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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 161 p4p, 567 weight class) and Addy Edison (ranked 19 p4p, 51 weight class). Edison has chosen Entry of the gladiators as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Addy Edison!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan connects with a leg kick.
Yordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
Edison misses with a few strikes there.
Yordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Edison should have avoided that one.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Edison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yordan misses with a hook. Edison ducked under it nicely.
Yordan misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Edison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yordan, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Edison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yordan. Edison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Edison is out of range.
Yordan swings for the body but Edison moves out of range.
Edison feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan lands an overhand right.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Edison is just out of range.
Edison shoots in looking for a takedown but Yordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edison.
Yordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edison manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Yordan as he connects with a hook.
Edison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edison wants to counter with a clinch but Yordan pushes him away.
Yordan misses with a body shot.
Yordan scores with a nice strike.
Yordan lands a jab.
Yordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yordan throws a body punch but Edison moves out of range.
Yordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edison avoids the head kick by Yordan.
Yordan throws a hook but Edison blocks it.
Edison ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edison manages to avoid it.
Edison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Yordan's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yordan throws a poor cross that misses
and Edison counters with a shoot takedown. Yordan fights it but they end up in guard.
Yordan has his feet on Edison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Edison slips under a jab from Yordan.
Edison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edison was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan swings for the body but Edison moves out of range.
Edison moves out of range of the strikes.
Edison throws out a loose jab but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a body punch but Edison moves out of range.
Edison tries for a takedown but Yordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yordan avoids the body shot from Edison.
The fighters circling - Yordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan misses with an uppercut. Edison saw that one coming.
Jab by Yordan.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edison catches Yordan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yordan throws a leg kick
and Edison counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet.
Edison advances to full mount.
Yordan regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yordan won't allow Edison to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edison seems to be working for a kimura but Yordan defends the submission attempt.
Edison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edison passes to full mount!
Edison is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yordan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yordan is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edison working for a submission but Yordan is keeping him at bay.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yordan digs a good hook to Edison's body.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Edison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edison throws a right and a left that Yordan avoids nicely.
Yordan jabs Edison right on the nose. Edison blinks but takes it well.
Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edison can do to turn this around?
Edison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edison.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Edison slips the punch.
Edison feints the counter takedown.
Yordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yordan misses with a straight left.
Yordan throws a body punch but Edison moves out of range.
Yordan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edison avoids a kick to the body.
Edison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edison wants to counter the offense by Yordan and move into the clinch position.
Edison wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yordan.
Daud Yordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
Edison feints the counter takedown.
Edison cracks Yordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edison.
Yordan takes one to the side of the head.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Edison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yordan lands a jab to Edison's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
Yordan takes a swing at Edison's ribcage but misses.
Yordan connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a body kick.
Edison gets the takedown into side control.
Yordan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Edison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Edison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Edison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yordan throws a head punch that misses.
Yordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan is trying to break the clinch but Edison has him pressed against the cage.
Edison goes for a takedown attempt but Yordan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yordan lands a leg kick that knocks Edison off balance momentarily.
Jab from Yordan.
Yordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yordan lands with a hook. Edison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edison throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan scores with a body shot.
Yordan lands a nice hook to Edison's body. Edison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yordan misses the body punch
and Edison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yordan!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Edison has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Edison is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yordan is surviving well by controlling Edison's body position as best he can.
Edison looking to secure an arm triangle but Yordan defends it well.
Yordan really wants to buck Edison off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yordan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yordan!
Edison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yordan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yordan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Edison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Edison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edison defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Edison digs a good body shot into Yordan's ribs.
Yordan misses with a looping right.
Edison wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yordan with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison gets a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yordan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edison letting Yordan take a breather here.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Yordan lands a jab to the head.
Yordan throws out a powerful jab.
Edison drives through with a takedown into Yordan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yordan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Edison on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Edison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yordan but Yordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Addy Edison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Edison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yordan blocks a jab.
Edison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yordan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edison drives through with a takedown into Yordan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yordan keeping full guard, as Edison tries to pass.
Yordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edison tries to free his leg and advance position but Yordan is retaining full guard.
Yordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Yordan, not yet.
Yordan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yordan keeping full guard, as Edison tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison is pushing down on Yordan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yordan is fighting to maintain full guard but Edison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edison is trying to work for a kimura but Yordan is defending well.
Edison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yordan sees it coming and defends easily.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yordan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Edison is looking to clinch.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edison manages to avoid it.
Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yordan won't be happy with that.
Yordan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yordan. That's going to slow Edison down.
Edison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edison.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Addy Edison.
Edison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Edison.
Yordan lands a high kick!
Yordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yordan lands a right hook to the body.
Edison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yordan throws a leg kick which misses Edison's front leg but catches the back leg as Edison tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan scores with a hook to the body. Edison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edison ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Edison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Edison fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yordan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
In his post fight interview, Daud Yordan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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