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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards's entrance music is Like a surgeon. A fine choice. Wailer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soul Rebel. Bunny Wailer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wailer pinned against the cage. Wailer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wailer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wailer circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wailer looks for the body kick but Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edwards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edwards throwing shots but Wailer is blocking nicely.
Wailer wants to get back to full guard.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Edwards stalling away here and it's allowed Wailer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wailer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunny Wailer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wailer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wailer checks it well.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Wailer's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wailer misses
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Edwards misses with a left hand
and Wailer counters with a leg kick.
Bunny Wailer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wailer jabs at Edwards's body.
Edwards scores with a shot to the body.
Wailer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edwards counters with a three punch combo that has Wailer backing up. Wailer nods at Edwards to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blake Edwards will probably get the nod.
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 body kick that misses.
Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Wailer counter with a right hand.
Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wailer counters with a nice body shot.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Wailer circles away.
Wailer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wailer's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer misses with a body shot.
Edwards misses with a body punch
and Wailer counters with a solid body kick.
Wailer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edwards throws the left hand but Wailer avoids the punch easily.
Wailer throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Wailer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wailer misses with a wild body shot.
Wailer blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wailer counters with an outside leg kick.
Wailer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards misses with a body shot
enabling Wailer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wailer pinned against the cage. Wailer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bunny Wailer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wailer slips a jab from Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edwards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wailer just misses with a punch to the body.
Wailer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wailer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Wailer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Wailer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
Wailer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wailer was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Wailer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Wailer misses with a body punch
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards feints and then cracks Wailer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wailer down.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Wailer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Wailer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wailer throws a right hand that misses
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Wailer misses with a leg kick
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wailer as Edwards shoots in.
Wailer takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wailer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Wailer circles away.
Wailer moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Wailer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards swings for the body but Wailer moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Edwards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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