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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 720 p4p, 98 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 719 p4p, 97 weight class). Winston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lost Boy. Edgy Brah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston takes one on the button.
Brah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winston is pushing down on Brah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brah is fighting to maintain full guard but Winston has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've been hearing good reports from Brah's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Winston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brah defends it well.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston working over Brah with some ground and pound. Brah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brah is trying to stand up here but Winston is controlling him well.
Brah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winston stops Brah from getting back to his feet.
Winston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brah defends it well.
Winston stops Brah from getting back to his feet.
Winston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brah defending well though.
Brah is trying to stand up here but Winston is controlling him well.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Brah's head.
Brah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brah looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winston lands a nice short elbow.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brah manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Winston connects with a body shot that sends Brah's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston slips a jab from Brah.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Winston looks to land a combination. Brah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winston throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
Edgy Brah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Brah misses with a hook.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brah looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Brah misses.
And Winston tries to counter it with a takedown but Brah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brah throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston misses with a hook
and Brah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston looks for a takedown but Brah sprawls well.
Brah is looking for a counter combo.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's time! Brah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Brah.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brah as he avoids it easily.
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Edgy Brah is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Brah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with a nice looking jab.
Winston throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with a body punch
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Winston throws a right and a left that Brah avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Brah does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Winston looks to move away, Brah throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Brah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston.
Brah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brah doesn't seem bothered though.
Winston swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Brah misses the target.
Winston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brah defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Brah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edgy Brah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Winston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brah swivels and escapes.
Winston digs a good body shot into Brah's ribs.
Winston misses with a body shot
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah avoids the body shot from Winston.
Brah throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brah was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Winston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brah bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
As Winston looks to move away, Brah throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from Brah.
Winston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brah with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Brah is just out of range.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Brah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brah scores with a body shot.
Brah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Winston misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Winston connects with a right hand. Brah shakes it off.
Winston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brah rather than just go for the knockout.
Brah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah lands with a right hand.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
Brah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston misses the body punch
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah avoids the body shot from Winston.
Brah throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Brah.
Brah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Winston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston misses with a body punch
and Brah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brah looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston misses with a hook.
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston punishes Brah's body with a nice straight punch.
Winston misses with a hook
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Brah moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brah avoids it really well and circles away.
Brah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edgy Brah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Winston.
Well Winston 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!
Harry Winston made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
The defeated Edgy Brah had this to say: 'I shouldn't have ate that edible. '.
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energy
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