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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eli Gardenia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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222 lbs
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224 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Hager!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gardenia does it's job there.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Hager is just out of range.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hager walks into a jab.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
As Gardenia backs off Hager throws a huge counter combo but Gardenia manages to avoid it all.
Hager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gardenia defends well and Hager ends up having to push Gardenia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gardenia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hager with a poor takedown
enabling Gardenia to counter with a crisp jab.
Gardenia lands a body shot.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hager shoots in and drives through. Gardenia sprawls well.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hager.
Hager takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hager shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gardenia pinned against the cage. Gardenia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gardenia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia throws a lazy right hand but Hager sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hager counters with a body kick.
Hager looks for a takedown but Gardenia sprawls well.
Hager throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gardenia's waist but Gardenia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hager off to one side.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gardenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Hager shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gardenia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hager stopping the sweep attempt from Gardenia.
Hager looking to pass the guard.
Hager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hager wants to control from the top but Gardenia keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hager scoring with some ground and pound.
Gardenia wants to stand but Hager is controlling the position.
Hager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hager slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hager working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hager creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gardenia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hager has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hager misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gardenia seems a little lost for a moment, as Hager dominates the positioning.
Hager trying to control the action but Gardenia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Hager is looking to take a break and control but Gardenia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hager seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardenia is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Hager.
Hager misses with the ground and pound.
Hager working the body and head with strikes.
Hager throwing strikes but Gardenia manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hager sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gardenia prevents Hager from improving his position.
Gardenia is looking to advance position but Hager won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gardenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hager.
Hager slips a straight right by Gardenia.
Hager tries to counter with a clinch but Gardenia shakes him off and moves away.
Gardenia works Hager's body with a nice hook.
Gardenia connects with a looping right hand.
Gardenia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hager.
Hager goes for a double leg but Gardenia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gardenia continues to drive forward.
Gardenia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gardenia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gardenia connects with the punch.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia misses with a hook.
Hager wants to counter the offense by Gardenia and move into the clinch position.
Gardenia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia cracks Hager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hager takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Gardenia misses.
Despite the aggression on Hager's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Patrick Hager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hager.
Gardenia takes a swing at Hager's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hager.
Eli Gardenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hager takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gardenia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hager can do to turn this around?
Hager throws the kick towards the body but Gardenia avoids it.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot.
Gardenia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardenia but Gardenia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gardenia. No joy for Hager on that attempt.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hager was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardenia but Gardenia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gardenia misses the shot to the body.
Hager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardenia.
Hager let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gardenia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab from Gardenia.
Hager takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hager tries for a takedown but Gardenia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gardenia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardenia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia lands a slapping body shot.
Hager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gardenia defends well and Hager ends up having to push Gardenia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hager avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Hager lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gardenia clobbers Hager with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hager shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gardenia lands a nice shot that snaps Hager's head back.
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Hager throws a counter combo.
Hager 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.
Gardenia pushes Hager off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hager was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Hager.
Gardenia takes a swing at Hager's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Hager with that takedown attempt.
Gardenia scores with a hook.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hager.
Hager has a takedown stuffed.
Hager has his takedown stuffed
and Gardenia counters with a stiff right hand.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hager manages to avoid it.
Gardenia leaves Hager with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gardenia jabs Hager right on the nose. Hager blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gardenia duly obliges.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hager or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardenia, which made it look bad.
Gardenia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hager. That one must have hurt.
Gardenia lands a jab.
Hager tries for a takedown but Gardenia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hager shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hager.
Hager on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gardenia misses with a wild combination.
Hager throws out a counter right but Gardenia avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia connects with a body shot that sends Hager's belly button to the back.
Jab by Gardenia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Hager does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Hager does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardenia scores with a hook to the body. Hager takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardenia misses with a straight right.
Hager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gardenia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patrick Hager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hager lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hager throws a strike but Gardenia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gardenia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hager looking for a sweep. Not yet Hager, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hager has a closed guard, preventing Gardenia from standing up.
Gardenia is posturing up here but Hager has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gardenia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gardenia has to tap! Slick submission there by Hager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Hager!
Patrick Hager seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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