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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meike Poika (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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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meike Poika!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poika throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Edgar wants to clinch.
Poika looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Edgar has managed to clinch.
Poika is trying to force a seperation but Edgar has the dominant position.
Poika has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Poika wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Meike Poika has been cut.
Poika prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Poika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poika can't break the clinch.
Edgar wants a takedown but no success here.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika is trying to break free.
Poika wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edgar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Poika blocks with his arms.
Edgar has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Poika goes down! Edgar pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar decides to stand back up.
Edgar tries to clinch but Poika moves out of range.
Poika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Poika.
Poika lands with a right hand.
A jab from Poika misses.
Poika throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Poika does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poika.
Poika throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poika throws out the jab.
Poika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Poika pushes him off.
Poika throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Poika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar defending well as Poika loads up on a big left hand.
Poika misses with the combination.
Poika misses with a straight left.
Poika looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poika.
Poika lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Edgar wants to clinch up but Poika keeps it at a distance.
Poika misses with a straight left.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Poika pushes him off.
Poika swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Edgar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar keeps control of Poika as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poika wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poika wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Poika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar controlling the action here for a moment.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poika is trying to force a seperation but Edgar has the dominant position.
Poika has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Poika looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poika is trying to break free.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poika tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Poika avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar prevents Poika from breaking the clinch.
Poika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joshua Edgar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meike Poika's cut.
That's time! Edgar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poika throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poika.
Poika lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poika.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poika!
It looks like Joshua Edgar has been cut.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Poika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poika looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Poika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meike Poika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Poika misses.
Poika might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Poika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar wants to clinch up but Poika keeps it at a distance.
Edgar tries to clinch but Poika moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edgar moves away from the strike by Poika.
Poika misses the shot to the body.
Poika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poika keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar tries to clinch but Poika moves out of range.
Poika lands a nice hook to Edgar's body. Edgar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poika with a hook.
The fighters circling - Poika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joshua Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poika lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Edgar up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Poika from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Edgar's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Meike Poika!
Joshua Edgar was interviewed post fight and said 'I am still going to win for you guys!'.
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