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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Blik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Blik!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blik blocks a jab.
Edwards tries to bum rush Blik with a series of wild strikes but Blik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blik gets caught flat footed, as Edwards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Edwards is in close to Blik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edwards with a nice head shot there.
Blik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
Blik has momentary wrist control but Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Blik keeps moving.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Blik keeps moving.
Blik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edwards doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edwards manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blik keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blik wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edwards passes Blik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blik is looking to improve his position.
Blik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edwards pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blik tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
Blik taking some punishment here, with Edwards in his half guard.
Blik is pressing down on Edwards's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Edwards postures up and lands a big shot to Blik's brow.
Edwards is pushing down on Blik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blik is fighting to maintain full guard but Edwards has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blik won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blik looking for submissions off his back.
Blik looks gassed!
Blik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards drops an elbow to the side of Blik's head.
Blik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Edwards is working Blik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Edwards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Edwards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards cracks Blik with a solid left hand.
Edwards is in close to Blik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edwards cracks Blik with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edwards defends it easily.
Edwards landing some decent shots from guard.
Edwards landing with the ground and pound.
Blik wants to hit a switch here but Edwards passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blik there!
Edwards lands a heavy elbow.
Edwards lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edwards prevents Blik from getting the reversal.
Edwards punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edwards fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blik looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards wants to control the pace but Blik is squirming around nicely.
Edwards lands with some strikes.
Edwards scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Edwards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edwards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edwards 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 lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edwards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edwards raining down shots from the mount!
Edwards unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Blik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Edwards winds up and cracks Blik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Edwards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Blik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Blik.
Edwards is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blik's shoulder. That is not cool.
Edwards wants to control but Blik is keeping him busy.
Blik tries to buck Edwards off but Edwards is having none of it.
Blik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blik is breathing heavily.
Edwards wants to control but Blik is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
Blik wants to improve his position but Edwards is controlling well.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Blik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blik is looking to improve his position.
Edwards trying to control from half guard but Blik is working away.
Edwards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards gets a takedown into half guard.
Blik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edwards pulls his head out easily.
Edwards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blik tries to roll over but Edwards keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Blik taking some punishment here, with Edwards in his half guard.
Edwards winds up and cracks Blik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edwards uses his free foot to push down on Blik's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blik.
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Blik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blik is looking to get to half guard.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the head.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blik can do to turn this around?
Blik is working to get back to half guard.
Edwards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blik's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blik?
Edwards scoring with strikes but Blik is staying in there.
Blik is squirming around, avoiding Edwards's attempts to control the action.
Blik is looking to get to half guard.
Edwards looking to finish Blik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blik!
Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edwards unloading with bombs!
Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edwards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edwards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blik looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blik?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Blik from getting the reversal.
Edwards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edwards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Edwards cracks Blik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blik is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Blik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Blik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Edwards controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blik tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Edwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Edwards dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blik.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blik manages to avoid it.
Blik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blik!
The referee warns Blik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Edwards working the ground and pound effectively.
Blik is working to get back to half guard.
Edwards looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blik looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards landing strikes from the mount.
Edwards landing shots from mount.
Blik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blik is looking to get to half guard.
Edwards lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blik hang on?
Blik taking shots to the head.
Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blik?
Edwards landing strikes from the mount.
Tyrone Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards controlling the pace for now.
Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blik is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blik is looking to get back to full guard here but Edwards has managed to pass to side control instead.
Edwards dominating with strikes here.
Edwards with good strikes from the mount here!
Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blik tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
Edwards with a couple of short strikes.
Blik can't escape the position.
Edwards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Blik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frank Blik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards cracks Blik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edwards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blik taking some punishment here, with Edwards in his half guard.
Blik actively working from the bottom here.
Edwards is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Edwards punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Blik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blik is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with some strikes.
Edwards landing shots from mount.
Edwards lands a heavy elbow.
Edwards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edwards looking to finish Blik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blik!
Blik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edwards dominating with strikes here.
Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blik is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edwards dominating with strikes here.
Edwards lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Edwards!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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