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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Slaughter (ranked 5227 p4p, 134 weight class) and Sven Eklund (ranked 5252 p4p, 138 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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194 cm
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Slaughter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Eklund! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eklund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slaughter sprawls well initially but Eklund persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Slaughter is looking to control Eklund's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slaughter avoid being mounted? Slaughter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eklund. Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Slaughter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eklund scores with a couple of nice shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Eklund thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Eklund wants to free his trapped foot but Slaughter is holding on for dear life with his legs. Eklund takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Slaughter desperately trying to maintain half guard. Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Eklund is keen to just control but Slaughter is a slippery customer. Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slaughter looking for submissions off his back. Eklund should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Eklund is thwarting Slaughter's attempts to control the position. Eklund scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Slaughter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eklund working the head and body with strikes. Nice strikes from Eklund there. Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Slaughter taking some punishment here, with Eklund in his half guard. Slaughter tries to get to full guard but Eklund has control of the leg. Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Slaughter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eklund scores with a couple of nice shots. Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Eklund looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Eklund working Slaughter over with strikes. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Eklund lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Eklund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Slaughter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Slaughter actively working from the bottom here. Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Slaughter keeping control of the position. Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Eklund is thwarting Slaughter's attempts to control the position. Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Eklund winds up and cracks Slaughter with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head. Eklund takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eklund slips a nice elbow through Slaughter's hands, connecting with Slaughter's forehead. Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Eklund lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Slaughter looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Slaughter is looking to control Eklund's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slaughter avoid being mounted? Slaughter looking for submissions off his back. Slaughter manages to get to full guard.
Eklund is in close to Slaughter's body, working some short punches and elbows. Slaughter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eklund doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eklund manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Eklund working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slaughter's head. Eklund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Slaughter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eklund is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Slaughter working for a triangle but Eklund defends it easily.
Eklund with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Eklund distracts Slaughter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eklund working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Eklund works over Slaughter with some ground and pound from guard. Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Eklund keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slaughter's head. Slaughter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eklund can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Eklund scoring with some ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Eklund lands a couple of elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Eklund dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eklund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slaughter avoids it really well and circles away. Slaughter clinches. Eklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slaughter tries to work over Eklund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eklund lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sven Eklund has got the better of the ground game so far. Slaughter is looking to improve his position.
Eklund has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ground and pound from Eklund. Slaughter actively working from the bottom here. Slaughter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slaughter tries to get out of the position. Slaughter trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eklund connects with a nice short shot to Slaughter's temple. Eklund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slaughter has hold of Eklund's hands but Eklund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Slaughter actively working from the bottom here. Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head. Eklund scoring with strikes to the body and head. Eklund seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Slaughter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eklund pulls his head out easily. Eklund is nestled in close to Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Eklund slips a nice elbow through Slaughter's hands, connecting with Slaughter's forehead. Slaughter looking for submissions off his back. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Eklund looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Slaughter keeping control of the position. Eklund working Slaughter over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eklund scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slaughter is rocked! Slaughter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Oh Slaughter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Eklund stands up over Slaughter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Slaughter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slaughter seems to have got his legs back now. Eklund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eklund's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Eklund is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Eklund arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Slaughter's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sven Eklund! In his post fight interview, Sven Eklund started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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