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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . Eberhart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by South Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eberhart shoots in but no luck this time.
Cyborg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eberhart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cyborg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cyborg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eberhart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eberhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cyborg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eberhart throws out a loose jab but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyborg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eberhart misses with an uppercut. Cyborg saw that one coming.
Cyborg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team 907 Assassins in the buildup to the fight.
Cyborg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eberhart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cyborg throws a wild body kick that Eberhart sees coming a mile off.
Cyborg keeps Eberhart at a distance using the push kick.
Cyborg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eberhart.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Eberhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eberhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eberhart takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Andrew Eberhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eberhart misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Cyborg finds it's way through Eberhart's defenses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eberhart is defended easily by Cyborg.
Eberhart throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Eberhart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cyborg lands a jab.
Cyborg motions for Eberhart to come forward. Cyborg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg moves out of range as Eberhart strikes.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Eberhart sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Eberhart misses its intended target.
Eberhart walks into a stiff left hand from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eberhart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eberhart's coach down at Gym Elite Transition and Escape was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eberhart's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Cyborg staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Cyborg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eberhart. Cyborg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Eberhart misses with a wild combination.
Eberhart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eberhart throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cyborg.
Eberhart throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg thumps Eberhart with a low kick.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyborg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eberhart misses with a hook. Cyborg ducked under it nicely.
Eberhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eberhart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cyborg counters with a good low kick that Eberhart was not able to check.
Chris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Eberhart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Eberhart looks to land a left hand but Cyborg moved out of range nicely.
Cyborg defending well as Eberhart loads up on a big left hand.
Eberhart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cyborg scores with a hook to the body. Eberhart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cyborg catches Eberhart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eberhart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eberhart is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cyborg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eberhart.
Cyborg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eberhart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyborg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Cyborg tenderised Eberhart's leg. Eberhart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cyborg lands with an overhand left.
Cyborg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eberhart throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Cyborg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Eberhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cyborg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eberhart throws a series of punches but Cyborg avoids them all with ease.
Eberhart throws out a loose jab but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eberhart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cyborg in his tracks.
Eberhart looks to land a left hand but Cyborg moved out of range nicely.
Cyborg lands with a right hand.
Eberhart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cyborg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eberhart loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Cyborg scores with a spinning back kick!
Cyborg scores with a leg kick.
Cyborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eberhart misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Eberhart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Eberhart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eberhart walks into a jab.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eberhart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Eberhart misses its intended target.
Eberhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eberhart misses with an uppercut
and Cyborg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cyborg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eberhart in his tracks.
Cyborg is looking to slow Eberhart down with leg kicks.
Cyborg scores with a leg kick.
Cyborg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eberhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyborg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cyborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberhart on the side of the head.
Eberhart misses with a looping right.
Eberhart throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Cyborg.
Cyborg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cyborg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Eberhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eberhart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cyborg.
Eberhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg with a hook.
Cyborg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eberhart misses with a straight left.
A big right from Eberhart misses.
Eberhart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberhart on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart swings widly with a right hand
and Cyborg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eberhart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg moves away from the strike by Eberhart.
Eberhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyborg.
Eberhart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyborg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Eberhart.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chris Cyborg is winning the standup battle so far.
Cyborg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eberhart is breathing heavily.
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Cyborg.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cyborg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
Cyborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eberhart throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
Eberhart misses with the combination.
Eberhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Cyborg counters with a stiff right hand.
Eberhart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eberhart throws a nice looking combination but Cyborg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyborg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eberhart misses the jab.
Cyborg lunges at Eberhart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eberhart's hand.
Cyborg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cyborg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eberhart throws out the jab.
Eberhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cyborg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cyborg moves forwards but Eberhart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cyborg.
Eberhart avoids a kick to the body.
Cyborg lands a really nice looking cross but Eberhart seems unphased.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Eberhart throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
Eberhart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cyborg to score with a decent uppercut.
Cyborg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eberhart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Eberhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.
Chris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Cyborg throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
Cyborg scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that second round.
That's time! Cyborg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eberhart goes for a double leg but Cyborg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cyborg continues to drive forward.
Cyborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eberhart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eberhart has had enough of the clinch but Cyborg keeps him there for the moment.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Eberhart.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cyborg lands a hook that snaps the head of Eberhart backwards.
A short uppercut from Cyborg.
Cyborg prevents Eberhart from breaking the clinch.
Cyborg leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg gets through Eberhart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eberhart tries to circle away but Cyborg has him pinned against the cage.
Cyborg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg scores with a decent looking hook.
Cyborg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cyborg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eberhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyborg.
Eberhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyborg.
