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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mayo Kermode!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eberhard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eberhard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kermode circles away.
Good exchange - Eberhard coming out on top.
Kermode clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eberhard pulls Kermode into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eberhard pulls Kermode in close to prevent any damage.
Eberhard working a defensive guard here.
Eberhard wants to sweep here but Kermode controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode postures up in Eberhard's guard and throws a big left but Eberhard blocks it.
Kermode trying to control but Eberhard is working from the bottom.
Kermode looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayo Kermode has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kermode closes the distance but Eberhard moves to the side
and Eberhard counters with a single leg into guard. Kermode didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberhard looking to sit in guard and control but Kermode gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kermode looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard 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.
Kermode working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kermode bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kermode trying to control the position from guard on top but Eberhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kermode sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mayo Kermode wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kermode wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kermode does no damage.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eberhard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eberhard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kermode.
Kermode is looking to clinch but Eberhard is avoiding it.
Kermode closes the distance and clinches.
Kermode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eberhard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Eberhard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberhard gets control of Kermode's arms and successfully pulls guard. Eberhard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kermode won't allow Eberhard to sweep him here.
Eberhard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eberhard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kermode manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eberhard postures up and lands a big shot to Kermode's brow.
Eberhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Eberhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Kermode keeps moving.
Eberhard postures up.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eberhard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Kermode keeps moving.
Eberhard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kermode is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kermode is looking to stand up but Eberhard isn't so interested in that idea.
Eberhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eberhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eberhard 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kermode's head.
Eberhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eberhard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elias Eberhard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermode avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kermode looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard throws an elbow that misses. Kermode uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eberhard's guard. Nice move by Kermode!
Eberhard trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode preventing the sweep.
Eberhard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kermode manages to get himself to full guard.
Eberhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eberhard trying to control but Kermode is working from the bottom.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard lands a couple of elbows.
Eberhard won't allow Kermode to sweep him here.
Kermode is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kermode is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eberhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kermode looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Kermode keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kermode preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kermode moves in looking to clinch but Eberhard pushes him off.
Kermode lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eberhard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kermode throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberhard on the side of the head.
Eberhard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kermode tries to clinch but Eberhard is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard blocks a jab.
Kermode throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kermode jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kermode throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kermode misses with a straight left.
Eberhard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kermode's head.
Eberhard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermode is fending him off so far but Eberhard persists. Nope, Kermode circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode misses with a low kick as Eberhard jumps back.
Eberhard misses with a takedown attempt
and Kermode counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Eberhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kermode lands with a shot to the body.
Kermode will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayo Kermode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermode rushes Eberhard and presses him up against the cage.
Kermode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kermode prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
Kermode takes a shot to the head.
Eberhard throws a head punch that misses.
Kermode prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kermode tries to work over Eberhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Eberhard avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kermode.
It looks like Elias Eberhard has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Eberhard.
Eberhard lands with a light punch inside.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eberhard has Kermode pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Eberhard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kermode tumbling to the mat - Eberhard dives into Kermode's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhard controlling from the top position.
Kermode controls Eberhard momentarily but Eberhard frees himself.
Eberhard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kermode is trying to control the position but Eberhard postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mayo Kermode wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kermode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kermode throws a head kick but Eberhard moves out of range.
Kermode fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kermode tries to clinch up but Eberhard circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayo Kermode is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kermode throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eberhard counters with a shoot takedown. Kermode fights it but they end up in guard.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard postures up in Kermode's guard and throws a big left but Kermode blocks it.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Kermode keeps moving.
Eberhard throwing strikes from guard but Kermode blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhard landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberhard is in close to Kermode's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mayo Kermode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elias Eberhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eberhard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Elias Eberhard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eberhard, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!
A pretty intense looking Elias Eberhard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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RATING
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