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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is He's Always Abe Frohman. Bjerke has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Benny Bjerke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abe Frohman's chin.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjerke is defended easily by Frohman.
Frohman misses with a hook. Bjerke ducked under it nicely.
Bjerke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Bjerke avoids the head kick by Frohman.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Abe Frohman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frohman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Frohman circles away.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman is having none of it.
Bjerke misses with a takedown attempt - Frohman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Frohman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bjerke, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjerke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjerke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frohman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frohman scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bjerke looks gassed!
Frohman instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Frohman to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Frohman.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Frohman drives through and clinches with Bjerke against the cage.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman misses with a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters with a stiff right hand.
Frohman tries a head kick but it misses.
Frohman forces Bjerke back against the cage and clinches.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bjerke.
Bjerke taking a breather.
Bjerke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frohman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke breaks the clinch.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frohman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjerke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frohman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bjerke.
Bjerke closes the distance but Frohman moves to the side
and Frohman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bjerke thinking.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke closes the distance but Frohman moves to the side
and Frohman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjerke misses with a body punch.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves away
and Frohman moves into the clinch.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bjerke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frohman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Abe Frohman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frohman lands with a nice body kick.
Frohman clinches with his opponent.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman slowing the pace effectively.
Bjerke is looking to break free of the clinch but Frohman has double underhooks.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman throws a head kick that misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch up
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bjerke tries to stall but Frohman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjerke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjerke clinches with his opponent.
Bjerke working aggressively here.
Bjerke throws a punch but it's blocked by Frohman.
Frohman leaning against his opponent.
Bjerke is trying to break the clinch but Frohman is controlling him.
Frohman is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjerke gets an underhook and turns Frohman into the cage.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frohman tries to stall but Bjerke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frohman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bjerke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Bjerke.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but Bjerke blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Bjerke as the two fighters clinch.
Bjerke lands a body shot.
Bjerke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bjerke.
Bjerke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjerke slows down the pace here.
Bjerke digs a right hand underneath Frohman's ribcage. Frohman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjerke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bjerke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frohman backwards.
Bjerke avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Bjerke.
Frohman blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bjerke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjerke blocks a body shot from Frohman.
Bjerke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjerke swings wildly with an uppercut but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjerke prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Bjerke pushes Frohman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bjerke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjerke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Frohman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters with a two punch combo.
Frohman moves into the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke wants to clinch
and Frohman moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frohman.
Bjerke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman blocking some punches.
Frohman working hard to break the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch.
Frohman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjerke tries to clinch
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjerke's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjerke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjerke swings wildly with an uppercut but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frohman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frohman stops a takedown attempt from Bjerke.
Bjerke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Frohman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Frohman circles away.
Frohman misses with a body shot.
Bjerke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Frohman misses its intended target.
Bjerke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frohman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abe Frohman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Frohman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Bjerke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjerke pushes Frohman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Bjerke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bjerke.
Bjerke has Frohman pressed against the cage, preventing Frohman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bjerke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frohman gets underhooks to prevent Bjerke's takedown attempt.
Bjerke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bjerke throws a head punch that misses.
Frohman lands a nice uppercut.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjerke shoots in and drives through. Frohman sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman clinches up against the cage.
Frohman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjerke backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frohman.
Frohman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjerke has managed to clinch.
Frohman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjerke can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Bjerke stalling in the clinch but Frohman improves position.
Bjerke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Frohman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjerke shoots in looking for a takedown. Frohman tries to sprawl out of it but Bjerke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frohman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frohman moves into the clinch.
Bjerke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Frohman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frohman counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjerke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjerke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frohman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frohman keeps control of Bjerke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Bjerke digs a right hand into Frohman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frohman's gas tank.
Bjerke tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjerke is struggling to control the position.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjerke lands a shoulder strike.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frohman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bjerke fails to land.
Bjerke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frohman lands a nice hook to Bjerke's body. Bjerke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bjerke wants to clinch
and Frohman counters with a left and a right that stings Bjerke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman looks for the body kick but Bjerke saw that one coming.
Bjerke clinches but Frohman breaks the clinch
and Frohman counters with a three punch combo that has Bjerke backing up. Bjerke nods at Frohman to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Frohman moves out of range.
Bjerke moves in looking to clinch but Frohman pushes him off.
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman looks to land a body kick but Bjerke moved away.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Frohman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjerke scores with a hook to the body.
Bjerke is leaning against Frohman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjerke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Bjerke.
Bjerke cracks Frohman with a nice body shot.
Frohman is pressed up against the cage. Bjerke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frohman down to the mat. Frohman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Frohman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Frohman tries to keep at a distance but Bjerke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frohman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjerke clinches with his opponent.
Bjerke lands a body punch.
Frohman works on Bjerke's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjerke tries to throw a body punch but Frohman avoids it by throwing Bjerke back against the cage.
Frohman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke forces Frohman back against the cage and clinches.
Frohman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjerke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frohman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjerke goes for a takedown attempt but Frohman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abe Frohman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjerke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frohman tries to avoid it but Bjerke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frohman to the ground. Frohman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frohman lands a head kick. Bjerke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frohman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bjerke misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bjerke lands with a left to the head.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Bjerke wants to clinch but Frohman slips to the side
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjerke lands with a light punch inside.
Bjerke looking for a takedown.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frohman.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjerke won't want to take too many of those.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Bjerke.
Nice body punch from Bjerke - that landed with a thud.
Bjerke can't find room to land a body shot as Frohman controls the action.
A short left from Frohman.
Frohman lands a nice uppercut.
Bjerke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frohman lands a right hand.
Bjerke working aggressively here.
Bjerke misses with the head strike.
Frohman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjerke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Bjerke.
Bjerke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Frohman looks to clinch
and Bjerke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benny Bjerke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Bjerke.
Bjerke trying to stall but Frohman improves his position.
Frohman breaks from the clinch.
Bjerke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frohman counters with a big head kick but Bjerke shrugs it off.
Bjerke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjerke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjerke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bjerke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Frohman is on top in guard.
Bjerke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman gets to his feet - Bjerke follows without any prompting.
Bjerke clinches but Frohman breaks the clinch
and Frohman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frohman.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abe Frohman is winning the standup battle so far.
Frohman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjerke throws a punch but it's blocked by Frohman.
Still in the clinch, Bjerke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frohman stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bjerke.
Bjerke is working for takedown but Frohman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frohman blocks an uppercut.
Frohman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frohman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bjerke wants to clinch but Frohman slips to the side
and Frohman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjerke misses with some punches.
Frohman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frohman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frohman tries to circle away but Bjerke has him pinned against the cage.
Bjerke keeps control of Frohman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjerke misses with a punch to the body.
Bjerke struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjerke won't allow it.
Bjerke is trying to maintain a safe position but Frohman gets an underhook and turns Bjerke into the cage.
Frohman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bjerke.
Bjerke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjerke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frohman manages to break the clinch.
Bjerke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frohman clinches with his opponent.
Frohman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjerke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abe Frohman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjerke has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjerke's elbow.
Bjerke lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjerke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Frohman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frohman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Frohman!
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