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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bridger (ranked 2366 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 246 p4p, 336 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger misses with a straight left.
O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Bridger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien misses with a knee strike.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridger working O Brien over with knees to the body.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridger blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridger tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bridger lands a good knee to the midsection. O Brien won't want to take too many of those.
O Brien looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Bridger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger digs a right hand underneath O Brien's ribcage. O Brien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Bridger has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Bridger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien closes the distance and pushes Bridger back into the cage.
O Brien takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Bridger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Brien is trying to drag Bridger to the mat but Bridger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ed Bridger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles O Brien.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bridger.
A short right from Bridger on the inside.
Bridger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bridger.
O Brien tries for a takedown but Bridger manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
Bridger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
O Brien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bridger lands with a left to the head.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bridger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bridger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bridger.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bridger pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridger lands a knee to the body.
Bridger landing knees to the body.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bridger digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.
Bridger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Bridger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger lands a knee to the head.
O Brien avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
Bridger lands a body punch.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger pushes O Brien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Bridger lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Bridger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
Bridger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromO Brien.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bridger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bridger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bridger to counter with a crisp jab.
Bridger throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Bridger is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien slips under a jab from Bridger.
Bridger throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Bridger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bridger tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
Bridger blocking some punches.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridger throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Bridger looks to throw a body kick
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridger jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Bridger avoids it with no problem.
Bridger thows a leg kick but O Brien checks it
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Bridger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws a lazy head kick
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Brien drives through and clinches with Bridger against the cage.
Bridger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
Bridger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bridger blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Bridger scores with a head kick. O Brien tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Brien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bridger. That one must have hurt.
Bridger throws a solid leg kick but O Brien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bridger.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
O Brien wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Brien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bridger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Bridger is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Bridger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bridger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bridger moves to clinch but O Brien breaks away
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Ed Bridger is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bridger.
Bridger has managed to clinch.
Bridger blocking some punches.
Bridger blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridger throws a leg kick
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Bridger scores with a nice strike.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
And O Brien tries to counter it with a takedown but Bridger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ed Bridger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien moves out of range as Bridger throws a body kick.
Bridger throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
O Brien drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bridger defends it well.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bridger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bridger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bridger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bridger misses
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bridger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger misses with a right hand
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bridger throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien has managed to clinch.
O Brien tries a knee to the head but Bridger blocks it.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Bridger holds him up against the cage and eventually O Brien drops back down to his feet.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bridger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien lands a right hand.
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!
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridger.
Bridger misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bridger lands a body shot.
Bridger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
Bridger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bridger scores with a knee to the head.
O Brien throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bridger misses.
Bridger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bridger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Bridger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Bridger rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Brien avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Bridger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bridger throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Bridger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bridger 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Bridger!
Ed Bridger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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