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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr has chosen Welsh National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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186 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farr avoids the head kick by Edwards.
A jab from Farr misses. Farr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edwards eats them both and turns towards Farr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Farr jabs at Edwards's body. Farr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Farr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards. Farr throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease. Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tommy Farr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farr. Edwards misses with a straight left. Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr checks it. Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Edwards misses with a low kick. Edwards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. No joy there for Farr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farr throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely. Edwards is looking to chop away at Farr's legs. Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Farr off balance momentarily. Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Farr.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farr is out of range and Edwards settles back down. Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farr blocks a low kick nicely. Farr misses the shot to the body. Farr throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Farr misses with a two punch combination.
Farr misses with a two punch combination.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards walks into a stiff left hand from Farr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Farr avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards slips under a jab. Farr avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Farr misses the shot to the body. Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Farr looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range. Edwards slips under a jab. Edwards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farr is able to avoid easily. Farr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Edwards moves away from the strike by Farr. Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Farr's front leg but catches the back leg as Farr tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Edwards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farr takes a step back to recover. Farr looks gassed! Farr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Farr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farr. That did some damage! Edwards looks to land a body kick but Farr moved away. Edwards keeps Farr at a distance using the push kick. Farr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Edwards throws a head kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Farr jabs at Edwards's body. Edwards throws out a leg kick but Farr moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Farr manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nice body punch from Farr. Edwards staying out of range there. A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards. Farr misses with the combination.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Farr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Farr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Edwards connects with an inside leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Farr checks a leg kick nicely. Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr. Edwards moves out of range of the strikes. Edwards moves away from the strike by Farr. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Farr will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving. Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Farr misses with a looping left. Good shot there by Farr. Farr throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily. Edwards scores with a head kick.
Farr connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back. Jab from Farr. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Farr misses with a body shot.
Farr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Edwards misses with a head kick.
Farr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A clash of legs there as Farr blocks the low kick. Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Farr blocks a head kick by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Farr. Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farr. Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Edwards looks for the body kick but Farr saw that one coming. Farr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edwards's hands. 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 takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks. A low kick from Edwards is predictable there and Farr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Farr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards. Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Edwards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Farr down. A leg kick checked by Farr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Edwards wants to clinch. Farr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Farr catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Farr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edwards has time to react. Farr misses with a body shot.
Farr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Farr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Farr checks the leg kick. Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it. Farr looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely. Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Farr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards 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 Farr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot. Edwards misses with a low kick.
Farr lands with a good body shot. Farr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Edwards thumps Farr with a low kick. Nice cross by Farr. Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and moves out of range. Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it. Farr misses the body punch and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farr's knee momentarily. Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and checks it nicely. Farr lands with a nice body punch. Tommy Farr seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Farr throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Farr throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards. Edwards throws a low kick, looking for Farr's leg but Farr calmly moves out of range. Farr checks a low kick from Edwards. Farr swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Farr. Beautiful body shot. Edwards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr. Farr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Farr throws a combination that misses and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farr's knee momentarily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body kick there by Edwards. Farr moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards. Farr looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range. Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Farr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Edwards motions for Farr to come forward. Edwards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Farr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edwards tries to work over Farr's front leg with a kick but Farr checks it. Farr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily. Farr misses with a right hand and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edwards. Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it. Edwards lands a front kick. 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 throws a low kick but Farr moves out of range easily. Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Farr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farr jabbing away but nothing is landing. Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Farr checks it. Farr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Farr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr. Farr blocks a low kick nicely. Nice body kick there by Edwards. Edwards wants to slow Farr down by chopping away at his legs. Farr misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick. Edwards connects with a solid leg kick. Farr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Edwards is looking to chop away at Farr's legs. Farr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Left hook, right uppercut from Farr. Farr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Farr.
Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Edwards is looking to land body kicks. Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aaron Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Farr thows a body shot but no joy. Farr scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Edwards lands a high kick!
Farr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr. Farr looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range. Farr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Farr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards. Farr throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range. Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards thumps Farr with a low kick. Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Farr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Farr as he checks the leg kick. Edwards misses with a body 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! Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Farr moves out of range easily. Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards 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 Farr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Edwards misses with a low kick. Farr jabs at Edwards's body. Tommy Farr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Farr throws a right and a left that both miss. Farr lands a jab. Farr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farr. Farr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Farr throws a right and a left that both miss. Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Edwards back to the cage. Farr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight! Aaron Edwards showed his dominance in that final round. I think Farr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Farr! Tommy Farr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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