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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Eld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Eld! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Eld pushes him off. Dorrance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Eld has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Stalling in the clinch from Dorrance.
Eld is trying to break the clinch but Dorrance is controlling him. Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eld has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrance lands a knee to the body.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorrance tries to stall but Eld uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
Eld is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorrance gets an underhook and turns Eld into the cage. Eld takes a knee to the side of the body. Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorrance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Arthur Eld has been cut. Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eld blocks it with crossed arms. Dorrance is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Eld's face as he tries to break the clinch. Eld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dorrance tries to clinch up. A big right from Eld misses. Eld misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming. A big right from Eld misses. Eld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Eld.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eld swats him away and circles back towards the center. Eld just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it. Eld throws a jab when Dorrance was well out of range. Eld connects with a body shot. Edmund Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dorrance slips a straight right by Eld. Eld blocks a head kick by Dorrance.
Eld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance moves away. Dorrance tries to clinch up. Dorrance staying out of range there. Eld throws a hook but Dorrance blocks it. Dorrance wants to clinch up but Eld keeps it at a distance. Eld swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorrance. Dorrance tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dorrance wants to clinch up but Eld keeps it at a distance. Dorrance throws a head kick that half lands.
Eld keeps the fight on the outside. Eld swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorrance. Eld throws a nice looking combination but Dorrance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dorrance doesn't manage to clinch there - Eld circles away.
Dorrance tries to clinch up but Eld circles away and keeps his distance. Eld looks to throw the jab but Dorrance is out of range. Dorrance tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it. Eld connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dorrance's hands.
It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eld paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eld swats him away and circles back towards the center. Eld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eld takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Eld misses with a hook. Dorrance ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorrance circles away quickly and effectively. Eld connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Eld jabs at Dorrance's body. Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dorrance tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it. Eld takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Eld scores with a nice right hand.
Dorrance is breathing heavily. Dorrance is looking to clinch but Eld is avoiding it.
Eld throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range. Eld looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Eld keeps the fight on the outside. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eld swats him away and circles back towards the center. Eld bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dorrance's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dorrance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eld.
Dorrance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eld keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorrance. Eld throws a right and a left that both miss. Dorrance tries to clinch up but Eld circles away and keeps his distance. Eld misses with a wild body shot. Dorrance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses. Eld looks to land a right hand but Dorrance moved out of range. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eld swats him away and circles back towards the center. Eld fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eld paws at him with a jab and circles away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch but Eld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dorrance wants to clinch up but Eld keeps it at a distance. Eld throws a jab when Dorrance was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Eld dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dorrance tries to clinch there but Eld circles away.
Eld takes a swing at Dorrance's ribcage but misses. Eld misses with a straight left. Dorrance misses with a double jab
and Eld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Eld is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edmund Dorrance's cut is getting worse. Dorrance needs to keep his hands up - Eld had a free shot at his head there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dorrance wants to clinch. Edmund Dorrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Eld throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eld keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dorrance misses with a head kick.
Dorrance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eld takes a swing at Dorrance's ribcage but misses. Dorrance thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eld if he has to take too many more of those.
Dorrance closes the distance looking to clinch and Eld counters with a right hand to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Eld drops Dorrance with a beautiful combination! Dorrance stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eld is looking for the KO!
Edmund Dorrance's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Eld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eld tries to bum rush Dorrance with a series of wild strikes but Dorrance uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Eld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorrance circles away quickly and effectively. A punch combination from Eld misses. Dorrance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eld swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch but Eld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dorrance scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dorrance lands with a kick to the temple. Eld shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Dorrance closes the distance but Eld moves to the side and Eld counters with a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmund Dorrance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Eld!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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