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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tbigg red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Edgington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgington has chosen Von Thronstahl - Adoration to Europa as his entrance music. red has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. tbigg red could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russell Edgington's chin.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tbigg red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Edgington!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
red stuffs the takedown attempt from Edgington. Edgington gets slowly back to his feet.
red throws a head kick that misses.
Edgington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgington looks for a takedown but red sprawls well.
red tries to clinch but Edgington moves out of range.
Edgington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edgington showed some decent athleticism there.
Edgington working red over with strikes.
Edgington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Edgington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edgington is nestled in close to red, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgington working over red with some ground and pound. red looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
red is breathing heavily.
Edgington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for red!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgington landing strikes from the mount and red is in trouble!
Edgington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of red's face.
A nice elbow there by Edgington.
Edgington breaks from red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Edgington.
Edgington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edgington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edgington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish red?
Edgington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edgington looking to finish red with some ground and pound. This is bad for red!
A nice elbow there by Edgington.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
red trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgington working the ground and pound effectively.
Edgington lands a big shot there that rocks red but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
red is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Edgington dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgington with good strikes from the mount here!
Edgington landing strikes from the mount.
red wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edgington working red over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgington lands a big shot there that rocks red but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edgington with the ground and pound from mount.
Edgington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish red?
red is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Edgington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish red?
Edgington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
red in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edgington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Edgington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
red takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns red that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
red is trying to stand.
Edgington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Edgington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edgington lands a nice shot to the head.
Edgington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edgington lands a heavy elbow.
red wants to get back to his feet.
red 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edgington on the ground.
red wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Edgington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edgington scores a takedown into full mount!
Edgington scoring with strikes but red is staying in there.
Edgington landing strikes from the mount and red is in trouble!
Edgington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish red?
red is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
red is bucking up trying to escape but Edgington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
red tries to buck Edgington off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
red takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Edgington scoring with strikes but red is staying in there.
Edgington with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgington with good strikes from the mount here!
Edgington lands a nice shot to the head.
Edgington landing strikes from the mount.
Edgington landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgington landing strikes from the mount and red is in trouble!
red is in a horrible position here. Edgington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edgington postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. red looks a forlorn figure.
Edgington raining down shots from the mount!
Edgington unloading with bombs!
red is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgington with shots to the head and body - red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edgington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edgington scoring with strikes but red is staying in there.
Edgington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
red wants to try and get back to his feet.
Edgington landing shots from mount.
red is trying to stand.
Edgington lands a big elbow.
Edgington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
red is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Edgington with shots to the head and body - red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edgington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. red can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edgington lands with some strikes.
Edgington working red over with strikes here.
Edgington scoring with strikes but red is staying in there.
Edgington landing shots from mount.
red is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edgington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Edgington with shots to the head and body - red looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Edgington.
Edgington landing strikes from the mount and red is in trouble!
You get the feeling that red really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Edgington.
Edgington lands a big elbow.
red wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
red is bucking up trying to escape but Edgington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Edgington cracks red with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Edgington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Edgington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around red's waist but red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgington off to one side.
Edgington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
red doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgington circles away.
red fails with an attempt to clinch.
red closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
red wants to stand but Edgington has his arm trapped.
red will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
red decides to stand up, so the ref orders Edgington to his feet.
red wants to clinch up but Edgington keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edgington working red over with strikes.
red is trying to stand back up but Edgington is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edgington working red over with strikes.
Russell Edgington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed red's head.
red avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edgington.
Edgington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edgington lands strikes from half guard.
Edgington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
red wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Edgington there.
red is in trouble now - Edgington has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edgington raining down shots from the mount!
red is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Edgington landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgington lands a big elbow.
red is bucking up trying to escape but Edgington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Edgington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish red?
Edgington fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
red is trying to stand.
Edgington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. red can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgington unloading with bombs!
red wants to try and get back to his feet.
red is in a horrible position here. Edgington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edgington with shots to the head and body - red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgington postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. red looks a forlorn figure.
red's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Edgington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
red is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Edgington punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that red really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edgington with shots to the head and body - red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edgington landing shots from mount.
Edgington raining down shots from the mount!
Edgington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
red wants to try and get back to his feet.
Edgington raining down shots from the mount!
Edgington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Edgington lands a heavy elbow.
Edgington won't let red get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
tbigg red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell Edgington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
red throwing hammer fists to the chest of Edgington. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Edgington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Edgington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Edgington!
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energy
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hype
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