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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Furyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Furyk's choice of entrance music: Xzibit - X. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jim Furyk enters the cage!
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223 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
219 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Furyk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward cracks Furyk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Furyk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edward moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jim Furyk has been cut.
Furyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edward connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edward closes the distance and pushes Furyk back into the cage.
Edward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Edward misses with a punch on the inside.
Edward is trying to maintain a safe position but Furyk gets an underhook and turns Edward into the cage.
Furyk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
A shot in the inside from Edward.
Edward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edward lands a nice shot to the body.
Furyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward keeps control of Furyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edward lands a right hand.
Furyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Furyk misses with a body punch.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furyk tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Edward scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Jim Furyk's cut even more.
Edward throws a head punch that misses.
Edward just leaning against Furyk, taking a breather.
Furyk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Furyk misses with some punches.
Edward lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edward's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Furyk.
Edward lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edward is stalling here.
Furyk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Edward seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Furyk can turn it around.
Furyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edward lands a shoulder strike.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Furyk controls his hands.
A short left from Furyk.
Furyk misses with the head strike.
Furyk working aggressively here.
Edward scores with a hook to the body.
Furyk breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furyk.
Furyk throws the left hand but Edward avoids the punch easily.
Furyk misses with a head kick.
Edward tries to clinch up.
Jim Furyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edward tries to keep at a distance but Furyk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Furyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Furyk fails to land.
Furyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edward pushes Furyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Furyk avoids it by throwing Edward back against the cage.
Edward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Furyk's efforts to push away.
Furyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Furyk controls his hands.
Edward lands a shot to the body.
Edward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furyk looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Edward.
Edward lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edward tries to work over Furyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edward presses Furyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Edward.
Edward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edward is working Furyk over against the cage.
Edward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furyk is rocked!
Edward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Edward finish him?
Edward creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Furyk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Furyk drops to his knees and Edward pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
An out of breath Ryan Edward thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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