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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Bronx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronx has chosen They Will Kill Us All - The Bronx as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Bronx!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronx drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Edwards trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bronx postures up.
Edwards has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bronx has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronx taking a breather here.
Bronx tries to move to full mount but Edwards actually manages to regain half guard.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Bronx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edwards is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Edwards has been cut.
Bronx seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oh Edwards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards tries to roll over but Bronx keeps him under control.
Edwards seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronx tries to pass to full mount but Edwards defends it.
Edwards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bronx!
Bronx regains half guard.
Bronx trying to control here.
Edwards is looking to advance position but Bronx won't allow it.
Bronx is looking to control Edwards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronx avoid being mounted?
Edwards seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronx wants to get back to full guard.
Edwards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronx tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edwards tries to clinch but Bronx is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronx tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronx prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bronx is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Edwards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Edwards landing knees to the body.
Bronx is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronx down to the mat. Bronx avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bronx fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Bronx circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Bronx circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronx fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kevin Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bronx.
Bronx has a takedown stuffed.
Bronx looks gassed!
Edwards shoots in and bounces Bronx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bronx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronx is trying to keep Edwards in close.
Edwards won't allow Bronx to sweep him here.
Bronx preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edwards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bronx misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Edwards works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Edwards tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bronx's legs.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Edwards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards tries to clinch but Bronx is having none of it.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bronx closes the distance and clinches.
Bronx wants a takedown but no success here.
Bronx has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edwards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edwards tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bronx is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kevin Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bronx.
Edwards pulls guard successfully.
Bronx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Bronx showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronx is breathing heavily.
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards working for a triangle but Bronx defends it easily.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bronx's guard.
Bronx working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Edwards has passed into half guard!
Edwards working Bronx over with strikes.
Edwards is thwarting Bronx's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Edwards connects with a nice short shot to Bronx's temple.
Edwards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edwards winds up and cracks Bronx with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards works his foot free and advances to mount.
Edwards dominating with strikes here.
Edwards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edwards wants to control the pace but Bronx is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edwards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bronx tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the head.
Bronx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edwards blocks Bronx's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bronx wants to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronx manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Edwards is looking to advance position but Bronx won't allow it.
Bronx is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edwards's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edwards's back!
Bronx just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Bronx has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to control his opponent's hands but Bronx gets his hands free.
Bronx slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marcus Bronx just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronx has a takedown stuffed.
Edwards darts in trying to clinch
and Bronx counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Bronx stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.
Edwards can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronx advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Bronx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Edwards's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Edwards tries to clinch up
and Bronx counters with a good low kick that Edwards was not able to check.
Edwards wants to clinch
and Bronx counters with a single leg into guard. Edwards didn't expect that.
Edwards tries to strike from the bottom.
Bronx slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bronx!
Bronx tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bronx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edwards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bronx can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bronx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bronx is trying to escape the mount.
Edwards wants to control the pace but Bronx is squirming around nicely.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Bronx to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edwards with good strikes from the mount here!
Bronx tries to lock up and control but Edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Edwards lands a big shot there that rocks Bronx but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bronx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards tries to control but Bronx wriggling away.
Bronx is trying desperately to improve position.
Edwards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bronx keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bronx is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronx is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards prevents Bronx from getting the reversal.
Edwards looking for a guillotine from mount but Bronx is having none of it.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Bronx to control.
Edwards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bronx is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bronx in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bronx wants to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Marcus Bronx has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronx working to try and regain half guard.
Edwards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bronx's face.
Edwards lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards cracks Bronx with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Edwards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edwards controlling from mount.
Edwards lands a big elbow.
Edwards with shots to the head and body - Bronx looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bronx really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Edwards landing punches.
Bronx is trying desperately to improve position.
Edwards is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bronx has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Edwards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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