Eberhart shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eberhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eberhart swinging wildly here.
Cyborg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cyborg wants to slow Eberhart down by chopping away at his legs.
Eberhart takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Cyborg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cyborg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cyborg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eberhart misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Cyborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eberhart misses with a straight right.
Eberhart misses with a hook
and Cyborg counters with a solid body kick.
Eberhart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Eberhart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cyborg.
Eberhart throws a right hand that misses
and Cyborg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart misses with a body shot.
Cyborg keeps Eberhart at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands with a good body shot.
Eberhart misses with a right hand
and Cyborg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eberhart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Cyborg misses
and Eberhart counters with a left and a right that stings Cyborg.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eberhart misses with a few strikes there.
Eberhart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eberhart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
Eberhart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cyborg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cyborg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cyborg digs a good hook to Eberhart's body.
A head kick from Cyborg lands but Eberhart takes it in his stride.
Eberhart swings widly with a right hand
and Cyborg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Eberhart really felt that one!
Eberhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyborg.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Eberhart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cyborg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg wants to sweep but no luck.
Eberhart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eberhart misses with a looping left.
Cyborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eberhart at a distance.
Eberhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cyborg. That's going to slow Eberhart down.
Eberhart shoots for a double leg takedown but Cyborg sprawls well. He's pushed Eberhart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cyborg!
A punch lands to the side of Eberhart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cyborg lands a right hook to the body.
Eberhart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cyborg slips a jab from Eberhart.
Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberhart.
Eberhart walks into a left hand.
Eberhart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cyborg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.
Eberhart swings widly with a right hand
and Cyborg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cyborg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eberhart if he has to take too many more of those.
Cyborg feints a jab promting Eberhart to slip. Cyborg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eberhart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cyborg thuds a left hand into Eberhart's body.
Eberhart misses with a takedown
and Cyborg counters with an inside leg kick.
Chris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eberhart manages to avoid it.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Eberhart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyborg is looking to slow Eberhart down with leg kicks.
Eberhart throws a big shot that misses.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Eberhart's front leg.
Eberhart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cyborg. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eberhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eberhart misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg is looking to chop away at Eberhart's legs.
Cyborg stuffs the takedown attempt from Eberhart. Eberhart gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Cyborg.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eberhart.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eberhart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyborg scores with a nice body kick.
Cyborg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eberhart's head.
A big left from Eberhart misses.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Eberhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Eberhart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cyborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eberhart can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
Cyborg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cyborg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Eberhart there.
Eberhart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cyborg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cyborg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eberhart misses with a body shot.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Cyborg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cyborg digs a good hook to Eberhart's body.
Cyborg lands the left hand.
No joy there for Eberhart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eberhart throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Eberhart scores with a decent looking hook.
Eberhart misses with a few strikes there.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eberhart.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eberhart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Cyborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eberhart under the eye.
Nice shot lands for Eberhart.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Eberhart.
Eberhart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
Eberhart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Eberhart throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
Cyborg with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg had his way with Andrew Eberhart in that round.
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!
Cyborg scores with a nice body kick.
Cyborg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eberhart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eberhart scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
Eberhart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cyborg as he avoids it easily.
Eberhart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cyborg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eberhart misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cyborg, as that shot connected.
Eberhart misses with a hook
and Cyborg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eberhart.
Eberhart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cyborg circles away.
Chris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Eberhart is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg lands with a hook. Eberhart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Eberhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eberhart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cyborg is fending him off so far but Eberhart persists. Nope, Cyborg circles away and we're back to standing.
Cyborg connects with a looping right hand.
Crunch! Cyborg slams his shin into Eberhart's torso.
Donk. Cyborg catches Eberhart right on the button with a cross.
Cyborg cracks a nice hook into Eberhart's ribs.
Cyborg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eberhart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eberhart is defended easily by Cyborg.
Cyborg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg feints and then cracks Eberhart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eberhart down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Cyborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eberhart.
Eberhart shoots for a double leg takedown but Cyborg sprawls well. He's pushed Eberhart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberhart dives in for a single leg takedown but Cyborg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eberhart tries to break free but Cyborg pushes him back against the cage.
Cyborg lands a body punch.
Eberhart is trying to break the clinch but Cyborg is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cyborg.
Eberhart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cyborg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andrew Eberhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhart.
Cyborg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhart.
Cyborg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eberhart works the jab nicely.
Cyborg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eberhart in his tracks.
Cyborg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eberhart is out of range and Cyborg settles back down.
Eberhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Eberhart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberhart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cyborg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eberhart somewhat.
Cyborg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cyborg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
Chris Cyborg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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