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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pauwels (ranked 2697 p4p, 371 weight class) and Leif Erikson (ranked 1618 p4p, 254 weight class). Pauwels comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Erikson has chosen Into Battle - Ensiferum as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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220 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Pauwels !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Leif Erikson !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauwels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erikson .
Sloppy strikes from Erikson . Those never looked like landing.
Pauwels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pauwels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pauwels misses with an uppercut. Erikson saw that one coming.
Erikson thumps Pauwels with a low kick.
Pauwels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pauwels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pauwels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Erikson looks to throw the jab but Pauwels is out of range.
Pauwels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Erikson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pauwels tries to buck Erikson off but Erikson is having none of it.
Erikson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Pauwels 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson trying to control the action but Pauwels is working from the bottom.
Erikson working away.
Erikson wants to control but Pauwels is keeping him busy.
Erikson moves into full mount!
Pauwels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Erikson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Erikson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erikson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Erikson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pauwels is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Erikson .
Erikson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pauwels blocking the ground and pound.
Pauwels blocking the ground and pound.
Pauwels manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Pauwels , under a barage of strikes from Erikson .
Erikson thows a huge punch but Pauwels dodges it nicely.
Erikson tries to pass to full mount but Pauwels defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pauwels defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pauwels 's head.
Erikson thows a huge punch but Pauwels dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Erikson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Erikson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pauwels to regain full guard.
Pauwels trying to control the position.
Erikson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Pauwels is keeping the position.
Pauwels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Erikson throws a big elbow that misses.
Erikson throws an elbow that misses. Pauwels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Erikson 's guard. Nice move by Pauwels !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Erikson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pauwels 's guard.
Erikson throwing strikes from guard but Pauwels blocks nicely.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Pauwels keeps moving.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Pauwels is keeping the position.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Pauwels keeps moving.
Erikson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Erikson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Erikson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pauwels on the side of the head.
Erikson feints and as Pauwels raises his hands in defense, Erikson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pauwels is trying to control the position but Erikson postures up.
Pauwels is pulling down on Erikson 's head. It's preventing any offense from Erikson , at least for the moment.
Erikson stands and throws Pauwels 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pauwels defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson tries to score with some ground and pound. Pauwels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Erikson is working Pauwels over with some ground and pound from side control.
Erikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erikson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pauwels !
The referee warns Pauwels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson punching from mount but Pauwels doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Erikson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pauwels working to try and regain half guard.
Erikson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pauwels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauwels tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Erikson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Erikson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Erikson avoids the attempt from Pauwels to control.
Erikson misses with a head shot.
Erikson landing strikes from the mount.
Erikson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pauwels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erikson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson working Pauwels over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Erikson throwing strikes but Pauwels bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Erikson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pauwels manages to get himself to full guard.
Pauwels keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Pauwels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Erikson controls the pace.
Erikson passes Pauwels 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Erikson trying to control the action but Pauwels is working from the bottom.
Pauwels tries to roll over but Erikson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pauwels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Erikson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erikson is looking to advance position but Pauwels won't allow it.
Pauwels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erikson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erikson is looking to advance position but Pauwels won't allow it.
Erikson is trying to control the action in half guard but Pauwels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Erikson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Erikson unloading with bombs!
Erikson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Erikson landing strikes from the mount and Pauwels is in trouble!
Pauwels is rocked!
Erikson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oh Pauwels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pauwels is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Erikson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pauwels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pauwels seems to have got his legs back now.
Pauwels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pauwels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erikson .
Pauwels throws a hook but Erikson avoids it easily.
Pauwels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erikson missing with a left hand there. Pauwels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erikson avoids the body shot from Pauwels .
Erikson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson connects with a leg kick. Pauwels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Erikson misses with a wild body shot.
Erikson works the jab nicely.
Pauwels ducks straight into an uppercut from Erikson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Pauwels manages to regain guard straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pauwels 's guard.
Erikson winds up and cracks Pauwels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pauwels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Erikson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Pauwels ! More strikes land and this one is all over! Erikson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Erikson !
During a confident post fight interview, Leif Erikson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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