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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent elbows
Granite chin
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Dangerous knees
Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bedford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedford tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bedford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rothko lands a high kick!
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothko swinging wildly here.
Bedford gets a clinch.
Rothko is working Bedford over against the cage.
Bedford tries to break the clinch but Rothko is controlling the position.
Rothko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothko misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bedford tries to clinch up but Rothko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford throws a nice head kick!
Bedford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothko .
Rothko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothko checks a low kick from Bedford.
Rothko walks into a stiff left hand from Bedford.
Rothko closes the distance and clinches.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothko cracks Bedford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rothko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bedford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rothko misses with a knee strike.
Bedford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothko misses with a body punch.
Bedford scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bedford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bedford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedford clinches.
Rothko has had enough of the clinch but Bedford keeps him there for the moment.
Rothko has Bedford pressed against the cage, preventing Bedford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothko is looking to break free of the clinch but Bedford has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Rothko .
Rothko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedford misses with a head kick.
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bedford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bedford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothko is looking to clinch but Bedford is avoiding it.
Bedford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothko moves into the clinch.
Rothko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bedford's efforts to push away.
Bedford stalls.
Rothko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko fakes the leg kick and cracks Bedford in the body.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothko moves into the clinch.
Rothko has Bedford pressed against the cage, preventing Bedford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bedford stalling in the clinch but Rothko improves position.
Bedford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothko .
Rothko working Bedford over with knees to the body.
Rothko trying to stall but Bedford improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedford is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothko has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bedford looking to throw knees to the head but Rothko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Rothko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rothko connects with a high kick.
Rothko misses with a few strikes there.
Bedford doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothko circles away.
Rothko lands a nice hook to Bedford's body. Bedford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothko moves into range and clinches up with Bedford.
Rothko has Bedford pressed against the cage, preventing Bedford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothko working Bedford over with knees to the body.
Bedford breaks the clinch.
Rothko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bedford, pushing him back against the cage.
Bedford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothko 's elbow.
Rothko has Bedford pressed against the cage, preventing Bedford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Bedford.
Bedford tries to circle away but Rothko has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bedford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bedford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bedford pushes Rothko up against the cage in a clinch.
Bedford struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothko controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Rothko 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bedford is trying to break the clinch but Rothko has him pressed against the cage.
Bedford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko blocks the elbow strike.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedford slips a jab and a cross from Rothko .
Johnny Bedford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothko throws a nice head kick!
Rothko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rothko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothko scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothko lands with a nice body kick.
Rothko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko moves to clinch but Bedford breaks away
and Bedford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rothko breaks from the clinch.
Bedford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rothko wants to clinch up but Bedford keeps it at a distance.
Rothko throws a head kick that misses.
Rothko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bedford circles away.
Rothko tries to clinch up.
Bedford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rothko slips under a jab.
Bedford doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothko circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko misses with the combination.
Bedford misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothko tries to clinch but Bedford moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Rothko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothko is looking to clinch but Bedford is avoiding it.
Rothko clinches up with Bedford and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walter Rothko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothko working aggressively here.
Bedford is trying to force a seperation but Rothko has the dominant position.
Johnny Bedford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Rothko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bedford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Rothko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rothko 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 18:20
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 18:20
Judge George Francis scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Rothko !
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FIGHT
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