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00:00Well there is the aforementioned Steve Robinson, took a fight for a world title at two days
00:19notice against John Davison, got the win and went on to have a really good reign. It ended
00:24at Cardiff Arms Park against Chris Nassim Hamed and he still looks in absolutely spectacular
00:30shape so here we go Rhys Edwards in the white and shimmering blue, Thomas Patrick Ward in
00:37the black, gold and red. Ward just took his feet a little bit closer then a look for the
01:04right hand and again before that, prior to that there had been a battle of jabs in the early stages
01:10but a nice crisp quick start from both of them. Yeah both lads looking really sharp here trying
01:16to set everything up on the jab, trying to get a little bit closer with the feet, just out of range there
01:21Thomas Patrick Ward with the right hand to the body but yeah both men sitting here sharp from the start.
01:27And they're both well aware that if they make him a little mistake, not so much power but they will
01:33get paid for that, so they will get counted, so they're going to make sure every punch they throw is correct and
01:39neat and hits the target. Some good work there from Edwards, hooked off the jab then stepped
01:46off to the left-hand side and found the left hand into the body, fires the jab again there. Nice right hand counter.
01:53Yeah both ways are sharp here, like Barry said they know, can't afford to be off point, they've got to be
02:06really, really on it tonight, any mistakes gonna get paid. But I think this distance right here is
02:13better for Edwards, it's not quite three-quarter but it's close enough for him to land a better shot.
02:20Nice little one-two combination there. I think Ward needs it longer for me.
02:35Got caught with a left hook there Ward, as he was just looking to try and open out with his own right hand into the final minutes of round one.
02:42Terrific support inside the arena for Edwards, as we expected there would be.
02:49I just think he's just a little bit sharper off the mark here than Edwards at the minute, Ward's having success but I feel Edwards is just a little bit sharper, a little bit neater.
03:06Yeah I think the fast pace is suiting Edwards, I think Ward wants to try and slow it down.
03:11Decent one-two there both for Ward and then gets in tight, looks for the uppercut followed by the left hook.
03:19It's been a good entertaining first round, this bodes well for the nine to come.
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04:09To be continued...
04:39Good right hand there from Ward, I think he just managed to ride it Edwards but again it was a decent shot.
04:57He's looking every now and again isn't he, just to get those feet in a bit tighter Barry, a bit closer and launch that right hand.
05:03But I think he's just trying to, because he sees the older, the more experienced with a little bit of pressure on Edwards, but just before he threw that right hand he came in a little bit lower there.
05:10Ward, I thought that was better for him, a little bit low, just to take that jam out of the play there from Edwards.
05:18Good response there from Edwards, lovely little short two punches there.
05:23Neat combination on the inside, another thing Gary Lockett was saying to him was that when Ward looks to try and work his way onto the inside, don't stand in front of him, give a little bit of ground and counter him, which is exactly what that combination was about.
05:39But it is interesting how Ward is trying to bring the heat to Edwards here.
05:44I think he's going to try and impose his physical strength on him, I think in terms of speed he probably realises he's going to come second in that department, so he's going to try and use his experience and also his physical strength and maturity.
06:01I sort of agree with him, I don't think he's serviced for speed, but it's that reaction time there, because the younger, fresher guy in Edwards, just a fast twitch fight, which is a little bit too neat and too quick for Ward.
06:12But I think actually when he throws his punch in combination, Ward, he is as fast as Edwards.
06:17Decent left foot there from Ward, caught Edwards high on the head, heading towards the final minutes of round two.
06:24With Ward coming forward, that's where Edwards should be feinting more, trying to force him to throw before he gets too close.
06:40Good work to the body there from Ward, but then he just got caught standing still and a little bit tall.
06:55That's just the faster reactions there that we were talking about earlier there from Edwards, just getting the last say in the exchange.
07:03Yeah and it's just youth isn't it, reflexes, reaction times.
07:14Good right hand on the turn there from Edwards, as Ward again just dips his knees and really committed to that right hand to the body.
07:24Yeah!
