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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 13 p4p, 60 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tae tries to sprawl but Wright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tae is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Tae has hold of Wright's hands but Wright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tae actively working from the bottom here.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tae is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wright is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tae is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wright is stalling here. Tae is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tae has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wright tries to buck Tae off but Tae is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tae is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright slips a nice elbow through Tae's hands, connecting with Tae's forehead.
Wright working over Tae with some ground and pound. Tae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tae wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Tae works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tae seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wright has picked Tae up and slammed him! Tae can't keep hold of the triangle and Wright manages to pass to side control!
Tae looks to move to half guard but instead Wright has passed into mount! Damn!
Wright avoids the attempt from Tae to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tae is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tae sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tae is not content to let Wright control the position.
Tae trying to get back to full guard but Wright takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tae is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tae is trying to escape the mount.
Wright with the ground and pound from mount.
Wright postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tae looks a forlorn figure.
Wright punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wright raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tae is trying to escape the mount.
Tae slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright prevents Tae from improving his position.
Tae misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wright is looking for a kimura here.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tae 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.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
Tae is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tae misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Time To Fight Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tae scores with a body shot.
Tae feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Tae then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Tae.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Tae misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tae throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Wright.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tae.
Wright closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tae's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright pushes down on Tae's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tae is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Time To Fight Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tae doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
Tae has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tae looking for submissions off his back.
Tae is looking to improve his position.
Wright frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tae is trying desperately to improve position.
Tae is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tae sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tae is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae is defending against the submission attempts here by Wright.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tae keeps working.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tae controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Tae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tae throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Tae.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Tae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Tae is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mabahong Tae is winning the standup battle so far.
Tae moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wright works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wright trying to control but Tae is having none of it.
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tae gets back to half guard.
Tae punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tae is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Tae defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tae gets full guard.
Wright is pushing down on Tae's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tae is fighting to maintain full guard but Wright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tae actively working from the bottom here.
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tae doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae wants to get back to full guard.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Tae tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright wants to pass to mount but Tae is defending the position.
Wright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wright wants to control but Tae is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tae does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tae wants to get back to full guard.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tae is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright is looking to advance position but Tae won't allow it.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
Tae is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright pushes down on Tae's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tae is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into Tae's guard.
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Tae controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright is working Tae over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright cracks Tae with a solid left hand.
Wright wants to control from the top but Tae keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tae is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tae wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tae escapes and throws Wright's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tae looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wright is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wright, who protects the arm well.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tae's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to improve his position but Tae is controlling well.
Wright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tae stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright trying to control the position.
Tae advances position into side control!
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tae has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tae taking a break here but Wright is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Tae misses with a head shot. Wright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tae wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Tae advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Time To Fight Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tae had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae is trying to keep Wright in close.
Tae had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Wright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tae wants to sweep but no luck.
Wright works over Tae with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wright wants to control but Tae is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae is looking for a sweep.
Wright working away.
Tae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wright taking a breather here.
Wright trying to control the position but Tae is working away.
Tae tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
Wright trying to control the position but Tae is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wright not doing much here.
Tae works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four 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.
Tae has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Tae trying to strike off his back.
Tae trying to control the position.
Tae keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Tae circles away.
Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tae's half guard.
Tae gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tae working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mabahong Tae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tae trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Time To Fight Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Time To Fight Wright!
A relieved looking Time To Fight Wright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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