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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 1219 p4p, 171 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 1314 p4p, 181 weight class). Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Erland Eliasson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 cm
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217 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A big left from Blaster misses. Eliasson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Eliasson connects with a body shot that sends Blaster's belly button to the back. Eliasson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Eliasson checks a low kick from Blaster. Blaster lands with a cross. Blaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eliasson. Blaster throws a counter high kick but Eliasson was just alert enough to avoid it. Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eliasson throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range. Blaster thinks about countering with a body kick. Blaster scores with a push kick. Blaster misses with a head kick.
Eliasson throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it. Eliasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eliasson stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Eliasson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaster. Eliasson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaster at a distance.
Eliasson misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely. Blaster lands with a kick to the temple. Eliasson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliasson. Blaster scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Blaster throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Eliasson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut. Eliasson misses with the combination.
Blaster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eliasson. Eliasson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Blaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blaster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eliasson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaster's head. Nice uppercut there from Blaster. Blaster staying out of range there. Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Eliasson misses the jab. Eliasson defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand. Eliasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it. Blaster is looking to counter punch. Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow. Blaster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eliasson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster. Blaster tests Eliasson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaster - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Eliasson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Eliasson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blaster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Eliasson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaster counters with a right hand to the body. A lazy left from Blaster finds it's target. Blaster lands the left hand. Eliasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blaster pushes Eliasson away with a front kick. An inside leg kick lands from Blaster. Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliasson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Eliasson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Blaster throws a body kick that misses. Blaster misses with a wild body shot. Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Blaster throws a leg kick which misses Eliasson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eliasson tries to avoid it. Nice cross by Blaster. Jab from Blaster. Blaster scores with a push kick. Blaster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Blaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Eliasson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eliasson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Eliasson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round. The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut. That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eliasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eliasson throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it. Blaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Eliasson looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range. Blaster looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Eliasson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Blaster throws a head kick but Eliasson moves out of range.
Blaster lands a glancing blow to the side of Eliasson's head. Blaster lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A jab lands there for Eliasson. Eliasson looks to throw the jab but Blaster is out of range. Blaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaster scores with a hook to the body. Eliasson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Blaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eliasson. Eliasson looks like he wants to counter punch here. A punch combination from Eliasson misses. Blaster is looking to slow Eliasson down with leg kicks. Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Eliasson's shoulder, as Eliasson tries to avoid the shot. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Eliasson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blaster has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaster tries to work over Eliasson's front leg with a kick but Eliasson checks it. Blaster throws a head kick that Eliasson semi-blocks.
Blaster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eliasson moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Eliasson is looking for the big counter here. Blaster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Blaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Eliasson throws a nice looking combination but Blaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Eliasson checks a leg kick. Blaster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eliasson's head. Blaster scores with a punch to the head. Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliasson's calf. Blaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliasson. Blaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eliasson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Blaster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliasson's calf. Eliasson lands an overhand right. Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far. Blaster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Blaster pushes Eliasson away with a front kick. Blaster lands with an uppercut that bounces Eliasson off the cage and back into range. Eliasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eliasson misses with a left hand and Blaster counters with an inside leg kick. A good leg kick by Blaster. Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Eliasson should have avoided that one. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Eliasson takes one to the side of the head.
Eliasson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Blaster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eliasson on the side of the head. Eliasson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away. Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eliasson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Blaster throws a low kick but Eliasson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eliasson throws the left hand but Blaster avoids the punch easily. Blaster scoring well with a low kick there.
Eliasson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaster. Blaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Eliasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster. Eliasson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaster misses the target. Eliasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaster can pounce on him.
Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick. Eliasson throws the left hand but Blaster avoids the punch easily. Blaster is looking to chop away at Eliasson's legs. Blaster slips a jab from Eliasson. Eliasson throws a hook but Blaster blocks it. Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliasson can do to turn this around? Eliasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaster sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaster jabs Eliasson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Blaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eliasson has time to react. Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eliasson.
Blaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Blaster slips under a jab. Blaster misses with a left hand and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut. Eliasson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaster. Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Eliasson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. An inside leg kick from Blaster misses. Eliasson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! Eliasson scores with the left hand. Blaster knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eliasson misses with a straight left. Eliasson looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range. And Blaster counters with a quick kick to the body but Eliasson blocks it. Eliasson throws a looping overhand right but Blaster ducks down to avoid it. Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson. Eliasson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaster.
Eliasson moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Blaster lands a nice looking body kick. Blaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Blaster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Blaster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliasson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Blaster throws a good cross that connects.
Eliasson thows a left - swing and a miss! Eliasson throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson. Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Eliasson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaster. Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Eliasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily. As Eliasson backs away, Blaster returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick. Eliasson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaster at a distance.
Eliasson blocks a head kick by Blaster.
Blaster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blaster goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Eliasson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eliasson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Eliasson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaster throws a nice outside leg kick. Blaster throws a body punch but Eliasson moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eliasson! But no joy. Blaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Blaster lands a head kick. Eliasson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Eliasson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaster moves forwards but Eliasson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Master Blaster's cut is getting worse. Eliasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaster misses its target. Eliasson throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it. Nice body punch from Blaster. Blaster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaster. Eliasson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blaster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot. A jab from Blaster does it's job there. Blaster throws a wild body kick that Eliasson sees coming a mile off. Eliasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Eliasson misses the target. Eliasson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaster. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaster - that will leave a mark!
Master Blaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Blaster lands with a cross. Jab from Blaster. Eliasson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blaster thows a body kick. Eliasson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight! Master Blaster showed his dominance in that final round. Well Blaster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster! Master Blaster really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
76% |
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