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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wade (ranked 4386 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 514 p4p, 569 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Seth Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade darts in and clinches Bisping up against the cage.
Bisping has Wade pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wade manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade throws a head kick that misses.
Bisping has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bisping wants a takedown but no success here.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping misses with a head kick.
Wade connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Michael Bisping has been cut.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
Seth Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries to clinch but Wade is having none of it.
Wade throws a counter high kick but Bisping was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wade jabs Bisping right on the nose. Bisping blinks but takes it well.
Wade throws a series of strikes that have Bisping backpedaling.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
Wade throws a head kick that misses
and Bisping counters by moving into the clinch.
Wade tries to circle away but Bisping has him pinned against the cage.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Wade won't allow it.
Bisping wants to take the fight to the mat but Wade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wade breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping shoots for a double leg takedown but Wade sprawls well. He's pushed Bisping's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wade throws a quick counter head kick but Bisping was just out of range.
Wade lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Wade misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.
Bisping blocks a head kick by Wade.
Bisping rushes Wade and presses him up against the cage.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wade just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade throws a nice head kick!
Bisping stalks Wade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wade's face. Wade staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Seth Wade has been cut.
Wade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bispings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bisping tries to keep at a distance but Wade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bisping fails to pull guard.
Wade is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to break free but Bisping pushes him back against the cage.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Wade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bisping if he has to take too many more of those.
Bisping has managed to clinch.
Bisping is working for takedown but Wade is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade tries to circle away but Bisping has him pinned against the cage.
Wade breaks the clinch.
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Bisping stalls.
Bisping jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wade walks away with a smile on his face. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Wade dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bisping tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bisping tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Bisping looks to land a combination but Wade avoids it well.
Bisping takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Wade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bisping doesn't seem phased though.
Wade throws a lazy head kick
and Bisping counters with a one-two to the body.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seth Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping takes one to the chin there.
Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade tries to clinch up
and Bisping connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bisping manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wade on his heels. He'll look to pass Wade's guard now, I'm sure.
Bisping wants to pass the guard but Wade is keeping the position.
Wade keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to stand and escape but Bisping is having none of it.
Wade trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bisping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
Wade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping instigates a clinch.
Wade pushes Bisping back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade prevents the takedown attempt.
Seth Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wade counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wade sets himself, and Bisping steps forward looking for the clinch! Wade avoids it this time.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick.
Bisping shoots and misses
and Wade counters with a left and a right that stings Bisping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Bisping showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Wade dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bisping takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wade as he avoids it easily.
Wade throws a counter high kick but Bisping was just alert enough to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade throws a head kick but Bisping moves out of range.
Wade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping shoots in but no luck this time.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade keeps the fight on the outside.
Wade went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bisping avoids the head kick by Wade.
Bisping drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wade defends it well.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Bisping shoots in but Wade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seth Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Wade throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Bisping looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Wade circles away easily
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bisping shoots for a takedown but Wade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bisping counters by clinching up.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Wade is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bisping shoots for a double leg takedown but Wade sprawls well. He's pushed Bisping's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping darts in trying to clinch
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Wade with a hook.
Bisping shoots and misses
and Wade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bisping is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Wade misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bisping darts in looking for a takedown but Wade gets double underhooks and turns Bisping into the cage.
As Bisping looks to move away, Wade throws a big counter combo but Bisping just gets out of the way.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Wade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Wade!
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energy
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