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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Wahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny 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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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Wahl !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bedford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedford closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wahl is looking to escape.
Wahl trying to hold on to Bedford's head to control him but Bedford postures up.
Bedford is looking to take a break and control but Wahl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bedford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bedford is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wahl !
Wahl wants to control but Bedford is having none of it.
Wahl tries to reverse the position but Bedford maintains control.
Bedford wants to control the pace but Wahl is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford 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.
Bedford throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wahl because Bedford loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wahl is trying to escape the mount.
Bedford looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bedford has hold of Wahl 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wahl manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bedford avoids the attempt from Wahl to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford controlling from the full mount.
Wahl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bedford throwing strikes here but Wahl is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wahl blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wahl working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahl avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bedford.
Wahl blocking the ground and pound.
Bedford thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bedford trying to control but Wahl is having none of it.
Bedford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wahl looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wahl has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bedford.
Bedford throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahl breaks Bedford's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bedford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wahl is one step ahead there.
Wahl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bedford is on top in guard.
Wahl has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wahl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bedford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wahl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bedford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bedford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wahl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bedford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wahl .
Wahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wahl .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wahl . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedford clinches up with Wahl and pushes him back against the cage.
Bedford wants to break free but Wahl has control.
Bedford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bedford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wahl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahl has a couple of punches blocked by Bedford.
Bedford pulls Wahl into guard.
Bedford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wahl looking for subs from the bottom but Bedford mounts him!
Wahl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wahl tries to lock up and control but Bedford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wahl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bedford looking to control but Wahl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl tries to hold on but Bedford pushes him away.
Bedford is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wahl to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wahl shrugs it off.
Johnny Bedford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bedford lands a big shot there that rocks Wahl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bedford throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wahl because Bedford loaded up on that one.
Wahl is squirming around, avoiding Bedford's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wahl avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bedford.
Wahl is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford tries to control but Wahl wriggling away.
Bedford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wahl wants to control but Bedford is having none of it.
Bedford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wahl is looking to escape.
Wahl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wahl tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahl tries to lock up and control but Bedford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bedford trying to control but Wahl is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wahl wants to hold on but Bedford pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bedford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wahl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedford as he avoids it easily.
Wahl shoots in looking for a takedown but Bedford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wahl 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wahl tries for a takedown but Bedford circles away easily
and Bedford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wahl won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wahl . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedford passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wahl !
The referee warns Wahl that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bedford dominating with strikes here.
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!
Bedford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wahl is looking to escape.
Bedford working for a submission but Wahl is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahl is squirming around, avoiding Bedford's attempts to control the action.
Wahl blocking the ground and pound.
Wahl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford looking to finish with strikes here!
Bedford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wahl gets back to half guard.
Bedford gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bedford has a takedown stuffed.
Bedford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bedford throws a series of punches but Wahl avoids them all with ease.
Wahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George Wahl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wahl jumps guard and drags Bedford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wahl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bedford defends it easily.
Wahl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bedford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bedford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wahl can't do much from the bottom here.
Bedford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bedford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wahl throws a few strikes from the bottom but Bedford takes advantage and mounts!
Bedford controlling the pace for now.
Bedford 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bedford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bedford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bedford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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