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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Edwards is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a surgeon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up with Ling, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes Ling against the cage but Ling circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ling.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Edwards lands with a hook. Ling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ling with a hook.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Ling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edwards checks it well.
Edwards connects with a right hand. Ling shakes it off.
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 thows a leg kick but Ling checks it
and Ling counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards throws a lazy head kick
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards dips to his left and cracks Ling with an uppercut!
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Ling checks it.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Ling punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Edwards looks gassed!
Edwards takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Pao Ling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Ling scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Ling.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Ling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Ling cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Ling is looking to wear down Edwards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Ling blocks the low kick.
A combination from Ling does no damage.
Ling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ling.
Ling throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Ling swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards checks a low kick from Ling.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ling explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edwards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling connects with a right hand. Edwards shakes it off.
Ling sizes up Edwards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Ling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Edwards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edwards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling is just out of range.
A jab from Ling misses.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Edwards off balance momentarily.
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Ling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ling sizes up Edwards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Edwards might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ling has got the better of the exchanges.
Ling misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards connects with a single shot there.
Edwards misses with a hook. Ling ducked under it nicely.
Ling thuds a left hand into Edwards's body.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Ling jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Ling lunges at Edwards with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edwards's hand.
Ling throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Ling lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Edwards throws a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Edwards swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards thumps Ling with a low kick.
Ling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Ling takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Ling misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Ling.
Ling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
Ling misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Edwards wants to slow Ling down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Ling checks it.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Ling throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling scoring well with a low kick there.
Ling cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Ling connects with a jab.
Ling keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling with a nice cross.
Ling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ling lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Ling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Edwards off balance momentarily.
Ling lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ling scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling connects with a nice looking jab.
Ling thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Ling throws a front kick that sends Edwards stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling.
A nice combination there by Ling.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Ling's front leg but catches the back leg as Ling tries to avoid it.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a nice uppercut.
Ling lands a jab to the head.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Ling moves out of range of the strikes.
Ling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Ling pushes him off.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ling slips under a jab from Edwards.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling scoring well with a low kick there.
Ling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Ling.
Ling scores with the left hand. Edwards knows he should have avoided that one.
Ling checks a low kick from Edwards.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Ling thumps Edwards with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Ling.
Ling checks a leg kick nicely.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Ling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards sizes up Ling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
Ling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ling misses with a hook.
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ling thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edwards if he has to take too many more of those.
Ling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
Ling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Ling scores with a nice strike.
Edwards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ling.
Edwards takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
A combination from Ling does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Ling cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Ling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ling lands an overhand right.
Edwards is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling thows a body kick. Edwards tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Edwards seems unphased.
Ling moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Ling wants to slow Edwards down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
letting Ling counter with a right hand.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Ling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ling scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Ling feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling's corner calls for a 1-2. Ling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ling throws a good cross that connects.
Ling lands a jab.
Ling throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Good work by Ling as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ling with a nice cross.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Edwards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Edwards off balance momentarily.
Ling throws a low kick, looking for Edwards's leg but Edwards calmly moves out of range.
Ling scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ling misses with a hook.
Ling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edwards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ling scores with a jab. Edwards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Ling tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling had his way with Blake Edwards in that round.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Edwards moves away from the strike by Ling.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ling wants it to stay on the feet.
Ling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edwards has time to react.
Edwards is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Edwards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ling slips under a jab from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Ling misses.
Good shot there by Ling.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ling.
Ling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Ling.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Blake Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ling.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Ling misses with a straight left.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with an inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Ling lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Ling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Edwards off balance momentarily.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Ling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
Ling lands with a good body shot.
Ling tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edwards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ling pushes Edwards away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling scores with a punch to the head.
Edwards shoots in and drives through. Ling sprawls well.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ling connects with a right hand. Edwards shakes it off.
Ling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Ling lands.
Ling stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Pao Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Edwards.
Ling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Ling.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ling 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his middleweight title!
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