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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamin Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haidar has chosen target=blank>drop the world as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aamin Haidar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haidar misses with the combination.
Haidar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edgar on the side of the head.
Haidar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haidar throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Haidar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a three punch combo that has Haidar backing up. Haidar nods at Edgar to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Haidar. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar lands with a nice body punch.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haidar misses with a wild combination.
Haidar throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar scores with a shot to the body.
Haidar dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
Haidar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haidar moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edgar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edgar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Haidar moves out of range.
Edgar moves out of range as Haidar strikes.
Haidar misses with a combination
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haidar checks a low kick from Edgar.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Haidar.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Haidar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haidar missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haidar throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haidar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Aamin Haidar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haidar.
That's two 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.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haidar throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haidar throws out the jab.
Edgar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haidar.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edgar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Haidar throws a one two combo.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Haidar.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Haidar misses with the combination.
Haidar throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haidar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edgar on the side of the head.
Haidar misses with a straight left.
Haidar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar slips a jab and a cross from Haidar.
Edgar slips under a jab from Haidar.
Haidar throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Haidar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haidar misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Haidar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haidar throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Haidar shoots in for a takedown but Edgar shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Haidar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edgar.
Edgar slips a jab from Haidar.
A swing and a miss from Haidar.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Haidar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edgar!
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Haidar lands with an overhand left.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.
Haidar throws a series of strikes that have Edgar backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamin Haidar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haidar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
Haidar swinging wilding here.
Haidar throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haidar's hands.
Edgar throws a leg kick that misses.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Haidar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar walks into a left hand.
Haidar swinging wilding here.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haidar.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haidar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Haidar does no damage.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haidar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edgar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haidar dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haidar throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar lands a two punch combo.
Haidar connects with a right hand. Edgar shakes it off.
Haidar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haidar. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Haidar misses with a straight left.
Haidar misses with a wild combination.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haidar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A cross from Haidar lands.
Edgar slips under a jab from Haidar.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Haidar avoids it well.
Haidar slips under a jab from Edgar.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haidar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haidar missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haidar throws a combination that misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Haidar backs away looking to recover.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Haidar misses.
Haidar checks a low kick from Edgar.
Haidar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edgar throws a series of strikes that have Haidar backpedaling.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Haidar avoids it well.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Haidar misses with a wild combination.
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Haidar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haidar connects with a looping right hand.
Edgar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haidar.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Edgar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haidar moves out of range of the body kick from Edgar.
Haidar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar lands with a cross.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Haidar backs away looking to recover.
Edgar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haidar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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.
Haidar misses with a combination
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Haidar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Edgar.
The fighters circling - Haidar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Haidar misses.
Haidar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haidar. Haidar obviously looking to wear him down.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Haidar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Haidar blocks a leg kick.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.
Haidar throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamin Haidar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haidar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edgar.
Edgar scores with a nice head shot.
Haidar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Haidar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
Haidar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haidar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haidar throws out the jab.
Haidar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haidar throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Haidar misses with a straight right.
Haidar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edgar throws out the jab.
Haidar tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haidar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Haidar misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Haidar.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a series of strikes. Haidar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haidar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Haidar throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Edgar throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and Haidar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Edgar throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haidar lands a nice shot that snaps Edgar's head back.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Aamin Haidar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haidar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edgar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haidar thuds his right hand into Edgar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haidar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edgar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Edgar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haidar.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haidar misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar slips a jab from Haidar.
Haidar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a series of strikes. Haidar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haidar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haidar misses the jab.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Haidar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Haidar misses with a wild combination.
Edgar throws a one two combo.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.
Haidar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haidar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar stuns Haidar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haidar connects with a solid leg kick.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.
Haidar misses with a wild 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.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Haidar looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Haidar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Haidar misses.
Edgar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haidar throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Edgar tries to bum rush Haidar with a series of wild strikes but Haidar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haidar throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
A jab from Haidar misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aamin Haidar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haidar is out of range and Edgar settles back down.
Haidar throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haidar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aamin Haidar!
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