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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 209 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Joe Tidd (ranked 22 p4p, 150 weight class). Bulb's entrance music is Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. A fine choice. Adim Bulb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tidd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb throws the left hand but Tidd avoids the punch easily.
Tidd tries to keep at a distance but Bulb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bulb tries to work over Tidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tidd goes for a takedown attempt but Bulb pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bulb rushes Tidd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tidd wants a takedown but no success here.
Tidd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bulb pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Tidd.
Tidd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd throwing shots but Bulb is blocking nicely.
Bulb misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tidd thows a huge punch but Bulb dodges it nicely.
Tidd is thwarting Bulb's attempts to control the position.
Bulb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tidd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tidd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bulb wants to get back to full guard.
Bulb taking some punishment here, with Tidd in his half guard.
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.
Bulb moves into full guard.
Tidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tidd working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bulb bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tidd's guard.
Bulb trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tidd's guard.
Tidd seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bulb scoring with some ground and pound.
Bulb tries to stand but Tidd is controlling from the bottom.
Bulb postures up in Tidd's guard and throws a big left but Tidd blocks it.
Tidd keeping moving, preventing Bulb from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bulb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tidd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bulb controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tidd keeping full guard, as Bulb tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bulb throwing strikes from guard but Tidd blocks nicely.
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.
Bulb won't allow Tidd to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tidd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulb scores with a jab to the head.
Tidd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bulb is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bulb is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tidd connects with a decent elbow.
Bulb tries to bench press Tidd off him but Tidd keeps the position.
Bulb manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bulb moves into full guard.
Bulb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tidd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bulb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tidd has managed to get both his arms back between Bulb's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
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.
Tidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Tidd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tidd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tidd shoots and misses
and Bulb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tidd thinking.
A jab from Bulb misses.
Bulb lands with an uppercut that bounces Tidd off the cage and back into range.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Tidd.
Tidd changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bulb misses with a hook
and Tidd counters with a single leg into guard. Bulb didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bulb looking to control.
Tidd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bulb is on top in guard.
Tidd keeping moving, preventing Bulb from controlling successfully.
Tidd managing to control the position.
Bulb stopping the sweep attempt from Tidd.
Tidd managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bulb stopping the sweep attempt from Tidd.
Bulb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bulb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tidd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bulb wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulb is one step ahead there.
Bulb wants to control from the top but Tidd keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joe Tidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Tidd's head but Tidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tidd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bulb defends it well.
Tidd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb digs a good body shot into Tidd's ribs.
Bulb cracks Tidd with an open hand slap.
Bulb lands a nice hook to Tidd's body. Tidd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bulb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tidd can do to turn this around?
Tidd shoots in and drives through. Bulb sprawls well.
Bulb lands a slapping body shot.
Bulb tries to clinch but Tidd is having none of it.
Tidd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bulb defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bulb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tidd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bulb fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Tidd.
Tidd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adim Bulb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tidd avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Tidd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bulb defends it well.
Bulb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Tidd's head but Tidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bulb.
Bulb with the inside leg kick.
Bulb throws a body punch but Tidd moves out of range.
Tidd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bulb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb looks to throw the jab but Tidd is out of range.
Tidd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bulb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bulb.
Bulb tries to clinch up but Tidd circles away and keeps his distance.
Tidd throws a hook but Bulb avoids it easily.
Adim Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tidd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulb takes a swing at Tidd's ribcage but misses.
Bulb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Bulb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Bulb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bulb avoids the head kick by Tidd.
Tidd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tidd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bulb finds it's way round the side to connect with Tidd's head.
Bulb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tidd feints the counter takedown.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adim Bulb is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Tidd throws a right hand that Bulb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulb also avoids with ease.
Adim Bulb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb tries to clinch but Tidd moves out of range.
Bulb scores with a nice head shot.
Bulb lands a right hook to the body.
Tidd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tidd with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bulb to counter with a crisp jab.
Tidd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bulb defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb lands a right hook to the body.
Tidd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tidd shoots in but no luck this time.
Adim Bulb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Tidd.
Bulb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tidd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe Tidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tidd momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adim Bulb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bulb, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adim Bulb!
Our winner, Adim Bulb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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