07:55Yeah again seeing the jab landing lovely, working so well for him, even hooking up the jab.
08:02Close round though.
08:04You're trying to work, but because you're trying to work, you're exiting the same place.
08:09Get back to the skills.
08:20Neil Fannin in the corner with Thomas Patrick Ward.
08:25And you were nodding away there Barry as he was giving that advice.
08:28He should have our job, I think.
08:30And he's right, I was thinking that Ward, this is not really his bread and butter to force the pace that he's trying to do there.
08:36I think he needs to take a little bit of a breath and just start using that jab and force Edwards to make the mistake if he can.
08:42And believe in what he's good at.
08:44Good one too from Ward at the start of the round.
08:58Yes!
09:06You can't throw a jab to the body there like Ward did.
09:08That far away from the tag, it just got picked off too easily there.
09:11He should know better than that.
09:17Again Edwards just managing to hook up the jab.
09:20Good left hook there from Ward.
09:29Good.
09:32Just missing with the right hand counter there Ward.
09:35Good right hand there from Edwards though.
09:37That caused Ward to give a little bit of ground.
09:42That was good from Edwards as well there, good for him.
09:44Combination, took a little step over and went again.
09:58Igor, Igor, Igor, Igor, Igor!
10:03See Ward keeps trying to fight.
10:05He wants, he wants Edwards to the first.
10:08He doesn't want to go first being the...
10:10to get counted by the faster fight,
10:12or he wants to the fast fight to go first then he can count on him.
10:17That's a buddy shot.
10:18That's a good head movement there from Edwards.
10:20His glove was up, protecting himself for the left hook just before that.
10:24And then slips onto the inside.
10:28left hand from Ward maybe just about got there Edwards trying to mix it up on the inside
10:52if what we suspect is true with Ward the type of the weight this sort of piece of a fight
10:57it's going to hurt him in the stretches in it, he looked tight at the weight yesterday
11:04he's had a good round here Edwards and for the first minute which was fairly even he's
11:10put some good good pressure on Thomas Patrick Ward
11:27Jessica McCaskill defending her welterweight world title she was undisputed champion not
11:47that long ago she never lost any of those belts in the ring so she is by definition
11:51she has to be the number one in the division so if Lauren Price can claim her scalp then
12:01that will be a very meaningful win there's a lot of pressure on her tonight but it's
12:08also a massive opportunity for ourselves here our colleagues from BBC Wales maximizing the
12:16eyeballs on her that's been the mission for her really with this fight some people feel
12:21that it's been a bit too long in coming this homecoming Barry but now it's here it's in
12:26a world title fight it could only be better if you have to wait for it make it big when
12:30it does happen and this is as big as it can get and if she can pull it off it'll be it'll
12:34be a moment in history for Welsh boxing so into the fourth here scheduled for 10
12:47seconds in the white and blue Thomas Patrick Ward in the black red and gold
12:52ice left hand bear from Edwards just dipped off to his left and look for the screw shot
12:57come up a cut yeah lovely shot time do well to slip inside and met him with the screw shot
13:02beautiful shot Ward in response they're trying to dig its own toes in lovely right hook as well
13:08there from Edwards then going down to the body with the left hook and he worked upon it the
13:12last round in the end was quite well but be careful put it back with that left hook though
13:19because Ward will come over with the right hand I think was trying to fight the wrong fight I
13:26think he's trying to show good he's the older fighter with the more experience to try and you
13:30saw the right you should do that so dictate the pace and everybody he's a fighter who likes to
13:35fight to come on to him and use that long reach in that jab and he tried that and I think he's
13:38come a little bit of stuff here so far he said it's still a tight fight but it was in it I feel
13:44it was a little bit in his groove at the minute these are close rounds that you'd imagine Edwards
13:51is maybe winning good left hand there from Ward he's won round one and three I would say round two
13:55difficult to call
14:07again from Ward he's what you said about the pulling back isn't it there from Edwards
14:13yeah be careful of that
14:23into the final minutes of round four it's been a good watch this right from the very beginning it
14:28was a nice quick start from the pair of them and they've been right on top of each other good left
14:33hand on the inside there from Edwards there's an uppercut there for Edwards but the way Ward
14:38leads over that front foot if he can take a little half step back there's a beautiful uppercut
14:41through the floor yeah just having the final word exchanges then they get back on the jab
14:46it just catches the eye
14:53turning Southport
14:59very good amateur as a junior and a youth Edwards turned pro without any senior experience so they
15:06took it slow got in the rounds in that's why he doesn't have too many stoppage wins he was
15:11in with some very durable fighters the idea being that he would get that experience of
15:15fighting fully grown men that he needed a couple of good right hands there from Edwards but Ward gets to work on the inside
15:26yeah good head movement there from Ward he landed a nice combination left hook body left uppercut
15:31okay let's go backstage in here from Harris Artinstall
15:37Harris it's a huge night for Lauren fighting for the world title but I wonder what are the emotions like for you on a night like tonight
15:43I'm all right at the minute we've all come in as a team now we're all cool calm and collected good vibes we're all happy smiling so
15:49she's got a good few hours left to go yet but when the time comes she'll shine
15:53is the fire in your belly you getting any FOMO?
