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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Abidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Abidi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, james bedford !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bedford shoots in but no luck this time.
bedford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abidi is fending him off so far but bedford persists. Nope, Abidi circles away and we're back to standing.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
bedford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bedford darts in and clinches Abidi up against the cage.
Abidi tries to break the clinch but bedford is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abidi just stands there and leans against the cage.
bedford prevents Abidi from breaking the clinch.
bedford tries to land a knee to the head but Abidi blocks with his arms.
bedford tries to pull guard but Abidi holds him up against the cage and eventually bedford drops back down to his feet.
bedford breaks the clinch.
Abidi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
bedford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abidi circles away.
Abidi throws a head kick but bedford moves out of range.
bedford scores with a leg kick.
james bedford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Abidi as bedford shoots in.
bedford shoots in and drives through. Abidi sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abidi!
bedford looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
bedford shoots for a takedown but Abidi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bedford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abidi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abidi.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abidi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abidi misses with a body kick.
Abidi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abidi is looking to slow bedford down with leg kicks.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abidi is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bedford slips a jab and a cross from Abidi.
Some wild striking there from Abidi.
Abidi misses with the combination.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bedford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - bedford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omar Abidi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bedford avoids a punch combination nicely.
bedford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by bedford or perhaps it was just good defense by Abidi which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bedford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
bedford is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
bedford moves out of range of the body kick from Abidi.
Abidi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
Danga de danga de dang - Abidi scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Abidi.
bedford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bedford .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Abidi misses
and bedford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abidi is looking to stand up but bedford isn't so interested in that idea.
Abidi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes bedford off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bedford checks the leg kick nicely there.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
bedford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abidi circles away.
Abidi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abidi throws a head kick but bedford moves out of range.
Abidi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Abidi.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Abidi.
Abidi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bedford circles away quickly and effectively.
bedford tries to clinch but Abidi is having none of it.
Abidi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Omar Abidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Abidi stuffs the takedown attempt from bedford . bedford gets slowly back to his feet.
Abidi scores with a spinning back kick!
bedford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bedford tries to clinch up.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
Abidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
bedford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bedford showed some decent athleticism there.
Abidi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bedford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
bedford avoids the head kick by Abidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bedford blocks a low kick nicely.
Abidi misses with a few strikes there.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abidi throws a right hand that bedford ducks under and follows up with a left that bedford also avoids with ease.
Abidi works over bedford 's head and body with a nice combination.
Abidi is looking to slow bedford down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
bedford tries to clinch up but Abidi circles away and keeps his distance.
Abidi lands with a cross.
Abidi throws a right and a left that bedford avoids nicely.
Abidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abidi cracks bedford with an open hand slap.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
bedford forces Abidi back against the cage and clinches.
bedford keeps control of Abidi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abidi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bedford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abidi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
bedford keeps control of Abidi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bedford tries to score a body lock takedown but Abidi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abidi is looking to break free of the clinch but bedford has double underhooks.
bedford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abidi misses with an attempted mid kick.
bedford takes a kick to the side of the head.
bedford is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
bedford throws a looping overhand right but Abidi ducks down to avoid it.
Omar Abidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi throws a sloppy head kick and bedford moves out of range easily.
bedford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abidi pinned against the cage. Abidi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Omar Abidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james bedford .
Abidi scores with a one two! bedford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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.
Abidi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abidi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to bedford 's calf.
Abidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
bedford slips a jab and a cross from Abidi.
Abidi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a wild body kick that bedford sees coming a mile off.
A right-left combo lands from Abidi.
Abidi lands a nice hook to bedford 's body. bedford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Abidi catches bedford right on the button with a cross.
bedford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
bedford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abidi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abidi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bedford backs up against the cage.
Abidi tries to bum rush bedford with a series of wild strikes but bedford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bedford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abidi's waist but Abidi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bedford off to one side.
Abidi throws a combination. bedford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abidi works over bedford 's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi had his way with james bedford in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abidi looks to land a combination but bedford avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abidi!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bedford .
Abidi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abidi swinging wilding here.
Crunch! Abidi slams his shin into bedford 's torso.
bedford is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as bedford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abidi misses with a few strikes there.
Abidi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bedford checks it well.
bedford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abidi punishes bedford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
bedford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bedford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abidi can pounce on him.
Abidi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Abidi
and bedford counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a push kick but bedford slaps the foot to one side.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
bedford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abidi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
bedford blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Some wild striking there from Abidi.
A bone on bone clash there as bedford blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abidi scores with a three punch combo!
Abidi lands a nice looking body kick.
Abidi throws a low kick but bedford avoids it.
Abidi misses with a head kick.
Abidi throws a series of punches but bedford avoids them all with ease.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abidi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and bedford counters with a body kick.
james bedford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar Abidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abidi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Abidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abidi, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Omar Abidi wins by unanimous decision!
Omar Abidi retains his lightweight title!
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