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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 1027 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 111 p4p, 118 weight class). Brah comes to the cage accompanied by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah misses with a kick to the body.
Brah lands with a straight right. Drawers didn't see that one coming.
Brah throws a series of punches but Drawers avoids them all with ease.
Drawers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drawers moves away from the strike by Brah.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Brah avoids it easily.
Drawers blocks the body kick.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brah defends it well.
Brah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah scores with a body shot.
Brah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drawers counters with a single leg into guard. Brah didn't expect that.
Drawers tries to free his leg and advance position but Brah is retaining full guard.
Brah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah winds up and cracks Drawers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brah pulls his head out easily.
Brah has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brah wants to free his trapped foot but Drawers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Brah wants to control but Drawers is keeping him busy.
Drawers taking some punishment here, with Brah in his half guard.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brah pulls his head out easily.
Brah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drawers taking some punishment here, with Brah in his half guard.
Brah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drawers is looking for a sweep. Brah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brah 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.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brah controlling the action here.
Drawers gets back to full guard.
Drawers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brah defends well.
Drawers has an active guard here but Brah has managed to pass into half guard.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brah lands with a punch from half guard.
Brah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drawers is looking for a sweep. Brah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brah is looking to advance position but Drawers won't allow it.
Brah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drawers won't allow Brah to pass to mount.
Brah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drawers keeps working.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Brah wants to take a breather but Drawers is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brah or perhaps it was just good defense by Drawers, which made it look bad.
Brah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Brah avoids it easily.
Brah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drawers doesn't seem bothered though.
Brah just misses with a punch to the body.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Brah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah thows a leg kick but Drawers checks it
and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown. Brah fights it but they end up in guard.
Brah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brah is keeping the position for now.
Drawers is working Brah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drawers won't allow Brah to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drawers is one step ahead there.
Drawers looking to pass the guard.
Drawers passes Brah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drawers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brah is just riding it out for now. Drawers eventually gives up the hold.
Drawers is working for a kimura but Brah is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brah sees it coming and defends easily.
Drawers tries to pass to full mount but Brah defends it.
Drawers is thwarting Brah's attempts to control the position.
Brah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drawers can do to turn this around?
Drawers wants to work for an arm triangle but Brah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drawers wants to work for an arm triangle but Brah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drawers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah regains half guard.
Drawers seems to be working for a kimura but Brah defends the submission attempt.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but Brah defending well.
Brah works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drawers is looking to work some ground and pound but Brah has wrist control.
Chester Drawers has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brah is on top in guard.
Brah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Brah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drawers manages to get back to half guard.
Brah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Drawers has hold of Brah's hands but Brah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brah working over Drawers with some ground and pound. Drawers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brah is looking to take a break and control but Drawers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brah seems to be working for a kimura but Drawers defends the submission attempt.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brah pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chester Drawers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drawers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drawers avoids a kick to the body.
Brah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drawers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah shoots in for a takedown but Drawers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brah throws a series of strikes that have Drawers backpedaling.
Brah dives in for a single leg takedown but Drawers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgy Brah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah has Drawers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drawers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Brah won't allow it.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drawers is trying to pull guard but Brah has him pressed against the cage.
Brah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Drawers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Brah on the inside.
Brah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drawers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brah somewhat.
Drawers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Brah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Brah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brah showed some decent athleticism there.
Drawers moves into full guard.
Drawers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brah defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brah passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Brah there.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brah pulls his head out easily.
Brah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brah seems to be working for a kimura but Drawers defends the submission attempt.
Drawers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drawers keeps working.
Drawers wants to sweep but Brah has passed to side control!
Brah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drawers keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is trying to get back to half guard.
Brah lands an elbow.
Drawers gets back to half guard.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Drawers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drawers is refusing to be controlled, as Brah sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgy Brah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgy Brah!
A victorious Edgy Brah 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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