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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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198 cm
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279 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Edwards backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone swinging wildly here.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Edwards counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at Edwards to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Edwards counters with a one-two to the body.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Edwards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edwards works Stone's body with a nice hook.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards counters with a big head kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Stone swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edwards's calf.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Edwards moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Gareth Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Stone.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gareth Edwards will probably get the nod.
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.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Edwards ducks straight into an uppercut from Stone and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Edwards manages to regain guard straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stone prevents Edwards from getting back to his feet.
Stone passes into half guard.
Stone is working for a kimura but Edwards is defending it quite comfortably.
Stone trying to pass the guard but Edwards defending well.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edwards keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Edwards kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Edwards is defending well.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone stops Edwards from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stone in particular looking to stall.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone is pressing down on Edwards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edwards is holding on for now.
Edwards is in trouble now - Stone has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Stone.
Edwards is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Edwards in real trouble here! The ref calls for Edwards to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Stone!
After winning the bout, Aaron Stone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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