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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 935 p4p, 495 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 132 p4p, 74 weight class). Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Bautista.
Bautista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Edwards misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
Bautista with a jab.
Edwards has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista is looking to land body kicks.
Bautista throws a good cross that connects.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bautista throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Bautista takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Bautista is wise to it.
Edwards takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edwards on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grooming Champions in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Edwards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bautista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Bautista fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edwards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista throws a leg kick that misses.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
Bautista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bautista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bautista's corner calls for a 1-2. Bautista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Edwards blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards misses the jab.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
Bautista throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Bautista jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bautista misses the target.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bautista throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
Bautista jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bautista finds it's target.
Edwards walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bautista misses with a hook.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bautista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
Bautista connects with a nice looking jab.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Bautista - just one landing.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bautista walks into a straight right hand from Edwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drax Bautista's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bautista bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bautista moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Edwards might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
Bautista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista lands a body shot.
Bautista getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
Edwards walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bautista. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bautista.
A jab from Bautista finds it's way through Edwards's defenses.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards slips a straight right by Bautista.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bautista throws a front kick that sends Edwards stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Bautista blocks the low kick.
Edwards slips under a jab from Bautista.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bautista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to land a front kick but Edwards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bautista.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards dips to his left and cracks Bautista with an uppercut!
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bautista can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but Edwards avoids it.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Bautista slips the punch.
Edwards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Bautista.
Bautista tries to land a leg kick but Edwards saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bautista lands a front kick.
Bautista connects with a jab.
Bautista moves out of range of the body kick.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bautista buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Edwards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bautista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Bautista throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bautista throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Edwards thinks about the counter body kick.
Bautista cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards checks a leg kick.
Edwards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bautista.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drax Bautista's cut.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Bautista connects with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bautista - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bautista. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bautista.
A punch lands to the side of Edwards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Bautista slips the punch.
Bautista connects with a looping right hand.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Bautista connects with a solid leg kick.
Bautista throws a shot to the body.
Bautista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Bautista throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice jab there from Bautista.
Ife Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
Edwards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bautista connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edwards scrambles back to his feet.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bautista misses.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
Edwards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bautista slips under a jab from Edwards.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Bautista looks to throw a body kick
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista lands a front kick.
Bautista with the inside leg kick.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Bautista's ribs.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Edwards is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edwards, as that shot connected.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bautista throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bautista scores with a hook.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bautista in his tracks.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards cracks Bautista on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bautista falls backwards against the cage. Edwards follows up with more strikes that drop Bautista to his knees. Edwards keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bautista! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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