:strip_icc()/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_bc8228b6673f488aa253bbcb03c80ec5/internal_photos/bs/2022/7/0/SeQlqpQ7qRSBBtryplkw/leon.jpg "UFC 278: Leon Edwards Removes Kamaru Usman And Is Welterweight Winner | fight")
Usman commenced to command the actions, having the center of the octagon and, in an try to deliver it to the floor, he saw the Englishman eliminate his harmony and arrived on guard to hit the floor and beat. Edwards stood up soon right after and amazed him by landing a takedown. It was the initially time in 16 meetings that the Nigerian was repressed. The challenger went to the mound, moved to the back again and, whilst he did not submit, secured the to start with round in his favor.
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Immediately after the disadvantage of the initial spherical, the winner has returned intense in the strikes, with extensive sequences of pictures. The combat was also briefly stopped immediately after an unintended finger in the challenger’s eye in Usman. On the return, the Nigerian was superior in strikes and applied a takedown in the ultimate seconds. The dominance of the winner increased in the 3rd round, each in the standup and in the wrestling grapples.
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In the fourth spherical, Edwards seemed to no more time have the weapons to match the actions towards the Nigerian. He also tried out to go to the back again, but he couldn’t pull it down or set the hooks on. Usman fled and resumed the monologue. In the final five minutes the winner has managed command and the challenger has completed small to change the circumstance. Until finally Edwards did what appeared unattainable: he landed a substantial kick on the head of Usman, who collapsed KO.
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