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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marion Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Edge acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marion Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Edge!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edge throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Edge shoots in but no luck this time.
Brasco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brasco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edge moves into the clinch.
Brasco has Edge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Edge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brasco is breathing heavily.
Brasco missing with knees to the body.
Edge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brasco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Brasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brasco looking to throw knees to the head but Edge is blocking nicely.
Brasco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Edge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Edge is pushing Brasco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edge has Brasco pressed against the cage, preventing Brasco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edge throws an elbow that misses.
Edge connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marion Brasco has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brasco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edge tries to clinch there but Brasco circles away.
Edge scores with a takedown into Brasco's guard.
Edge advances to half guard.
Edge is looking to take a break and control but Brasco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edge is nestled in close to Brasco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edge stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edge.
Brasco misses with a takedown attempt
and Edge counters with a takedown into side control.
Brasco tries to escape but Edge is in control.
Edge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edge just content to control the position.
Brasco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brasco tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edge stands up and beckons Brasco to his feet.
Brasco tries to clinch
and Edge counters with a right hand to the body.
Edge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
Edge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brasco tries to get to full guard but Edge has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edge slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brasco is trying to control but Edge passes into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Edge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Edge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marion Brasco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Edge coming out on top.
Edge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brasco's waist but Brasco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edge off to one side.
Brasco misses with a takedown attempt
and Edge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brasco working a defensive guard here.
Edge gets to his feet - Brasco follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brasco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edge swats away the attempt to clinch by Brasco.
Brasco misses with a takedown attempt
and Edge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brasco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edge moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Brasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edge jumps guard and drags Brasco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brasco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Edge manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Edge throwing strikes but missing.
Edge stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasco wants to stand up but Edge is controlling him.
Edge trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edge drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brasco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brasco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brasco!
Edge is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brasco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is pressing down on Edge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edge is holding on for now.
Edge makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Edge shoots in for a takedown but Brasco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brasco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edge.
Brasco gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edge is working away from the top position though.
Brasco tries to get to full guard but Edge has control of the leg.
Brasco is not content to let Edge control the position.
Brasco trying to hold on to Edge's head to control him but Edge postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Edge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marion Brasco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brasco tries to clinch but Edge moves away
and Edge counters with a shoot takedown. Brasco fights it but they end up in guard.
Edge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Edge from controlling successfully.
Edge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brasco wants to improve his position but Edge is controlling well.
Edge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brasco is trying to maintain the position but Edge is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryan Edge has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco wants to get back to his feet.
Brasco is looking to improve his position.
Brasco is working hard here to advance position.
Edge trying to mount his opponent but Brasco defends it.
Edge frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edge controlling the position easily from mount.
Brasco wants to hold on but Edge pushes him away.
Edge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Edge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brasco is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edge controlling from the full mount.
Edge's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brasco is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edge looking to control but Brasco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marion Brasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edge content just to control the position here.
Ryan Edge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brasco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Edge. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Edge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Edge!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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