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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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199 cm
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210 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro throws a right hand that Stoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoker also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pedro. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Pedro misses its target.
Pedro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stoker quickly recovers to half guard.
Stoker has his hands clasped together around Pedro's back. He's all about the action.
Pedro wants to pass to mount but Stoker is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro is trying to control. Stoker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker wants to improve his position but Pedro is controlling well.
Pedro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stoker defending well though.
Stoker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stoker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pedro.
Stoker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pedro.
Stoker tries to get to full guard but Pedro has control of the leg.
Stoker pushes Pedro off but Pedro dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker struggling a bit here.
Pedro scoring with punches from side control.
Stoker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pedro lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro is trying to ground and pound but Stoker uses the momentary lack of control by Pedro to regain half guard.
Pedro is trying to control. Stoker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stoker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro drops an elbow to the side of Stoker's head.
Pedro is trying to control the action in half guard but Stoker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stoker tries to get to full guard but Pedro has control of the leg.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pedro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stoker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stoker is not content to let Pedro control the position.
Pedro thows a huge punch but Stoker dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pedro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stoker defending well though.
Pedro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stoker defending well though.
Pedro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pedro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pedro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pedro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that round.
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.
Pedro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pedro throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Pedro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker cracks Pedro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stoker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro misses with a shot to the body
and Stoker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pedro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pedro tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a nice head kick!
Stoker takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Pedro throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Pedro.
Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pedro shoots for a double leg takedown but Stoker sprawls well. He's pushed Pedro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a nice strike.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but Pedro moves his leg out of the way.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edward Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Stoker.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at Stoker's knee but Stoker avoids it well.
Stoker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Stoker finds it's target.
Pedro moves out of range as Stoker throws a body kick.
Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker moves away from the strike by Pedro.
Pedro cracks the inside of Stoker's front leg.
Pedro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pedro showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Pedro.
Stoker trying to control from the bottom.
Pedro 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.
Pedro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stoker's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stoker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pedro postures up in Stoker's guard and throws a big left but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoker can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a strike but Stoker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stoker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Stoker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pedro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pedro looking to control.
Stoker won't allow Pedro to sweep him here.
Pedro is trying to keep Stoker in close.
Pedro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Stoker there.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pedro swings for the body but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Stoker.
The fighters circling - Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pedro thuds his right hand into Stoker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stoker's half guard.
Stoker controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro looks to land a strike but Stoker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoker wants to get back to his feet but Pedro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pedro throwing strikes but missing.
Pedro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pedro misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two 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.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro scores with a leg kick.
Pedro has managed to clinch.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pedro has clasped his hands together around Stoker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes there by Pedro.
Stoker tries to buck Pedro off but Pedro is having none of it.
Pedro working away.
Pedro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stoker down.
Pedro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stoker is avoiding damage well.
Pedro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stoker to see if he's OK.
Pedro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stoker some visible discomfort.
Stoker wants to control but Pedro postures up.
Stoker is looking to reverse the position.
Pedro misses with the ground and pound.
Stoker parries the strikes from Pedro easily there. Pedro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stoker to escape.
Pedro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pedro working the head with strikes.
Pedro working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stoker to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Pedro stalls from top position.
Stoker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pedro lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Pedro.
Pedro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pedro cracks Stoker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pedro pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stoker or not.
Stoker is trying to break the clinch but Pedro has him pressed against the cage.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stoker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pedro tries to work over Stoker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
Pedro gets through Stoker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stoker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Pedro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stoker regains guard.
Stoker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stoker! But no joy.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pedro.
Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro takes the fight into the clinch.
Pedro prevents Stoker from breaking the clinch.
Pedro tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Pedro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George Pedro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Pedro.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Pedro looking for a takedown.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro works on Stoker's body with a couple of short punches.
Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pedro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stoker regains guard immediately.
Pedro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro advances position into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pedro tries to score with some ground and pound. Stoker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pedro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pedro cracks Stoker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stoker dodges the ground and pound from Pedro.
George Pedro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoker is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro wants to control but Stoker is keeping him busy.
Pedro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pedro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stoker can't do much from the bottom here.
Pedro cracks Stoker with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Stoker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stoker to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro had his way with Edward Stoker in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pedro.
Stoker throws a sloppy body shot
and Pedro counters with a body kick.
No joy there for Pedro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedro. That snapped Stoker's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Pedro.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedro connects with a body shot that sends Stoker's belly button to the back.
Pedro tries to clinch there but Stoker circles away.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pedro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stoker sprawls well. Stoker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pedro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro takes one to the chin there.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pedro wants to slow Stoker down by chopping away at his legs.
Pedro walks into a jab.
Pedro tests Stoker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pedro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stoker's guard.
Pedro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Edward Stoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker seems keen to control Pedro's posture.
Pedro throwing strikes but missing.
Stoker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pedro.
Stoker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pedro.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pedro throws a strike but Stoker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pedro is trying to control the position but Stoker postures up.
Stoker won't allow Pedro to sweep him here.
Stoker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro fails with the takedown.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pedro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pedro!
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