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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 1624 p4p, 3847 weight class) and Uwe Eggert (ranked 198 p4p, 432 weight class). Uwe Eggert will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Uwe Eggert!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Eggert on his heels. He'll look to pass Eggert's guard now, I'm sure.
Eggert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Glover lands a couple of digs.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
Glover working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glover postures up in Eggert's guard and throws a big left but Eggert blocks it.
Glover throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eggert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glover postures up and lands a big shot to Eggert's brow.
Glover throws an elbow that misses. Eggert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Glover's guard. Nice move by Eggert!
Eggert preventing the sweep.
Eggert wants to get up but he can't break Glover's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Glover looking for a sweep. Not yet Glover, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glover is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover postures up in Eggert's guard and throws a big left but Eggert blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glover advances to half guard.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eggert's head.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eggert tries to kick Glover off but Glover keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Glover there.
Eggert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Glover.
Eggert is trying to stand up here but Glover is controlling him well.
Eggert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eggert taking some punishment here, with Glover in his half guard.
Glover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glover connects with a nice short shot to Eggert's temple.
Glover 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.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover drops an elbow to the side of Eggert's head.
Eggert manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eggert throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Eggert looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eggert throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eggert takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Eggert gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eggert kicks Glover off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eggert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Eggert.
Glover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eggert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Eggert scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Glover will probably get the nod.
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.
Glover moves into range and clinches up with Eggert.
It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Glover gets control of Eggert's arms and successfully pulls guard. Glover will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Glover wants to sweep but no luck.
Glover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover throwing shots but Eggert is blocking nicely.
Glover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Glover.
Eggert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Glover.
Eggert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eggert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eggert defending well though.
Glover takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a strike but Eggert avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Glover missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glover is in close to Eggert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Glover arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Eggert's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dick Glover!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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