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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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180 cm
29
164 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Dantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Kirkland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dantes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dantes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dantes throws a one two combo.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes moved away.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dantes's calf.
Van Kirkland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries to land a leg kick but Van Kirkland saw it coming and moves away.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dantes is out of range.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dantes misses with a low kick as Van Kirkland jumps back.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes throws a hook but Van Kirkland avoids it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes checks it.
Dantes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dantes with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands a lovely overhand right.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Dantes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Kirkland tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dantes is in Van Kirkland's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes is working Van Kirkland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Kirkland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dantes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
Dantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Kirkland pulls Dantes in to control the position.
Van Kirkland keeping full guard, as Dantes tries to pass.
Dantes trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edmund Dantes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dantes moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Dantes or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Kirkland which made him look bad.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Dantes moves out of range easily.
Dantes lands a head shot.
Dantes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Kirkland was covering up waiting for the punch and Dantes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dantes postures up and lands a big shot to Van Kirkland's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
Dantes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dantes slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dantes to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dantes.
Van Kirkland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dantes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Kirkland is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control the action but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Van Kirkland tries to buck Dantes off but Dantes is having none of it.
Dantes trying to control the position but Van Kirkland is working away.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws an elbow but Van Kirkland slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dantes is putting a hurting on Van Kirkland here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dantes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Kirkland is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dantes throws an elbow but Van Kirkland slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Dantes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face as Dantes controls the position.
Van Kirkland holding on.
Dantes wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Dantes looks up at the clock and then as Van Kirkland takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dantes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dantes tries for a kimura but Van Kirkland is defending well.
Dantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Kirkland managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dantes.
Van Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Dantes working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland controls the position for a moment.
Van Kirkland tries to improve position but can't.
Dantes tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Kirkland controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dantes wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Van Kirkland takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Kirkland can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dantes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Kirkland pinned against the cage. Van Kirkland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Kirkland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick from Dantes lands but Van Kirkland takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick aimed at Dantes's knee but Dantes avoids it well.
Van Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Kirkland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dantes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a leg kick.
Dantes throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Dantes dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Kirkland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Dantes saw it coming and moves away.
Dantes throws a head kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Dantes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dantes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dantes misses.
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Dantes blocks the body kick.
Edmund Dantes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Dantes blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dantes throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a leg kick which misses Van Kirkland's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Kirkland tries to avoid it.
Dantes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dantes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Dantes misses.
Van Kirkland takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dantes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edmund Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dantes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dantes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dantes throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - Van Kirkland coming out on top.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dantes misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab.
Dantes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Dantes avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dantes counters with a shoot takedown. Van Kirkland fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Dantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Edmund Dantes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dantes, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dantes!
Edmund Dantes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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