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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Edwards (ranked 1480 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 127 p4p, 183 weight class). La Forge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from La Forge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards dips to his left and cracks La Forge with an uppercut!
La Forge with a jab.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards is trying to push La Forge away but La Forge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Forge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards wants to break free but La Forge has control.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Forge.
Nice straight punches there by La Forge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Forge.
Edwards walks into a jab.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but La Forge moved out of range.
Charlie Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Forge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by La Forge.
Edwards misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for La Forge.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Forge throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Forge.
La Forge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
La Forge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Forge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edwards lands a right hand.
La Forge scores with a shot to the side of Edwards's head.
A hook to the body from Edwards.
La Forge lands a takedown into guard.
La Forge stops Edwards from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Forge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
La Forge advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards is trying to stand up here but La Forge is controlling him well.
La Forge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Forge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
La Forge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edwards tries to kick La Forge off but La Forge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
La Forge is trying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
La Forge prevents Edwards from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by La Forge.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw La Forge working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Edwards is looking to escape.
La Forge drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
La Forge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
La Forge is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edwards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edwards tries to get out of the position.
La Forge prevents Edwards from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. La Forge connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
Edwards is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. La Forge connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
La Forge working Edwards over with strikes.
Edwards is trying to escape back to his feet but La Forge uses the scramble to pass into side control.
La Forge trying to control the position but Edwards is working away.
La Forge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
La Forge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by La Forge.
La Forge cracks Edwards with a big right hand but Edwards just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geordi La Forge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Forge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Forge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Forge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards is rocked!
BAM! La Forge delivers a spinning backfist that drops Edwards like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Geordi La Forge!
Geordi La Forge thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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