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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lue Goose (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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240 lbs
10 - 0 - 1 |
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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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
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lue Goose!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Armstrong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goose blocking some punches.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goose is trying to pull guard but Armstrong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goose told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Goose.
Goose can't get the takedown.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Goose controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Goose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goose or not.
Armstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goose backwards.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goose is trying to drag Armstrong to the mat but Armstrong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armstrong stops a takedown attempt from Goose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Goose controls the action.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong gets underhooks to prevent Goose's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goose.
Goose prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Goose prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Goose tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Goose is looking for a takedown.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Armstrong stops a takedown attempt from Goose.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Goose blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong cracks Goose with a nice body shot.
Goose is working for takedown but Armstrong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goose presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gooses head.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Goose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goose has Armstrong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Armstrong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Goose controls the action.
Goose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armstrong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goose's elbow.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goose or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Goose tries to score a body lock takedown but Armstrong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Goose pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Goose's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goose slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Armstrong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Armstrong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Armstrong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Goose keeps moving.
Armstrong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goose's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goose trying to control the position.
Armstrong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goose wants to hit a switch here but Armstrong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goose there!
Armstrong is landing with some decent strikes but Goose is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armstrong throws a hook but Goose blocks it.
Goose with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Goose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Armstrong throws a hook but Goose blocks it.
Goose fails with the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Goose.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong works on Goose's body with a couple of short punches.
Goose is looking for a takedown.
Armstrong is pressed up against the cage. Goose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Armstrong down to the mat. Armstrong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Armstrong lands a nice looking body shot.
Goose is breathing heavily.
Armstrong gets tackled into the cage by Goose. Goose maintains the clinch.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goose's elbow.
Goose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong gets full guard.
Armstrong managing to control the position.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goose works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goose on the ground.
Armstrong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Armstrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armstrong tries to get out of the position.
Armstrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Armstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goose won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
Eddie Armstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goose passes into half guard.
Goose is looking to advance position but Armstrong won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goose is trying for a kimura here. Armstrong looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Goose wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lue Goose!
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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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