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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Mouffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouffa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Lions - Isis. 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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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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 Tokyo, Eddy Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haji Mouffa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouffa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mouffa slips under a jab from Edwards.
Mouffa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwards tries a low kick but Mouffa avoids it.
Mouffa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mouffa stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Mouffa scores with a body shot.
Mouffa stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mouffa wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards attempts a counter takedown but Mouffa avoids it well and moves away.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mouffa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards takes a swing at Mouffa's ribcage but misses.
Mouffa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mouffa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mouffa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Mouffa moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Mouffa lands with a cross.
Edwards looking to score a takedown here. Mouffa is defending well but Edwards drives through and ends up in Mouffa's guard.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Mouffa has wrist control.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mouffa has his foot on Edwards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edwards works his way back into a safe position though.
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Mouffa blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mouffa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards connects with a couple of short punches.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
Mouffa looks winded!
Edwards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
Edwards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouffa has momentary wrist control but Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mouffa's head.
Edwards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mouffa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edwards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edwards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mouffa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Mouffa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mouffa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edwards lands a nice short elbow.
Edwards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edwards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mouffa won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Edwards connects with a nice short shot to Mouffa's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Mouffa.
Mouffa tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edwards controls the position.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
Mouffa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouffa can do to turn this around?
Edwards is working Mouffa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mouffa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eddy Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards controls the position.
Mouffa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working the ground and pound from side control.
Edwards scoring with punches from side control.
Edwards landing strikes.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Mouffa is rocked!
Mouffa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Edwards connects with a decent elbow.
Mouffa is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mouffa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Edwards working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards cracks Mouffa with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Edwards immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mouffa is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Edwards!
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energy
A | B |
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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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