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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kade Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Melk Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into the arena with Undead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kade Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Melk Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Melk Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar shoots in and bounces Man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Edgar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man is pulling down on Edgar's head to control his posture.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Edgar postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Man working a defensive guard but Edgar passes into half guard.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar content to control rather than advance.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Edgar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man tries to get to full guard but Edgar has control of the leg.
Edgar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to improve his position but Edgar is controlling well.
Edgar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Edgar has mounted him!
Man tries to lock up and control but Edgar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Man can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Edgar looking for a guillotine from mount but Man is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edgar working for a guillotine from mount but Man is in no mood to give up.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Edgar.
Man is rocked!
It looks like The Melk Man has been cut.
Edgar looking for a guillotine from mount but Man is having none of it.
Edgar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Man blocking the ground and pound.
Man tries to reverse the position but Edgar maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Edgar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edgar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Edgar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kade Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Melk Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man wants to clinch
and Edgar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Man wants to sweep here but Edgar controlling him for the moment.
Edgar throwing strikes but missing.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edgar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man wants to control the position but Edgar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edgar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Edgar slows the pace down in half guard.
Man controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Edgar has mounted him!
Man tries to reverse the position but Edgar maintains control.
Edgar controlling from the full mount.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to hold on but Edgar postures up.
Edgar looking for a guillotine from mount but Man is having none of it.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edgar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edgar prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Man wants to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Edgar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kade Edgar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Melk Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Man throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar blocks a head kick by Man.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Edgar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Edgar persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Kade Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is trying to keep Edgar in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Man looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Edgar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Edgar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Edgar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Edgar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Man.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man throws a leg kick but Edgar sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Man.
The Melk Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Edgar with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kade Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Man looks to clinch
and Edgar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar gets to his feet - Man follows without any prompting.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edgar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man lands a body shot.
Edgar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Edgar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Edgar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar moves out of range as Man strikes.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man misses with the combination.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man looks to clinch
and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kade Edgar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edgar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kade Edgar!
After winning the bout, Kade Edgar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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