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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. This should be fireworks!
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237 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Rykov as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rykov.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Rykov moves out of range.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rykov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Rykov blocks a jab.
Rykov staying out of range there.
Rykov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rykov, as that shot connected.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
Rykov connects with a jab.
Rykov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Rykov.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rykov pinned against the cage. Rykov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards jabs at Rykov's body.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Rykov lands a jab to the nose.
Edwards is looking to wear down Rykov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Edwards tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Rykov stumbling back into the cage.
Rykov looks gassed!
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a body punch but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses with a lunging right hand
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Rykov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Edwards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rykov. Rykov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rykov. That did some damage!
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice combo by Edwards! Oh, that's hurt him - Rykov falls to the canvas and Edwards follows him into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards working the head with strikes.
That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
Edwards working the body and head with strikes.
Edwards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rykov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edwards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working Rykov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rykov struggling a bit here.
Rykov is not content to let Edwards control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rykov wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Rykov sneaks back into half guard.
Edwards drops an elbow to the side of Rykov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards works his foot free and advances to mount.
Edwards scoring with strikes but Rykov is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rykov is bucking up trying to escape but Edwards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rykov.
The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rykov misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Rykov.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rykov defends it nicely.
Edwards feints and as Rykov raises his hands in defense, Edwards changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edwards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rykov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Rykov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rykov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rykov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rykov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edwards is trying to keep Rykov in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rykov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rykov throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rykov can do to turn this around?
Rykov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Rykov postures up.
Rykov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Edwards is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rykov, into his guard.
Rykov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Rykov being controlled here, momentarily.
Rykov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards passes Rykov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Edwards working Rykov over with strikes.
Edwards slips a nice elbow through Rykov's hands, connecting with Rykov's forehead.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edwards here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards throwing shots but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Edwards wants to control but Rykov is keeping him busy.
Blake Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
Alexey Rykov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Rykov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blake Edwards!
A very excited looking Blake Edwards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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