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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyler edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Gilmore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyler edwards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilmore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gilmore is controlling the pace.
edwards tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gilmore manages to move to mount!
Gilmore looking to finish edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for edwards!
Gilmore controlling from the full mount.
edwards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
edwards is in a horrible position here. Gilmore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gilmore cracks edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gilmore wants to control the pace but edwards is squirming around nicely.
Gilmore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
edwards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gilmore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
edwards can't escape the position.
Gilmore controlling from the full mount.
Gilmore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
edwards wants to hold on but Gilmore pushes him away.
Gilmore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gilmore controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
edwards regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
edwards moves into full guard.
Gilmore trying to control the position from guard on top but edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilmore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gilmore wants to control from the top but edwards keeps moving.
Gilmore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
edwards throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gilmore is desperately trying to improve his position but edwards has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore tries to lock up and control but edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
edwards wants to control the pace but Gilmore is squirming around nicely.
Gilmore tries to hold on but edwards postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gilmore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gilmore wants to clinch
and edwards counters with a head kick.
Gilmore feints and as edwards raises his hands in defense, Gilmore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilmore stands up from edwards's guard - Gilmore perhaps looking for a knockout.
edwards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gilmore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for edwards!
edwards tries to lock up and control but Gilmore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gilmore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gilmore dominating with strikes here.
Gilmore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Gilmore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gilmore scoring with strikes but edwards is staying in there.
edwards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gilmore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gilmore controlling his opponent.
Gilmore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. edwards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
edwards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
edwards is in a horrible position here. Gilmore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gilmore landing strikes from the mount and edwards is in trouble!
Gilmore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
edwards is looking to improve his position but Gilmore isn't that keen on the idea.
edwards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
edwards is squirming around, avoiding Gilmore's attempts to control the action.
Gilmore looking to control and managing it successfully.
edwards is working to get back to half guard.
Gilmore landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gilmore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
edwards tries to hold on but Gilmore postures up.
Gilmore unloading with bombs!
Wayne Gilmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilmore controlling the pace for now.
edwards tries to hold on but Gilmore postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gilmore dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gilmore drives through and clinches with edwards against the cage.
edwards keeps control of Gilmore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gilmore breaks the clinch.
edwards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gilmore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gilmore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilmore drops back looking for a leg! edwards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and edwards manages to kick Gilmore off! Gilmore jumps back into edwards's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
edwards being controlled here, momentarily.
edwards looking to control.
edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gilmore!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
edwards wants to control the pace but Gilmore is squirming around nicely.
Gilmore bucks edwards off and manages to get back to his feet!
edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gilmore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gilmore tries to improve position but can't.
Gilmore manages to work his way to half guard, despite edwards's best efforts.
Gilmore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gilmore pushes edwards off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gilmore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
edwards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gilmore counters with a nice double leg into side control. edwards won't be happy with that.
edwards is looking to regain half guard here but Gilmore keeps moving and retains side control.
edwards is trying to control Gilmore's posture but Gilmore avoids it.
Gilmore working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
edwards struggling a bit here.
Gilmore controls the position.
Gilmore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
edwards is looking to reverse the position.
edwards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
tyler edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Gilmore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilmore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gilmore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Gilmore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilmore, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Gilmore!
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hype
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FIGHT
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