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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland's entrance music is Ludacris - Act A Fool. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Van Kirkland
vs
Thomas

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Thomas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Kirkland counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Kirkland clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Kirkland to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.

It looks like Mike Thomas has been cut.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas moves out of range as Van Kirkland throws a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Kirkland - that will leave a mark!
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas looks gassed!
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland lands a body shot.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Van Kirkland lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross.
Van Kirkland lands with a good body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Kirkland - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas's cut.
That's time! Van Kirkland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Mike Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Kirkland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Kirkland.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Van Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas 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.
Nice body kick there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Kirkland has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Kirkland - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Kirkland. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Van Kirkland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Kirkland!
Van Kirkland fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Van Kirkland thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Thomas 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.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Mike Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Kirkland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
After the big win, Vladimir Van Kirkland made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.