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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hong Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Edgar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hong Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar moves into range and clinches up with Holden.
Holden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edgar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar manages to break the clinch.
Holden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Holden circles away.
Holden drives through with a takedown into Edgar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holden content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edgar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.
Nice jab there from Edgar.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Holden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edgar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edgar looks winded!
Holden controlling from side mount.
An elbow from Holden crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Holden decides to stand back up.
Holden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edgar.
Holden shoots in and gets a takedown into Edgar's guard.
Holden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar wants to hit a switch here but Holden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Edgar there!
Holden raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden raining down hammerfists from mount.
Holden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Holden looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Holden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Holden controlling from the full mount.
Holden punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden wants to control the pace but Edgar is squirming around nicely.
Holden controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Holden with the ground and pound from mount.
Edgar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Holden with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Holden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Edgar as Holden shoots in.
Edgar gets caught flat footed, as Holden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holden.
Edgar being controlled here, momentarily.
Hong Holden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edgar is keeping the position for now.
Holden content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edgar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holden is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edgar leaves Holden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adam Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holden sprawls well. Holden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Holden is looking to counter punch.
Edgar stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from Holden. Holden gets slowly back to his feet.
Holden drives through with a takedown into Edgar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edgar can do to turn this around?
Holden gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to avoid it but Holden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edgar to the ground. Edgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Edgar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Holden fails with the takedown
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adam Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar lands a nice hook to Holden's body. Holden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edgar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holden eats them both and turns towards Edgar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holden tries to counter with a takedown but Edgar is quick to defend against it.
Edgar throws a one two combo.
Adam Edgar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edgar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holden is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar tries to clinch but Holden moves out of range.
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Holden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holden shoots in for a takedown but Edgar shows good takedown defense.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holden is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Holden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edgar landing strikes.
Edgar trying to control the position but Holden is working away.
Edgar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edgar prevents Holden from escaping the position.
Edgar decides to stand back up. Edgar steps back and let's Holden get back to his feet.
Holden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters by clinching up.
Edgar lands a left hand.
Holden is trying to push Edgar away but Edgar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Edgar both land. Nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holden.
Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edgar.
Nice sprawl there from Edgar as Holden shoots in.
Edgar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holden quickly recovers to half guard.
Edgar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Edgar.
Edgar is pressing down on Holden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holden is holding on for now.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Holden swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Holden misses with a takedown attempt - Edgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edgar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Holden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edgar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holden somewhat.
Edgar throws a counter combo.
Edgar throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Holden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edgar defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holden.
Edgar pushes Holden up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holden tries to keep at a distance but Edgar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holden throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holden pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Holden drives through with a takedown into Edgar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Edgar wants to sweep here but Holden controlling him for the moment.
Holden working some strikes from top position.
Holden wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Holden seems to have got his legs back now.
Holden lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Holden stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
Edgar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holden is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holden throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holden is in Edgar's guard.
Holden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holden lands a couple of digs.
Holden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edgar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holden manages to get himself to full guard.
Holden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Edgar!
A relieved looking Adam Edgar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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