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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Eldridge (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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216 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldridge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eldridge tries to clinch up.
Eldridge misses with a body shot.
Eldridge lands a jab to the nose.
Eldridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eldridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piaskun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eldridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Piaskun.
Eldridge with a hook.
Eldridge throws a shot from downtown. Piaskun moves away and avoids it.
Eldridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piaskun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eldridge avoids the body shot from Piaskun.
Piaskun lands with a nice body punch.
Piaskun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge throws a head kick but Piaskun moves out of range.
Eldridge moves in looking to clinch but Piaskun pushes him off.
Piaskun misses with a wild body shot.
Piaskun misses with a straight left.
Piaskun drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Piaskun trying to control but Eldridge is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eldridge holds on and takes a little breather.
Piaskun wants to control from the top but Eldridge keeps moving.
Eldridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Eldridge, not yet.
Piaskun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Agaton Piaskun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Eldridge lands a nice hook to Piaskun's body. Piaskun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Piaskun. That's going to slow Eldridge down.
Piaskun avoids the body shot from Eldridge.
Eldridge avoids a kick to the body.
Piaskun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piaskun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Piaskun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piaskun misses with a body kick.
Agaton Piaskun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eldridge sprawls well. Eldridge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piaskun gets slowly back to his feet.
Piaskun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eldridge is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun misses with a low kick.
Eldridge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piaskun.
Eldridge throws a hook but Piaskun blocks it.
Piaskun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eldridge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Piaskun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eldridge tries to avoid it but Piaskun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eldridge to the ground. Eldridge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piaskun throws a body kick that misses.
Eldridge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Piaskun checks it well.
Piaskun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eldridge misses with a low kick as Piaskun jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge blocks a leg kick.
Eldridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piaskun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eldridge. That did some damage!
Eldridge misses with a lunging right hand
and Piaskun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piaskun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eldridge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piaskun is one step ahead there.
Piaskun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piaskun throwing strikes from guard but Eldridge blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Eldridge taking shots to the head.
Piaskun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eldridge tries to reverse the position but Piaskun maintains control.
Piaskun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Piaskun looking to control but Eldridge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Piaskun 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.
Piaskun breaks from Eldridge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piaskun raining down hammerfists from mount.
Piaskun breaks from Eldridge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eldridge regains half guard.
Agaton Piaskun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eldridge is trying to stand up here but Piaskun is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge is staying active underneath Piaskun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piaskun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piaskun stops Eldridge from getting back to his feet.
Eldridge is looking for a sweep. Piaskun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piaskun wants to free his trapped foot but Eldridge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piaskun lands with a punch from half guard.
Eldridge is looking to control Piaskun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eldridge avoid being mounted?
Piaskun tries to pass to full mount but Eldridge defends it.
Eldridge wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eldridge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eldridge is staying active underneath Piaskun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Agaton Piaskun.
Eldridge tries to land a front kick but Piaskun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Piaskun pushes Eldridge away with a front kick.
Eldridge is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piaskun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eldridge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piaskun is out of range and Eldridge settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Piaskun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eldridge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eldridge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piaskun is looking to wear down Eldridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piaskun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piaskun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Piaskun shoots in looking for a takedown but Eldridge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piaskun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piaskun moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun gets a takedown into half guard.
Piaskun wants to take a breather but Eldridge is having none of it.
Piaskun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Piaskun throwing shots but Eldridge is blocking nicely.
Piaskun sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Piaskun is keen to just control but Eldridge is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Agaton Piaskun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Piaskun throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge misses with a low kick.
Eldridge moves out of range of the leg kick from Piaskun.
Eldridge throws a low kick, looking for Piaskun's leg but Piaskun calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piaskun is defended easily by Eldridge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agaton Piaskun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eldridge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michael Eldridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piaskun throws a leg kick
and Eldridge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Eldridge misses.
Piaskun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piaskun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that second round.
That's time! Piaskun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piaskun checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eldridge crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piaskun - the referee stops the clock and Eldridge gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piaskun. Eldridge manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piaskun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eldridge misses with a low kick.
Piaskun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eldridge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piaskun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eldridge tries to clinch up
and Piaskun counters with a thumping low kick.
Piaskun is looking to chop away at Eldridge's legs.
A lazy body kick from Piaskun
and Eldridge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piaskun fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun checks a leg kick.
Eldridge avoids a kick to the body.
Piaskun lands with an uppercut that bounces Eldridge off the cage and back into range.
Piaskun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piaskun tries to land a front kick but Eldridge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Piaskun thows a body shot but no joy.
Eldridge misses the jab.
Eldridge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Piaskun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piaskun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun throws a head kick that misses
and Eldridge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Piaskun throws the kick towards the body but Eldridge avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Piaskun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eldridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piaskun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Piaskun showed some decent athleticism there.
Piaskun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eldridge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eldridge trying to control but Piaskun postures up.
Eldridge won't allow Piaskun to pass to mount.
Piaskun is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun drops an elbow to the side of Eldridge's head.
Eldridge wants to control but Piaskun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Piaskun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piaskun stalling.
Eldridge is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eldridge gets back to full guard.
Piaskun wants to control from the top but Eldridge keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piaskun looking to pass the guard.
Eldridge looking to control.
Eldridge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Eldridge.
Piaskun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piaskun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eldridge connects with a leg kick. Piaskun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piaskun throws a body kick the misses
and Eldridge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eldridge throws a low kick but Piaskun avoids it.
Michael Eldridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eldridge lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Agaton Piaskun.
Well Piaskun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agaton Piaskun!
Our winner, Agaton Piaskun, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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