.
Young III with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young III scores with a jab to the body.
Young I tries to close the distance and clinch but Young III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young III throws a series of punches but Young I avoids them all with ease.
Young III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young III misses with a two punch combination.
Young III scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Young III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Young III dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young I is looking to clinch.
Gerald Young III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young I wants to clinch up but Young III keeps it at a distance.
Young I showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young III.
Young I is looking to clinch but Young III is avoiding it.
Young III fails to land with a series of punches.
Young III rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young I moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young III keeps the fight on the outside.
Young I tries to clinch up but Young III circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young III lands a lovely overhand right.
Young III is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young I can do to turn this around?
Young III swinging wilding here.
Young I showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young III.
Young III takes a swing at Young I's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young III changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young III fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young I walks into a left hand.
Young I dodges the punch combination from Young III.
Young I moves in looking to clinch but Young III pushes him off.
Young III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young I moves in looking to clinch but Young III pushes him off.
Young I tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young I dodges the punch combination from Young III.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Young III does no damage.
Young III misses with a series of wild punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Young I in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Young III tries to keep at a distance but Young I has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young III's defenses.
Young III is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young I.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Young I prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Young I pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young I escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young I tries to clinch but Young III is having none of it.
A left lands for Young III.
Young I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young I takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young III.
Young I is looking to clinch.
Young I with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young III to score with a decent uppercut.
Young I tries to clinch but Young III is having none of it.
Young I tries to clinch up but Young III circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Young III does no damage.
Young I dodges the punch combination from Young III.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young I looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young III throws a right and a left that Young I avoids nicely.
Young III scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Young I tries to clinch up but Young III circles away and keeps his distance.
Young I tries to clinch there but Young III circles away.
Young I is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young III can't break the clinch.
Young I's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young III swats away the attempt to clinch by Young I.
Young I moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Young III dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young I.
Young I staying out of range there.
Young III drops Young I with a left right combo! Young III follows him down to the ground into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young III tries to get to his feet but Young I is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Young III in his guard.
Young I scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Young I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young I tries to clinch but Young III moves out of range.
Young I is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young III.
The crowd cheers as Young III lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young I doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III Rushes Young I and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Young I is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Young III Piles on the pressure and Young I crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Young III!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Westaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Westaway will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Westaway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westaway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Westaway gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westaway wants to stand up but Wade is controlling him.
Westaway working a defensive guard here.
Westaway wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wade is now in half guard.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Westaway tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westaway is trying to get back to full guard.
Westaway is looking to control Wade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Westaway avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Westaway pinned against the cage. Westaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Westaway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
Wade works over Westaway with some ground and pound from guard.
Wade is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Westaway blocks nicely.
Westaway wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
Westaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westaway wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wade is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westaway's head.
Westaway tries to get to full guard but Wade has control of the leg.
Westaway tries to kick Wade off but Wade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
Westaway is trying to keep Wade in close.
Wade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westaway can do anything to dispel that myth.
Westaway managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a big elbow that misses.
Westaway is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wade postures up.
Westaway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Westaway wants to sweep here but Wade controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westaway darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Westaway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade counters with a shoot takedown. Westaway fights it but they end up in guard.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Westaway throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wade escapes and throws Westaway's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wade lands some shots froms side control.
Wade working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wade looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Westaway is avoiding damage well.
Wade in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Westaway takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Wade crashes against the mat.
Westaway tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wade presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wade punching from mount but Westaway doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Westaway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Westaway squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wade 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.
Wade looking to finish with strikes here!
Westaway tries to hold on but Wade postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Westaway is trying desperately to improve position.
Wade landing strikes from the mount and Westaway is in trouble!
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Wade misses with a head shot.
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Westaway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Westaway wants to hold on but Wade pushes him away.
Wade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Westaway is working to get back to half guard.
Wade looking to ground and pound but Westaway is blocking nicely.
Westaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Westaway avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wade.
Westaway wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wade lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Westaway hang on?
Westaway tries to reverse the position but Wade maintains control.
Wade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Wade unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wade dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Westaway tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Westaway looks to clinch
and Wade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Westaway trying to keep a closed guard but Wade is proving a slippery customer.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade postures up and lands a big shot to Westaway's brow.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Westaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westaway tries for a takedown but Wade circles away easily
and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
James Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Westaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wade prevents Westaway from getting back to his feet.
Wade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westaway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wade is one step ahead there.
Wade distracts Westaway with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade preventing the sweep.
Westaway wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westaway gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Wade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Westaway's head.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade won't allow Westaway to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade is in close to Westaway's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Westaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westaway tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Westaway wants to clinch.
Wade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wade there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Westaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a single leg into guard. Westaway didn't expect that.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Westaway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Westaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Westaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
Westaway 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.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Wade prevents Westaway from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for James Wade!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for James Wade!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for James Wade!
James Wade wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obeh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nine Inch Nails - Quake - Main Theme . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ratrick Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, james powell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
powell is looking to clinch.
