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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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139 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
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135 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good elbows
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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
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bedford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bedford throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Bedford fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Bedford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa gets tackled into the cage by Bedford. Bedford maintains the clinch.
Bedford is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Bedford is working for takedown but Balboa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bedford is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Balboa is defending well.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Bedford has double underhooks.
Bedford effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedford tries to pull guard but Balboa won't allow it.
Conan Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bedford.
Bedford is working for takedown but Balboa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bedford is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bedford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bedford is working Balboa over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedford looks winded!
Bedford wants a takedown.
Bedford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedford has him pressed against the cage.
Bedford prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Balboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa is trying to push Bedford away but Bedford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Bedford blocks with his arms.
Bedford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bedford avoids it.
Balboa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bedford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Bedford has the dominant position.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bedford has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa is trying to push Bedford away but Bedford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa wants to break free but Bedford has control.
Bedford avoiding damage as Balboa throws knees to the body.
Bedford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bedford effectively controlling the action here.
Balboa lands a good knee to the midsection. Bedford won't want to take too many of those.
Balboa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa is trying to push Bedford away but Bedford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bedford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Balboa.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Bedford avoids the damage to the body.
Bedford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedford has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bedford is controlling him.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bedford misses with a punch to the body.
Bedford is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bedford is defending well for now.
Bedford tries for a takedown but Balboa manages to get underhooks.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedford won't allow it.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Bedford is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Balboa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bedford misses with a punch to the body.
Bedford tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Bedford avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedford is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedford.
Bedford is looking for a takedown.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedford.
Bedford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bedford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa avoids the body shot from Bedford.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Balboa's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bedford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bedford misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Bedford's leg. Bedford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bedford swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Bedford down.
Bedford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bedford. That did some damage!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Balboa.
Bedford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bedford is breathing heavily.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa cracks the inside of Bedford's front leg.
Johnny Bedford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bedford as he jumps to the side.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Bedford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Balboa finds it's target.
Bedford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balboa. Balboa obviously looking to wear him down.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bedford. That did some damage!
Balboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bedford in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Conan Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bedford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Balboa scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bedford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Bedford's front leg but catches the back leg as Bedford tries to avoid it.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bedford can do to turn this around?
Bedford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Bedford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bedford keeps the fight on the outside.
Bedford has a takedown stuffed.
Conan Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bedford.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bedford's calf.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bedford.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Balboa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bedford defends well and Balboa ends up having to push Bedford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bedford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Bedford's leg. Bedford is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Bedford misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bedford. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bedford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balboa's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Bedford from controlling successfully.
Bedford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa wants to stand up but Bedford is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conan Balboa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bedford moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Bedford has the dominant position.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bedford is defending well for now.
Bedford wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Balboa wants to break free but Bedford has control.
Bedford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bedford closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balboa quickly recovers to half guard.
Bedford wants to work for an arm triangle but Balboa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bedford on the ground.
Bedford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bedford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford stops Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Bedford decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bedford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa lunges at Bedford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bedford's hand.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Bedford circles away easily
and Bedford counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedford won't allow it.
Bedford pulls guard effortlessly.
Balboa tries to stand but Bedford is controlling from the bottom.
Bedford kicks Balboa off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford shoots in looking for a takedown but Balboa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bedford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Bedford on that attempt.
Bedford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bedford.
Balboa scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bedford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Bedford's front leg but catches the back leg as Bedford tries to avoid it.
Bedford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Bedford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bedford controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Balboa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bedford is controlling him well.
Bedford is putting a hurting on Balboa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Balboa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bedford is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balboa is trying to escape and Bedford transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balboa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bedford! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bedford!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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