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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flair comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ric flair theme song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eldridge sprawls well initially but Flair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Flair wants to take a breather but Eldridge is having none of it.
Flair with the ground and pound but Eldridge uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Eldridge wants to sweep here but Flair controlling him for the moment.
Flair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eldridge is trying to keep Flair in close.
Flair wants to control from the top but Eldridge keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eldridge shoots and misses
and Flair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eldridge pushes Flair off looking to stand but Flair dives back in and keeps control.
Flair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair throwing shots but Eldridge is blocking nicely.
Flair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eldridge trying to control but Flair postures up.
Eldridge gets full guard.
Flair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eldridge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flair shoots and misses
and Eldridge counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flair's guard now.
Eldridge is breathing heavily.
Flair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eldridge!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair unloads with some shots from mount but Eldridge bucks and avoids them well.
Flair breaks from Eldridge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flair cracks Eldridge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eldridge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Eldridge preventing the sweep.
Flair trying to keep a closed guard but Eldridge is proving a slippery customer.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Eldridge from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair tries to strike from the bottom.
Eldridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Flair is retaining full guard.
Flair wants to stand but Eldridge is controlling the position.
Flair trying to control the position.
Flair wants to improve his position but instead Eldridge has moved into half guard.
Flair wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Eldridge scores with a four punch combination!
Eldridge scores with a hook.
Eldridge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eldridge's guard.
Flair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eldridge keeping moving, preventing Flair from controlling successfully.
Eldridge is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair looking to sit in guard and control but Eldridge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eldridge misses with a takedown
and Flair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eldridge is on top in guard.
Eldridge preventing the sweep.
Flair is looking to sweep but instead, Eldridge has passed into half guard.
Flair tries to roll over but Eldridge keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flair is refusing to be controlled, as Eldridge sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge blocks the strikes from Flair.
Flair is staying active underneath Eldridge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flair is trying is best to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flair shoots and misses
and Eldridge counters with a takedown into side control.
Eldridge gets to mount! Flair was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Flair working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eldridge trying to control but Flair is having none of it.
Flair is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Flair tries to lock up and control but Eldridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flair is looking to improve his position but Eldridge isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Flair can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Flair working to try and regain half guard.
Eldridge controlling the position easily from mount.
Flair is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eldridge avoids the attempt from Flair to control.
Flair is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flair wants to control but Eldridge is having none of it.
Flair is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Eldridge will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Eldridge shoots and misses
and Flair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eldridge!
Flair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flair lands a heavy elbow.
Flair lands a heavy elbow.
Eldridge is bucking up trying to escape but Flair cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flair with good strikes from the mount here!
Eldridge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Flair doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.
Flair wants to sweep but no luck.
Flair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eldridge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flair is striking but Eldridge is not phased and passes to half guard.
Flair is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eldridge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Eldridge prevents Flair from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair wants to control but Eldridge passes into side.
Flair is trying to control Eldridge's posture but Eldridge avoids it.
Flair trying to control but Eldridge flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Flair rolls, trying to escape but Eldridge keeps control of the position.
Eldridge trying to control momentarily.
Flair trying to control the hands but Eldridge won't let him.
Eldridge is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eldridge is not going to allow Flair to sit and survive in this position.
Eldridge has the hooks in. Flair is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Eldridge is not going to allow Flair to sit and survive in this position.
Eldridge has the hooks in. Flair is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eldridge wants to control but Flair is keeping busy.
Flair trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flair 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Flair!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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