Obeh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
powell shoots in for a takedown but Obeh shows good takedown defense.
Obeh scores with a sloppy right hand. powell should have avoided that one.
powell shoots in looking for a takedown. Obeh tries to sprawl out of it but powell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obeh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Obeh circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! powell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Obeh follows powell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratrick Obeh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Abidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Abidi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, james bedford !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bedford shoots in but no luck this time.
bedford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abidi is fending him off so far but bedford persists. Nope, Abidi circles away and we're back to standing.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
bedford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bedford darts in and clinches Abidi up against the cage.
Abidi tries to break the clinch but bedford is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abidi just stands there and leans against the cage.
bedford prevents Abidi from breaking the clinch.
bedford tries to land a knee to the head but Abidi blocks with his arms.
bedford tries to pull guard but Abidi holds him up against the cage and eventually bedford drops back down to his feet.
bedford breaks the clinch.
Abidi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
bedford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abidi circles away.
Abidi throws a head kick but bedford moves out of range.
bedford scores with a leg kick.
james bedford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Abidi as bedford shoots in.
bedford shoots in and drives through. Abidi sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abidi!
bedford looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
bedford shoots for a takedown but Abidi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bedford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abidi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abidi.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abidi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abidi misses with a body kick.
Abidi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abidi is looking to slow bedford down with leg kicks.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abidi is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bedford slips a jab and a cross from Abidi.
Some wild striking there from Abidi.
Abidi misses with the combination.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bedford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - bedford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omar Abidi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bedford avoids a punch combination nicely.
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by bedford or perhaps it was just good defense by Abidi which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bedford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
bedford is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
bedford moves out of range of the body kick from Abidi.
Abidi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
Danga de danga de dang - Abidi scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Abidi.
bedford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bedford .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Abidi misses
and bedford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abidi is looking to stand up but bedford isn't so interested in that idea.
Abidi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes bedford off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bedford checks the leg kick nicely there.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
bedford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abidi circles away.
Abidi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four 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.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abidi throws a head kick but bedford moves out of range.
Abidi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Abidi.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Abidi.
Abidi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bedford circles away quickly and effectively.
bedford tries to clinch but Abidi is having none of it.
Abidi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Omar Abidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Abidi stuffs the takedown attempt from bedford . bedford gets slowly back to his feet.
Abidi scores with a spinning back kick!
bedford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford tries to clinch up.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
Abidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
bedford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bedford showed some decent athleticism there.
Abidi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bedford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
bedford avoids the head kick by Abidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bedford blocks a low kick nicely.
Abidi misses with a few strikes there.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abidi throws a right hand that bedford ducks under and follows up with a left that bedford also avoids with ease.
Abidi works over bedford 's head and body with a nice combination.
Abidi is looking to slow bedford down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
bedford tries to clinch up but Abidi circles away and keeps his distance.
Abidi lands with a cross.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
Abidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abidi cracks bedford with an open hand slap.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
bedford forces Abidi back against the cage and clinches.
bedford keeps control of Abidi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abidi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bedford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abidi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
bedford keeps control of Abidi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bedford tries to score a body lock takedown but Abidi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abidi is looking to break free of the clinch but bedford has double underhooks.
bedford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abidi misses with an attempted mid kick.
bedford takes a kick to the side of the head.
bedford is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
bedford throws a looping overhand right but Abidi ducks down to avoid it.
Omar Abidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi throws a sloppy head kick and bedford moves out of range easily.
bedford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abidi pinned against the cage. Abidi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
Abidi scores with a one two! bedford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abidi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abidi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to bedford 's calf.
Abidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
bedford slips a jab and a cross from Abidi.
Abidi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a wild body kick that bedford sees coming a mile off.
A right-left combo lands from Abidi.
Abidi lands a nice hook to bedford 's body. bedford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Abidi catches bedford right on the button with a cross.
bedford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
bedford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abidi.
That's four 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.
Abidi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bedford backs up against the cage.
Abidi tries to bum rush bedford with a series of wild strikes but bedford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bedford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abidi's waist but Abidi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bedford off to one side.
Abidi throws a combination. bedford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abidi works over bedford 's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi had his way with james bedford in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abidi!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bedford .
Abidi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abidi swinging wilding here.
Crunch! Abidi slams his shin into bedford 's torso.
bedford is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as bedford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abidi misses with a few strikes there.
Abidi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bedford checks it well.
bedford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abidi punishes bedford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bedford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bedford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abidi can pounce on him.
Abidi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Abidi
and bedford counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a push kick but bedford slaps the foot to one side.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
bedford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abidi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Some wild striking there from Abidi.
A bone on bone clash there as bedford blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abidi scores with a three punch combo!
Abidi lands a nice looking body kick.
Abidi throws a low kick but bedford avoids it.
Abidi misses with a head kick.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abidi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and bedford counters with a body kick.
james bedford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar Abidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abidi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Abidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abidi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Omar Abidi wins by unanimous decision!
Omar Abidi retains his lightweight title!
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
24% |
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