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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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168 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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180 cm
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164 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland tries a low kick but Edilhson avoids it.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Edilhson scores with a nice strike.
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Edilhson.
Edilhson defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick
so Edilhson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Kirkland is pulling down on Edilhson's head. It's preventing any offense from Edilhson, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing that Edilhson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edilhson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edilhson is one step ahead there.
Van Kirkland is trying to keep Edilhson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Edilhson is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
Van Kirkland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edilhson is looking to pass into half guard but Van Kirkland pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Van Kirkland is in guard.
Edilhson looking for a guillotine here but Van Kirkland defends easily.
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Edilhson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Kirkland controls the pace.
Van Kirkland wants to get up but he can't break Edilhson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Kirkland postures up.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
Edilhson is trying to control the position but Van Kirkland postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edilhson.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
Edilhson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edilhson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick, looking for Edilhson's leg but Edilhson calmly moves out of range.
Van Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Kirkland throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edilhson throws a body kick that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Edilhson's midsection.
Edilhson slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tried to score with a low kick but Edilhson checks it.
Van Kirkland lands a nice hook to Edilhson's body. Edilhson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edilhson throws out a powerful jab.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Edilhson's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Kirkland tries to sprawl but Edilhson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Edilhson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Kirkland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Kirkland trying to control from the bottom.
Van Kirkland regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Edilhson.
Edilhson trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edilhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Edilhson moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Edilhson misses its intended target.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Edilhson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edilhson shoots in and drives through. Van Kirkland sprawls well.
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Edilhson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Edilhson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edilhson down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Edilhson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edilhson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Edilhson avoids them all with ease.
Van Kirkland looks for the body kick but Edilhson saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edilhson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Kirkland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Kirkland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edilhson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Kirkland won't be happy with that.
Edilhson working the ground and pound but Van Kirkland is defending the strikes.
Edilhson is trying to ground and pound but Van Kirkland uses the momentary lack of control by Edilhson to regain half guard.
Edilhson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Kirkland's head.
Edilhson trying to control the action but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Edilhson is nestled in close to Van Kirkland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland wants to get back to full guard but Edilhson has passed into side control.
Edmundo Edilhson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Kirkland is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Kirkland is not content to let Edilhson control the position.
Edilhson working the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland is looking to regain half guard here but Edilhson keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Kirkland can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Edilhson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Kirkland is staying active underneath Edilhson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edilhson 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.
Edilhson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Edilhson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Edilhson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Kirkland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Edilhson's leg. Edilhson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edilhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland keeps Edilhson at a distance using the push kick.
Edilhson misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edilhson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Edilhson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edilhson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Edilhson looks to land a right hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edilhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Kirkland's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Edilhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Edilhson scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Edilhson as he checks the leg kick.
Edilhson needs to keep his hands up - Van Kirkland had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Edilhson moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edilhson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to pass the guard but Van Kirkland defending well.
Edilhson working Van Kirkland over with strikes.
Edilhson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van Kirkland moves into full guard.
Edilhson tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Kirkland is retaining full guard.
Edilhson won't allow Van Kirkland to sweep him here.
Van Kirkland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edilhson manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Kirkland wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Edilhson's closed guard. He's half up but Edilhson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Edilhson pivots and extends the arm, Van Kirkland falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Edilhson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edmundo Edilhson!
During a confident post fight interview, Edmundo Edilhson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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