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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Rison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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151 lbs
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177 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tomas Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Rison!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rison has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Rison has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Rison has Edwards pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edwards tumbling to the mat - Rison dives into Edwards's guard.
Rison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rison content to stall in guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rison working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rison has passed into half guard!
Rison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rison prevents Edwards from improving his position.
Edwards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rison.
Edwards punching from the bottom.
Rison is keen to just control but Edwards is a slippery customer.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Rison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edwards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rison.
Edwards is looking to control Rison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edwards avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rison is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Rison circles away and we're back to standing.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rison but Rison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch.
Rison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rison lands with a punch from half guard.
Rison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rison wants to free his trapped foot but Edwards is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rison wants to free his trapped foot but Edwards is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rison tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Edwards.
Edwards taking some punishment here, with Rison in his half guard.
Rison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Rison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Rison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rison rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rison works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rison slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Edwards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rison trying to control from half guard but Edwards is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards tries to get to full guard but Rison has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rison works his way into side control.
Edwards is looking for a sweep.
Rison taking a breather here.
Edwards tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Edwards is trying to control Rison's posture but Rison avoids it.
Edwards is trying to escape the position but Rison is controlling the position.
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.
Rison decides to stand up, so the ref orders Edwards to his feet.
Rison rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Rison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Edwards can't fight it off and eventually Rison manages to take the fight to the floor. Edwards looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Rison from controlling successfully.
Rison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is wriggling around but Rison manages to pass to half guard.
Rison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Edwards looking for submissions off his back.
Rison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rison controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rison with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edwards is controlling an arm, preventing Rison from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Rison.
Rison trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Rison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Rison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Edwards's guard.
Rison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edwards doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Edwards is looking for a triangle but Rison pushes his legs off easily.
Kendall Rison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rison landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rison defends it easily.
Rison content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rison gets to his feet - Edwards follows without any prompting.
Rison darts in and clinches Edwards up against the cage.
Edwards is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rison trying to pass the guard but Edwards defending well.
Rison is looking for a kimura but Edwards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rison to get the leverage.
Rison is thwarting Edwards's attempts to control the position.
Rison wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rison is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rison slows the pace down in half guard.
Rison stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Rison rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rison drives through and clinches with Edwards against the cage.
Edwards goes for a takedown attempt but Rison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Rison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rison 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Rison!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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