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Event:
USFC 147
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elpidio connects with a crisp jab.
Elpidio misses with a few strikes there.
Young throws a counter combo.
Elpidio keeps the fight on the outside.
Young misses with a double jab.
Elpidio tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elpidio scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elpidio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CarnEVIL in the buildup to the fight.
Elpidio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Elpidio throws a good cross that connects.
Elpidio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elpidio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elpidio lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young connects with the punch.
Elpidio swinging wildly here.
Elpidio misses with a looping left.
Elpidio stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1##BC#
Elpidio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Elpidio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Elpidio.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young tries to clinch there but Elpidio circles away.
Elpidio throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Elpidio misses the shot to the body.
Elpidio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elpidio throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elpidio misses with a hook
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Elpidio is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Edwin Elpidio has been cut.
Young fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Elpidio square on the jaw! Damn, Elpidio is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reggie Young!
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Event:
USFC 141
Date: Feb 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Elpidio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Elpidio lands with an uppercut that bounces Tolonen off the cage and back into range.
Tolonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elpidio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Elpidio does no damage.
Tolonen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tolonen throws out a powerful jab.
Elpidio moves away from the strike by Tolonen.
Sloppy strikes from Tolonen. Those never looked like landing.
Tolonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Elpidio slips under a jab.
A jab from Elpidio misses.
Elpidio checks a leg kick nicely.
Elpidio throws a series of punches but Tolonen avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elpidio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Tolonen.
Elpidio blocks a head kick by Tolonen.
Elpidio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tolonen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tolonen thumps Elpidio with a low kick.
Elpidio connects with a looping right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elpidio throws a hook but Tolonen blocks it.#T1#
Tolonen connects with a body shot that sends Elpidio's belly button to the back.
Tolonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tolonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elpidio throws out the jab.
Tolonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elpidio misses with a two punch combination.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Tolonen.
Elpidio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good exchange - Tolonen coming out on top.
Tolonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tolonen slips a jab from Elpidio.
Tolonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elpidio.
Elpidio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elpidio misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elpidio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elpidio misses with a hook
and Tolonen counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tolonen.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Elpidio got wobbled bad by a big combination! Tolonen presses forward with punches and knees until Elpidio stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Elpidio closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Tolonen!
Matti Tolonen gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
USFC 134
Date: Jan 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Blade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blade is looking to clinch.
Elpidio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blade.
Blade misses the shot to the body.
Elpidio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blade.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Elpidio pushes him off.
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Elpidio looks to land a combination. Blade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Blade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Blade has closed the distance and engaged Elpidio in a clinch.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elpidio lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Elpidio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elpidio looks to land a combination but Blade avoids it well. #CL#
Blade closes the distance and pushes Elpidio back into the cage.#T1#
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Elpidio controls the action.
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Elpidio controls the action.
Elpidio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Elpidio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elpidio throws a leg kick that misses.
Blade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
It looks like Edwin Elpidio has been cut.
A big right from Elpidio misses.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Elpidio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade misses with a hook
and Elpidio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade lands the left hand.
Elpidio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blade doesn't seem bothered though.
Elpidio throws out a loose jab but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade tries to clinch up.#T2#
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Blade moves out of range of the leg kick from Elpidio.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elpidio keeps the fight on the outside.#KD2#
Elpidio lands a big head kick that sends Blade tumbling to the mat! Elpidio takes a step backwards and waves Blade back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade lands with a right that hurts Elpidio. Elpidio looks to clinch but Blade throws a short knee that drops Elpidio. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
USFC 129
Date: Dec 25, 2016 |
#R1#
A head kick by Abrams misses #CL2#
and Elpidio counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Abrams scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elpidio's brow.
Abrams lands an elbow just above Elpidio 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Edwin Elpidio has been cut.#BC2#
Elpidio manages to break the clinch.
Elpidio ducks under a wild hook from Abrams.
Abrams scores with a head kick. Elpidio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abrams scores with a sloppy right hand. Elpidio should have avoided that one. #ROC#
Elpidio is rocked!
Abrams lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Elpidio falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taite Abrams!
A very excited looking Taite Abrams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
USFC 125
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Bum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elpidio slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Elpidio misses the target.
Elpidio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Elpidio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elpidio cracks Bum with a good jab.
Bum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elpidio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bum checks a low kick from Elpidio.
Elpidio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bum lands a nice shot to the body.
Elpidio drops his hands momentarily and Bum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elpidio swivels and escapes.
