#UFCPerth Pelea Gratis: Prates vs Edwards

0:08 Yeah, he was good.

0:09 Yeah, he looked good.

0:10 He looked younger.

0:11 Leon Edwards in the black,

0:13 Carlos Praça is the fellow southpaw who switches up the footwork as in what?

0:22 Praça among many thoughtful comments in our fighter

0:26 meeting said he needs to disturb Leon early.

0:30 You know, Carlos Praça spoke about Leon Edwards and said

0:33 that when Leon starts to get frustrated or losing, he thinks that he'll give up.

0:39 John, one of the greatest calls is when Leon

0:42 landed that head kick and we talked a little

0:45 bit about how his demeanor looked like he was

0:47 questioning himself and obviously you said what you said.

0:51 And I always call back to that when people question the heart of Leon Edwards.

0:55 Yeah.

0:56 This guy does not give up on himself.

0:58 Can't underestimate him.

0:59 No.

1:00 And he is an absolute sniper.

1:03 That Praça length is crazy.

1:05 We do measure leg reach now.

1:06 Rogan I know asked for it years ago, but 78 inches at 170 [cheering] POUNDS.

1:12 Made a big left hand there by I mean,

1:13 he's only listed as an inch taller and he looks way taller.

1:16 It's weird.

1:17 His legs are weird.

1:18 He's big.

1:19 He's got some big old legs.

1:20 Big legs, long legs.

1:22 And he uses them very well.

1:25 There he goes.

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1:31 Yeah, there's that double leg by Edwards.

1:34 And Leon is very sticky if he can get you to the ground.

1:38 But he needs to secure takedowns when he beats him at the hips.

1:42 Like right here, I think Praça is a good enough

1:44 wrestler to be able to defend takedowns from the 50/50 position.

1:50 Praça is talking to him.

1:56 Good short knee on the inside by Praça.

2:01 Leon's trying to wrap those legs up.

2:09 Praça is talking to him.

2:11 Yeah, he's mocking him.

2:13 He's mocking him for wanting to clinch.

2:16 Well, Leon's talking back to him now.

2:33 They're having a full-on conversation in the octagon because Carlos is like,

2:38 "Yo, let's fight." Keith Peterson looking for a little more action.

2:45 Back to the center we go and a thudding leg kick from Praça.

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3:01 [cheering] Leon's got to make this kid respect him.

3:04 Exactly.

3:06 Oh, nice knee to the body by Praça.

3:08 Beautiful.

3:09 He's got [cheering] He's got to find a way.

3:13 He's got to land something that matters to get some respect from Praça.

3:16 That kick might DO IT.

3:18 THERE IT IS.

3:18 OH, BEAUTIFUL shot by Leon.

3:20 That was nice.

3:22 Praça right as he took it.

3:24 forget inside.

3:24 Now we'll see what he can do with it.

3:26 THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL BY EDWARDS.

3:28 HE threw that overhand left, but right to the level change,

3:31 locked his hands under the butt, got the takedown.

3:40 Yeah, Praça continuing to flap his gums.

3:44 Edwards Praça is telling him that he doesn't like grappling.

3:49 Megan doesn't have her headphones on so she can hear

3:51 him right next to us as he gets to his feet.

3:55 Now, here's the thing.

3:57 Leon holding himself up like that, John, can become an issue.

4:01 We saw this in Abu Dhabi.

4:03 I don't remember who it was, but he controlled the whole first round and then

4:06 by the second round his legs were done.

4:08 It can, BUT LOOK HOW Carlos is leaning forward.

4:12 Yes.

4:12 As long as Carlos is standing straight up, now Leon has to carry himself.

4:16 But if Carlos leans forward even slightly,

4:19 then he he puts his weight on his back.

4:22 [cheering] Praça is playing to the crowd a little bit.

4:25 Under a minute to go round one.

4:27 But if you're Leon, this is exactly what

4:29 you're looking for here early in this one.

4:31 Well, that's a round in the back from Leon Edwards.

4:33 Right?

4:34 It's a round in the back from Leon Edwards.

4:37 And that's championship experience.

4:40 That's nice, man.

4:41 Edwards does a great job controlling there.

4:44 We talked about this on the walk.

