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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eustace Elpidius (ranked 6186 p4p, 314 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 24848 p4p, 465 weight class). Elpidius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gladiator - Hans Zimmer. Mercury has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Eustace Elpidius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eustace Elpidius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Mercury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Elpidius.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Elpidius moves out of range easily.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elpidius is defended easily by Mercury.
Mercury throws a head kick but Elpidius moves out of range.
Elpidius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Elpidius.
Nice takedown defense from Mercury. No joy for Elpidius on that attempt.
Elpidius with a poor takedown
and Mercury counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustace Elpidius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
Elpidius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elpidius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury scores with a body shot.
Elpidius has his takedown stuffed
and Elpidius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses
and Elpidius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercury's guard.
Elpidius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercury has wrist control.
Elpidius wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Elpidius is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mercury wants to stand and escape but Elpidius is having none of it.
Elpidius looking to pass the guard.
Elpidius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius stands and throws Mercury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mercury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elpidius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elpidius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Elpidius working the ground and pound but Mercury is defending the strikes.
Elpidius working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Elpidius stalls from top position.
Elpidius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius with the ground and pound but Mercury regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mercury felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury taking some punishment here, with Elpidius in his half guard.
Elpidius prevents Mercury from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Elpidius thows a huge punch but Mercury dodges it nicely.
Elpidius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mercury to regain full guard.
Mercury can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elpidius controls the pace.
Elpidius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elpidius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elpidius throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elpidius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elpidius's head.
Elpidius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercury swivels and escapes.
Mercury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Elpidius counters with a single leg into guard. Mercury didn't expect that.
Elpidius postures up in Mercury's guard and throws a big left but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury keeping moving, preventing Elpidius from controlling successfully.
Elpidius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elpidius throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elpidius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elpidius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elpidius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Elpidius trying to control but Mercury is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elpidius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elpidius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elpidius postures up and lands a big shot to Mercury's brow.
Elpidius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elpidius wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Elpidius stops Mercury from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Elpidius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercury has wrist control.
Mercury is looking to stand up but Elpidius isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elpidius misses with a wild body shot.
Mercury lands a high kick!
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Elpidius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercury is fending him off so far but Elpidius persists. Nope, Mercury circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercury moves out of range as Elpidius strikes.
Freddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury jabs Elpidius right on the nose. Elpidius blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
A leg kick checked by Mercury.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercury scores with a four punch combination!
Elpidius misses with a takedown
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustace Elpidius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elpidius moves away.
Elpidius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Elpidius moves out of range easily.
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Elpidius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Elpidius tries for a takedown but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercury lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Elpidius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Elpidius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Elpidius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elpidius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercury throws a lazy head kick
and Elpidius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercury's guard.
Elpidius trying to control but Mercury is working from the bottom.
Mercury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elpidius.
Elpidius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elpidius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercury can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elpidius controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mercury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Elpidius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mercury was covering up waiting for the punch and Elpidius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elpidius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mercury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elpidius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elpidius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elpidius wants to pass the guard but Mercury is keeping the position.
Mercury wants to stand and escape but Elpidius is having none of it.
Elpidius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elpidius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elpidius is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius is controlling the pace.
Elpidius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elpidius trying to control from half guard but Mercury is working away.
Elpidius controlling the action here.
Elpidius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercury's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elpidius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elpidius or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercury, which made it look bad.
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Elpidius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mercury lands a head kick!
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Elpidius is looking for a counter combo.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercury throws a right hand that Elpidius ducks under and follows up with a left that Elpidius also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius misses with a few strikes there.
Elpidius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercury to the mat! Mercury manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elpidius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Elpidius slips nicely into half guard.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elpidius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elpidius working over Mercury with some ground and pound. Mercury looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eustace Elpidius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elpidius looks to land a strike but Mercury avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Eustace Elpidius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elpidius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eustace Elpidius.
I think Mercury 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!
In his post fight interview, Freddie Mercury started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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