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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koichi Kamei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamei throws out a powerful jab.
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards connects with the punch.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Kamei is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Edwards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edwards misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Edwards off the ropes and back into range.
Kamei moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Kamei gets caught napping as Edwards dives in and scores a takedown. Kamei manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kamei is controlling Edwards's posture.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edwards postures up.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kamei looking to control.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamei is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei throws a big counter combination but Edwards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Kamei does no damage.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamei looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Kamei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edwards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edwards.
Edwards connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Koichi Kamei has been cut.
Kamei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edwards eats them both and turns towards Kamei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamei misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Kamei's head back.
Kamei connects with a crisp jab.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamei at a distance.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Edwards manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kamei on his heels. He'll look to pass Kamei's guard now, I'm sure.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddy Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Edwards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Kamei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edwards lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamei off the ropes and back into range.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Kamei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edwards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamei keeps Edwards under control for a moment.
Kamei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Edwards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamei hang on?
Edwards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kamei is surviving well by controlling Edwards's body position as best he can.
Kamei working to try and regain half guard.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Kamei to control.
Kamei is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Kamei to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws some wild stikes that Kamei manages to avoid easily.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamei is looking to escape.
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Edwards with good strikes from the mount here!
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Kamei is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kamei is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Kamei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kamei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards content just to control the position here.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamei is squirming around, avoiding Edwards's attempts to control the action.
Edwards is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Kamei blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei slips a straight right by Edwards.
Kamei throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamei moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the ropes.
Kamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamei.
Edwards looking to throw knees to the head but Kamei is blocking nicely.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamei has double underhooks.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamei into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamei.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamei.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kamei as Edwards tries to tie him up.
Kamei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
A body shot lands from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Edwards is trying to push Kamei away but Kamei has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
Kamei is pushing Edwards up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kamei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kamei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koichi Kamei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamei misses with some punches.
Kamei wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Kamei holds him up against the ropes and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Kamei pushes Edwards back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Kamei throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Edwards drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kamei defends it well.
Edwards cracks Kamei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards feints the counter takedown.
Kamei throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Edwards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kamei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Edwards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kamei gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edwards to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kamei working a defensive guard here.
Kamei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Eddy Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamei trying to control the position.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamei looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamei scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a left to the body.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei clobbers Edwards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwards swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamei moves into the clinch.
Edwards tries a body shot but Kamei blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kamei avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling him.
Edwards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling him.
Kamei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Kamei tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edwards on the side of the head.
Kamei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards misses with a body shot
and Kamei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamei swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards jabs Kamei right on the nose. Kamei blinks but takes it well.
Kamei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Kamei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Edwards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 working the head and body with strikes.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Kamei is refusing to be controlled, as Edwards sits in half guard.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Kamei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edwards is working away from the top position though.
Kamei is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards catches Kamei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Edwards.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Kamei rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Kamei gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamei walks away with a smile on his face. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Kamei is looking to clinch.
Kamei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamei wants to clinch.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei throws a big counter combination but Edwards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Edwards.
I think Edwards 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Edwards!
A less than humble Eddy Edwards misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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