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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes to the ring accompanied by Ride on. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dardar
vs
Edward

185 cm
39
205 lbs
35 - 8 - 0

180 cm
29
223 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Dardar does no damage.
Dardar misses with an uppercut
and Edward counters with a one-two to the body.
Edward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dardar throws a jab when Edward was well out of range.
Edward throws out a leg kick but Dardar moves out of range and Edward only half commits.
Edward slips under a jab.
Edward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edward blocks a jab.
Edward misses with a low kick as Dardar jumps back.
Dardar tries to bum rush Edward with a series of wild strikes but Edward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardar.
Dardar swings widly with a right hand
and Edward counters with a straight right hand.
Edward buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dardar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edward moves away.
Edward slips a jab from Dardar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar misses with a hook. Edward ducked under it nicely.
Dardar throws a lazy body kick
and Edward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dardar thinking.
Edward tries to clinch but Dardar moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Dardar.

It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Edward is looking to score with low kicks.
Dardar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Dardar misses.
Edward misses the jab.
Dardar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edward.
Dardar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Edward gets a clinch.
Dardar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dardar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Edward.
Edward trying to stall but Dardar improves his position.
Dardar has a couple of punches blocked by Edward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar pushes Edward back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Dardar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dardar tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Edward stalling in the clinch but Dardar improves position.
Dardar misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Dardar can't break the clinch.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Dardar avoids it by throwing Edward back against the ropes.
Edward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dardar's elbow.
Dardar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
Dardar misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edward misses with a body punch.
Dardar works on Edward's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dardar.
Dardar lands a shoulder strike.
Edward blocking some punches.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar digs a right hand underneath Edward's ribcage. Edward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dardar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dardar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dardar.
Dardar swings wildly with an uppercut but Edward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dardar's elbow.
Edward lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dardar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dardar misses with a two punch combination.
Dardar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edward's hands.
Dardar misses with a straight right.
Edward misses with a body shot.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dardar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dardar tries to keep at a distance but Edward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dardar's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward blocks a body shot from Dardar.
Edward stalling in the clinch.
Dardar blocks a body shot from Edward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dardar.
A right handed body shot lands from Edward.
Dardar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dardar tries to circle away but Edward has him pinned against the ropes.
Dardar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dardar tries to break free but Edward pushes him back against the ropes.
Edward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edward is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dardar is keeping busy.
Edward tries to work over Dardar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward scores with a shoulder strike.
Dardar prevents a body shot from Edward.
Edward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dardar backwards.
Edward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dardar up against the ropes.
Dardar has had enough of the clinch but Edward keeps him there for the moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dardar.
Dardar throws a punch but it's blocked by Edward.
Dardar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edward avoids the damage to the body.
Dardar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edward thuds his right hand into Dardar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Edward catches Dardar right on the button with a cross.
Dardar misses with a lunging right hand
and Edward counters with a left to the body.
Edward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dardar can pounce on him.
Dardar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edward on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dardar.
Dardar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dardar cracks Edward with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dardar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Edward takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Edward. That snapped Dardar's head back.
Edward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dardar. Those never looked like landing.
Edward throws a head kick that misses.

Edward moves into the clinch.
Dardar throws a head punch that misses.
Dardar is looking to break free of the clinch but Edward has double underhooks.
Dardar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dardar is trying to break the clinch but Edward has him pressed against the ropes.
Dardar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Edward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edward.
Edward blocks an elbow strike from Dardar.
A head punch on the inside from Dardar fails to land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Edward.
Dardar is breathing heavily.
Edward scores with a shoulder strike.
Edward lands a hook that snaps the head of Dardar backwards.
Edward tries a body shot but Dardar blocks it.
Edward scores with a hook to the body.
Edward lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward misses with a body punch.
Edward stalling in the clinch.
Edward scores with a hook to the body.
Edward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edward tries to work over Dardar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Dardar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dardar blocks a body shot from Edward.
Edward lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward prevents Dardar from breaking the clinch.
Dardar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Edward on the inside.
Edward gets through Dardar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dardar looking to stall.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dardar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dardar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dardar is trying to push Edward away but Edward has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Edward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dardar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edward avoids it.
Edward blocking some punches.
Edward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edward.
Edward dodges an elbow strike from Dardar.
Dardar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edward lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Edward.
Edward is leaning against Dardar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Edward scores with a shoulder strike.
Edward content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Edward pushes Dardar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Edward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Edward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edward is struggling to control the position.
Edward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
Dardar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dardar tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Dardar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Dardar avoids it by throwing Edward back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edward lands a shot to the body.

Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dardar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edward.

Dardar is rocked!
Dardar misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Edward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Edward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Edward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick by Edward - that's a beauty! Dardar is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Edward can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Edward!
Ryan Edward is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ryan Edward thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinoda Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Milenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kami
vs
Milenko

178 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinoda Kami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Milenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milenko misses with a straight left.
Milenko leaves Kami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Milenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Milenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Kami. Kami gets slowly back to his feet.

Kami closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Milenko quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kami winds up and cracks Milenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Milenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kami sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kami 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kami really is a fat lump.
Milenko is trying to stand back up but Kami is controlling him
Kami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milenko defending well though.
It looks like Kami is going to stand back up.

Kami is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Milenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Milenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Milenko is staying active underneath Kami, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Milenko wants to get back to full guard.

Kami is working for a kimura but Milenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Kami prevents Milenko from standing back up.
Milenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kami wants to stand up but Milenko has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Milenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kami controlling the action here.
Kami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milenko keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milenko wants to control but Kami is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kami seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shinoda Kami.
Milenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Shinoda Kami has been cut.
Kami shoots in looking for a takedown. Milenko tries to sprawl out of it but Kami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Milenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinoda Kami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Milenko defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Kami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Milenko lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kami misses with a few strikes there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Milenko as Kami shoots in.
Kami is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Milenko as Kami shoots in.
Kami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milenko pinned against the ropes. Milenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kami walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Kami 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kami walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Shinoda Kami's cut is getting worse.
Milenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milenko drops Kami with a naaaaasty hook - Kami is in real trouble here! Milenko dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Milenko!
Eddie Milenko is the new heavyweight champion!