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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Weber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scotland the Brave. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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239 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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272 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikmeyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eikmeyer but Eikmeyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eikmeyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Weber!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Weber is looking for a sweep.
Eikmeyer is looking to take a break and control but Weber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Weber parries the strikes from Eikmeyer easily there. Eikmeyer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Weber to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Eikmeyer.
You can see the frustration on Weber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eikmeyer scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Weber is looking to regain half guard here but Eikmeyer keeps moving and retains side control.
Eikmeyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is working Weber over with some ground and pound from side control.
Weber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eikmeyer on the ground.
Eikmeyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eikmeyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Eikmeyer crashes against the mat.
Eikmeyer tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
Weber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Weber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weber tries to get out of the position.
Eikmeyer tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber tries to bench press Eikmeyer off him but Eikmeyer keeps the position.
Eikmeyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Weber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eikmeyer working the ground and pound from side control.
Weber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Eikmeyer tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
Weber sneaks back into half guard.
Weber looking for submissions off his back.
Eikmeyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries to roll over but Eikmeyer keeps him under control.
Eikmeyer lands strikes from half guard.
Eikmeyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eikmeyer is looking for a kimura but Weber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eikmeyer to get the leverage.
Eikmeyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eikmeyer is nestled in close to Weber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weber has hold of Eikmeyer's hands but Eikmeyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Weber is trying to get back to full guard.
Weber is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eikmeyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber won't allow Eikmeyer to pass to mount.
Eikmeyer lands with a punch from half guard.
Eikmeyer is working for a submission of some sort.
Eikmeyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eikmeyer is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eikmeyer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Eikmeyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Weber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eikmeyer keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully.
Eikmeyer has his foot on Weber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weber works his way back into a safe position though.
Eikmeyer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weber is looking to advance position but Eikmeyer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eikmeyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Eikmeyer breaks from Weber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eikmeyer scores with a big shot! Weber's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Weber! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Eikmeyer!
Mario Eikmeyer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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