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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Krom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Krom misses the jab.
A big right from Krom misses.
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Krom throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
No joy there for Fredriksson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredriksson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krom pinned against the cage. Krom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fredriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Krom misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Krom as Fredriksson shoots in.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Fredriksson.
Krom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krom tries to kick Fredriksson off but Fredriksson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krom has hold of Fredriksson's hands but Fredriksson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krom tries to kick Fredriksson off but Fredriksson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson trying to mount his opponent but Krom defends it.
Krom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fredriksson trying to control but Krom is working from the bottom.
Krom is looking to stand up but Fredriksson isn't so interested in that idea.
Krom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fredriksson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fredriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krom swivels and escapes.
Fredriksson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fredriksson is trying to drag Krom to the mat but Krom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Fredriksson to work.
Fredriksson cracks Krom with a nice body shot.
Fredriksson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fredriksson keeps control of Krom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredriksson digs a right hand into Krom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krom's gas tank.
Fredriksson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krom wants to get back to striking at distance but Fredriksson won't allow it.
Krom breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krom sprawls well. Krom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fredriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Krom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Terry Krom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Fredriksson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krom which made him look bad.
Krom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krom throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut. Krom saw that one coming.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krom was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Krom misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Krom's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson ducks right into an uppercut from Krom.
Krom throws a lazy right hand but Fredriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson thuds a left hand into Krom's body.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Krom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fredriksson does no damage.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krom walks into a jab.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fredriksson.
Krom throws a big shot that misses.
Krom tries to keep at a distance but Fredriksson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredriksson works on Krom's body with a couple of short punches.
Fredriksson avoiding damage.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Krom is just out of range.
Krom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krom misses with a jab to the body
and Fredriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Fredriksson with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Fredriksson 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Fredriksson.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson - that landed with a thud.
Fredriksson tries to work over Krom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Fredriksson to work.
Fredriksson pushes Krom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krom manages to break the clinch.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krom keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredriksson jabs at Krom's body.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krom but Krom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krom misses with a series of wild punches.
Krom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson wants to clinch up but Krom keeps it at a distance.
Fredriksson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krom counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
Krom misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson shoots in and drives through. Krom sprawls well.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a right and a left that Krom avoids nicely.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krom rather than just go for the knockout.
Krom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Krom.
Fredriksson misses with the combination.
Krom misses with a body shot.
Krom blocks a jab.
Krom throws a sloppy body shot
and Fredriksson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredriksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krom avoids it really well and circles away.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krom as he jumps to the side.
Fredriksson moves away from the strike by Krom.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredriksson fails with the takedown.
Krom dips to his left and cracks Fredriksson with an uppercut!
Krom slaps away a takedown attempt from Fredriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Krom.
Krom cracks a nice hook into Fredriksson's ribs.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Krom is looking to escape.
Krom makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A telegraphed right hand from Krom misses the target.
Fredriksson avoids the body shot from Krom.
Krom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
Krom misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson moves forwards but Krom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krom looks to land a right hand but Fredriksson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom lands a nice hook to Fredriksson's body. Fredriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Fredriksson moved out of range nicely.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krom avoids it really well and circles away.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Krom misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Fredriksson.
Krom misses with an uppercut.
Fredriksson works over Krom's head and body with a nice combination.
Fredriksson stuns Krom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krom.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fredriksson is defended easily by Krom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Krom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Fredriksson.
Krom misses with a combination
and Fredriksson counters by clinching up.
Krom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
Krom misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson throws the left hand but Krom avoids the punch easily.
Fredriksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krom avoids it really well and circles away.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up but Krom circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terry Krom is winning the standup battle so far.
Krom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Krom. That snapped Fredriksson's head back.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krom defends it nicely.
Fredriksson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Fredriksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Fredriksson lands an overhand right.
Krom lands a nice hook to Fredriksson's body. Fredriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredriksson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krom moves out of range of the strikes.
Krom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krom lands a body shot.
Krom misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krom.
Krom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson shoots in but Krom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krom scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Fredriksson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krom which made him look bad.
Fredriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krom misses with a wild body shot.
Krom misses with a hook.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krom.
A jab from Krom does it's job there.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up but Krom circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
Krom works Fredriksson's body with a nice hook.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fredriksson wants to clinch
and Krom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Krom misses.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a nice head shot.
Krom avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
A shot to the body from Fredriksson misses
enabling Krom to counter with a crisp jab.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson has closed the distance and engaged Krom in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fredriksson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krom slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krom.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson wants to stall.
Krom wants to break free but Fredriksson has control.
Fredriksson taking a breather.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krom takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fredriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Krom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Fredriksson.
Krom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Fredriksson moved out of range nicely.
Fredriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krom, pushing him back against the cage.
Krom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krom blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Krom prevents the takedown attempt.
Fredriksson has Krom pushed against the cage.
Krom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fredriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fredriksson clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Krom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Krom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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