15:55FOMO?
15:57Fear of missing out?
15:58No I'm alright
16:01I told you remember last time
16:03I forgot I forgot but no I'm alright I'm just there to support Lauren tonight and then I'll have my go in whenever the date's announced
16:10thanks very much
16:11you're welcome
16:13I remember talking to Harris Artinstall and Lauren Price at the end of last year about fear and nerves and how you handle it how you harness it and they talked about the three F's freeze fight or flight freeze is not an option but it needs to be a mixture of fight and flight
16:29you can't go in as Price described it all hell's blazing or you'll rush your work and you won't be able to get off the punches that you need you won't be able to find that rhythm so it is a blend of that fire in the belly and ice in the mind that she's been talking about this week
16:47into round five here and again Ward just trying to close down that distance got close enough there and then didn't really let his hands go
16:58this is a very good competitive fight and Thomas Patrick Ward is having success but as Matt described it Edwards is generally having just the final word
17:09up up up
17:14lovely combination there from Edwards the right hand was strong knocked Ward back onto his heels momentarily
17:21yeah finishing the exchanges having the final say it's important in you know close rounds it's important in any round but particularly in the close rounds
17:31it was noticeable there from Edwards when he landed that shot he didn't take a step up like he has in the past he covered up and held his feet
17:39trying to show some physical strength
17:51bit better there from Ward just needs to keep working off that
17:58that's a good combination left to the body he found the angles well there to slide the right hand in Edwards comes back with his own left
18:06these are two really skillful operators
18:10yeah Ward's a real class operator coming forward there nice compact good head movement working the body coming up the middle with the uppercut then finishing upstairs with the right hand
18:23again when he dips his legs there Ward he's so much better isn't he he makes Edwards miss and he can slide into the target a little bit quicker
18:30good combination from Edwards he covered up to the body well that time as Ward dipped off
18:36you could say exactly the same thing about Ward as Edwards gets a slide one in round the back of the elbow
18:48what's been evident all night is what they say in Ward's corner he's just not moving his head
18:53no and again he's not enough and that's where even he's having success he's taking too many coming in at times
19:03but it will be very interesting to see how this goes in the second half because he got those ten under his belt against Brad Foster and yes he did finish strong but Ward is a very experienced fighter
19:14and he's been bringing that heat he's been bringing it to Edwards and he could tell in the second half this is a good passage here for Ward now
19:21this is where he's having success when he's up close I think he's going to take the fight to Edwards I think standing back trying to box with him
19:28I think he's losing that and that I think the speed the hand speed the movement of it is too much for him
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21:19Yeah Ward's got Edwards backed up against the ropes
21:22or in the corner that's when he can put his combinations together
21:24when he's in the middle of the ring he's quite shifty and very mobile
21:28it's more difficult to put those shots together
21:31He's stuck to the method Ward
21:33and trying to walk his man down
21:35and trying to bring that pressure
21:37and he's really trying to bring some concerted heat
21:40in this sixth round
21:42I think he will probably be aware that he may be behind at halfway
21:45and the second half of the fight needs to be his
21:48This is a good little combination here from Edwards
21:58What he is for Ward though is that
22:00he's trying to put pressure on Edwards
22:02but he is walking into shots as he's doing it
22:15This is good pressure though from Ward
22:17He's putting Edwards in places in the ring that he doesn't want to go
22:21You'd say that he's the ring general in there
22:35Again just switching stances there briefly Edwards
22:38but he covers the movement well there Ward
22:40and manages to pin him onto those ropes
22:42He tucked up pretty well there Edwards
22:44but I agree Matt I think he's done a good job in this round Ward
22:49Put Edwards back onto his heels
