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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldridge clinches up against the cage.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow.
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from MacLeod.
It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
Eldridge takes a shot to the head.
MacLeod tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
Eldridge stalling in the clinch but MacLeod improves position.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod is stalling here.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Eldridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from MacLeod.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eldridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacLeod's defenses.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but MacLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eldridge throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Eldridge to work.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge taking a breather.
Eldridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacLeod.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod is struggling to control the position.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but MacLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eldridge misses with the head strike.
MacLeod misses with a body punch.
Eldridge looking to slow down the pace here.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacLeod avoids it.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but MacLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacLeod leaning his opponent against the cage.
MacLeod letting Eldridge take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Eldridge controls the action.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eldridge blocks an elbow strike from MacLeod.
MacLeod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacLeod avoids it.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Eldridge.
MacLeod displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eldridge up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eldridge has MacLeod pushed against the cage.
MacLeod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Michael Eldridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Eldridge's cut.
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.
Eldridge moves away from the strike by MacLeod.
Eldridge tries to clinch there but MacLeod circles away.
MacLeod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eldridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Eldridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
Eldridge moves in looking to clinch but MacLeod pushes him off.
Eldridge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacLeod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eldridge lands with a kick to the temple. MacLeod shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eldridge clinches up against the cage.
A short right from MacLeod.
MacLeod is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eldridge takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eldridge is looking to control MacLeod's arms but MacLeod gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eldridge has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Eldridge.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Eldridge blocks it.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacLeod as Eldridge tries to tie him up.
MacLeod avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
A left hand lands to the body for MacLeod.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
Eldridge stalls.
MacLeod holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from MacLeod fails to land.
MacLeod avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
Eldridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but MacLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eldridge throws an elbow but misses.
Eldridge tries to work over MacLeod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael Eldridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eldridge avoiding damage as MacLeod throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
MacLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
MacLeod blocking some punches.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
Eldridge lands a good knee to the midsection. MacLeod won't want to take too many of those.
Eldridge is stalling here.
Eldridge lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge is pushing MacLeod up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Eldridge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Eldridge.
MacLeod gets through Eldridge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eldridge.
Eldridge crunches a lovely knee into MacLeod's ribcage.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike.
MacLeod's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Eldridge dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
MacLeod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacLeod sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eldridge wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
Eldridge throws a low kick, looking for MacLeod's leg but MacLeod calmly moves out of range.
MacLeod takes a swing at Eldridge's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod throws a jab when Eldridge was well out of range.
MacLeod avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Eldridge.
Eldridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacLeod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacLeod loads up on a big right hand but Eldridge slips the punch.
Eldridge looks to clinch
and Eldridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eldridge wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
Eldridge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
MacLeod tries to clinch but Eldridge moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eldridge gets a clinch.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacLeod.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Eldridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eldridge throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacLeod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for MacLeod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod dodges an elbow strike from Eldridge.
The referee calls for Eldridge to work.
A head punch on the inside from Eldridge fails to land.
Eldridge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
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!
Eldridge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacLeod is keeping busy.
MacLeod pushes Eldridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for MacLeod.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacLeod pushes Eldridge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacLeod blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Eldridge.
MacLeod lands with a right to the head.
Eldridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eldridge is trying to stall.
MacLeod pushes Eldridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacLeod.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacLeod avoids it.
Eldridge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eldridge lands a left hand.
Eldridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eldridge or not.
MacLeod controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Michael Eldridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eldridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor MacLeod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eldridge 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Eldridge!
Michael Eldridge managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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