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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 1887 p4p, 2234 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 212 p4p, 243 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Edmonds acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200
26 - 26 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190
39 - 32 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edmonds showed some decent athleticism there.
Claw has one foot on Edmonds's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmonds lands a jab-cross combination.
Edmonds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claw attempts a counter takedown but Edmonds avoids it well and moves away.
Claw shoots in for a takedown but Edmonds shows good takedown defense.
Edmonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Claw tries to counter with a takedown but Edmonds is quick to defend against it.
Edmonds fails with a takedown attempt.
Edmonds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edmonds avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Edmonds. No joy for Claw on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmonds scores with a nice right hand.
Claw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edmonds misses with a looping left.
Edmonds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Claw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edmonds.
Claw walks into a stiff left hand from Edmonds.
Edmonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Claw has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds cracks Claw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edmonds misses with a hook. Claw ducked under it nicely.
Edmonds has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Claw closes the distance and clinches up with Edmonds, looking for a takedown. Claw pushes Edmonds against the cage but Edmonds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Edmonds misses.
Claw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Edmonds shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Claw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Claw explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Edmonds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Edmonds misses.
Good shot there by Edmonds.
Edmonds scores with a sloppy right hand. Claw should have avoided that one.
Edmonds misses with a lunging right hand
and Claw counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Claw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Claw working the ground and pound.
Edmonds manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw looks to land a strike but Edmonds avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Claw throws a strike but Edmonds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claw is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw wants to stand up but Edmonds is controlling him.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Edmonds has gone for a leg lock! Claw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Edmonds's guard.
Edmonds looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Claw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edmonds throws a good cross that connects.
Edmonds with a hook.
Edmonds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edmonds works Claw's body with a nice hook.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Claw is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edmonds.
Edmonds misses with a looping right.
Claw tries to counter with a takedown but Edmonds is quick to defend against it.
Edmonds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claw sprawls well. Claw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edmonds gets slowly back to his feet.
Claw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds misses with a straight left.
Claw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Claw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Claw moves out of range of the strikes.
Edmonds misses with a body shot.
Claw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Edmonds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edmonds throws out a loose jab but Claw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw takes one on the button.
Edmonds misses the jab.
Claw feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edmonds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Claw's hands.
Claw fails with the takedown.
Edmonds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Claw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Claw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Edmonds after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw is working for takedown but Edmonds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claw avoids the elbow strike from Edmonds, against the cage.
Claw wants a takedown.
Claw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edmonds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Claw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edmonds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edmonds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw slips a jab and a cross from Edmonds.
Claw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmonds.
The fighters circling - Edmonds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Claw feinted with a counter takedown.
Edmonds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claw.
Claw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edmonds sprawls and moves away.
Edmonds closes the distance and clinches up with Claw, looking for a takedown. Edmonds pushes Claw against the cage but Claw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Claw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edmonds sprawls and moves away.
Edmonds misses the shot to the body.
Edmonds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edmonds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edmonds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Claw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds scores with a sloppy right hand. Claw should have avoided that one.
Edmonds throws the left hand but Claw avoids the punch easily.
Edmonds throws a hook to the side of Claw's head but Claw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claw tries for a takedown but Edmonds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Claw defends well and Edmonds ends up having to push Claw into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Claw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edmonds digs a good body shot into Claw's ribs.
Jab by Edmonds.
Edmonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Edmonds throws a combination. Claw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Edmonds throws a leg kick which misses Claw's front leg but catches the back leg as Claw tries to avoid it.
Edmonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Claw counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Claw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edmonds wants to sweep but no luck.
Edmonds working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Claw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Claw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claw postures up and lands a big shot to Edmonds's brow.
Claw throwing strikes from guard but Edmonds blocks nicely.
Claw is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Chief Claw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edmonds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edmonds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claw throws a strike but Edmonds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to control but Claw is working from the bottom.
Claw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Edmonds is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Claw holds on and takes a little breather.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edmonds is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edmonds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Claw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claw is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Claw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw scores with a takedown into Edmonds's guard.
Edmonds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chief Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmonds 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.
Claw lands a couple of elbows.
Claw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edmonds has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Claw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Claw throws a big right hand that misses.
Claw is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Claw postures up.
Edmonds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Claw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claw is working Edmonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edmonds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Claw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claw is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Claw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Claw is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Claw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edmonds pulls Claw in close to prevent any damage.
Claw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw throwing strikes from guard but Edmonds blocks nicely.
Claw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Claw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edmonds 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
John Edmonds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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mgr
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