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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu has chosen SDJ-COMMANDOS as his entrance music. Thomas Fu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eildon Heap's chin.
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185 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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187 cm
29
194 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eildon Heap! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Fu! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heap doesn't manage to clinch there - Fu circles away.
Fu throws a leg kick that is checked and Heap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Fu throws a head kick that misses and Heap makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. That kick from Fu tenderised Heap's leg. Heap is trying to keep his angry face on. Heap misses with a hook. Fu connects with a solid leg kick. Heap closes the distance and clinches. I was talking to Heap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Fu avoids the elbow strike from Heap, against the cage.
Fu takes an elbow to the temple. Heap pushes off an throws an elbow but Fu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heap looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap has Fu pressed against the cage, preventing Fu from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fu avoiding damage as Heap throws knees to the body.
Heap looking to throw knees to the head but Fu is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Heap.
It looks like Thomas Fu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Fu blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fu's efforts to push away. Heap misses with a knee strike.
Fu blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Fu takes an elbow to the temple. Heap lands an elbow just above Fu 's eye. Fu avoids a wild elbow strike from Heap. Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Fu dodges an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fu avoids it. Fu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nice elbow from Heap.
That has opened up Thomas Fu's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heap missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fu's brow. With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses. Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Heap throws an elbow that misses.
Heap missing with knees to the body.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fu avoids it. Fu working some nice short punches in the clinch. Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fu is defending well for now. A short right from Heap on the inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fu is trying to break the clinch but Heap is controlling him. Fu wants to break free but Heap has control.
A short body shot lands from Fu as the two fighters clinch.
Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Fu avoids the damage to the body. Heap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heap crunches a lovely knee into Fu's ribcage. Fu is looking to break free of the clinch but Heap has double underhooks. Heap pushes off an throws an elbow but Fu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Fu breaks from the clinch.
Fu throws a lazy head kick and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Thomas Fu's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A big right from Fu misses. Fu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heap is out of range and Fu settles back down. Heap tries to clinch there but Fu circles away.
A low kick from Fu misses and Heap counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Heap moves in looking to clinch but Fu pushes him off. Fu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heap. Fu misses with a right hand and Heap moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Heap.
Thomas Fu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Fu avoids the damage to the body. Heap misses with an elbow over the top. Fu avoids the elbow strike from Heap, against the cage.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu throws out a leg kick but Heap moves out of range and Fu only half commits. Fu cracks Heap with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Heap walks into a stiff left hand from Fu. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Heap avoids the head kick by Fu.
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eildon Heap dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thomas Fu's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fu throws a low kick but Heap avoids it. Heap tries to clinch but Fu is having none of it. Heap tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heap moves in looking to clinch but Fu pushes him off. Heap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heap moves away. Fu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Fu fails to land with a series of punches.
Heap wants to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Fu lands with a nice body punch. Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Thomas Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fu slips a jab from Heap. Heap jabs at Fu's body. Fu tries to land a leg kick but Heap saw it coming and moves away.
Fu cracks Heap with a right hand to the side of the head. Fu throws a leg kick that misses. Fu scores with a body shot.
Heap misses with a body shot.
Heap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Heap tries to clinch but Fu moves out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Fu. That snapped Heap's head back.
Heap tries to clinch there but Fu circles away.
Fu cracks Heap with a good jab. Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Heap is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Fu misses. Heap instigates a clinch. Heap landing knees to the body.
Eildon Heap has scored more points in the clinch so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fu is trying to break the clinch but Heap has him pressed against the cage. Heap tries a knee to the head but Fu blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heap.
Heap prevents Fu from breaking the clinch. Heap pushes Fu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Heap lands a damaging elbow. Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Fu avoids the damage to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses. Heap lands with a light punch inside. Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fu is defending well for now. Heap lands a knee to the body.
Fu is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Fu's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heap lands a knee to the body.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fu is defending well for now. Heap working Fu over with knees to the body. Heap lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! A short right from Heap on the inside. Fu blocks an elbow strike. Fu avoiding damage as Heap throws knees to the body.
Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Fu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fu avoids the elbow strike from Heap, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heap.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Fu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eildon Heap!
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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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