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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Singo Edan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Singo Edan! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. King is looking for a kimura but Edan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage. Edan is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well. King is looking for a kimura here.
Edan pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Edan trying to control here.
King stops Edan from getting back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. King wants to control but Edan is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Edan wants to control but King passes into side.
King wants to control but Edan is keeping him busy. King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Edan is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Edan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Edan's guard. King won't allow Edan to get back to his feet. King wanted to stand there but Edan had control of the position. King stands up and waves to Edan to follow him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Edan shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well. Edan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King stuffs the takedown. King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
King misses with a knee strike.
Edan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Brandon King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Singo Edan. King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brandon King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Edan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away. King shoots in and gets a takedown into Edan's guard. Edan looks gassed! King wants to control from the top but Edan keeps moving. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Edan keeping full guard, as King tries to pass. King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon King dominated that round. That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a head kick but Edan moves out of range.
King instigates a clinch. King pulls Edan into guard.
Edan wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard. Brandon King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. King has control of Edan's left arm, preventing Edan from doing any damage. King keeping moving, preventing Edan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Singo Edan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Excellent takedown into side control there by King. Edan is looking to get back to his feet here but King is keeping cool and he's managed to take Edan's back. King avoiding Edan 's attempts to control his hands. Edan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. King just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Edan trying to control the hands but King won't let him. King working for the choke. Edan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. King tightening his grip on Edan, looking for the choke. Edan trying to get back to his feet but King is in full control for now. Edan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Edan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of King's arms. I would not like to be Edan right now.
Edan is trying to stand back up. Edan tries to escape but King has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Edan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - King's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
King looking for the choke from the back. King looking for the choke but no joy. Edan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. King has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Edan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon King dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Edan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Edan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edan gets slowly back to his feet. Edan fails with a takedown attempt. Brandon King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Singo Edan. King avoids the head kick by Edan.
Edan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Edan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one. King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. King lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King wants to stand up but Edan has a hold of him and won't allow it. King wants to pass to mount but Edan is defending the position. Edan is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well. Edan trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
Edan is not content to let King control the position.
Brandon King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. King gets a takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Edan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King content to control rather than advance. Edan is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Edan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, King has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Edan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King misses with a head shot. Edan wants to hold on but King pushes him away. King get's back to his feet. Edan misses with a head kick.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there. King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. King stands up and beckons Edan to join him on the feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King tries to score with a low kick but Edan moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandon King showed his dominance in that final round. Well King 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon King!
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RATING
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