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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1612 p4p, 694 weight class) and Alois Vrana (ranked 230 p4p, 113 weight class). Rayful Edmond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edmond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A cross from Vrana lands.
Edmond misses with a body shot.
Edmond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vrana to score with a decent uppercut.
Vrana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Vrana backs away, Edmond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vrana misses with a left hand
and Edmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vrana throws a sloppy head kick
and Edmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edmond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vrana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vrana.
A clash of legs there as Edmond blocks the low kick.
Edmond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Vrana misses the target.
Vrana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edmond counters with a big head kick but Vrana shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vrana lands with a slapping head kick.
Edmond slips under a jab from Vrana.
Vrana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alois Vrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana rushes Edmond and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edmond swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrana misses with a knee strike.
Edmond stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrana.
Edmond is looking to control Vrana's arms but Vrana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edmond has his back to the cage.
Edmond avoiding damage.
Edmond has Vrana pushed against the cage.
Vrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edmond blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrana connects with a knee to the head.
Edmond looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Vrana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vrana lands with a right hand.
Vrana digs a good hook to Edmond's body.
Vrana avoids the body shot from Edmond.
Vrana blocks a head kick by Edmond.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vrana! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmond throws a right and a left that Vrana avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Vrana.
Edmond wants to clinch up but Vrana keeps it at a distance.
Vrana misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Edmond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Vrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Vrana. Those never looked like landing.
Edmond swings for the body but Vrana moves out of range.
Vrana loads up on a big right hand but Edmond slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmond is looking to counter punch.
Edmond tries to move into range but Vrana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edmond rushes Vrana and presses him up against the cage.
Vrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond stalls.
Vrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrana looking to throw knees to the head but Edmond is blocking nicely.
Edmond slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vrana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edmond is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vrana is keeping busy.
Vrana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vrana pushes Edmond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vrana up against the cage.
Edmond taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Vrana staying out of range there.
Edmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Vrana misses.
Vrana with a nice calf kick.
A low kick lands for Vrana.
Vrana moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edmond.
Vrana tries to land knees in the clinch but Edmond avoids the damage to the body.
Vrana lands a body punch.
Edmond looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vrana throws a hook but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vrana.
Edmond goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vrana - that will leave a mark!
Vrana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edmond feinted with a counter takedown.
Alois Vrana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vrana pushes Edmond away with a front kick.
Vrana misses with a right hand
and Edmond counters with a nice body shot.
Edmond throws an overhand right that lands on Vrana's shoulder, as Vrana tries to avoid the shot.
Edmond clobbers Vrana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vrana misses with a hook.
Vrana throws a leg kick but Edmond sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edmond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vrana manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Edmond.
Alois Vrana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana misses with a looping left.
Vrana feints and then cracks Edmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edmond down.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vrana.
Vrana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vrana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vrana throws a good cross that connects.
Edmond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Edmond.
Vrana throws a counter combo.
Vrana throws a head kick that misses
and Edmond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond drops his hands momentarily and Vrana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Vrana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vrana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrana moves out of range of the body kick from Edmond.
Decent striking displayed by Vrana there.
A jab lands there for Edmond.
Vrana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edmond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edmond is looking to wear down Vrana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vrana connects with a body shot.
Edmond misses with a wild combination.
Vrana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edmond is looking to counter the offense by Vrana and move into the clinch.
Vrana throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrana throws a hook to the side of Edmond's head but Edmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vrana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edmond's hands.
Edmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vrana connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Vrana misses.
The crowd cheers as Vrana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edmond doesn't seem phased though.
Edmond slips under a jab.
Edmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vrana throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.
Vrana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vrana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edmond taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond stalls.
Edmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Edmond stalling in the clinch but Vrana improves position.
Edmond stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rayful Edmond.
Vrana throws a head kick that misses.
Vrana misses with a head kick.
Edmond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edmond moves forwards but Vrana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edmond throws a solid leg kick but Vrana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edmond.
Edmond walks into a jab.
Vrana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Vrana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vrana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vrana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vrana.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edmond, as that shot connected.
Vrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Vrana tenderised Edmond's leg. Edmond is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vrana misses with a body shot.
Edmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vrana.
Edmond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vrana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edmond tries to move into range but Vrana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edmond throws a right hand that Vrana ducks under and follows up with a left that Vrana also avoids with ease.
Edmond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Vrana as he checks the leg kick.
Vrana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Edmond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vrana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edmond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vrana finds it's way round the side to connect with Edmond's head.
Vrana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edmond.
Vrana scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Vrana.
Edmond looks to land a combination but Vrana avoids it well.
Vrana lands with a cross.
Vrana cracks Edmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vrana just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrana fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vrana.
Vrana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edmond just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrana blocks a jab.
Vrana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmond misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Vrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrana tries a head kick but it misses.
Vrana misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vrana.
Vrana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond throws a head kick that Vrana semi-blocks.
Vrana is rocked!
Edmond lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Vrana out cold! Vrana is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rayful Edmond!
A very excited looking Rayful Edmond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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