22:56Right hand lead from Edwards landed there
22:58but Ward I think is getting some wind in his sails here
23:03A good shot as I say that
23:05A nice long right hand
23:07and a good right hand again there from Edwards
23:09and this is terrific stuff
23:11I was going to say this is a really good round for Ward
23:13Edwards comes firing back
23:19A lovely right hand there from Ward
23:23Fantastic little fight
23:28Closing stages of round 6 there goes the bell
23:43Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe
23:50Yeah I mean they both landed I think
23:54From where I was sitting I mean that was a different angle
23:56to where I was sitting when I was watching it live
23:58I thought Ward landed the better left hook
24:02Maybe
24:03It's because Edwards takes a step back
24:05It looks like he has the worst of it but yeah you're not quite sure are you
24:10Brilliant round
24:11For two stylists this wasn't the fight we were expecting was it
24:14This wasn't meant to be what we're seeing
24:16I think it's caught fire right from the start
24:19Edwards started quick and you know Ward came out aggressive as well
24:27Just catching the tail end of that from Gary Lockett
24:29I think he's impressing on Edwards' knee to try and keep that movement
24:34but it's been fought at a high tempo this
24:36He's had that 110 rounder against Brad Foster
24:39Prior to that he's been in fights that he was expected to
24:42and did win and was able to box largely at his own pace
24:47This is a different story
24:49That was a Ward round that last round
24:51which were the tighten things up
24:53and I think we could be in for a hell of a final four rounds here
24:58For me in the last couple of rounds Ward has just been punching inside his body frames
25:01He's doing a lot more need to do this work than he was in the previous rounds
25:05That just means Edwards has just got to get a little bit neater and tidier
25:08to get with his work and put some of his strength on the line
25:14But when you're both throwing at the same time then
25:16the one who punches inside the body frame gets there first
25:20and gets the better impact on the shot
25:23Good combination again there from Ward
25:25Edwards have covered up well but it's three full punches
25:28that will have had some kind of effect
25:35Chop! Chop!
25:46Should he be looking to try and get back on that jab a bit more recently
25:49because we haven't seen too much of that in recent rounds
25:53He's going back in straight lines and that's the problem there
25:55so he's allowing Ward to walk him down a little bit
25:58You've got to take one step back, one step to the left or the right
26:04Relax, just relax, come on
26:08And that allows you to throw from different angles in a safer place
26:11than you are if you're right in front of the opponent
26:14I think Ward's the better look close fighter
26:16He puts the combinations together, he can shorten his punches
26:19he can close the uppercuts, body shots
26:22and mix the attacks up
26:23and he's got catching and parrying and stepping closer as well
26:26I think he needs to get some distance like that
26:30Edwards needs to be able to put three full fast shots together
26:33and move again
26:35Landed a couple of good shots there
26:36A right hand as he stepped off to his right hand side
26:38then let go with a left hook on the inside
26:41Short right hand there from Ward
26:44There's that jab from Edwards
26:45but he stayed where he was
26:47and that kind of sliding overhand right came through
26:50from Thomas Patrick Ward
26:53Isn't it funny how the fight switched a little bit here
26:56because even though the rounds were close
26:58and he was sort of like
27:00it seemed like he was more in control
27:01and I was talking the other way here
27:12Easton's just leaning on for one of the first times in the fight
27:14taking the opportunity to have a break
27:16and then he disengaged there
27:17Edwards rattled up a three four punch combination
27:20Ward was maybe expecting the referee to get involved
27:23but he didn't so that was good
27:24Clever stuff from the Welshman
27:28Okay let's go backstage
27:30The tail overs with Jessica McCaskill's trainer Rick Ramos
27:35He all smiles
27:36Representing Shytown
27:38Feeling confident
27:39Feeling good
27:40The team's good
27:41Jess is healthy
27:42She's strong
27:43We're here to put on a show
27:45We're coming to win
27:46We're leaving and going back home with our belts
27:49What is the game plan with someone as accomplished a boxer as Lauren Price?
