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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Edras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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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 Hilo, Leo Edras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edras throws a series of strikes that have Assad backpedaling.
It looks like Zach Assad has been cut.
Edras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Edras clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Edras.
Assad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edras slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Edras clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the cage.
Assad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edras keeps the fight on the outside.
Edras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edras.
Assad tries to work over Edras's front leg with a kick but Edras checks it.
Assad avoids the head kick by Edras.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edras tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assad defends well and Edras ends up having to push Assad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edras appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edras moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Edras breaks from the clinch.
Edras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assad raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Assad looks for a takedown but Edras sprawls well.
Edras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edras gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Assad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Edras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edras throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edras is breathing heavily.
Assad fails with a takedown attempt.
Assad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edras as he avoids it easily.
Assad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edras counters by clinching up.
Edras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assad manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edras throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assad leaves Edras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edras shoots in for a double leg but Assad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Edras backs off Assad throws a huge counter combo but Edras manages to avoid it all.
Assad tries to bum rush Edras with a series of wild strikes but Edras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edras fails with a takedown attempt.
Edras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edras throws a counter high kick but Assad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Assad throws a right and a left that Edras avoids nicely.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edras clinches with his opponent.
Edras pulls guard.
Assad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Assad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edras is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edras has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edras won't allow Assad to get back to his feet.
Edras gets to his feet - Assad follows without any prompting.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edras moves away.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edras wants it to stay on the feet.
Edras throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Edras circles away.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Edras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad'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.
Assad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edras circles away.
Leo Edras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edras wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Edras slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Edras throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Edras lands a two punch combo.
Assad tries to bum rush Edras with a series of wild strikes but Edras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Edras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Edras throws a series of punches but Assad moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edras moves into the clinch.
Edras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assad throwing strikes from guard but Edras blocks nicely.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edras uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad is looking to clinch but Edras is avoiding it.
Assad throws a hook but Edras avoids it easily.
Leo Edras is winning the standup battle so far.
Assad throws a series of punches but Edras avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Edras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad shapes to counter with a head kick.
Edras misses with the combination.
Assad tries to counter by closing the distance.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edras tries to counter by clinching up but Assad breaks away and moves out of range.
Assad misses with a combination
and Edras holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assad wants to stall.
Edras is working for takedown but Assad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Edras.
Assad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leo Edras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Assad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Edras was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edras blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad looking to stall.
Edras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Edras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on Edras's shoulder, as Edras tries to avoid the shot.
Assad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edras lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edras.
Edras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edras.
Edras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Edras manages to pull guard.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Edras has wrist control.
Assad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edras, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad leaves Edras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad lands with a nice combination. Edras backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad throws a leg kick but Edras sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assad is looking to land body kicks.
Edras throws a one two combo.
Edras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edras checks a leg kick.
Assad wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Edras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Edras misses.
Assad cracks the inside of Edras's front leg.
Edras misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Edras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad throws a body kick that misses.
Assad misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Assad. No joy for Edras on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edras.
Assad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edras shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edras throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edras throws a wild body kick that Assad sees coming a mile off.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad goes for a double leg but Edras avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edras continues to drive forward.
Edras appears to be looking for a big counter.
Assad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assad.
Assad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch but Edras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Assad as Edras shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Edras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Edras closes the distance and clinches.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edras gets control of Assad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Edras will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Assad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad drops back looking for a leg! Edras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edras manages to kick Assad off! Assad jumps back into Edras's guard.
Assad wants to control from the top but Edras keeps moving.
Edras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edras appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Assad with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assad cracks the inside of Edras's front leg.
Assad tries to clinch but Edras is having none of it.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad takes a swing at Edras's ribcage but misses.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad swinging wildly here.
Zach Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leo Edras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assad avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Edras.
Well Edras 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Edras!
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