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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Westaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Westaway will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Westaway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westaway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Westaway gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westaway wants to stand up but Wade is controlling him.
Westaway working a defensive guard here.
Westaway wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wade is now in half guard.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Westaway tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westaway is trying to get back to full guard.
Westaway is looking to control Wade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Westaway avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Westaway pinned against the cage. Westaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Westaway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
Wade works over Westaway with some ground and pound from guard.
Wade is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Westaway blocks nicely.
Westaway wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
Westaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westaway wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wade is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westaway's head.
Westaway tries to get to full guard but Wade has control of the leg.
Westaway tries to kick Wade off but Wade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
Westaway is trying to keep Wade in close.
Wade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westaway can do anything to dispel that myth.
Westaway managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a big elbow that misses.
Westaway is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wade postures up.
Westaway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Westaway wants to sweep here but Wade controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westaway darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Westaway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade counters with a shoot takedown. Westaway fights it but they end up in guard.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Westaway throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wade escapes and throws Westaway's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wade lands some shots froms side control.
Wade working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wade looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Westaway is avoiding damage well.
Wade in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Westaway takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Wade crashes against the mat.
Westaway tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wade presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wade punching from mount but Westaway doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Westaway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Westaway squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wade looking to finish with strikes here!
Westaway tries to hold on but Wade postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wade 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.
Westaway is trying desperately to improve position.
Wade landing strikes from the mount and Westaway is in trouble!
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Wade misses with a head shot.
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Westaway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Westaway wants to hold on but Wade pushes him away.
Wade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Westaway is working to get back to half guard.
Wade looking to ground and pound but Westaway is blocking nicely.
Westaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Westaway avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wade.
Westaway wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wade lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Westaway hang on?
Westaway tries to reverse the position but Wade maintains control.
Wade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Westaway is looking to improve his position but Wade isn't that keen on the idea.
Wade unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wade dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Westaway tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Westaway looks to clinch
and Wade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Westaway trying to keep a closed guard but Wade is proving a slippery customer.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade postures up and lands a big shot to Westaway's brow.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Westaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Westaway tries for a takedown but Wade circles away easily
and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
James Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Westaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wade prevents Westaway from getting back to his feet.
Wade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westaway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wade is one step ahead there.
Wade distracts Westaway with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade preventing the sweep.
Westaway wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westaway gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Wade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Westaway's head.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade won't allow Westaway to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade is in close to Westaway's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Westaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westaway tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Westaway wants to clinch.
Wade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wade there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Westaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a single leg into guard. Westaway didn't expect that.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Westaway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Westaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Westaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
Westaway 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.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Wade prevents Westaway from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for James Wade!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for James Wade!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for James Wade!
James Wade wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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