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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue slips under a jab.
Edward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inoue.
Inoue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Inoue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Inoue keeps the fight on the outside.
Edward throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inoue scores with a jab. Edward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inoue pulls Edward into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edwardis looking to pass into half guard but Inoue pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Inoue is in guard.
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!
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
Inoue won't allow Edward to sweep him here.
Inoue working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edward's head.
Inoue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue passes Edward's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inoue throws a strike but Edward avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Edward is retaining full guard.
Edward manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Edward throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Edward quickly recovers to half guard.
Inoue throwing shots but Edward is blocking nicely.
Inoue seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Edward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Inoue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edward's head.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edward keeps working.
Edward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inoue.
Inoue throwing shots but Edward is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue misses with a head shot. Edward uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Edward blocks nicely.
Edward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inoue.
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward wants to stand but Inoue is controlling the position.
Inoue throws a big right hand that misses.
Edward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Edward blocks nicely.
Inoue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue is looking to work some ground and pound but Edward has wrist control.
Inoue pushing down on Edward's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edward has Inoue up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edward.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Edward.
Inoue manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Inoue is working an open guard so Edward takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Edward does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edward throws a poor cross that misses
and Inoue counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edward is looking to escape.
Edward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inoue.
Inoue throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue passes to side control.
Inoue throws a strike aimed at the side of Edward's head but Edward avoids it well.
Inoue goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Edward rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Inoue's guard! Nice work there by Edward!
Inoue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edward defends well.
Inoue looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Edward has picked Inoue up and slammed him! Inoue can't keep hold of the triangle and Edward manages to pass to side control!
Inoue looks to move to half guard but instead Edward has passed into mount! Damn!
Edward controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to escape the mount.
Inoue has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Inoue.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Edward throws a shot from downtown. Inoue moves away and avoids it.
Edward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edward works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inoue.
Inoue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edward is looking to clinch but Inoue is avoiding it.
Edward doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoue circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edward. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edward tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inoue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edward.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Inoue - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edward connects with a single shot there.
Inoue lands a right hook to the body.
Inoue swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edward counters with an inside leg kick.
Edward blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Edward swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edward misses with a left hand
and Inoue counters with a low kick, right behind Edward 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edward doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoue circles away.
Ryan Edward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edward swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inoue misses with a hook. Edward ducked under it nicely.
Edward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inoue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edward thinking.
Inoue throws a looping overhand right but Edward ducks down to avoid it.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edward as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edward moves into the clinch successfully.
Edward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inoue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edward smiles and moves away.
Edward tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Ryan Edward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuya Inoue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Edward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan Edward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edward moves in looking to clinch but Inoue pushes him off.
Edward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoue fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Edward to the ground. Inoue is now in Edward's guard.
Inoue trying to control but Edward is working from the bottom.
Edward can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inoue controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edward is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Inoue sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yuya Inoue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Yuya Inoue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid body kick from Edward.
Inoue shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
Inoue is looking to clinch.
Edward lands a glancing blow to the side of Inoue's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Edward.
I think Inoue has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Inoue!
Yuya Inoue thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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