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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 857 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 127 p4p, 177 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke misses with a body shot.
Weudke misses with a wild combination.
Edmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Weudke avoided it.
Weudke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edmond is able to avoid easily.
Edmond misses with a two punch combination.
Weudke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weudke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Edmond.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
Edmond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weudke. Weudke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke misses with a body shot.
Weudke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEdmond.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weudke looks to land a combination but Edmond avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edmond gets a clinch.
Edmond prevents a body shot from Weudke.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weudke gets through Edmond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edmond dodges an elbow strike from Weudke.
Weudke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weudke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmond wants to clinch
and Weudke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Weudke 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.
Edmond throws a push kick but Weudke slaps the foot to one side.
Weudke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edmond rather than just go for the knockout.
Weudke lands with a nice body punch.
Edmond tries to clinch but Weudke moves away
and Weudke counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Weudke as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Edmond.
Edmond is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weudke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
Edmond throws a big counter combination but Weudke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Edmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edmond manages to avoid it.
Edmond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
Weudke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edmond.
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weudke.
Edmond checks a low kick from Weudke.
Weudke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weudke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edmond.
A nice combination there by Weudke.
Edmond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Edmond closes the distance and pushes Weudke back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond pushes Weudke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weudke looks winded!
Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weudke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edmond is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weudke.
Edmond throws a combination. Weudke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Weudke tries to score with a low kick but Edmond moves his leg out of the way.
Edmond throws a big counter combination but Weudke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weudke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edmond seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Weudke avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Edmond's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edmond duly obliges.
That has opened up Roland Weudke's cut even more.
Edmond throws a right and a left that Weudke avoids nicely.
Weudke with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weudke throws the kick towards the body but Edmond avoids it.
Weudke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edmond wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Edmond.
Weudke feints and then cracks Edmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edmond down.
Nice defenses there by Weudke.
Weudke throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Weudke slams his shin into Edmond's torso.
Edmond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Weudke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weudke stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weudke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke looks for the body kick but Edmond saw that one coming.
Edmond misses with a head kick.
Edmond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weudke in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Edmond tries to clinch there but Weudke circles away.
Weudke avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Edmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weudke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weudke.
Weudke throws a leg kick which misses Edmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Edmond tries to avoid it.
Weudke throws a body shot but no joy.
Weudke lands a nice hook to Edmond's body. Edmond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Edmond doesn't manage to clinch there - Weudke circles away.
Edmond tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmond misses the target.
Edmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edmond throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weudke lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weudke misses with a body shot.
Edmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weudke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edmond lands the left hand.
The cut above Roland Weudke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A low kick lands for Edmond.
Weudke catches Edmond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weudke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weudke lands a body shot.
Weudke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weudke swings widly with a right hand
and Edmond counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weudke throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.
Edmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weudke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weudke.
Weudke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weudke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edmond digs a good body shot into Weudke's ribs.
Weudke lands with a hook. Edmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Edmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edmond misses with a double jab.
Weudke works Edmond's body with a nice hook.
Weudke works Edmond's body with a nice hook.
Weudke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edmond. Edmond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edmond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weudke.
A head kick misses from Edmond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses.
Edmond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Weudke. Those never looked like landing.
Edmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edmond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weudke slips a straight right by Edmond.
Weudke feints a jab promting Edmond to slip. Weudke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Edmond slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Edmond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weudke lands a right hook to the body.
Edmond throws a head kick but Weudke moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weudke lands with a nice combination. Edmond backs away looking to recover.
Edmond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands a jab.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weudke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Edmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weudke counters with a left to the body.
Weudke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weudke lands a nice looking body shot.
Edmond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edmond sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Weudke stuns Edmond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weudke scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke lands a right hook to the body.
Edmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weudke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmond staying out of range there.
Weudke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edmond at a distance.
Weudke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weudke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edmond tries a head kick but it misses.
Weudke thinks about the counter body kick.
Weudke scoring well with a low kick there.
Edmond tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weudke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weudke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke lands with a shot to the body.
Edmond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edmond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weudke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edmond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edmond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Weudke. That one must have hurt.
Edmond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weudke lands a nice hook to Edmond's body. Edmond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weudke.
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Edmond slips a straight right by Weudke.
Weudke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Weudke misses with a head kick.
Weudke looks to land a left hand but Edmond moved out of range nicely.
Weudke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edmond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edmond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weudke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edmond.
A good leg kick by Weudke.
Edmond throws a solid leg kick but Weudke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edmond.
Edmond stuns Weudke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke digs a good body shot into Edmond's ribs.
Weudke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmond misses with a body shot
and Weudke counters with a low kick, right behind Edmond 's knee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edmond throws a sloppy head kick and Weudke moves out of range easily.
Weudke thumps Edmond with a low kick.
Weudke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weudke.
Edmond smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmond throws a leg kick
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weudke lands a right hook to the body.
Weudke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weudke punishes Edmond's body with a nice straight punch.
Edmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond throws a right and a left that Weudke avoids nicely.
Weudke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Edmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edmond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Weudke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rayful Edmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmond moves out of range of the body kick.
Weudke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edmond throws the kick towards the body but Weudke avoids it.
Weudke lands a glancing blow to the side of Edmond's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Weudke. Edmond shrugs it off though.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edmond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Weudke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weudke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow Edmond down.
Weudke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edmond manages to avoid it.
Edmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weudke.
It looked like Edmond was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weudke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edmond tries a low kick but Weudke avoids it.
Edmond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edmond tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weudke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weudke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Weudke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weudke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke!
Our winner, Roland Weudke, 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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