4:46 Like Leon is very, very good at grappling.

4:51 Pretty Yeah, I mean, clinch grab there.

4:53 Hands are all in the fence.

4:54 Peterson got to be a little bit quicker on that.

4:59 OH!

5:02 LATE SUBMISSION ATTEMPT.

5:03 FINAL SECONDS OF ROUND ONE.

5:05 Praça did return with the choke.

5:11 All right, 5 minutes down.

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5:17 People are excited, man.

5:19 They're pumped for that fight.

5:21 Round two, we'll see how Praça adjusts.

5:26 Well, Praça better get his work going because if I'm Leon Edwards,

5:29 I'm taking him right back down.

5:34 And that is going to put a hitch in the striking

5:36 of Carlos Praça as well cuz he's going to be anticipating that shot.

5:40 I love how quick Leon was shooting to the legs.

5:43 If you went through what Leon did against Sean Brady,

5:46 why wouldn't you implement that as a game plan?

5:54 Leon on multiple occasions have said, "I'm still here,

5:57 man." Praça attacking the lead leg of Edwards.

6:01 Nice left hand counter by the former champ.

6:18 PRAçA IS TALKING THE WHOLE TIME.

6:20 HE'S TALKING LOUD.

6:21 OH.

6:22 He's making Leon stand in front of him.

6:25 Leon can't do that.

6:26 Yeah, if he gets emotional with all this talking, he might try to get at him.

6:32 Oh, nice jab by Praça.

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6:40 Praça starting to find the range early round two.

6:42 Leon countered well right there.

6:44 HE DID.

6:49 AND THERE IT IS!

6:50 THE NIGHTMARE STRIKES AGAIN!

6:52 CARLOS PRAçA!

6:53 [cheering] OH!

6:59 LEON EDWARDS HAS NEVER BEEN KNOCKED OUT until he met his match.

7:04 The nightmare, Carlos Praça.

7:07 You bet it.

7:08 HE'S THE KNOCKOUT GUY.

7:10 HE'S THE GUY THAT KNOCKS MORE PEOPLE OUT IN THE UFC THAN ANYONE.

7:13 MY GOODNESS.

7:14 AND HE PUTS LEON EDWARDS OUT.

7:16 The way he stepped into that punch.

7:19 Man, I can't wait to see that [cheering] again.

7:22 And Leon's eyes just rolled back in his head.

7:25 And that was stunning.

7:27 That was stunning.

7:28 You could see Praça just gaining in confidence as they were going.

7:32 Once he got Leon talking back to him, that's his game.

7:36 He starts trash talking and Leon gets out

7:38 of being technical and gets into being emotional

7:41 and he's standing in front of him waiting

7:42 to get it back and Carlos set him up perfectly.

7:46 Well, you said it.

7:46 Right?

7:47 You said, "Hey, Leon cannot stand in front of him.

7:49 He's got to move." And bam, nasty.

7:52 He is such a precise, powerful striker.

8:01 Oh my goodness.

8:02 I mean, he took him off his feet.

8:04 Oh my gosh.

8:05 Yeah, we don't see that from Leon Edwards.

8:07 You don't see Leon Edwards go down like that.

8:09 But his his ability to cover distance cuz he's so long.

8:13 I mean, he landed that shot through the guard.

8:16 Look at this.

8:17 And took him off his feet.

8:18 And honestly, look at how extended he is, Joe.

8:20 That speaks to the power.

8:21 It's not like he's bringing his whole body with him.

8:23 He's almost throwing over his lead leg and still was able to Look at that.

8:29 He over Well, he brought the body.

8:30 I saw him step now.

8:32 But it's all about positioning.

8:33 Look at the right foot of Praça.

8:36 The foot battle is won.

8:37 Leon's lined up.

8:38 He throws that left hand and drops him.

8:42 Nasty.

8:43 And there is the reaction.

8:44 Christian Ogata, Flavio Alvaro,

8:46 and of course Pablo Sucupira, the fighting nerds.

8:51 Ladies and gentlemen, referee Keith Peterson has called a stop to this contest

8:55 at 1 minute 28 seconds of round number two.

8:58 Declaring the winner BY KNOCKOUT, [cheering] CARLOS "The Nightmare" Praça.

9:07 [screaming]