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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 1537 p4p, 200 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 4170 p4p, 397 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamura has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Edwards is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Edwards keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakamura's calf.
Nakamura fails with the takedown.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gurizuri Nakamura.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Nakamura's leg. Nakamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Edwards lands.
Nakamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakamura's sensitive parts.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edwards to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakamura off to one side.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwards is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nakamura looks winded!
Nakamura misses with a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a body kick.
Nakamura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nakamura has eaten all the pies!
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Edwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edwards stalling.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Edwards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Edwards.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards presses Nakamura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edwards definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Edwards lands an uppercut.
Nakamura is rocked!
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Edwards pushes Nakamura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edwards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edwards takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Edwards to work.
Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards is leaning against Nakamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edwards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakamura.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Edwards! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards is the new middleweight champion!
Ife Edwards took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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