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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Edward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Edward!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward pushes Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Edward throws a head punch that misses.
Edward misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edward tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edward looking for a takedown.
Edward tries for a takedown but Perkins manages to get underhooks.
Carl Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Edward.
Perkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edward wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from Edward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edward swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Edward fails to land.
Edward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edward is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkins is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Edward on the inside.
Edward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Edward lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Edward has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Edward can turn it around.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edward lands with a short shot to the head.
Edward tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edward working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Edward scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to break the clinch but Edward is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkins's efforts to push away.
Perkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkinss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edward.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Edward is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Edward has double underhooks.
Perkins tries to break free but Edward pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to break the clinch but Edward is controlling him.
Perkins is trying to push Edward away but Edward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins is trying to break the clinch but Edward has him pressed against the cage.
Edward swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins wants to break free but Edward has control.
Edward is trying to drag Perkins to the mat but Perkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perkins tries to circle away but Edward has him pinned against the cage.
Perkins is pressed up against the cage. Edward has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perkins down to the mat. Perkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perkins throws a right and a left that Edward avoids nicely.
Edward goes for a double leg but Perkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perkins continues to drive forward.
Perkins shoots in for a takedown but Edward shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Edward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Edward ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Perkins.
Louis Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edward darts in looking for a takedown but Perkins gets double underhooks and turns Edward into the cage.
Perkins lands with a nice combination. Edward backs away looking to recover.
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Edward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Perkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Perkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edward misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins tries to circle away but Edward has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Edward 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.
Perkins scores with a nice head shot.
Edward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edward has closed the distance and engaged Perkins in a clinch.
Louis Edward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edward swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward wants to take the fight to the mat but Perkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Edward is trying to drag Perkins to the mat but Perkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Edward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins tries to circle away but Edward has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Perkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edward misses with the head strike.
Edward misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet.
Edward throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edward throwing shots but Perkins is blocking nicely.
Edward trying to control the pace.
Edward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edward is trying to work for a kimura but Perkins is defending well.
Perkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edward on the ground.
Edward is taking a breather. Perkins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perkins lands a jab to the head.
Edward shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perkins defends it nicely.
Carl Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Edward.
Edward clinches up with Perkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Edward drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins wants to break free but Edward has control.
Edward misses with some punches.
Edward gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edward pushes Perkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edward.
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkinss head.
Perkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Perkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to force a seperation but Edward has the dominant position.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edward has Perkins pressed against the cage, preventing Perkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward looking for a takedown.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Edward misses with the head strike.
Edward has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins gets underhooks to prevent Edward's takedown attempt.
Perkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Edward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edward is stalling in the full guard.
Edward throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edward throwing strikes from guard but Perkins blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edward is pushing down on Perkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Edward has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edward is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Edward tries to control but Perkins wriggling away.
Edward takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edward thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Edward tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Edward content just to control the position here.
Perkins avoids a strike by Edward and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Edward's guard! Fantastic escape!
Edward manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Edward wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perkins is looking to stand up but Edward isn't so interested in that idea.
Edward not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Edward slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Edward happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edward is looking to take a break and control but Perkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edward working the ground and pound but Perkins is defending the strikes.
Carl Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edward tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Louis Edward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edward taking a breather here.
Perkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perkins tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edward passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Perkins!
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Edward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Edward 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Edward!
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