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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Edelman (ranked 7521 p4p, 661 weight class) and TJ Barakus (ranked 8708 p4p, 694 weight class). Edelman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sympathy for the Devil. TJ Barakus struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. TJ Barakus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Edelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edelman!
Edelman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Edelman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edelman wants to sweep but no luck.
Edelman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barakus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edelman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barakus defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus wants to get up but he can't break Edelman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edelman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barakus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus is looking to stand up but Edelman won't let him.
Barakus postures up.
Edelman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Edelman working for a triangle but Barakus defends it easily.
Edelman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barakus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edelman is one step ahead there.
Barakus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edelman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barakus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus trying to control the position here.
Edelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Barakus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edelman looking to pass the guard.
Edelman passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Edelman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barakus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Edelman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edelman is trying to work for a kimura but Barakus is defending well.
Barakus is trying to stand back up but Edelman is controlling him
Edelman is working for a submission of some sort.
Barakus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edelman being controlled here momentarily.
Barakus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edelman passes into half guard.
Edelman is keen to just control but Barakus is a slippery customer.
Barakus tries to kick Edelman off but Edelman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edelman is trying to work for a kimura but Barakus is defending well.
Barakus tries to get to full guard but Edelman has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edelman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Edelman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barakus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Edelman on his heels. He'll look to pass Edelman's guard now, I'm sure.
Edelman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barakus is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Barakus tries to circle away but Edelman has him pinned against the cage.
Barakus trying to stall but Edelman improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Barakus fails to land.
Edelman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barakus has Edelman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barakus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edelman tumbling to the mat - Barakus dives into Edelman's guard.
Edelman has his feet on Barakus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Barakus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barakus drives through with a takedown into Edelman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edelman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barakus defends it easily.
Edelman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edelman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barakus is aware though and is defending well.
Barakus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edelman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barakus has managed to get both his arms back between Edelman's legs - danger averted.
Barakus wants to get up but he can't break Edelman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomas Edelman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edelman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barakus's guard.
Edelman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barakus can do to turn this around?
Barakus trying to keep a closed guard but Edelman is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edelman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barakus keeping moving, preventing Edelman from controlling successfully.
Barakus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edelman manages to get himself to full guard.
Edelman keeping full guard, as Barakus tries to pass.
Barakus stays in close to Edelman's body and controls the position.
Edelman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barakus postures up in Edelman's guard and throws a big left but Edelman blocks it.
Edelman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edelman controls Barakus momentarily but Barakus frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edelman has his foot on Barakus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barakus works his way back into a safe position though.
Edelman trying to control the position.
Edelman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barakus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barakus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edelman trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edelman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edelman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barakus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barakus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barakus looking to pass the guard.
Barakus postures up in Edelman's guard and throws a big left but Edelman blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Edelman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Edelman doesn't manage to clinch there - Barakus circles away.
Barakus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barakus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barakus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edelman's head.
Barakus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barakus goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Edelman does a handstand and catches Barakus in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Edelman on top - Barakus is already out from the submission! Edelman gives Barakus's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Thomas Edelman!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Edelman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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