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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Elias Eberhard has been cut.
Hoyce throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hoyce.
Nice cross by Eberhard.
Eberhard throws a body punch but Hoyce moves out of range.
Hoyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eberhard loads up on a big right hand but Hoyce slips the punch.
Hoyce is looking to counter punch.
Hoyce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoyce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoyce throws a body punch but Eberhard moves out of range.
Hoyce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eberhard on the side of the head.
Hoyce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoyce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a hook. Hoyce ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eberhard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoyce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hennan Hoyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eberhard misses with a looping left.
Hoyce throws a quick counter head kick but Eberhard was just out of range.
Eberhard goes for a double leg but Hoyce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoyce continues to drive forward.
Hoyce feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Eberhard misses with a hook. Hoyce ducked under it nicely.
Hoyce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoyce is looking for a counter combo.
Eberhard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eberhard scores with a nice right hand.
Eberhard takes one to the chin there.
Eberhard misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Eberhard misses.
Eberhard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoyce quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoyce wants to control but Eberhard is keeping busy.
Eberhard stops Hoyce from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eberhard in particular looking to stall.
Eberhard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoyce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eberhard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberhard is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoyce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eberhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eberhard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoyce defending well though.
Hoyce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eberhard.
Eberhard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoyce keeps working.
Eberhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eberhard working Hoyce over with strikes.
Eberhard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eberhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoyce's head.
Eberhard wants to take a breather but Hoyce is having none of it.
Eberhard is nestled in close to Hoyce, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eberhard working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eberhard lands a nice short elbow.
Eberhard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard throwing shots but Hoyce is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eberhard.
Eberhard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eberhard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoyce defending well though.
Hoyce won't allow Eberhard to pass to mount.
Eberhard working over Hoyce with some ground and pound. Hoyce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoyce slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eberhard with a nice head shot there.
Eberhard throws an elbow that misses. Hoyce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eberhard's guard. Nice move by Hoyce!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoyce gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Eberhard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoyce moves forwards but Eberhard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eberhard needs to keep his hands up - Hoyce had a free shot at his head there.
Eberhard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eberhard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyce counters with a stiff right hand.
Eberhard misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoyce misses its target.
Hoyce lands a big right hand that sends Eberhard crashing to the mat! Hoyce stays standing though and waves Eberhard back to his feet!
Hennan Hoyce is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Eberhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoyce drops Eberhard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Eberhard looks back up at him and smiles so Hoyce waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Eberhard is rocked!
Hoyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard misses with a hook. Hoyce ducked under it nicely.
Hoyce throwing a counter right hand but Eberhard manages to avoid it.
Eberhard 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.
Hoyce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eberhard throws a right hand that misses
and Hoyce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoyce works Eberhard's body with a nice hook.
Eberhard looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hoyce lands a right hand from hell, dropping Eberhard. Hoyce pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hennan Hoyce!
Hennan Hoyce decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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