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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard has chosen Everlast - What Its Like as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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171 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edilhson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finyard tries a low kick but Edilhson avoids it.
Finyard throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Finyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Finyard wants to slow Edilhson down by chopping away at his legs.
Finyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finyard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edilhson tries to avoid it but Finyard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edilhson to the ground. Edilhson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edilhson moves into the clinch.
Finyard misses with a knee strike.
Finyard lands with a light punch inside.
Finyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edilhson trying to stall but Finyard improves his position.
Edilhson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finyard avoids it.
Finyard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Finyard on the inside.
Finyard misses with a knee to the head.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the head but Edilhson blocks with his arms.
Edilhson tries to throw a body punch but Finyard avoids it by throwing Edilhson back against the cage.
Finyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edilhson has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard avoids the elbow strike from Edilhson, against the cage.
Finyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finyard misses with a knee strike.
Edilhson blocks the elbow strike.
Finyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson takes a swing at Finyard's ribcage but misses.
Edilhson looks to score with a jab to the body but Finyard is just out of range.
Finyard avoids a kick to the body.
Edilhson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finyard.
Finyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edilhson momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edilhson.
Finyard throws a hook to the side of Edilhson's head but Edilhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Edilhson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edilhson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finyard.
Finyard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edilhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finyard keeps Edilhson at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edilhson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Finyard quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Finyard defends it well.
Edilhson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Edilhson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finyard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Edilhson.
Edilhson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard manages to get to full guard.
Finyard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edilhson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edilhson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Edilhson trying to control but Finyard is working from the bottom.
Edilhson looking to sit in guard and control but Finyard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edilhson is on top in guard.
Finyard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edilhson!
Edilhson tries to hold on but Finyard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson is looking to get to half guard.
Finyard raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zackary Finyard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finyard swings for the body but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finyard moves away.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edilhson punishes Finyard's body with a nice straight punch.
Finyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edilhson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Edilhson is keen to just control but Finyard is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edilhson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finyard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finyard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edilhson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edilhson's back!
Edilhson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Finyard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard lands a couple of good shots and Edilhson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Finyard is hanging on to Edilhson's back as he tries to escape.
Finyard has Edilhson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Finyard throwing damaging strikes from the back! Edilhson could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson trying to control the hands but Finyard breaks the grip.
Edilhson is trying to remain composed but Finyard is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Edilhson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard looking for the RNC.
Edilhson trying to control the position but Finyard manages to sink in the hooks.
Edilhson is in bad spot here.
Finyard tries to keep control of the position but Edilhson is staying busy.
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Edilhson tries to break free.
Edilhson avoids the strikes from Finyard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Finyard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edilhson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilhson is refusing to be controlled, as Finyard sits in half guard.
Edilhson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finyard won't allow Edilhson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finyard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finyard is in close to Edilhson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edilhson controls Finyard momentarily but Finyard frees himself.
Finyard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finyard looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finyard lands with a shot to the body.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finyard.
Finyard cracks a nice hook into Edilhson's ribs.
Edilhson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finyard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Finyard misses.
Finyard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edilhson is trying to control the position but Finyard postures up.
Finyard distracts Edilhson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finyard is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Edilhson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Finyard is looking to defend but Edilhson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Finyard! Edilhson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Finyard taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edmundo Edilhson!
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hype
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