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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes to the ring accompanied by You're the best around. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folarin cracks Eder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Folarin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eder tries to land a leg kick but Folarin saw it coming and moves away.
Eder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Folarin blocks a leg kick.
Folarin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Folarin misses the shot to the body.
Folarin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Folarin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, jab by Folarin - just one landing.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Folarin moves away.
Folarin defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder lands a high kick!
Eder misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Folarin lands the left hand.
Folarin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eder lands a head kick. Folarin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Olubowale Folarin has been cut.
Folarin throws a sloppy body shot
and Eder counters with a straight right hand.
Eder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Folarin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Eder throws a front kick aimed at Folarin's knee but Folarin avoids it well.
Folarin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Folarin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eder can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Eder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Folarin.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Eder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Folarin misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eder. Those never looked like landing.
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folarin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eder rather than just go for the knockout.
Eder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Folarin.
Folarin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle Eder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folarin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Folarin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eder finds it's way round the side to connect with Folarin's head.
Eder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folarin.
Folarin scores with a hook to the body. Eder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder walks into a stiff left hand from Folarin.
Folarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eder.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a lazy right hand but Folarin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eder misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Folarin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Folarin slips the punch.
Eder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eder just misses with a punch to the body.
Folarin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eder throws a head kick that misses
and Folarin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Folarin.
Eder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Folarin counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Folarin just misses with a punch to the body.
Folarin misses with a low kick.
Eder moves out of range of the strikes.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Folarin misses the jab.
Eder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Folarin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
Eder throws the left hand but Folarin avoids the punch easily.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Eder slips a jab from Folarin.
Eder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folarin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin misses with a takedown attempt - Eder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eder moves away.
Folarin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folarin.
Folarin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eder lands a nice looking body kick.
Folarin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Eder throws a low kick but Folarin avoids it.
Folarin throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Folarin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Folarin moves out of range easily.
Folarin avoids the body shot from Eder.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Folarin. That did some damage!
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eder tries to land a front kick but Folarin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Folarin does no damage.
Eder is looking to slow Folarin down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eder punishes Folarin's body with a nice straight punch.
Folarin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Folarin walks into a left hand.
Eder lands a really nice looking cross but Folarin seems unphased.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eder.
Eder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Eder there.
Folarin is rocked!
Folarin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder lands a nice shot that snaps Folarin's head back.
Folarin is still on wobbly legs! Can Eder finish him?
Eder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Folarin seems to have recovered his senses.
Folarin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eder misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Eder.
Eder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eder.
Folarin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eder's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Eder.
Folarin ducks under a wild hook from Eder.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
Eder scores with a head kick.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Folarin.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Folarin's head but Folarin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Eder misses the target.
Eder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Folarin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Folarin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eder manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder tries a low kick but Folarin avoids it.
Eder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Folarin's calf.
Folarin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eder is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Folarin blocks a head kick by Eder.
Folarin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Folarin swings for the body but Eder moves out of range.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Folarin scores with the left hand. Eder knows he should have avoided that one.
Folarin throws the left hand but Eder avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses with a hook. Folarin ducked under it nicely.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Eder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder moves away from the strike by Folarin.
Folarin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder throws a right hand that misses
and Folarin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Eder throws a leg kick but Folarin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Folarin misses with a body shot.
Folarin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Eder.
Folarin shoots for a takedown but Eder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eder lands with a straight right. Folarin didn't see that one coming.
Folarin misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Eder.
Eder throws a right and a left that Folarin avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Folarin's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eder blocks a jab.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Folarin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eder has got the better of the exchanges.
Eder misses with a leg kick.
Folarin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eder avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Folarin misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folarin throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Folarin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eder lands a high kick!
Eder jabs Folarin right on the nose. Folarin blinks but takes it well.
Eder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Folarin throws the left hand but Eder avoids the punch easily.
Folarin scores with a sloppy right hand. Eder should have avoided that one.
Folarin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eder.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Folarin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Folarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Eder is just out of range.
Folarin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Folarin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Folarin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Eder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folarin.
Folarin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Folarin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eder misses with a body kick.
A jab from Folarin misses.
Folarin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Folarin checks the leg kick.
Folarin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eder counters with a series of strikes. Folarin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Olubowale Folarin's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin swings for the body but Eder moves out of range.
Folarin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Folarin looks for a takedown but Eder sprawls well.
A punch combination from Eder misses.
Nice defenses there by Folarin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder throws an off balance right hand
and Folarin counters with a single leg into guard. Eder didn't expect that.
Folarin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin wants to control from the top but Eder keeps moving.
Folarin throwing strikes from guard but Eder blocks nicely.
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.
Folarin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Olubowale Folarin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Folarin.
Eder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eder misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folarin moves out of range as Eder strikes.
Eder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder had his way with Olubowale Folarin in that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Folarin misses with a takedown
and Eder counters with a nice uppercut.
Folarin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Eder.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Eder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Folarin can do to turn this around?
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folarin.
No joy there for Eder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Folarin shoots in looking for a takedown but Eder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Folarin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Folarin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eder, right into the meat.
Folarin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eder looks for the body kick but Folarin saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Folarin.
A combination from Eder does no damage.
Eder swinging wildly here.
Eder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Folarin.
Eder looks to throw the jab but Folarin is out of range.
Eder scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin connects with a body shot that sends Eder's belly button to the back.
Folarin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Folarin takes a swing at Eder's ribcage but misses.
Folarin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eder was covering up waiting for the punch and Folarin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Folarin content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Folarin trying to control the position from guard on top but Eder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Olubowale Folarin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Eder misses with a head kick.
Olubowale Folarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Folarin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eder under the eye.
Eder throws a head kick but Folarin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Folarin shoots in but Eder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kyle Eder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olubowale Folarin.
Folarin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Eder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyle Eder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Eder - just one landing.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eder looks to land a combination. Folarin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Folarin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Folarin throws a jab but it's blocked by Eder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Eder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eder, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!
Kyle Eder took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '5 in a row at 170! Who's next?'.
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