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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Huntter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edwards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gee. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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143 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Huntter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntter clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Edwards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huntter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huntter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Huntter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huntter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huntter looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Edwards tried to counter with a leg kick but Huntter avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Huntter gets control of Edwards's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huntter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huntter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
Huntter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter advances to half guard.
Huntter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huntter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huntter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Huntter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Huntter.
Huntter with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Huntter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huntter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huntter controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huntter controlling from the full mount.
Huntter with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntter controlling his opponent.
Huntter landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Huntter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huntter breaks the clinch.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huntter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Huntter has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Huntter is looking for a takedown.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter pulls guard.
Huntter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edwards's guard.
Huntter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pate Huntter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter stays in close to Edwards's body and controls the position.
Huntter stands up and waves to Edwards to follow him.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Huntter shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Huntter slips nicely into half guard.
Huntter decides to stand and escape the position.
Huntter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Huntter sees coming a mile off.
Huntter cracks Edwards with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a kick to the body.
Huntter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huntter gets slowly back to his feet.
Huntter blocks the body kick.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
Ben Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Huntter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edwards tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huntter is in Edwards's guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Huntter passes into half guard.
Huntter controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter is working for a submission of some sort.
Huntter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Huntter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huntter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huntter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huntter working Edwards over with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huntter controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Huntter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Huntter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards throws a low kick but Huntter avoids it.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huntter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Huntter moved out of range nicely.
Huntter shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Huntter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Edwards regains guard immediately.
Huntter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Huntter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huntter is stalling in the full guard.
Huntter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two 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.
Huntter stands up and waves to Edwards to follow him.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huntter darts in and clinches Edwards up against the cage.
Huntter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huntter slips a jab and a cross from Edwards.
Huntter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edwards did well to prevent Huntter getting side control.
Edwards tries to kick Huntter off in order to stand up. Huntter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huntter on the ground.
Huntter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huntter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Huntter down.
Huntter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Huntter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ben Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntter moves into full mount! Edwards won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Huntter with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huntter controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Huntter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huntter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Huntter!
In defeat, Ben Edwards stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit'.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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