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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edgar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Ross- The Boss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferro off to one side.
Ferro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferro off to one side.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Ferro misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Ferro coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edgar, right into the meat.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferro takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferro shoots in for a double leg but Edgar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edgar lands with a nice body kick.
Ferro looks gassed!
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edgar sprawls well. Edgar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferro gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edgar. Ferro shrugs it off though.
Edgar throws a leg kick which misses Ferro's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferro tries to avoid it.
Edgar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a shot to the body.
Edgar lands a left and a right that sends Ferro crashing to the canvas! Edgar dives into mount looking to finish!
Ferro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferro is still in real trouble! Can Edgar finish him?
Edgar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edgar looking to control but Ferro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferro seems to have recovered his senses.
Edgar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Edgar trying to control but Ferro is having none of it.
Edgar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferro and Edgar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Edgar wants to control but Ferro is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Edgar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edgar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edgar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edgar controlling the pace.
Ferro is looking for a sweep. Edgar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but Ferro defending well.
Ferro looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Edgar pushes past his half guard into mount!
Edgar punching from mount but Ferro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Edgar working for a submission but Ferro is keeping him at bay.
Edgar trying to control but Ferro is having none of it.
Ferro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferro working to try and regain half guard.
Ferro has given up his back. Will we see Edgar going for some submissions?
Edgar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ferro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro just trying to survive but Edgar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Edgar is trying to stick to Ferro's back but Ferro is turning into Edgar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Edgar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ferro.
Edgar looking to control.
Edgar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferro defends it easily.
Edgar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Edgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar looking to control.
Ferro chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferro wants to get up but he can't break Edgar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edgar's head.
Ferro wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Ferro lands a couple of digs.
Ferro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edgar is proving hard to escape from.
Edgar is trying to control the position but Ferro postures up.
Ferro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar pulls Ferro in close to prevent any damage.
Ferro gets to his feet - Edgar follows without any prompting.
Ferro has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edgar is fending him off so far but Ferro persists. Nope, Edgar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Ferro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Ferro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Ferro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edgar lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferro avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar stalls.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is pressed up against the cage. Ferro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edgar down to the mat. Edgar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferro blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Ferro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferro just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferro. Ferro gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt - Edgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edgar scores with a push kick.
Jerry Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edgar, right into the meat.
Edgar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferro.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferro.
Edgar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Edgar slips a straight right by Ferro.
Edgar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Ferro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Edgar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ferro.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferro moves away.
Edgar lands a leg kick that knocks Ferro off balance momentarily.
Ferro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edgar.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Edgar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferro. That did some damage!
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar swinging wildly here.
Edgar is looking to wear down Ferro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edgar but Edgar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edgar.
Edgar tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edgar.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Edgar dominated that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edgar throws a head kick but Ferro moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for Ferro on that attempt.
Edgar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Anderson Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferro closes the distance and clinches up with Edgar, looking for a takedown. Ferro pushes Edgar against the cage but Edgar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferro's sensitive parts.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Ferro avoids the body shot from Edgar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edgar - the referee stops the clock and Ferro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edgar. Ferro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferro.
Edgar tries to clinch up but Ferro circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Ferro or perhaps it was just good defense by Edgar which made him look bad.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Ferro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar gets a clinch.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Ferro tries to pull guard but Edgar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferro can do to turn this around?
Edgar has Ferro pressed against the cage.
Ferro tries to score a body lock takedown but Edgar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferro gets underhooks to prevent Edgar's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edgar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a body kick.
Ferro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferro's sensitive parts.
Edgar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edgar throws a right hand that Ferro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferro also avoids with ease.
Edgar gets caught napping as Ferro dives in and scores a takedown. Edgar manages to retain guard.
Ferro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edgar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferro has managed to get both his arms back between Edgar's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferro stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferro works over Edgar with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferro throws a sloppy strike and Edgar has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ferro is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Edgar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Edgar!
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