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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coleman Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rucutan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coleman Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rucutan Edwards !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooney shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards 's guard.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Mooney is proving a slippery customer.
Mooney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.
Mooney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mooney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mooney throws an elbow that misses. Edwards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mooney's guard. Nice move by Edwards !
Mooney looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mooney holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Mooney is retaining full guard.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Mooney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Edwards working for submissions but it's allowed Mooney to get to half guard.
Mooney prevents Edwards from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is not content to let Mooney control the position.
Mooney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edwards defends it well.
Mooney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mooney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mooney wants to work for an arm triangle but Edwards is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mooney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edwards 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards gets back to full guard.
Edwards looking for a guillotine here but Mooney defends easily.
Edwards looks winded!
Mooney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mooney throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mooney shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards 's guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Mooney passes into half guard.
Mooney blocks the strikes from Edwards .
Edwards is trying to control but can't.
Mooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Mooney.
Mooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coleman Mooney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mooney circles away.
Mooney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Mooney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edwards did well to prevent Mooney getting side control.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Mooney.
Mooney seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Edwards sees it coming and defends easily.
Mooney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to hold on to Mooney's head to control him but Mooney postures up.
Edwards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coleman Mooney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mooney is trying to work for a kimura but Edwards is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mooney prevents Edwards from standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards is looking to control Mooney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edwards avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edwards gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mooney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Edwards has his hands on Mooney's head, controlling the position.
Mooney throws an elbow that misses. Edwards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mooney's guard. Nice move by Edwards !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Mooney is keeping the position.
Edwards landing some decent shots from guard.
Edwards controlling from the top position.
Mooney throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four 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.
Mooney is striking but Edwards is not phased and passes to half guard.
Edwards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edwards wants to work for an arm triangle but Mooney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mooney wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Coleman Mooney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mooney drives through with a takedown into Edwards 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edwards can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mooney won't allow Edwards to get back to his feet.
Mooney trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mooney 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.
Mooney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mooney throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mooney has gone for a leg lock! Edwards slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mooney's guard.
Edwards prevents Mooney from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Edwards 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.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Edwards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney is trying to control but Edwards manages to pass to mount!
Mooney tries to lock up and control but Edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mooney throwing hammer fists to the chest of Edwards . What's that going to do exactly?
Edwards avoids the attempt from Mooney to control.
Mooney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edwards blocks Mooney's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Edwards jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mooney is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mooney and Edwards has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Mooney is letting Edwards control him for a moment.
Mooney can't do much from the bottom here.
Edwards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mooney is looking to reverse the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Mooney is holding Edwards down, trying to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mooney looking to score a takedown here. Edwards is defending well but Mooney drives through and ends up in Edwards 's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mooney is controlling him.
Edwards is pulling down on Mooney's head. It's preventing any offense from Mooney, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rucutan Edwards .
Well Mooney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Coleman Mooney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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