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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up and Fight. Martin Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson throws a low kick, looking for Louis's leg but Louis calmly moves out of range.
Edilhson shoots in and bounces Louis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Edilhson throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Louis managing to control the position.
Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis is trying to hold Edilhson in close to prevent damage but Edilhson has managed to pass into half guard.
Edilhson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louis defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Louis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edilhson wants to work for an arm triangle but Louis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Edilhson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Louis trying to control but Edilhson postures up.
Edilhson is looking to take a break and control but Louis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edilhson is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edilhson trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Louis cracks Edilhson with a good jab.
A jab from Louis misses.
Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Edilhson.
Louis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edilhson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
Edilhson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louis is looking to clinch.
Louis gets tackled into the cage by Edilhson. Edilhson maintains the clinch.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edilhson prevents a body shot from Louis.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Edilhson stalling in the clinch but Louis improves position.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis prevents a body shot from Edilhson.
Edilhson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Edilhson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Edilhson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edilhson seems keen to control Louis's posture.
Louis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edilhson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edilhson is keeping the position for now.
Edilhson trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
Edilhson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Louis controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Edilhson takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
Louis scores with a jab. Edilhson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Edilhson dominated that round.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Edilhson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edilhson tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Edilhson just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson misses with a low kick.
Edilhson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edilhson.
Louis throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson with the counter takedown but Louis avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson clinches up with Louis and pushes him back against the cage.
Edilhson blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Louis.
Edilhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Louis on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edilhson trying to control the position but instead, Louis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edilhson into the cage.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edilhson's elbow.
Edilhson avoiding damage.
Edilhson lands with a light punch inside.
Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edilhson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edilhson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edilhson blocking some punches.
Edilhson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louis's elbow.
Louis gets through Edilhson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edilhson tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edilhson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louis's defenses.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Edilhson, against the cage.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Louis.
Edilhson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Edilhson successfully pulls guard.
Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Louis tries to stand but Edilhson is controlling from the bottom.
Louis trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
Edilhson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson advances position into side control!
Edilhson controlling from side mount.
Louis tries to improve position but can't.
Edilhson advances to full mount.
Louis is squirming around, avoiding Edilhson's attempts to control the action.
Edilhson dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louis is looking to escape.
Edilhson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Louis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Edmundo Edilhson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edilhson connects with a solid leg kick.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edilhson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edilhson moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Edilhson defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Louis tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edilhson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Edilhson is proving a slippery customer.
Edilhson looking to sit in guard and control but Louis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Edilhson is retaining full guard.
Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edilhson is proving hard to escape from.
Edilhson keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Edilhson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Louis controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Louis stands up and waves to Edilhson to follow him.
Louis throws the left hand but Edilhson avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Louis.
Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edilhson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edilhson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Louis controlling Edilhson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson preventing the sweep.
Edilhson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Edilhson preventing the sweep.
Louis is trying to control the position but Edilhson postures up.
Edilhson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Louis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Edilhson has Louis in his guard.
Louis trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edilhson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis controlling from the top position.
Edilhson keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis clearly takes that round.
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.
Edilhson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Louis tries to improve position but can't.
Edilhson tries to advance to mount but Louis denies him.
Louis wants to control but Edilhson postures up.
Edilhson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Louis!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Louis is on top in guard.
Louis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis continues to stall.
Edilhson keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edilhson is proving hard to escape from.
Louis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edilhson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edilhson looking for a sweep. Not yet Edilhson, not yet.
Louis wants to control from the top but Edilhson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edilhson has a takedown stuffed.
Edilhson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
It looks like Louis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Edilhson moves away from the strike by Louis.
Edilhson lands with a kick to the temple. Louis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Louis as he avoids it easily.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Edilhson looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Edilhson slips under a jab from Louis.
Louis throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edilhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Edilhson looks to clinch
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edilhson loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edilhson on the side of the head.
Edilhson misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edilhson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Edilhson shoots in but Louis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edilhson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis had his way with Edmundo Edilhson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Louis misses.
Good work by Edilhson as he checks the leg kick.
Edilhson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louis lands with an overhand left.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Edilhson's head but Edilhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edilhson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Edilhson misses.
Louis is looking to clinch.
Edilhson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis swings for the body but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson misses with a body shot.
Edilhson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edilhson is rocked!
Edilhson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Edilhson.
Edilhson shoots in looking for a takedown but Louis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edilhson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edilhson scores with a head kick. Louis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Louis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Louis.
Edilhson is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Edilhson with a poor takedown
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edilhson seems to have recovered his senses.
Edilhson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edilhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Louis circles away.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Louis jabs at Edilhson's body.
Louis lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edilhson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Edilhson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
My spies in Demon's Elite Gym inform me that Edilhson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.
Louis is looking to sweep but instead, Edilhson has passed into half guard.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilhson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson wants to control the pace but Louis is squirming around nicely.
Edilhson throws a strike there. Louis manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Edilhson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edilhson lands with a punch from half guard.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilhson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edilhson wants to pass the guard but Louis is defending well.
Edilhson is thwarting Louis's attempts to control the position.
Louis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Edilhson manages to pass to mount!
Edilhson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Louis has worked his arm free - good work by Louis!
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Louis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Louis!
Martin Louis is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Louis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Edmundo Edilhson was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.
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