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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Edwards (ranked 4773 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Kubo (ranked 4921 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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156 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuta Kubo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kubo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edwards has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kubo is on him like a limpet, forcing Edwards back against the cage.
Kubo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Edwards.
Kubo breaks from the clinch.
Kubo with a poor takedown
and Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kubo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubo is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards struggling to keep hold of the position.
Edwards throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kubo could be in trouble here!
Edwards is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Edwards gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Edwards gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Edwards apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kubo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edwards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kubo counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
Kubo dives in and grabs Edwards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes down on Kubo's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwards.
Edwards shoots in and bounces Kubo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kubo is keeping the position for now.
Kubo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Edwards stops Kubo from standing up.
Kubo looking for a guillotine here but Edwards defends easily.
Edwards connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Kubo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kubo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Kubo controlling him for the moment.
Edwards pulls Kubo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kubo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edwards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edwards wriggles free and stands up.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Kubo shows good takedown defense.
Edwards gets the takedown into side control.
Kubo is looking to reverse the position.
Edwards lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards tries to score with some ground and pound. Kubo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards with a poor takedown
and Kubo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kubo.
Edwards appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Kubo.
Edwards gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards manages to pull guard.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Edwards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kubo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubo looking to pass the guard.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edwards looking for subs off his back but Kubo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kubo trying to mount his opponent but Edwards defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 manages to get to full guard.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Kubo controlling him for the moment.
Edwards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edwards tries to get out of the position.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Kubo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kubo manages to get himself to full guard.
Edwards stays in close to Kubo's body and controls the position.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Kubo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kubo wants to stand up but Edwards is controlling him.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Kubo has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Kubo keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kubo misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kubo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kubo is trying to get back to full guard.
Edwards 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
Edwards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kubo is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Edwards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Kubo.
Kubo tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kubo won't be happy with that.
Kubo is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
Edwards throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubo taking a bit of punishment here - Edwards scoring with strikes.
Edwards creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kubo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looks up at the clock and then as Kubo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Edwards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kubo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Edwards connects with a decent elbow.
Edwards grinds an elbow into Kubo's temple.
Edwards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kubo is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Edwards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Edwards landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Edwards taking a break here but Kubo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kubo can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Edwards lands with a punch from half guard.
Edwards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Edwards slips a nice elbow through Kubo's hands, connecting with Kubo's forehead.
Ethan Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kubo has hold of Edwards's hands but Edwards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kubo pushes Edwards off looking to stand but Edwards dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is thwarting Kubo's attempts to control the position.
Edwards stands up out of the half guard.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kubo to the mat! Kubo manages to get full guard.
Kubo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Edwards dives into side control.
Edwards lands an elbow.
Edwards is chipping away with strikes.
Edwards cracks Kubo with a big right hand but Kubo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards landing a few strikes.
Kubo is looking to reverse the position.
Edwards working the ground and pound from side control.
Kubo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards wants to control but Kubo is keeping him busy.
Edwards is chipping away with strikes.
Kubo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Edwards is chipping away with strikes.
Yuta Kubo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards is working Kubo over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Edwards!
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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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