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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 1490 p4p, 191 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 1729 p4p, 215 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Phenomenal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
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197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edmonds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Molotov misses with a straight left.
Edmonds lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Molotov!
Molotov slips a jab from Edmonds.
A telegraphed right hand from Edmonds misses the target.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the head.
Edmonds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Molotov misses with a leg kick.
Edmonds scores with a sloppy right hand. Molotov should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Edmonds.
We've been informed that Molotov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Molotov misses with a hook
and Molotov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmonds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Molotov looks for a takedown but Edmonds sprawls well.
Molotov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molotov tries to sprawl but Edmonds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura but Molotov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edmonds to get the leverage.
Molotov trying to control from the bottom.
Molotov is trying to get back to full guard.
Edmonds is working for a kimura but Molotov is defending it quite comfortably.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura here.
Molotov landing strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Molotov 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.
Edmonds prevents Molotov from improving his position.
Molotov wants to control the action here but instead Edmonds manages to pass to full mount!
Molotov is looking to improve his position but Edmonds isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Molotov is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Edmonds!
Our winner, John Edmonds, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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