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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miro Besic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Sigurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miro Besic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Sigurd!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Besic with that takedown attempt.
Sigurd slowing the pace effectively.
Sigurd misses with some punches.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Besic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigurd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
Besic wants a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sigurd has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Besic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigurd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Besic wants to break free but Sigurd has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sigurd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Besic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Besic prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurd controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sigurd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Besic is trying to push Sigurd away but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Besic working hard to break the clinch.
Sigurd taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurd scores with a shot to the side of Besic's head.
A short left from Sigurd.
Sigurd misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Sigurd.
Sigurd lands a nice elbow.
Sigurd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sigurd lands an elbow inside.
Sigurd taking a breather.
Besic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Miro Besic has been cut.
Sigurd throws a punch but it's blocked by Besic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besic tries to break the clinch but Sigurd is controlling the position.
Sigurd is leaning against Besic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigurd lands with a short shot to the head.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sigurd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurd throws an elbow that misses.
Sigurd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigurd lands a damaging elbow.
Sigurd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Sigurd's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Sigurd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miro Besic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sigurd works Besic's body with a nice hook.
Besic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Besic moves forwards but Sigurd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Besic is rocked!
Sigurd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Besic.
Some wild striking there from Besic.
Besic closes the distance and clinches up with Sigurd, looking for a takedown. Besic pushes Sigurd against the cage but Sigurd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sigurd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Besic.
Sigurd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Besic!
Oh Besic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigurd lands a strong strike to the head of Besic. That's dazed him! Sigurd looking to finish here. Besic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sigurd lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Sigurd!
In his post fight interview, Konrad Sigurd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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