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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Mario!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mario rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mario successfully pulls guard.
Edwards throws an elbow that misses. Mario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edwards's guard. Nice move by Mario!
Mario wants to stand but Edwards is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mario lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Edwards looking for a sweep. Not yet Edwards, not yet.
Edwards has a closed guard, preventing Mario from standing up.
Mario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edwards has control of Mario's left arm, preventing Mario from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig Edwards has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mario moves into the clinch.
Edwards is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mario is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edwards to the mat. Edwards regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mario wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Mario would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mario postures up.
Mario trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards controlling Mario's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Mario was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mario has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mario shoots in and bounces Edwards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mario stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mario wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Mario controlling him for the moment.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mario wants to get up but he can't break Edwards's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mario stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mario closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edwards did well to prevent Mario getting side control.
Mario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards gets full guard.
Mario is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Mario dominated that round.
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.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Mario dives in and scores a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Mario from controlling successfully.
Mario has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edwards is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mario accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards is pulling down on Mario's head. It's preventing any offense from Mario, at least for the moment.
Mario throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Mario from controlling successfully.
Dan Mario has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Mario circles away and keeps his distance.
Craig Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mario closes the distance and pushes Edwards back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Mario holds him up against the cage and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Mario has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Edwards uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards wants to stand but Mario is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mario wants to get back to his feet but Edwards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwards distracts Mario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards postures up in Mario's guard and throws a big left but Mario blocks it.
Mario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards postures up in Mario's guard and throws a big left but Mario blocks it.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Mario has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards distracts Mario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mario is breathing heavily.
Mario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards landing with the ground and pound.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Edwards postures up in Mario's guard and throws a big left but Mario blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards works over Mario with some ground and pound from guard.
Mario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Edwards dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards closes the distance but Mario moves to the side
and Mario holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards pulls Mario into guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Mario from controlling successfully.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mario trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edwards's guard.
Mario looking to sit in guard and control but Edwards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards postures up in Mario's guard and throws a big left but Mario blocks it.
Edwards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards 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.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.
Mario is working an open guard so Edwards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mario takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mario keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mario successfully pulls guard.
Mario wants to stand and escape but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards won't allow Mario to get back to his feet.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards stands up over Mario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mario's head.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Craig Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mario is looking to stand up but Edwards isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Mario blocks nicely.
Edwards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Mario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Edwards postures up in Mario's guard and throws a big left but Mario blocks it.
Edwards works over Mario with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Edwards!
Dan Mario was interviewed post fight and said 'I Shouldn't have lost this is pure shit and i will get my vengence'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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