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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Javis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javis tries to sprawl but Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Javis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jr trying to pass the guard but Javis defending well.
Jr winds up and cracks Javis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Javis trying to hold on to Jr's head to control him but Jr postures up.
Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Javis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jr is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Javis trying to control here.
Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr working Javis over with strikes.
Jr trying to control the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jr takes one to the chin there.
Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Javis's guard.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throwing strikes from guard but Javis blocks nicely.
Jr controlling from the top position.
Jr stands up over Javis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr postures up in Javis's guard and throws a big left but Javis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Edmundo Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Javis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jr.
Edmundo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Javis trying to control from the bottom.
Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Javis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Javis is staying active underneath Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Javis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Javis looks winded!
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Javis has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Javis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr content to stall in guard here.
Jr stands up over Javis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr wants to control from the top but Javis keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr looking to pass the guard.
Javis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jr gets a double leg takedown into Javis's guard.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Javis's head.
Jr trying to control but Javis is working from the bottom.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Javis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jr controls the pace.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jr wants to control from the top but Javis keeps moving.
Javis is breathing heavily.
Javis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jr is in close to Javis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jr controlling from the top position.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr prevents Javis from getting back to his feet.
Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Javis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Javis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr has Javis pulled in close to control his posture.
Javis wants to stand but Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Javis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Javis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr is working Javis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Javis can't keep his opponent in guard - Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Jr seems content to control.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr prevents Javis from improving his position.
Edmundo Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of Javis's head.
Jr trying to mount his opponent but Javis defends it.
Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Javis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr working over Javis with some ground and pound. Javis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Javis throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Javis clinches with his opponent.
Javis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jr.
Javis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Javis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jr.
Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jr working over Javis with some ground and pound. Javis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr stalling.
Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Javis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr slips a nice elbow through Javis's hands, connecting with Javis's forehead.
Jr winds up and cracks Javis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Javis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jr winds up and cracks Javis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edmundo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr working Javis over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr content to control rather than advance.
Jr is pressing down on Javis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Javis is holding on for now.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Jr slips a nice elbow through Javis's hands, connecting with Javis's forehead.
Ground and pound from Jr.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to Javis's temple.
Javis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Javis is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
Jr is nestled in close to Javis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jr winds up and cracks Javis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Javis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr is pressing down on Javis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Javis is holding on for now.
Javis seems to have recovered his senses.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jr in particular looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jr shoots in and bounces Javis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jr, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Jr!
A victorious Edmundo Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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