"Edwards took the fight to the fence about 90s seconds into Saturday's preliminary card bout, with the pair reversing positions then reversing again. They'd come off the fence, flirt with a takedown, only to get right back to the cage. Cornolle looked for a trip, didn't have it, and Edwards reversed. Minimal action, a lot of positional battles through the first five minutes."
"Edwards managed to hoist Cornolle up, and slam her down, a sort of "sidewalk slam" rather than Rampage-style. It turned out to be just as effective. Cornolle's shoulder and head hit the canvass, and she looked out of it. Edwards piled on with hammer fists, as the ref watched on. Easily could have been a stoppage, but the ref didn't call it and Cornolle appeared to come around."
"In a division thin on talent, Edwards (who at one point competed at featherweight, and had struggled at the scale earlier in her 135lb run) had managed to put together three straight wins. Cornolle entered off a loss to Karol Rosa for her part. Round two opened with a well-timed Edwards takedown. Not much came of it. The next one was another story."
Joselyne Edwards and Nora Cornolle fought in a women's bantamweight bout at UFC Houston. Edwards carried momentum from three consecutive wins while Cornolle had recently lost to Karol Rosa. The opening round featured extended fence work and positional exchanges with minimal offense. Early in round two Edwards secured a takedown, then hoisted and slammed Cornolle, briefly rendering her dazed as Edwards landed hammer fists. With the referee not stopping the action, Edwards transitioned to a rear-naked choke and forced a tap at 2:44 of round two. Cornolle appeared injured, clutching a likely dislocated or broken shoulder.
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