27:53You know
27:54I think Lauren said the word competition
27:56Lauren said the word comfortable a lot
27:57so we're just going to try to make her uncomfortable
27:59We're going to push her pace
28:01We're going to test her heart
28:02and just make her as uncomfortable as we can
28:04Make it scrappy
28:05Absolutely
28:06You know Jess
28:07She can fight a street fight
28:08She can do a boxing match
28:10She can do whatever Lauren has
28:12Lauren's seen a lot in the amateurs
28:14but she hasn't seen this in the pros
28:16I'd love to meet her
28:17Thank you sir
28:18Well Jessica McCaskill is absolutely one of those fighters
28:21The more uncomfortable it is in there
28:23the more she likes it
28:25That is absolutely what you will be looking to do to Lauren Price
28:30You know what you're going to get from somebody like McCaskill
28:33She's that kind of fighter
28:34She throws down the gauntlet and says to you
28:36This is what I do
28:38Now you try and stop me
28:40Into round 8
28:41A false start because Rhys Edwards didn't have the gun shield in
28:56He's good at just those quick little steps isn't he
28:59being as close as Patrick Ward
29:02Nice combination there though from Edwards
29:04and again on the inside
29:05leaned into the left hand
29:06and then came back with the right
29:08protecting himself well from the returned fire from Ward
29:11But the difference is now after he throws
29:13he's not moving
29:14and now loads Ward the fire back
29:16and he is
29:19And as Matt was saying
29:20early on in the fight
29:21when Edwards was having the last exchange
29:23it's starting to look like now
29:25that's Ward's job
29:26he's doing that
29:39Good left hand from Edwards
29:45Attacks the body
29:46Ward goes down to body himself
29:47with a heavier looking right than left
29:54Nice work from Edwards
29:55just spun around that front foot
29:56then found the uppercut
29:58it didn't get through absolutely clean
30:00but it did register
30:01good right hand there from Edwards too
30:05Nothing that either fighter has landed on the other
30:07has caused them to look hurt at any point
30:10You can see the punches
30:11rotting them back onto the ground
30:13and it's just a matter of
30:14trying to get them back
30:15and it's just a matter of
30:16trying to get them back
30:17and it's just a matter of
30:18trying to get them back
30:19and it's just a matter of
30:20trying to get them back
30:21You can see the punches
30:22rotting them back onto the heels
30:23every now and again
30:24they traded plenty
30:26Yeah and every now and again
30:27Ward looks like
30:28he takes a shot like
30:29he's tired a little bit
30:30but he comes back doesn't he
30:31I think that thing about the weight
30:33didn't come to fruition at all
30:35he looks fit and strong
30:47Good jab there from Edwards
30:52with a close round
30:57I was just thinking the same thing
30:58how do you score this
31:05There's been a few of those
31:12Edwards with body there from Edwards
31:143-4 punch combination
31:15finished with a left to the body
31:17into the final 20 seconds of round 8
31:19and then he created space didn't he
31:21with his feet
31:22that was quite important
31:29OK let's go down ringside
31:31Andy is with Steve Robinson
31:34Steve your old division
31:35such a good fight to watch from ringside
31:37who do you fancy in this one
31:38who have you got ahead
31:39I think Ward might be slightly ahead
31:41I think myself
31:43Rhys is catching me some good flashy punches
31:46not only game but
31:47Ward has got a little bit more experience
31:50Rhys needs to up his work rate
31:53he needs to get his jab
31:54and get it back in the centre ring
31:55he seems to be going on his back foot all the time
31:57You know exactly what it's like
31:59to have a home crowd behind you
32:01and walk out as a world champion
