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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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195 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert drops Lynch with a beautiful combination! Lynch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gilbert is looking for the KO!
It looks like Edward Lynch has been cut.
Gilbert misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lynch showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilbert pushes Lynch off looking to stand but Lynch dives back in and keeps control.
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.
Gilbert trying to control from the bottom.
Lynch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lynch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lynch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lynch 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.
Gilbert wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch not doing much here.
Gilbert looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is thwarting Gilbert's attempts to control the position.
Gilbert wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch is thwarting Gilbert's attempts to control the position.
Lynch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gilbert pushes Lynch off looking to stand but Lynch dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gilbert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilbert is looking to control Lynch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gilbert avoid being mounted?
Lynch stops Gilbert from getting back to his feet.
Lynch 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.
Gilbert trying to hold on to Lynch's head to control him but Lynch postures up.
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. Lynch connects with a nice short shot to Gilbert's temple.
Lynch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert trying to control from the bottom.
Lynch slips a nice elbow through Gilbert's hands, connecting with Gilbert's forehead.
Gilbert wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gilbert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lynch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gilbert trying to control but Lynch postures up.
Lynch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lynch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is thwarting Gilbert's attempts to control the position.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch is controlling the pace.
Lynch is nestled in close to Gilbert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilbert trying to control from the bottom.
Lynch controlling the action here.
Lynch 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.
Gilbert is trying to stand up here but Lynch is controlling him well.
Gilbert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lynch is working away from the top position though.
Gilbert is trying to stand back up but Lynch is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lynch winds up and cracks Gilbert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lynch prevents Gilbert from improving his position.
Lynch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gilbert defends it well.
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. Lynch connects with a nice short shot to Gilbert's temple.
Lynch winds up and cracks Gilbert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lynch is nestled in close to Gilbert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilbert pushes Lynch off looking to stand but Lynch dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch slips a nice elbow through Gilbert's hands, connecting with Gilbert's forehead.
Lynch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lynch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gilbert is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Lynch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lynch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gilbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilbert can do to turn this around?
Gilbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilbert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gilbert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gilbert has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
Gilbert scores with a hook to the body.
Gilbert gets through Lynch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynch is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Lynch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gilbert smiles and moves away.
Gilbert lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lynch up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Gilbert from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lynch's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Gilbert!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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