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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Flanders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: America F**k Yeah - Trey Parker. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanders throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Flanders only half commits.
Flanders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flanders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flanders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flanders lands a jab to Edgar's midsection.
Edgar avoids a kick to the body.
Flanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flanders throws out a powerful jab.
Flanders throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flanders.
Edgar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flanders. That one must have hurt.
Edgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Edgar avoids the body shot from Flanders.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
Edgar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flanders connects with a solid leg kick.
Flanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edgar. That did some damage!
Flanders throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Flanders
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flanders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Flanders throws a leg kick but Edgar checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edgar checks a leg kick.
Edgar checks a low kick from Flanders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edgar checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Flanders.
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edgar. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders looks for the body kick but Edgar saw that one coming.
Edgar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flanders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flanders.
Flanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flanders scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Edgar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flanders.
Good leg kick by Flanders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flanders is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flanders throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Flanders tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
Flanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flanders.
Flanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flanders throws a shot to the body.
Flanders throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Flanders throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flanders scores with a hook.
Flanders throws a push kick but Edgar slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flanders fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edgar checks it well.
Flanders's corner calls for a 1-2. Flanders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flanders, right into the meat.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Flanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Flanders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flanders throws a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd Flanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flanders throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanders throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanders scores with a kick to the body.
Flanders looks to land a body kick but Edgar moved away.
Todd Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flanders misses with a kick to the body.
Flanders jabs Edgar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flanders lands a jab to the head.
Flanders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flanders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flanders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edgar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flanders is looking to score with low kicks.
Flanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flanders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Flanders.
Flanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flanders throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Flanders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Flanders.
Edgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flanders.
Flanders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders misses the shot to the body.
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanders lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Flanders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edgar's hands.
Flanders throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flanders. Flanders obviously looking to wear him down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flanders in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Flanders throws an off balance right hand
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanders wants to land a leg kick but Edgar is out of range.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. Edgar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flanders tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders looks to land a body kick but Edgar moved away.
Flanders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flanders lands with a right hand.
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!
Flanders misses with a low kick.
Flanders misses with a low kick.
Flanders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flanders throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edgar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flanders throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
Flanders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flanders lands with a good body shot.
Flanders scores with a spinning back kick!
Flanders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flanders.
Flanders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Flanders catches Edgar right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flanders.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flanders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Flanders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edgar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flanders throws a lazy uppercut
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flanders lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Edgar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Flanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left and a right from Flanders both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Flanders swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders throws out a powerful jab.
Flanders misses with the body kick
and Edgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flanders thinking.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
Flanders lands a jab.
Edgar drops his hands momentarily and Flanders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Flanders tenderised Edgar's leg. Edgar is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edgar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Flanders is predictable there
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flanders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Flanders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edgar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flanders sizes up Edgar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flanders scores with a leg kick.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Flanders.
Hans Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders misses with a hook to the body
and Flanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flanders throws a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a right hand that sends Flanders tumbling to the canvas! Can Edgar finish him? He dives into Flanders's guard looking to do just that!
Flanders is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edgar gets to his feet and stands over Flanders, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Flanders felt that one! Edgar unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Flanders from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Edgar!
Hans Edgar made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Wow, that worked? I didn't expect that! Much respect to Lopez and his manager!'.
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