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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born To Raise Hell. Rob Edwards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Hendrix's chin.
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendrix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Edwards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards tries to clinch but Hendrix moves away
and Hendrix counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards is pushing Hendrix's head away, looking to escape. Hendrix manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hendrix pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Edwards'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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hendrix looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendrix tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edwards is trying to stand but he's just given Hendrix his back.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix controls the action.
Edwards looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
What can Edwards do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Hendrix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edwards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hendrix moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Hendrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendrix wants to stall.
Edwards lands with a right to the head.
Hendrix blocks the elbow strike.
Hendrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendrix.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hendrix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edwards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Hendrix counters with a three punch combo that has Edwards backing up. Edwards nods at Hendrix to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendrix fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Edwards sprawls well initially but Hendrix persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hendrix wants to control but Edwards is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is taking a breather. Edwards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hendrix is looking to take a break and control but Edwards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendrix controlling the action here.
Edwards is refusing to be controlled, as Hendrix sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hendrix not doing much here.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Edwards is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Billy Hendrix just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendrix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix fails with the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edwards throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rob Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards throws a right hand that Hendrix ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendrix also avoids with ease.
Rob Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendrix scores with a one two! Edwards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rob Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix tries to clinch up but Edwards circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendrix.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendrix moves away.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendrix circles away.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Hendrix's shoulder, as Hendrix tries to avoid the shot.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Hendrix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hendrix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edwards rushes Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Hendrix blocks with his arms.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Edwards prevents Hendrix from breaking the clinch.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendrix counters with a head kick.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Hendrix wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards works over Hendrix's head and body with a nice combination.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendrix gets a clinch.
Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Hendrix is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards darts in trying to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edwards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Hendrix is avoiding it.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Hendrix's shoulder, as Hendrix tries to avoid the shot.
Hendrix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards tries to clinch there but Hendrix circles away.
Hendrix with a jab.
Hendrix slips a jab and a cross from Edwards.
Edwards swinging wilding here.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix gets the takedown into side control.
Hendrix has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendrix misses with the combination.
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards looking to throw knees to the head but Hendrix is blocking nicely.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards prevents Hendrix from breaking the clinch.
Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix is looking to clinch.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rob Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Hendrix does no damage.
Hendrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix scores with a shot to the body.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendrix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Hendrix blocks with his arms.
Hendrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Hendrix moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Hendrix managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Hendrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Hendrix wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hendrix changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edwards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edwards tries to escape but Hendrix is in control.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet here but Hendrix is keeping cool and he's managed to take Edwards's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with punches from the back.
Hendrix trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Edwards doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Hendrix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendrix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Hendrix!
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hype
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