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!
Elpidio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Elpidio has knocked Bum down with a huge combo! Elpidio steps away and waves a wobbly Bum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Beach Bum has been cut.#TD#
Bum feints and as Elpidio raises his hands in defense, Bum changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Elpidio wriggles free and stands up.
Elpidio misses the jab.#T1#
Bum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elpidio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bum scores with a nice head shot.
Elpidio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elpidio moves away from the strike by Bum.
Elpidio misses with a body shot.
Bum is looking to counter punch.
Bum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Elpidio swings for the body but Bum moves out of range.
Bum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bum looks to land a right hand but Elpidio moved out of range.
Bum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elpidio was well out of range. Poor timing from Bum.
Bum misses with a lunging right hand
and Elpidio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elpidio defends it nicely.
Bum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beach Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elpidio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bum.
Elpidio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bum throws out a loose jab but Elpidio uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Bum misses with a lunging right hand
#KD2#
and Elpidio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bum! Elpidio lets Bum back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Bum is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bum throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Elpidio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bum! Elpidio lets Bum back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bum drops his hands momentarily. Elpidio doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bum staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bum doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Elpidio!
After winning the bout, Edwin Elpidio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Yaj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elpidio, pushing him back against the cage.
Elpidio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Elpidio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Elpidio gets underhooks to prevent Yaj's takedown attempt.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elpidio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Elpidio scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Edo Yaj has been cut.
A short uppercut from Elpidio.
Yaj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elpidio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Elpidio.
Elpidio prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Elpidio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elpidio stalling against the cage.
Elpidio blocks an uppercut.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Elpidio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj wants to clinch but Elpidio slips to the side
and Elpidio counters with a left to the body.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elpidio takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Elpidio misses with a wild combination.
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Elpidio misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
Elpidio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Elpidio settles back down. #T2#
Yaj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elpidio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaj scrambles back to his feet.
Yaj has been working on his balance at The Fallen Warriors Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Elpidio.
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Elpidio keeps it at a distance.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Elpidio has knocked Yaj down with a huge combo! Elpidio steps away and waves a wobbly Yaj back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Yaj is rocked!#CUT2#
Edo Yaj's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elpidio connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Yaj to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Elpidio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edwin Elpidio!
After winning the bout, Edwin Elpidio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Elpidio gets caught napping as Page dives in and scores a takedown. Elpidio manages to retain guard.#SUB#
Page postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Elpidio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Page, into his guard. #REVB##SU2#
Elpidio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Elpidio cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elpidio.
A slow jab from Elpidio misses its intended target.
Elpidio cracks Page with an open hand slap.#T1#
Page slips a jab from Elpidio.
Elpidio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Page definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Elpidio throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Elpidio throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Page fails with the takedown
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Elpidio sprawls and moves away.
Page doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD2#
and Elpidio counters with a crisp one two that drops Page! Elpidio thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Page to his feet! Page is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Page is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick. #T2#
Elpidio jabs at Page's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Elpidio misses its intended target.
Edwin Elpidio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elpidio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elpidio.
Page gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Elpidio gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Page is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Elpidio!
A very excited looking Edwin Elpidio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Elpidio keeps the fight on the outside.
Elpidio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs fails with the takedown
and Elpidio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elpidio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovacs. That did some damage!
Elpidio works Kovacs's body with a nice hook.
Kovacs moves to clinch but Elpidio breaks away
and Elpidio counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kovacs out cold! What a finish! Elpidio is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Elpidio!
Edwin Elpidio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Roberts tries to clinch there but Elpidio circles away.
Elpidio throws a big counter combination but Roberts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elpidio counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts staying out of range there.#KD#
Elpidio cracks Roberts with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Elpidio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roberts to stand back up!#CUT#
It looks like Warren Roberts has been cut.#KD#
Elpidio sends Roberts crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Elpidio is motioning to the referee to let Roberts up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Roberts is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elpidio drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Roberts's head, knocking him out cold! Elpidio is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Elpidio!
Our winner, Edwin Elpidio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Donk. Elpidio catches Ellison Jr right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Elpidio as he connects with a hook.
Elpidio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellison Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elpidio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellison Jr closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and Elpidio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ellison Jr! Elpidio lets Ellison Jr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Anthony Ellison Jr has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elpidio circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ellison Jr to the canvas! Ellison Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Elpidio keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Elpidio!
Edwin Elpidio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Anthony Ellison Jr had this to say: 'we'll get him next time'.
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