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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse The Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Devil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Edwards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Devil prevents Edwards from getting the reversal.
The Devil wants to finish this one by submission but Edwards is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Devil.
The Devil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Devil looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Devil moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Edwards has worked his arm free - good work by Edwards!
Edwards gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil wants to work for an arm triangle but Edwards is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Edwards wants to control but The Devil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Devil is tying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Devil tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edwards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Devil working over Edwards with some ground and pound. Edwards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Devil is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edwards is holding on to half guard well.
The Devil wants to work for an arm triangle but Edwards is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edwards trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Devil is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Edwards is just riding it out for now. The Devil eventually gives up the hold.
The Devil lands with a punch from half guard.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Devil wants to pass the guard but Edwards is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to control but The Devil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Devil lands a nice short elbow.
Edwards has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Devil is working away from the top position though.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Devil throwing shots but Edwards is blocking nicely.
The Devil is looking for a kimura but Edwards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Devil to get the leverage.
The Devil lands strikes from half guard.
The Devil is looking to take a break and control but Edwards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Devil tries to pass to full mount but Edwards defends it.
The Devil is keen to just control but Edwards is a slippery customer.
The Devil is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Edwards!
The Devil moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Edwards has worked his arm free - good work by Edwards!
Edwards is not content to let The Devil control the position.
The Devil goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Edwards has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for The Devil but great work by Edwards.
The Devil is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on The Devil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse The Devil 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.
The Devil tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Devil counters with a takedown into side control.
Edwards is trying to control The Devil's posture but The Devil avoids it.
Edwards takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edwards parries the strikes from The Devil easily there. The Devil is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Edwards to escape.
Edwards regains half guard, as The Devil was trying to land strikes.
The Devil is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Edwards sees it coming and defends easily.
The Devil is looking for a kimura but Edwards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Devil to get the leverage.
The Devil is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control but The Devil postures up.
The Devil wants to free his trapped foot but Edwards is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards is trying to control but can't.
The Devil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edwards trying to hold on to The Devil's head to control him but The Devil postures up.
The Devil perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Devil seems to be working for a kimura but Edwards defends the submission attempt.
The Devil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Devil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Devil is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Devil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Devil tries to clinch but Edwards is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by The Devil.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards taking a breather.
The Devil fails to pull guard.
The Devil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Devil blocks an uppercut.
The Devil looking to stall.
Edwards jumps guard.
Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Devil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards looking to control.
The Devil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Devil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but The Devil is proving a slippery customer.
Edwards has his foot on The Devil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Devil works his way back into a safe position though.
The Devil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Devil wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed
and The Devil moves into the clinch.
The Devil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
The Devil swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Devil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Devil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edwards is keeping busy.
The Devil wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse The Devil dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Devil gets a takedown into half guard.
The Devil is working for a submission of some sort.
The Devil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Devil seems to be working for a kimura but Edwards defends the submission attempt.
The Devil wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil moves nicely into side control.
The Devil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An elbow from The Devil crashes against the mat.
The Devil trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards wants to control but The Devil postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Devil throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The Devil sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Edwards is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Devil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Devil goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Edwards has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for The Devil but great work by Edwards.
The Devil is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Devil counters with a single leg into guard. Edwards didn't expect that.
Edwards looking to control.
The Devil looking to pass the guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Devil drops back looking for a leg! Edwards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edwards manages to kick The Devil off! The Devil jumps back into Edwards's guard.
Edwards is trying to control the position but The Devil postures up.
Edwards might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Devil kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Devil throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Juan Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Devil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Juan Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Devil throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Devil is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Edwards Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Devil's back instead.
The Devil wants to escape the position.
The Devil manages to reverse the position and now he's in Edwards's guard. Nice work there by The Devil.
The Devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Jesse The Devil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Devil thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse The Devil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Devil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse The Devil!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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