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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Gaspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaspar has him pressed against the cage.
Gaspar keeps control of Edwards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaspar misses with a punch to the body.
Gaspar manages to break the clinch.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Gaspar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Gaspar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaspar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joey Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaspar shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gaspar's head backwards.
Gaspar tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaspar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaspar wants a takedown but no success here.
Joey Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fidel Gaspar.
Gaspar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Gaspar has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Gaspar misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Edwards.
Edwards can't break the clinch.
Edwards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gaspar is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Gaspar into the cage.
Edwards gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Edwards stands and steps away. Gaspar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gaspar looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards jabs at Gaspar's body.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Gaspar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaspar misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards jumps guard.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Gaspar controlling him for the moment.
Edwards controlling the position.
Gaspar won't allow Edwards to get back to his feet.
Gaspar slips nicely into half guard.
Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Edwards is refusing to be controlled, as Gaspar sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards is staying active underneath Gaspar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to kick Gaspar off but Gaspar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gaspar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Edwards to get to his feet.
Gaspar tries to clinch up
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Fidel Gaspar's cut even more.
Gaspar is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Gaspar's ribs.
Gaspar wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Gaspar's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards has Gaspar up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gaspar stops a takedown attempt from Edwards.
Gaspar swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards wants to break free but Gaspar has control.
Still in the clinch, Gaspar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaspar swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards shoots in and drives through. Gaspar sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Edwards or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaspar which made him look bad.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Edwards.
A left and a right from Edwards both land. Nice combination.
Edwards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edwards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edwards in particular looking to stall.
Gaspar is pressing down on Edwards's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gaspar wants to stand and escape but Edwards is having none of it.
Gaspar wriggles free and stands up.
Gaspar moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Edwards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaspar has him pressed against the cage.
Edwards takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Gaspar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Gaspar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gaspar breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspar has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gaspar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gaspar connects with a knee to the head.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Gaspar scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaspar.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Gaspar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaspar's sensitive parts.
Gaspar tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Gaspar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaspar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards lands with a right hand.
The cut above Fidel Gaspar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A slapping body kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Edwards dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt.
Edwards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaspar.
Jab by Edwards.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaspar is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Gaspar circles away and we're back to standing.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Gaspar counters with a two punch combo.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards moves out of range as Gaspar throws a body kick.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Gaspar jumps back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaspar.
Edwards wants to slow Gaspar down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaspar is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Gaspar wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped Gaspar in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards is trying to trip Gaspar. He has hold of a leg but Gaspar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Edwards persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Gaspar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edwards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards prevents Gaspar from getting back to his feet.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaspar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Edwards controls the pace.
Gaspar looking to control.
Gaspar wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards trying to control but Gaspar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gaspar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Edwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaspar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gaspar wants to clinch
and Edwards counters with a solid body kick.
Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edwards wants to break free but Gaspar has control.
Gaspar wants a takedown but no success here.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaspar is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Gaspar moves out of range easily.
Edwards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaspar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaspar. That did some damage!
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Gaspar avoids it well.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaspar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Gaspar's head but Gaspar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards misses with a double jab
and Gaspar counters by clinching up.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Edwards has Gaspar up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Gaspar won't allow it.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joey Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaspar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaspar blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Gaspar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gaspar closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaspar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edwards avoiding damage as Gaspar throws knees to the body.
Edwards wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaspar won't allow it.
Gaspar misses with a knee strike.
Edwards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaspar has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gaspar is looking to control Edwards's arms but Edwards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaspar has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaspar up against the cage.
Gaspar tries for a takedown but Edwards manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Edwards blocks the elbow strike.
Gaspar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Edwards dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Gaspar in a clinch.
Gaspar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaspar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaspar ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards wants to clinch but Gaspar slips to the side
and Gaspar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaspar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaspar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Gaspar blocks with his arms.
Gaspar breaks the clinch.
Gaspar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaspar clinches but Edwards breaks the clinch
and Edwards moves into the clinch.
Gaspar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaspar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Gaspar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards can't break the clinch.
Gaspar lands a knee to the head.
Joey Edwards's cut is getting worse.
Gaspar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaspar successfully pulls guard.
Gaspar kicks Edwards off and gets to his feet.
Gaspar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gaspar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaspar is looking to stand up but Edwards isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Edwards controls the pace.
Edwards is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gaspar has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Edwards is looking to defend but Gaspar has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Edwards! Gaspar pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Edwards taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fidel Gaspar!
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energy
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hype
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