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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Time To Fight Wright (ranked 298 p4p, 1104 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 38 p4p, 138 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19 - 12 - 0 |
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43 - 34 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edmonds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edmonds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright clinches up with Edmonds and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Edmonds prevents it.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edmonds backwards.
Edmonds changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Edmonds.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edmonds is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright passes into half guard.
Edmonds wants to get back to full guard but Wright has mounted him!
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wright tries to control but Edmonds wriggling away.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Edmonds is in trouble!
Wright landing punches.
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edmonds is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Edmonds frees his head quite easily.
Edmonds is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Edmonds can't escape the position.
Wright lands a nice shot to the head.
Edmonds is rocked!
Edmonds is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edmonds is still in real trouble! Can Wright finish him?
Wright trying to control but Edmonds is having none of it.
Edmonds seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright controlling from mount.
Wright trying to control but Edmonds is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is looking to improve his position but Wright isn't that keen on the idea.
Edmonds is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edmonds wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright 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.
Wright trying to control but Edmonds is having none of it.
Edmonds tries to reverse the position but Wright maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edmonds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edmonds ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Edmonds is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Edmonds gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edmonds pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circling - Edmonds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmonds.
Edmonds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright scores with a jab.
Edmonds throws a combination that misses
and Edmonds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Edmonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edmonds doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edmonds swivels and escapes.
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!
Nice defenses there by Edmonds.
Wright misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edmonds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edmonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright fails with the takedown.
Edmonds throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright with a hook.
Edmonds works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright looks for a takedown but Edmonds sprawls well.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves forwards but Edmonds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmonds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmonds throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Wright checks a low kick from Edmonds.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edmonds missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright tries to clinch there but Edmonds circles away.
Wright tries to bum rush Edmonds with a series of wild strikes but Edmonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edmonds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edmonds throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Edmonds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright lands an overhand right.
Edmonds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Edmonds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Edmonds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Edmonds swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edmonds as he avoids it easily.
Edmonds tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Edmonds stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edmonds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edmonds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Wright connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Edmonds as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edmonds tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edmonds to the ground. Edmonds escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wright sizes up Edmonds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edmonds throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Edmonds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wright shoots in and bounces Edmonds off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Edmonds wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wright stuffs the takedown attempt from Edmonds. Edmonds gets slowly back to his feet.
Edmonds staying out of range there.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright tries to clinch but Edmonds is having none of it.
Edmonds changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Edmonds sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edmonds tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Edmonds gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
Edmonds throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmonds has had enough of the clinch but Wright keeps him there for the moment.
Edmonds turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Edmonds manages to end up in side control.
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edmonds tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright gets back to half guard.
Wright trying to control here.
Edmonds not doing much here.
Wright is looking to control Edmonds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edmonds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edmonds's back!
Edmonds is keeping busy.
Can Edmonds hold on?! Wright is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Edmonds can't escape the position.
Wright trying to control momentarily.
Wright connects with a big shot to the side of Edmonds's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to break free.
Wright looking for the RNC.
Edmonds wants to escape the position.
Wright lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wright lands a shot to the body.
Wright looking for the choke but no joy.
Edmonds tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Edmonds is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edmonds keeps trying to improve his position.
Edmonds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright tries to control but Edmonds wriggling away.
Edmonds can't escape the position.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright lands a big shot there that rocks Edmonds but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Time To Fight Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Time To Fight Wright!
Time To Fight Wright gave a mention to Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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