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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renerye Sale Anderson (ranked 2075 p4p, 1053 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 251 p4p, 138 weight class). Edmonds is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm 26 185 6 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 190 18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renerye Sale Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson tries to move into range but Edmonds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Edmonds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Edmonds has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. A punch combination from Anderson misses. Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds. Edmonds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Anderson keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully. Edmonds works a leg free and moves into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Edmonds is looking for a kimura here.
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Edmonds is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Anderson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Edmonds! A victorious John Edmonds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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50% |
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