32:03if you were passing on one piece of advice
32:05to Lauren Price
32:06before she boxes for her first world title tonight
32:08what would you say
32:09Just go in there, stay composed
32:10I was always composed as a fighter
32:12every time she catches a girl
32:14the crowd is going to be behind her
32:16I think when you fight at home
32:18you've got home fans
32:19obviously it's like a two round stand
32:21so I think she can pull it off
32:23What's the secret
32:24you still look like you're at your fighting weight
32:26I'm not too bad, I'm not fat off it
32:27I wouldn't mind having a rematch with Maxi Namitz
32:30Great to see you Steve
32:32So two rounds to go here
32:34Steve Robinson feeling that Thomas Patrick Ward
32:36has maybe got his nose slightly in front
32:38it's very very tight
32:39the three of us I think fell to the halfway
32:41Edwards had got his nose in front
32:43but since halfway
32:44Ward has stuck to his task
32:46he's had success
32:47as has Edwards
32:48it's anyone's I think with a couple to go
32:51Yeah I think so
32:52you've really got to go out and win every round though
32:54if you can
32:55which they've both tried to do that
32:57no one's taken a rest for a second here
33:01Well that's the viewers verdict at home
33:02you've got Edwards with a healthy enough lead
33:06There's two 10-10s
33:07three 10-10s in there though
33:09and that tells its own story
33:11Good body shot from Edwards
33:12just a second ago
33:13sweeping right hand
33:26Just dipped his knees
33:27dropped his height
33:28and found the right hand into the body
33:29well there Edwards
33:36Nice combination up top
33:37taking on the gloves
33:38and the left hand into the body
33:39and again there
33:43But no signs of discomfort for Ward
33:46No but I think
33:47that body shot did hurt
33:48if you see how tight
33:49he clenched the elbow there
33:51and he was able to
33:52finish up top with the left hook
33:54and he didn't react
33:55that's the telling
33:57Oh lovely little screw shot there from Edwards
34:00It's having a good round here
34:01Rhys Edwards
34:021-2 there from Ward
34:03the right hand I think
34:04just had the sting taken out of it
34:05by Edwards
34:07Oh
34:11Just got a bit of a bump to his step here
34:12Edwards
34:13and it just gives him
34:14a little bit more rhythm
34:15so he's getting that jab off
34:16a little bit faster
34:19Good jab there from Ward
34:20but on the inside there
34:21Edwards finding
34:22a touch of space
34:23Ward just trying to get his
34:24head on the shoulder
34:25and borrow in
34:26but it's Edwards
34:27who creates a
34:28touch of room
34:31It's been such a good fight
34:33Really good to watch
34:34right from the beginning
34:35the tempo's been terrific
34:37Yeah not just the tempo
34:38top quality
34:39operators
34:40real class work
34:42As you say class work
34:43Edwards just threw
34:44two beautiful jabs
34:45he just changed the level
34:46head, chest
34:47lovely
34:49He has rediscovered
34:50that jab a bit
34:51in the last couple of rounds
34:53as you say
34:54he went up and down with it
34:55really effectively there
34:56into the
34:57final 30 seconds
34:58of round 9
35:00I wouldn't say he's found
35:01a second wind here
35:02exactly Edwards
35:03but
35:04maybe the momentum
35:05was slightly with Ward
35:06after the
35:076th round
35:08and I think he's
35:09halted that in this
35:109th race Edwards
35:12Yeah I think he's had
35:13an additional round
35:14here Edwards
35:22Ward's making him work
35:23for it though
35:25for every second of it
35:31So one to go here
35:32between these two
35:34They've really given
35:35this a show
35:36this is the chief support
35:37to the Ward title
35:38fighters to come next
35:57Yeah that's a beautiful
35:59left uppercut
36:00smooth shot
36:01up the right hand
