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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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281 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard avoids the head kick by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran scores with a nice head shot.
Mandragoran tries to close the distance and clinch but Eberhard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandragoran scores with a jab.
Eberhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandragoran misses with a body kick.
Mandragoran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eberhard throws a big shot that misses.
Eberhard misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandragoran.
It looks like Elias Eberhard has been cut.
Mandragoran connects with a high kick.
Eberhard ducks under a wild hook from Mandragoran.
Eberhard catches Mandragoran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandragoran sends Eberhard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mandragoran is motioning to the referee to let Eberhard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Eberhard is rocked!
Eberhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran stuffs the takedown attempt from Eberhard. Eberhard gets slowly back to his feet.
Eberhard lands a head shot.
Mandragoran works Eberhard's body with a nice hook.
Elias Eberhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Eberhard. That snapped Mandragoran's head back.
Mandragoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eberhard moves away.
Eberhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandragoran throws a body kick that misses.
Eberhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandragoran misses the shot to the body.
Eberhard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mandragoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mandragoran gets caught flat footed, as Eberhard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
Mandragoran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mandragoran holds on and takes a little breather.
Mandragoran controls Eberhard momentarily but Eberhard frees himself.
Mandragoran wants to stand and escape but Eberhard is having none of it.
Eberhard cracks Mandragoran with a solid left hand.
Eberhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eberhard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mandragoran looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard throwing strikes from guard but Mandragoran blocks nicely.
Mandragoran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eberhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eberhard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mandragoran is controlling Eberhard's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eberhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandragoran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eberhard to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Eberhard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mandragoran's guard.
Mandragoran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eberhard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eberhard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mandragoran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eberhard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eberhard won't allow Mandragoran to sweep him here.
Eberhard cracks Mandragoran with a solid left hand.
Mandragoran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eberhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandragoran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eberhard is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandragoran has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lan Mandragoran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eberhard cracks Mandragoran with an open hand slap.
Eberhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Mandragoran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Eberhard.
Mandragoran throws a leg kick that misses.
Mandragoran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandragoran. Eberhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandragoran lands a body shot.
Eberhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Mandragoran as Eberhard shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard moves out of range of the body kick from Mandragoran.
Eberhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandragoran is just out of range.
Eberhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eberhard takes a swing at Mandragoran's ribcage but misses.
Mandragoran punishes Eberhard's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard throws a combination that misses
and Eberhard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eberhard shoots for a double leg takedown but Mandragoran sprawls well. He's pushed Eberhard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mandragoran delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandragoran scores with a spinning back kick!
Eberhard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandragoran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eberhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eberhard attempts a counter takedown but Mandragoran avoids it well and moves away.
Mandragoran throws a head kick that Eberhard semi-blocks.
Eberhard misses with a looping right.
Mandragoran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mandragoran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mandragoran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eberhard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mandragoran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandragoran lands a nice elbow.
Mandragoran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandragoran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eberhard's brow.
Mandragoran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it misses.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Mandragoran.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandragoran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eberhard's brow.
Eberhard lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eberhard.
Mandragoran digs a right hand into Eberhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eberhard's gas tank.
Mandragoran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Mandragoran on the inside.
Mandragoran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mandragoran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandragoran lands an elbow that stopped Eberhard in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside that Eberhard shrugs off.
Eberhard throws a head punch that misses.
Mandragoran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eberhard blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
Mandragoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberhard's elbow.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lan Mandragoran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mandragoran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eberhard.
Mandragoran lands a right hand.
Mandragoran tries a body shot but Eberhard blocks it.
Eberhard tries to work over Mandragoran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandragoran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandragoran.
Mandragoran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mandragoran swings wildly with an uppercut but Eberhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eberhard avoids a wild elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran misses with a body punch.
Mandragoran misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eberhard tries to work over Mandragoran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eberhard's defenses.
Eberhard avoids the elbow strike from Mandragoran, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Eberhard.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Mandragoran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandragoran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lan Mandragoran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Eberhard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mandragoran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eberhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eberhard clobbers Mandragoran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mandragoran feints and then cracks Eberhard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eberhard down.
Eberhard connects with a body shot.
Mandragoran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eberhard at a distance.
Mandragoran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eberhard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mandragoran throws a body kick that misses
and Eberhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eberhard is standing up over Mandragoran. Mandragoran looks to escape but Eberhard dives into side control.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mandragoran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eberhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mandragoran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eberhard.
Mandragoran wants to improve his position but Eberhard is controlling well.
Eberhard is keen to just control but Mandragoran is a slippery customer.
Eberhard trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
Eberhard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eberhard wants to control but Mandragoran is keeping him busy.
Mandragoran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mandragoran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eberhard is working away from the top position though.
Eberhard throwing shots but Mandragoran is blocking nicely.
Mandragoran tries to roll over but Eberhard keeps him under control.
Eberhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran's corner calls for a 1-2. Mandragoran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Mandragoran has knocked Eberhard down with a huge combo! Mandragoran steps away and waves a wobbly Eberhard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mandragoran misses with a wild body shot.
Eberhard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mandragoran closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandragoran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Eberhard.
Mandragoran lands a hook that snaps the head of Eberhard backwards.
Eberhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eberhard blocks an elbow strike.
Mandragoran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands an elbow just above Eberhard 's eye.
Mandragoran misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mandragorans head.
Mandragoran blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mandragoran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eberhard backwards.
Mandragoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eberhard tries to work over Mandragoran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhard blocks an elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran pushes off an throws an elbow but Eberhard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandragoran cracks Eberhard with a nice body shot.
Mandragoran tries to throw a body punch but Eberhard avoids it by throwing Mandragoran back against the cage.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eberhard's defenses.
Mandragoran pushes Eberhard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elias Eberhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eberhard takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lan Mandragoran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mandragoran winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lan Mandragoran!
During a confident post fight interview, Lan Mandragoran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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