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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Aaron Edwards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
A swing and a miss from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Of Ravia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick nicely.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia tries to land a front kick but Edwards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Of Ravia's shoulder, as Of Ravia tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Edwards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a double jab
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Of Ravia has Edwards pushed against the cage.
Of Ravia jumps guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Of Ravia's ribcage.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Of Ravia's ribcage.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks it.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Ravia's face.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. Of Ravia won't want to take too many of those.
Of Ravia looks winded!
Of Ravia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Of Ravia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Of Ravia fails to pull guard.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Edwards lands a nice knee to the body.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Of Ravia.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Of Ravia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Ravia.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
Of Ravia is trying to pull guard but Edwards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aaron Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geralt Of Ravia.
The referee calls for Of Ravia to work.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks with his arms.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Ravia successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Of Ravia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards passes Of Ravia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Of Ravia tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Ravia.
Edwards keeps Of Ravia at a distance using the push kick.
Edwards thumps Of Ravia with a low kick.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edwards.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Of Ravia is avoiding it.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Ravia throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Edwards's leg but Edwards calmly moves out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Ravia's sensitive parts.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Ravia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Edwards both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Edwards throws the left hand but Of Ravia avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia checks the leg kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back to recover.
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards lands with a cross.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Of Ravia pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Of Ravia against the cage.
Of Ravia tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Of Ravia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Of Ravia drags the fight down to the ground.
Of Ravia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Edwards stacks Of Ravia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Edwards!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Ravia keeps working.
Of Ravia is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
Edwards trying to control the action but Of Ravia is working from the bottom.
Of Ravia tries to buck Edwards off but Edwards is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Of Ravia keeps working.
Of Ravia tries to improve position but can't.
Of Ravia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Edwards off and has taken his back!
Of Ravia is looking for a choke. Edwards gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Edwards manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Edwards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards tries to clinch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Of Ravia moved away.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands with a right hand.
Of Ravia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Ravia.
Aaron Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Of Ravia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Of Ravia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
Of Ravia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Of Ravia misses its intended target.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Ravia is just out of range.
Of Ravia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Ravia finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Of Ravia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edwards is out of range and Of Ravia settles back down.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Of Ravia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edwards's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Of Ravia avoids it.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Aaron Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Ravia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Of Ravia circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
A good leg kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edwards's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Of Ravia.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Ravia.
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!
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Of Ravia takes one to the chin there.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Edwards blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Geralt Of Ravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Edwards!
A victorious Aaron Edwards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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