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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice in Chains - Rooster. Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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246 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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237 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Edwards.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards misses with the head strike.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Edwards.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Edwards works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Edwards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a strike but Grant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Edwards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grant defends well.
Edwards is trying to hold Grant in close to prevent damage but Grant has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to get back to full guard.
Grant stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edwards makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Grant rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edwards's face.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards is trying to stall.
Edwards stalling against the cage.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Edwards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Edwards avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Edwards avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blake Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grant. That did some damage!
Edwards tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Edwards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Edwards moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Cody Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grant's head.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Edwards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Edwards is pushing Grant up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grant gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edwards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grant up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Edwards.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Edwards's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edwards's brow.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Grant.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Edwards avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Grant avoids it.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Edwards moves his leg out of the way.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Grant's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a push kick but Grant slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edwards!
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant lands a front kick.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grant's hands.
Cody Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edwards.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
Edwards tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake Edwards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grant has time to react.
Edwards cracks Grant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edwards is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards works Grant's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Edwards scores with a jab to the head.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Edwards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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