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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 837 p4p, 126 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 516 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slider has managed to clinch.
Ericsson is working Slider over against the cage.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ludvig Ericsson has been cut.
Ericsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ericsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ericsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ericsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ericsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Slider should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Slider. Beautiful body shot.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Slider avoided it.
Ericsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slider cracks the inside of Ericsson's front leg.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Ericsson.
Ericsson slips under a jab from Slider.
Slider throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider has closed the distance and engaged Ericsson in a clinch.
Slider missing with knees to the body.
Slider tries a knee to the head but Ericsson blocks it.
Slider working Ericsson over with knees to the body.
Ericsson lands a nice uppercut.
Slider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slider told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
Slider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ericsson.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Ericsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Slider has double underhooks.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ericsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson blocks the elbow strike.
Slider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ericsson is defending well for now.
Ericsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slider working Ericsson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Slider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slider.
Slider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ericsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ericsson avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Ericsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.
Slider chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericsson can pounce on him.
Ericsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ericsson.
Ericsson is looking to land body kicks.
Slider wants to counter the offense by Ericsson and move into the clinch position.
Slider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slider.
Slider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slider checks a leg kick.
Ericsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slider tries a quick counter leg kick but Ericsson is wise to it.
Slider scores with a jab to the body.
Slider 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.
Slider drives through and clinches with Ericsson against the cage.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but Ericsson is blocking nicely.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ericsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Ericsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ericsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slider motions for Ericsson to come forward. Slider throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ericsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lolipo Slider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slider checks it well.
Slider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericsson.
Slider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericsson throws out a loose jab but Slider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slider thuds a left hand into Ericsson's body.
Slider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ericsson rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Slider tenderised Ericsson's leg. Ericsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ericsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ericsson under the eye.
Ericsson shoots in and drives through. Slider sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ericsson, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ericsson slips a jab from Slider.
Slider darts in and clinches Ericsson up against the cage.
Slider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ericsson lands a left hand.
Slider throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Ericsson's cut.
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.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slider wants to clinch.
Slider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slider stuffs the takedown attempt from Ericsson. Ericsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Slider throws a hook but Ericsson blocks it.
Ericsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ericsson throws a leg kick which misses Slider's front leg but catches the back leg as Slider tries to avoid it.
Slider motions for Ericsson to come forward. Slider throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. Slider does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ericsson misses.
Ericsson checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slider connects with a single shot there.
Slider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Ericsson.
Ericsson cracks Slider with a good jab.
Ericsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ericsson lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Slider.
Slider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ericsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slider lunges at Ericsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ericsson's hand.
Lolipo Slider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Slider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slider misses with an uppercut. Ericsson saw that one coming.
Slider takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
Ericsson drives through with a takedown into Slider's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slider is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ericsson is controlling him.
Slider has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ericsson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a body punch.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slider was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Ericsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ericsson.
Slider misses with the body kick
and Ericsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Ericsson.
Slider misses with a straight right.
It looked like Ericsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ericsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slider looks to land a right hand but Ericsson moved out of range.
Slider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ericsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Slider thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Slider moves out of range of the leg kick from Ericsson.
Slider swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slider. That did some damage!
Slider avoids the head kick by Ericsson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ericsson.
Slider rushes Ericsson and presses him up against the cage.
Slider connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ericsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
Ericsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Slider.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slider.
Ericsson jumps guard.
Slider trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slider stopping the sweep attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slider avoids the body shot from Ericsson.
Slider throws a good cross that connects.
Slider fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Slider misses the target.
Slider throws a body punch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slider.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slider jabs Ericsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ericsson lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slider throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ericsson.
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 Ludvig Ericsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Ericsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson scores with a nice strike.
Crunch! Ericsson slams his shin into Slider's torso.
Ericsson thuds his right hand into Slider's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slider checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Slider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider throws the kick towards the body but Ericsson avoids it.
Slider throws a big shot that misses.
Slider takes one on the button.
Slider throws a low kick, looking for Ericsson's leg but Ericsson calmly moves out of range.
Ericsson throws a head kick but Slider moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slider lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider jabs at Ericsson's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ericsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Slider sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slider throws an overhand right that lands on Ericsson's shoulder, as Ericsson tries to avoid the shot.
Slider thumps Ericsson with a low kick.
Slider scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slider gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ericsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ericsson postures up in Slider's guard and throws a big left but Slider blocks it.
Ericsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slider is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ericsson is controlling him.
Slider wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slider looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson trying to control but Slider is working from the bottom.
Ericsson passes Slider's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slider wants to control but Ericsson is keeping busy.
Slider makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ericsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Slider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slider lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ericsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ericsson has a takedown stuffed.
Slider throws a big shot that misses.
Slider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slider checks a leg kick.
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson thumps Slider with a low kick.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ericsson throws the kick towards the body but Slider avoids it.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Ericsson shakes him off and moves away.
Slider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Ericsson.
Ericsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ericsson moves away from the strike by Slider.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slider scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Slider misses.
Ericsson works Slider's body with a nice hook.
Slider connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slider throws a leg kick but Ericsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ericsson throws a lazy right hand but Slider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericsson sets himself, and Slider steps forward looking for the clinch! Ericsson avoids it this time.
Ericsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Ericsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider checks a leg kick nicely.
Ericsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ericsson slips a straight right by Slider.
Ericsson slips under a jab from Slider.
Slider moves in looking to clinch but Ericsson pushes him off.
Ericsson staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lolipo Slider.
I think Slider 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolipo Slider!
Lolipo Slider decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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