36:03of Ward
36:09Yeah lovely
36:10I know there were
36:11other eye-catching shots
36:12that he landed as well
36:14Ward certainly
36:15had his successes
36:16but I think it was
36:17a strong round
36:18for Edwards
36:26He's been like that
36:27all the way through
36:28hasn't he
36:29There have only been
36:30a handful of rounds
36:31that you would say
36:32the rest of them
36:33you've had to
36:34look hard
36:36for who has landed
36:37the greater tonnage
36:38the more damaging
36:39tonnage
36:41throughout the rounds
36:42and as we've been saying
36:43neither one has ever
36:44really looked hurt
36:45at any point
36:46and as you identified Barry
36:47every now and again
36:48Ward looks like he's tired
36:49he kind of wears that
36:50expression
36:51from quite early in the fight
36:52but he just stays the same
36:53Yeah he does
36:54and he's persevered
36:55with the tackling
36:56coming forward
36:57I think when Matt
36:58said he should go forward
36:59I think he was right
37:00at that point
37:01I think he should have
37:02been boxing more
37:03trying to draw Wiese on
37:04Edwards on I should say
37:05He can do it
37:06once he's out of the fistful
37:07and you have to commit to it
37:10Good combination again
37:11there from Edwards
37:12out of the southpaw stance
37:13and then just stepped off
37:21Two minutes remaining
37:22Ward trying to jab
37:23his way in
37:25He's got to double jab
37:26his way in
37:27not a closer distance Ward
37:28and then he's got to
37:29he's got to rally
37:30five straight punches
37:31right down the line
37:32he has to do that now
37:39and the problem here
37:40for Ward is
37:41he's got to open up
37:42and go for it
37:43but as he does
37:44he leaves himself open
37:45to get countered
37:47Good couple of right hand
37:48leads down from Edwards
37:49just thrown out of that
37:51red corner
37:52and the referee
37:53having to prise him apart
37:54Ward again just rolling
37:55in rolling forward
37:56but he's finding
37:57good angles
37:58here Edwards
37:59Ward slowed down
38:00didn't it
38:01just after half way
38:02maybe he was feeling it a bit
38:03maybe he has got
38:04a touch of a second wind
38:05but the
38:07the movement is back
38:08basically that's the key
38:09isn't it
38:10but when you can see
38:11the finishing line
38:12you get a bit of energy
38:13but with Zep's still
38:14you're young
38:15so you get a bit more movement
38:16but moving after the punches
38:17is very important
38:18you can throw your shots
38:19you've got to move around
38:20or push him back
38:21if you're strong enough
38:22Oh look at this
38:23from Ward
38:25ever committed
38:26just gritting his teeth
38:27there
38:28looking for that
38:29right hand
38:30trying to just
38:31curl it in
38:32round the back of the guard
38:33into the final minute
38:34of what has been
38:35a tremendous fight
38:36lovely
38:37kind of up jab
38:38there almost
38:39from Edwards
38:42It's been a brilliant fight
38:44brilliant performance
38:45from both men
38:46but I think Edwards
38:47for me anyway
38:48is winning
38:49and
38:50he'll go on again
38:51and he'll improve again
38:52now off the back of this
38:54Nick on the left eye there
38:55of Ward
38:56I'm not sure whether
38:57it was a head punch
38:58or a head clash
38:59it's not going to matter now
39:00we've got 30 seconds remaining
39:01it's running clear of the eye
39:02I was thinking
39:03I didn't
39:04that's not how I knew
39:06I thought it was a left hook
39:07there from
39:08from Edwards
39:10Ward immediately
39:11signalling to the referee
39:12that it was
39:13a clash of heads
39:14but go back to what you said
39:15Matt
39:16this is not the coming
39:17coming of age fight
39:18isn't it
39:19for Edwards
39:20well look at the
39:21basement match
39:22he had to get around
39:23in early
39:24because he had no
