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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzalez manages to end up in side control.
Gonzalez working away.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edgar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edgar tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez 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.
Edgar struggling a bit here.
Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Edgar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gonzalez controlling the position from side mount.
Gonzalez lands a few punches from side control.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edgar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar seems a little lost for a moment, as Gonzalez dominates the positioning.
Edgar wants to control but Gonzalez postures up.
Check out the look on Gonzalez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzalez stands up and beckons Edgar to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez successfully pulls guard.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edgar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Edgar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar.
Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edgar in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edgar sprawls well. Edgar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Edgar wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edgar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Lucas Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar landing some decent shots from guard.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to Edgar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgar controlling the position for now.
Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edgar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but Edgar defending well.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to get back to full guard but Gonzalez has mounted him!
Edgar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez prevents Edgar from getting the reversal.
Edgar tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Edgar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Edgar shrugs it off.
Gonzalez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Edgar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Edgar and Gonzalez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Gonzalez crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Edgar has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Edgar backing up. Edgar nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Edgar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jake Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
A big left from Edgar misses.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Gonzalez backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Jake Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonzalez quickly recovers to half guard.
Edgar trying to control the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar looks to land a strike but Gonzalez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Edgar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jake Edgar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Edgar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edgar taking a breather here.
Gonzalez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Edgar's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Edgar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Edgar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jake Edgar!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jake Edgar!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jake Edgar!
Jake Edgar wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jake Edgar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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