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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonzo Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alfonzo Gates's chin.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfonzo Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duane Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards wants the takedown. Gates is fighting it off but Edwards persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gates's guard against the cage.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Gates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edwards can do anything to dispel that myth.
Edwards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gates landing with the ground and pound.
Edwards is looking for a triangle but Gates pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwards looking for subs off his back but Gates has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to escape.
Edwards is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gates pulls his head out easily.
Gates prevents Edwards from improving his position.
Edwards keeps trying to improve his position.
Gates decides to stand and escape the position.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gates enables Edwards to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gates manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edwards throws a strike but Gates rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gates seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Edwards controls Gates momentarily but Gates frees himself.
Edwards managing to control the position.
Gates cracks Edwards with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gates prevents Edwards from getting back to his feet.
Gates won't allow Edwards to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edwards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gates has managed to get both his arms back between Edwards's legs - danger averted.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gates quickly recovers to half guard.
Gates trying to control but Edwards postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is just content to waste time from the top position. Gates takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gates is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gates throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gates 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 looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gates controls Edwards momentarily but Edwards frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Edwards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edwards throws a strike but Gates avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gates keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Gates is keeping the position.
Edwards wants to get up but he can't break Gates's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Gates is keeping the position.
Gates working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edwards's head.
Gates slows the pace down in half guard.
Gates slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards wants to control but Gates passes into side.
Gates tries to score with some ground and pound. Edwards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edwards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edwards wants to control but Gates postures up.
Gates lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom here.
Edwards tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gates presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gates lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edwards has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Gates scores with punches to the body.
Edwards wants to control his opponent's hands but Gates gets his hands free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Edwards wants to control his opponent's hands but Gates gets his hands free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries to get the hooks in deep but Edwards pushed the leg off.
Gates is hanging on to Edwards's back as he tries to escape.
Gates not allowing Edwards to control his hands.
Edwards tries to roll but Gates sticks to his back.
Edwards trying to control but not successfully.
Can Edwards hold on?! Gates is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gates scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonzo Gates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Edwards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gates wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
Gates is pulling down on Edwards's head to control his posture.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Gates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gates wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gates controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards controls Gates momentarily but Gates frees himself.
Gates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gates preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alfonzo Gates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gates did well to prevent Edwards getting side control.
Gates pushes Edwards off looking to stand but Edwards dives back in and keeps control.
Alfonzo Gates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries to roll over but Edwards keeps him under control.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Gates is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edwards controlling the action here.
Edwards trying to control from Gates's half guard. Gates has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gates has Edwards pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Gates back into the cage.
Edwards manages to pull guard.
Gates working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gates gets to his feet. Edwards looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Edwards. No joy for Gates on that attempt.
Edwards replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gates blocks it well.
Edwards gets a double leg takedown into Gates's guard.
Gates is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edwards is looking to stand up but Gates won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Edwards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gates keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates controls Edwards momentarily but Edwards frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Edwards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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