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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a surgeon. Tanishk Soni is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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237 lbs
43 - 18 - 0 |
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259 lbs
35 - 41 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 41 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a body punch but Soni moves out of range.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soni.
Soni tries to clinch up.
Soni misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been informed that Soni 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.
Soni throws a push kick but Edwards slaps the foot to one side.
Soni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edwards tried to counter with a leg kick but Soni avoided it.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soni.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni moves out of range of the body kick.
Soni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Soni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Soni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Soni. Soni gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Soni misses.
Edwards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soni just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Soni throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Soni. Soni gets slowly back to his feet.
Soni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soni doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
A leg kick checked by Edwards.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Soni clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
A head punch on the inside from Soni fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soni's brow.
Soni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soni working hard to break the clinch.
Soni lands with a left to the head.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards keeps control of Soni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Soni tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soni misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Edwards.
Soni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edwards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blake Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Edwards punishes Soni's body with a nice straight punch.
Soni looks winded!
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edwards scores with a nice right hand.
Soni gets a double leg takedown into Edwards's guard.
Soni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edwards wants to stand but Soni is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards has his foot on Soni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soni works his way back into a safe position though.
Edwards throws his legs up looking for a submission but Soni uses it to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Edwards 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.
Edwards working over Soni with some ground and pound. Soni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edwards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Tanishk Soni's cut even more.
Blake Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Soni closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soni is controlling him.
Edwards has control of Soni's left arm, preventing Soni from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edwards is on top in guard.
Edwards content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looking to pass the guard.
Soni being controlled here, momentarily.
Edwards passes into half guard.
Soni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
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 Soni's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but Soni defending well.
Edwards working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Soni's thigh. Soni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Edwards distracts Soni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soni can do to turn this around?
Edwards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edwards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edwards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The cut above Tanishk Soni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tanishk Soni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blake Edwards!
After the big win, Blake Edwards made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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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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