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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brande Eideann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ecstasy of Gold. Eideann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Didn't Start the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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226 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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194 cm
28
221 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brande Eideann!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eideann throws a hook but Hoover blocks it.
Eideann looks to land a right hand but Hoover moved out of range.
Eideann throws a nice looking combination but Hoover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eideann scores with a jab to the body.
Hoover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eideann is trying to defend but Hoover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eideann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eideann is pressing down on Hoover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
Eideann isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hoover stacks Eideann on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hoover!
Sloppy strikes there by Hoover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eideann is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Eideann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eideann has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hoover working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eideann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing that Hoover has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hoover wants to control but Eideann is keeping him busy.
Hoover scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Hoover crashes against the mat.
Eideann gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoover lands a nice short elbow.
Eideann moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eideann looking for a guillotine here but Hoover defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
Hoover content to stall in guard here.
Eideann keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
Eideann 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.
Hoover connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eideann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoover.
Hoover connects with a couple of short punches.
Eideann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoover scoring with some ground and pound.
Eideann working a defensive guard here.
Hoover in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eideann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoover is one step ahead there.
Hoover trying to control but Eideann is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eideann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eideann winds up and cracks Hoover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eideann.
Hoover is looking to control Eideann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoover avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eideann trying to control but Hoover is working from the bottom.
Hoover is controlling Eideann's posture.
Eideann stops Hoover from standing up.
Eideann trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eideann postures up.
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 Edgar Hoover will probably get the nod.
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.
Eideann misses with a looping left.
Hoover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eideann is fending him off so far but Hoover persists. Nope, Eideann circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Eideann.
Eideann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoover fails with the takedown.
Eideann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eideann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eideann showed some decent athleticism there.
Eideann is thwarting Hoover's attempts to control the position.
Eideann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eideann winds up and cracks Hoover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edgar Hoover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eideann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eideann trying to control from half guard but Hoover is working away.
Eideann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoover kicks off Eideann and gets to his feet.
Eideann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoover is looking for a sweep. Eideann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoover is defending against the submission attempts here by Eideann.
Eideann working over Hoover with some ground and pound. Hoover looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eideann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoover manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eideann keeps hold of his opponent and drives him 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!
Hoover gets underhooks to prevent Eideann's takedown attempt.
Eideann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoover prevents it.
Eideann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoover gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Eideann regains guard.
Eideann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eideann keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eideann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eideann controls Hoover momentarily but Hoover frees himself.
Hoover has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Eideann to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hoover is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Eideann pulls down on the head and he's put Hoover to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brande Eideann!
An out of breath Brande Eideann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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