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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aaron Edwards enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Bartholemeaux.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bartholemeaux pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards has Bartholemeaux pressed against the cage, preventing Bartholemeaux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartholemeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartholemeaux wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Bartholemeaux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Edwards manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bartholemeaux!
Bartholemeaux is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bartholemeaux holds on for dear life.
Bartholemeaux is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Bartholemeaux really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bartholemeaux wants to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Bartholemeaux is trying to stand.
Bartholemeaux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bartholemeaux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bartholemeaux's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Edwards controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartholemeaux wants to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Bartholemeaux is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bartholemeaux is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bartholemeaux is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards controlling from the full mount.
Bartholemeaux tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartholemeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Bartholemeaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Bartholemeaux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Edwards moves out of range as Bartholemeaux strikes.
Bartholemeaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Bartholemeaux thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartholemeaux has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bartholemeaux.
It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartholemeaux's sensitive parts.
Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edwards misses with a hook
and Bartholemeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartholemeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartholemeaux's sensitive parts.
Bartholemeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Bartholemeaux avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws a low kick, looking for Bartholemeaux's leg but Bartholemeaux calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Bartholemeaux cracks Edwards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartholemeaux throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartholemeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartholemeaux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bartholemeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingston Bartholemeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Bartholemeaux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartholemeaux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bartholemeaux closes the distance and clinches up with Edwards, looking for a takedown. Bartholemeaux pushes Edwards against the cage but Edwards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartholemeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartholemeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartholemeaux checks the leg kick.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Bartholemeaux avoids it.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartholemeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a cross.
Edwards lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartholemeaux misses the target.
Bartholemeaux throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Aaron Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartholemeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Bartholemeaux as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Bartholemeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Bartholemeaux shoots in and bounces Edwards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bartholemeaux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bartholemeaux working a defensive guard but Edwards passes into half guard.
Bartholemeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux is trying to stand back up but Edwards is controlling him
Bartholemeaux scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Edwards manages to mount him!
Bartholemeaux tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Kingston Bartholemeaux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartholemeaux is trying to escape the mount.
Edwards content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux is looking to get to half guard.
Bartholemeaux tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Bartholemeaux is trying desperately to improve position.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bartholemeaux is looking to escape.
Bartholemeaux tries to reverse the position but Edwards maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux regains half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Edwards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Edwards is pressing down on Bartholemeaux's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bartholemeaux is holding on for now.
Bartholemeaux tries to kick Edwards off in order to stand up. Edwards Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Bartholemeaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bartholemeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Bartholemeaux tries to roll over but Edwards keeps him under control.
Bartholemeaux looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartholemeaux trying to control but Edwards postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingston Bartholemeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bartholemeaux 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingston Bartholemeaux!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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