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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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184 cm
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225 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Priest pinned against the cage. Priest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've been informed that Eberhard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eberhard blocks a leg kick.
Eberhard shoots in for a double leg but Priest sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Priest throws a body punch but Eberhard moves out of range.
Eberhard avoids the head kick by Priest.
Eberhard darts in looking for a takedown but Priest gets double underhooks and turns Eberhard into the cage.
Johnny Priest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Eberhard.
Priest lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eberhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Priest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Priest stalling in the clinch.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Priest avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
Priest lands a hook that snaps the head of Eberhard backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest lands a left hand.
Priest can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhard controls the action.
Eberhard is trying to drag Priest to the mat but Priest just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Priest.
Priest is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eberhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Priest is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eberhard is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Eberhard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard has picked Priest up - he's going for a ride! Eberhard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eberhard trying to mount his opponent but Priest defends it.
Eberhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Priest is staying active underneath Eberhard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eberhard throws a strike but Priest avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Priest has his hands on Eberhard's head, controlling the position.
Eberhard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Elias Eberhard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab by Eberhard.
Eberhard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Priest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Priest motions for Eberhard to come forward. Priest throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eberhard checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard dives in and grabs Priest's left leg, looking for a takedown. Priest pushes down on Eberhard's head and hops out.
Eberhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Priest wants to land a leg kick but Eberhard is out of range.
Priest is looking to score with low kicks.
Eberhard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Priest as he jumps to the side.
Priest scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eberhard doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard shoots in and drives through. Priest sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priest is looking to clinch.
Priest catches Eberhard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Priest tries to clinch but Eberhard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Priest dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eberhard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Priest wants to improve his position but Eberhard is controlling well.
Eberhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eberhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.
Eberhard throws a strike but Priest avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Priest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eberhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Priest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Priest has momentary wrist control but Eberhard slips an elbow through the middle.
Priest trying to keep a closed guard but Eberhard is proving a slippery customer.
Eberhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Priest pulls Eberhard in close to his closed guard and prevents Eberhard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Eberhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Priest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberhard trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Priest preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Priest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard looking to sit in guard and control but Priest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Priest trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eberhard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Priest trying to control but Eberhard is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Priest wants to stand and escape but instead Eberhard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberhard looking to pass the guard.
Priest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eberhard.
Eberhard scores with a sloppy right hand. Priest should have avoided that one.
Priest needs to keep his hands up - Eberhard had a free shot at his head there.
Eberhard walks into a stiff left hand from Priest.
Priest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eberhard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Priest closes the distance and clinches.
Eberhard avoids the elbow strike from Priest, against the cage.
Priest misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard is working Priest over against the cage.
Priest lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Eberhard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard blocks an elbow strike from Priest.
Eberhard works on Priest's body with a couple of short punches.
Eberhard lands a takedown into guard.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priest is controlling Eberhard's posture.
Eberhard stopping the sweep attempt from Priest.
Eberhard lands a couple of digs.
Eberhard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Priest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberhard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Priest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eberhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Priest trying to control the position.
Priest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Priest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eberhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard with a nice head shot there.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard throws an elbow that misses. Priest uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eberhard's guard. Nice move by Priest!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Eberhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard wants to sweep here but Priest controlling him for the moment.
Eberhard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Priest controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Eberhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eberhard checks a low kick from Priest.
A big left from Eberhard misses.
Priest throws a leg kick
and Eberhard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Priest's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Eberhard. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Priest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard is fighting to break Priest's control of his arms but Priest is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eberhard throwing strikes from guard but Priest blocks nicely.
Priest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest controlling Eberhard's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Priest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eberhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Eberhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eberhard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eberhard won't allow Priest to sweep him here.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Eberhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberhard trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Priest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard stays in close to Priest's body and controls the position.
Priest has momentary wrist control but Eberhard slips an elbow through the middle.
Elias Eberhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eberhard preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest can't keep his opponent in guard - Eberhard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eberhard wants to pass the guard but Priest is defending well.
Priest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Priest manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eberhard throws a hook but Priest blocks it.
Eberhard shoots in and bounces Priest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eberhard tries to free his leg and advance position but Priest is retaining full guard.
Priest trying to control the position.
Eberhard throws a strike but Priest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eberhard trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Priest is one step ahead there.
Priest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eberhard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard is looking to sweep but instead, Priest has passed into half guard.
Priest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnny Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Eberhard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eberhard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Priest puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Priest is trying to control. Eberhard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eberhard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Priest is looking to pass Eberhard's guard but actually Eberhard recovers to full guard.
Eberhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Priest is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard keeping moving, preventing Priest from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eberhard is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eberhard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest is pulling down on Eberhard's head to control his posture.
Eberhard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Priest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Priest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberhard is working Priest over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberhard looking to sit in guard and control but Priest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Priest postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eberhard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!
Elias Eberhard is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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