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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Come @ Me Bro (ranked 925 p4p, 773 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 143 p4p, 118 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwards's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Ife Edwards will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Come @ Me Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Edwards tenderised Bro's leg. Bro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards unleashes a big counter combination but Bro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bro throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Bro doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Bro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edwards counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Bro throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Come @ Me Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro misses with a body shot
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Bro punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Bro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Bro off balance momentarily.
Bro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Bro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Bro.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bro checks a leg kick.
Bro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Bro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
Bro misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Bro was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bro finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Bro misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bro's knee momentarily.
Bro fails to land with a series of punches.
Bro tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bro misses with an uppercut
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bro looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bro lands with a cross.
Bro instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Edwards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bro swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edwards pushes Bro away with a front kick.
Bro jabs at Edwards's body.
A nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bro darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Bro was not able to check.
Bro throws a big shot that misses.
Bro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Bro moves away and avoids it.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Bro moved out of range nicely.
Bro closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a low kick but Bro avoids it.
Bro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bro misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bro throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards unleashes a big counter combination but Bro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bro throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Bro swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Bro tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEdwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bro misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with a nice right hand that sends Bro toppling to the canvas! Bro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Edwards finish him?!
Bro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bro forces Edwards back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Bro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bro's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bro's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ife Edwards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ife Edwards made sure he mentioned Shadow Warrior Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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