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July 14, 2007

Bodog Fight lightweight: Jorge Masvidal vs. Yves Edwards

Guess who shows up right before this fight?  NYBA Phil Baroni and his fiancee.  They are sitting in the first row right in front of the ring.  I hope he doesn't see me (we are about 20 feet away from each other at a diagonal -- eerily similar to our relative positioning at the restaurant).  I don't want to be part of the main event of this card ... thank god I'm inside the steel guardrail barriers and he is outside.

The first round is very back-and-forth and completely fought standing up.  There aren't that many point-scoring strikes landed by either fighter.  I really can't pick a winner in this round.

In the second round, the frenetic pace continues but the strikes begin to land more effectively.  Masvidal lands a couple of punches early and scores a takedown.  Back on their feet, Masvidal lands a vicious punch that knocks Edwards down and ends the fight.

Masvidal somehow injures his right leg in the ensuing celebration -- a very bizarre ending to the fight.  But, he still manages to hug a couple of ring girls on his way out of the ring.

Official result: Jorge Masvidal wins at 2:59 of the second round by TKO

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Baroni can be heard shouting encouragement to Edwards during the fight.

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Kevin Richardson has been a fan of mixed martial arts competition ever since UFC 3, when 600-pound sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough was beaten by Keith Hackney. Kevin will cover the world of MMA — in Baltimore, nationally and internationally. He plans to take readers into the locker rooms and MMA schools, where they'll hear from local fighters and trainers. If you have a news tip or suggestions for the blog, please e-mail him.

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