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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwood Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Edilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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279 lbs
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191 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elwood Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Edilo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Edilo both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Elwood Hester has been cut.
Hester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hester showed some decent athleticism there.
Hester not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edilo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hester.
Hester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edilo wants to control but Hester is keeping busy.
Hester lands with a punch from half guard.
Hester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hester lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hester seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Edilo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hester.
Edilo is trying to maintain the position but Hester is very close to passing his half guard.
Hester throwing shots but Edilo is blocking nicely.
Edilo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilo looks winded!
Edilo keeps trying to improve his position.
Hester thows a huge punch but Edilo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edilo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hester looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hester working over Edilo with some ground and pound. Edilo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edilo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hester seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hester lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester prevents Edilo from standing back up.
Hester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hester lands strikes from half guard.
Hester thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hester throwing shots but Edilo is blocking nicely.
Hester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edilo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hester scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edilo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Edilo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edilo's head.
Hester works over Edilo with some ground and pound from guard.
Hester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edilo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hester is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edilo trying to strike off his back.
Hester lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edilo working for a triangle but Hester defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hester is working Edilo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elwood Hester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hester scoring well with a low kick there.
Hester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edilo.
Hester dives in and scores a takedown into Edilo's guard.
Elwood Hester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edilo wants to control the position but Hester says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Edilo trying to control here.
Hester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edilo's head.
Hester really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hester throwing shots but Edilo is blocking nicely.
Hester is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edilo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edilo's head.
Hester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hester is working for a submission of some sort.
Hester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edilo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edilo wants to improve his position but Hester is controlling well.
Hester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hester thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hester is nestled in close to Edilo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edilo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edilo is looking to control Hester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edilo avoid being mounted?
Edilo gets back to full guard.
Hester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edilo pulls Hester in to control the position.
Hester is looking to work some ground and pound but Edilo has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edilo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hester, pushing him back against the cage.
Hester manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Edilo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hester is on top in guard.
Hester might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edilo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edilo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester landing with the ground and pound.
Hester scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hester throws a big elbow that misses.
Hester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hester postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hester working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edilo looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edilo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hester is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Edilo.
Hester wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Edilo, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Hester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elwood Hester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Edilo enables Hester to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Edilo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hester landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edilo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hester lands a couple of digs.
Edilo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hester postures up in Edilo's guard and throws a big left but Edilo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throwing strikes from guard but Edilo blocks nicely.
Hester won't allow Edilo to get back to his feet.
Hester throwing strikes but missing.
Edilo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hester distracts Edilo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edilo wants to get back to his feet but Hester is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Edilo.
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.
Hester throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edilo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hester is in Edilo's guard.
Hester lands a couple of elbows.
Edilo trying to control the position.
Hester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hester is working Edilo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hester 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.
Hester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hester stands up over Edilo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hester makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hester lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hester throwing strikes from guard but Edilo blocks nicely.
Edilo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hester passes into side control.
Hester lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Hester's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Edilo tries to buck Hester off but Hester is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hester cracks Edilo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hester lands a few punches from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Edilo is right now.
Edilo is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hester working the head with strikes.
Charles Edilo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elwood Hester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hester tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hester has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Elwood Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hester, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elwood Hester!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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