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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Eholm (ranked 6556 p4p, 612 weight class) and John Jorgenson (ranked 3500 p4p, 433 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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199 cm
28
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Eholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jorgenson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgenson scores with a nice head shot.
Jorgenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eholm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorgenson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eholm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorgenson misses with a hook.
Jorgenson's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jorgenson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eholm throws out a loose jab but Jorgenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eholm manages to avoid it.
Eholm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eholm defending well as Jorgenson loads up on a big left hand.
Jorgenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eholm.
Jorgenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorgenson looks to land a left hand but Eholm moved out of range nicely.
Eholm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jorgenson misses with an uppercut.
Jorgenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eholm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Eholm tenderised Jorgenson's leg. Jorgenson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Jorgenson.
An inside leg kick lands from Eholm.
Eholm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Eholm catches Jorgenson right on the button with a cross.
Jorgenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eholm throws out the jab.
Eholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jorgenson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Eholm both land. Nice combination.
Jorgenson scores with a nice right hand.
Jorgenson works over Eholm's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Eholm.
Jorgenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eholm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorgenson looks to throw the jab but Eholm is out of range.
Eholm throws a series of punches but Jorgenson moves out of range.
Jorgenson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eholm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jorgenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Eholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eholm slips a straight right by Jorgenson.
Eholm misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgenson takes one to the side of the head.
Jorgenson drives through and clinches with Eholm against the ropes.
Eholm keeps control of Jorgenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jorgenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Jorgenson has been cut.
Eholm looking to throw knees to the head but Jorgenson is blocking nicely.
Eholm misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jorgenson.
Jorgenson cracks Eholm with a nice body shot.
Eholm is looking to control Jorgenson's arms but Jorgenson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eholm has his back to the ropes.
Eholm tries to work over Jorgenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Jorgenson.
Eholm is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Eholm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jorgenson misses with a body punch.
Eholm misses with a punch to the body.
Eholm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorgenson.
Jorgenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorgenson throws a series of punches but Eholm avoids them all with ease.
Jorgenson scores with a nice right hand.
Eholm throws a hook but Jorgenson blocks it.
Eholm feints a jab promting Jorgenson to slip. Eholm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jorgenson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jorgenson misses the jab.
Jorgenson just misses with a punch to the body.
John Jorgenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorgenson throws an overhand right that lands on Eholm's shoulder, as Eholm tries to avoid the shot.
Eholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jorgenson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson misses with an uppercut.
Eholm is looking for a counter combo.
Jorgenson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorgenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorgenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorgenson looks to land a right hand but Eholm moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Eholm misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Jorgenson as he connects with a hook.
Jorgenson takes one to the side of the head.
Jorgenson throws out a loose jab but Eholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorgenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Jorgenson.
Jorgenson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jorgenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jorgenson misses with a wild combination.
Jorgenson loads up on a big right hand but Eholm slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eholm moves away from the strike by Jorgenson.
Jorgenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eholm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jorgenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson throws a jab when Eholm was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Eholm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Eholm misses the target.
Eholm throws a sloppy head kick and Jorgenson moves out of range easily.
Jorgenson lands the left hand.
Jorgenson avoids the body shot from Eholm.
No joy there for Eholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorgenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eholm throws out the jab.
Jorgenson ducks under a wild hook from Eholm.
Jorgenson tries to clinch but Eholm is having none of it.
Jorgenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jorgenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jorgenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eholm looks to land a combination but Jorgenson avoids it well.
Eholm moves in looking to clinch but Jorgenson pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgenson misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorgenson. Eholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eholm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jorgenson's calf.
Jorgenson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Jorgenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jorgenson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Jorgenson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Eholm.
Eholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorgenson scores with a body shot.
Eholm tries to bum rush Jorgenson with a series of wild strikes but Jorgenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jorgenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jorgenson tries to bum rush Eholm with a series of wild strikes but Eholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jorgenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jorgenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Eholm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorgenson misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jorgenson lands a glancing blow to the side of Eholm's head.
Nice uppercut there from Eholm.
Eholm drops his hands momentarily and Jorgenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Jorgenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorgenson works Eholm's body with a nice hook.
Jorgenson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson jabs at Eholm's body.
Eholm tries to clinch up but Jorgenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorgenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eholm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Eholm.
Eholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorgenson.
Eholm closes the distance and pushes Jorgenson back into the ropes.
Eholm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jorgenson or not.
Jorgenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eholm's elbow.
Eholm wants to stall.
Jorgenson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jorgenson can't find room to land a body shot as Eholm controls the action.
Eholm blocks a body shot from Jorgenson.
Eholm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgenson avoids it.
Eholm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jorgenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eholm ducks under a wild hook from Jorgenson.
Sloppy strikes from Jorgenson. Those never looked like landing.
Eholm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgenson misses with a two punch combination.
Jorgenson is looking to clinch.
Eholm misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgenson with a jab.
Jorgenson moves away from the strike by Eholm.
An inside leg kick lands from Eholm.
Jorgenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mikael Eholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eholm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorgenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eholm tries to clinch but Jorgenson moves out of range.
Eholm tries to close the distance and clinch but Jorgenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eholm slips under a jab from Jorgenson.
The fighters circling - Jorgenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jorgenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Eholm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eholm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorgenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eholm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorgenson tries to bum rush Eholm with a series of wild strikes but Eholm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eholm went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jorgenson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eholm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eholm went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jorgenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Eholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorgenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eholm.
Jorgenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Eholm.
Nice cross by Eholm.
Jorgenson cracks Eholm with an open hand slap.
Eholm's corner calls for a 1-2. Eholm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgenson cracks Eholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorgenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jorgenson is rocked!
Eholm lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jorgenson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Eholm dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Eholm!
An out of breath Mikael Eholm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated John Jorgenson had this to say: 'Hey I just met you and this is crazy, but I'm robbing my opponent of his belt in the parking garage later'.
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energy
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