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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edgar's choice of entrance music: Rick Ross- The Boss. Anderson Edgar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edgar tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edgar was covering up waiting for the punch and Hardy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edgar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Edgar has wrist control.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Edgar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy is sitting in close to Edgar's body. Edgar has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hardy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hardy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Edgar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Edgar!
Anderson Edgar is the new featherweight champion!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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