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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eichstaedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cardinal Richelieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eichstaedt comes to the cage accompanied by Klaxons- Gravity Rainbow. Robert Eichstaedt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cardinal Richelieu's chin.
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170 cm
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145 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
132 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Eichstaedt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cardinal Richelieu! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richelieu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Robert Eichstaedt has been cut. Richelieu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eichstaedt circles away quickly and effectively. Richelieu keeps the fight on the outside. Richelieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Eichstaedt scores with a decent looking hook. Eichstaedt is looking to clinch but Richelieu is avoiding it.
Eichstaedt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richelieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Eichstaedt looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Eichstaedt throws a right hand that misses
and Richelieu counters with a left to the body. Richelieu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eichstaedt.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Eichstaedt throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Richelieu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richelieu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Richelieu swats away the attempt to clinch by Eichstaedt. Robert Eichstaedt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Eichstaedt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richelieu.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eichstaedt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. An inside leg kick lands from Richelieu. Richelieu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eichstaedt clinches with his opponent.
Eichstaedt lands a good knee to the midsection. Richelieu won't want to take too many of those. This has been an exciting period of action! Eichstaedt taking a breather. Richelieu tries to work over Eichstaedt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Richelieu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Richelieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richelieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert Eichstaedt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Eichstaedt tries to close the distance and clinch but Richelieu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Eichstaedt jabbing away but nothing is landing. A jab from Eichstaedt misses. Eichstaedt forces Richelieu back against the cage and clinches. Richelieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Eichstaedt slips a jab and a cross from Richelieu.
Richelieu avoids the body shot from Eichstaedt.
Richelieu is looking to clinch but Eichstaedt is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richelieu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eichstaedt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richelieu. Richelieu obviously looking to wear him down.
Richelieu slips under a jab from Eichstaedt. Richelieu tries a head kick but it misses.
Eichstaedt throws a shot from downtown. Richelieu moves away and avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Richelieu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Richelieu tries to clinch up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Eichstaedt will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Robert Eichstaedt's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eichstaedt is looking to clinch. Richelieu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. Richelieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eichstaedt pushes off an throws an elbow but Richelieu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Richelieu blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eichstaedt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richelieu's brow. Richelieu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Richelieu lands with a light punch inside. Eichstaedt looks to throw an elbow but misses. Richelieu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eichstaedt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eichstaedt. A head punch on the inside from Richelieu fails to land. Eichstaedt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richelieu up against the cage. Eichstaedt looking to throw knees to the head but Richelieu is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eichstaedt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Richelieu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richelieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Richelieu blocks an elbow strike. Eichstaedt tries to throw a body punch but Richelieu avoids it by throwing Eichstaedt back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richelieu misses with a knee strike.
Richelieu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eichstaedts head. Richelieu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Eichstaedt is struggling to control the position. A bit of stalling here from Richelieu.
Richelieu tries a body shot but Eichstaedt blocks it.
Richelieu has a couple of punches blocked by Eichstaedt.
Richelieu effectively controlling the action here. Eichstaedt is looking to control Richelieu's arms but Richelieu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eichstaedt has his back to the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eichstaedt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Eichstaedt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richelieu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eichstaedt avoids it. Eichstaedt lands an elbow inside. Eichstaedt is stalling here.
Eichstaedt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Eichstaedt blocking some punches.
Eichstaedt throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Richelieu.
Richelieu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eichstaedt. Richelieu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right from Richelieu. Richelieu lands a hook that snaps the head of Eichstaedt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richelieu misses with a hook from the clinch. Richelieu misses with some punches.
Richelieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Richelieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eichstaedt trying to land knees to the body.
Richelieu blocks an elbow strike from Eichstaedt.
Richelieu scores with an uppercut up the middle. Eichstaedt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richelieu is defending well for now. Richelieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eichstaedt is rocked! Richelieu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Eichstaedt to his knees! Richelieu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cardinal Richelieu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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