39:25senior experience
39:27stepping up to five pound
39:28Foster
39:29was a huge move
39:30and to go in deep
39:31again here
39:32against somebody like
39:33Thomas Patrick Ward
39:34that is
39:35I think we can say
39:36with some
39:37certainty
39:38going to be a win
39:39for Edwards
39:40and that's another
39:41really
39:42good performance
39:44I'd say an even
39:45better performance
39:47than the one against
39:48Brad Foster
39:51Ward gave
39:52absolutely everything
39:53in there
39:54every ounce of the hand
39:55he kept coming forward
39:56he stuck to the plan
39:57he had success
39:59plenty of it
40:00but Edwards
40:02who had a little bit
40:03of a rough passage
40:04in 6, 7 and 8 maybe
40:05in 9 and 10
40:06really just closed
40:07the door
40:08and he is a force
40:10well I think that
40:11Brad Foster fight
40:12you talked about
40:13I think he learned
40:14from that
40:15so he started faster
40:16this time
40:17and it was
40:18and Ward being the
40:19experienced and tough
40:20good fighter he is
40:21he put
40:22he clawed it back
40:23in those middle rounds
40:24and I just think
40:25the atheticism
40:26while Matt said
40:27very early in the fight
40:28just that
40:29a bit more youth
40:30so he's a little bit
40:31faster off the mark
40:32and yeah
40:33it's those reaction times
40:34those reflexes
40:35having the last say
40:36and yeah
40:37but
40:38I think Ward's
40:39a really good fighter
40:40and I think
40:41someone who didn't have
40:42the atheticism there
40:43of Edwards
40:44gets him stuck tonight
40:45comes him stuck I feel
40:46but I just think
40:47yeah
40:48in the last few rounds
40:49being able to move the feet
40:50when you're meant to be tired
40:51that little movement
40:52on the target
40:54that was the difference tonight
40:56Thomas Patrick Ward
40:57was fighting in a
40:58WBA
40:59world title
41:00final eliminator
41:01just over
41:02a year ago
41:03so that's where he's
41:04been
41:09it gives you an illustration of
41:13the big leap up
41:14that he's taken
41:15in the last couple of fights
41:16Edwards
41:17I think in lots of ways
41:18Thomas Patrick Ward
41:19is still
41:20a more polished
41:21more experienced
41:22more quality
41:23operator
41:24but he didn't have
41:25the athleticism
41:26the speed
41:27and the fitness
41:29and also I think
41:30he boxed
41:31not the fight
41:32he usually fights
41:33he tried to be the aggressor
41:34and even though he had
41:35success with it
41:36I think that's not
41:37his natural style
41:38I don't feel
41:39but I mean
41:40he felt he had to do that
41:41as you
41:42I go back to what
41:43Matt said all the time
41:44but it's true
41:45I think he felt that
41:46he felt that he wasn't
41:47the sharpest of the two
41:48so he had to push him back
41:49well at home
41:50you've got it quite
41:51you've got three
41:5210-10s in there
41:53as we picked up on
41:54earlier on
41:55and you can never
41:56jump the gun
41:57when it comes to
41:58judges
41:59scorecards
42:00the arena
42:01is confident
42:02the corner is confident
42:03we'll find out
42:04whether that confidence
42:05is justified
42:06here's Big Mo
42:07with the final scores
42:12ladies and gentlemen
42:14after ten full
42:15championship rounds
42:16we go to the judges
42:17scorecards
42:18for the official decision
42:19Judge Jan Christensen
42:21sees it 99-91
42:23while judges
42:24Michael Alexander
42:25and Dave De Jong
42:26sees it 98-92
42:29declaring your winner
42:30by unanimous decision
42:31and the new
42:32WBA Intercontinental
42:34featherweight champion
42:36Rhys Edwards
42:43Rhys Edwards
42:44gets the win
42:459-1 with one judge
42:478-2 with the other two
42:48the scorecards
42:49probably don't
42:50really reflect
42:51exactly what happened
42:52in that fight
42:54I don't have any great
42:55moral with them
42:56because...