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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam comes to the cage accompanied by Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Friedrich Bergfried was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
14 - 6 - 2 |
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169 cm
30
141 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramanujam misses with a low kick.
Bergfried shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramanujam eats them both and turns towards Bergfried to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Ramanujam's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramanujam tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramanujam.
Bergfried lands a two punch combo.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried stuffs the takedown.
Bergfried looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Ramanujam scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Ramanujam misses.
Bergfried pushes Ramanujam away with a front kick.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramanujam's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a front kick aimed at Ramanujam's knee but Ramanujam avoids it well.
Ramanujam changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bergfried takes a swing at Ramanujam's ribcage but misses.
Ramanujam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramanujam tries to land a front kick but Bergfried steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramanujam avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried pushes Ramanujam away with a front kick.
Bergfried's corner calls for a 1-2. Bergfried obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Ramanujam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bergfried sprawls and moves away.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Ramanujam.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Ramanujam moves out of range easily.
Ramanujam fakes the leg kick and cracks Bergfried in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Ramanujam connects with the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Ramanujam there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Ramanujam looks to land a body kick but Bergfried moved away.
Bergfried cracks Ramanujam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramanujam ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Ramanujam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramanujam is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it.
Ramanujam avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried throws an overhand right that lands on Ramanujam's shoulder, as Ramanujam tries to avoid the shot.
Bergfried 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.
Ramanujam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried flicks out a counter leg kick but Ramanujam steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Bergfried fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramanujam checks it well.
Ramanujam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergfried checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramanujam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramanujam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bergfried but Bergfried pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bergfried - that will leave a mark!
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramanujam. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam blocks the body kick.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Bergfried blocks the low kick.
Bergfried throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bergfried catches Ramanujam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramanujam motions for Bergfried to come forward. Ramanujam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried swings for the body but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Ramanujam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramanujam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bergfried with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
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.
Bergfried motions for Ramanujam to come forward. Bergfried throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Ramanujam sees coming a mile off.
Ramanujam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramanujam manages to avoid it.
Ramanujam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Bergfried moved away.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramanujam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramanujam throws a low kick, looking for Bergfried's leg but Bergfried calmly moves out of range.
Bergfried doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bergfried cracks Ramanujam with an open hand slap.
Bergfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bergfried will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramanujam misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramanujam. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Ramanujam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramanujam cracks Bergfried with an open hand slap.
Ramanujam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a looping overhand right but Ramanujam ducks down to avoid it.
Bergfried throws a low kick but Ramanujam moves out of range easily.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Ramanujam sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bergfried.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bergfried.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramanujam was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
A swing and a miss from Ramanujam.
Bergfried follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bergfried throws out a loose jab but Ramanujam uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Ramanujam missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried unleashes a big counter combination but Ramanujam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ramanujam throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Ramanujam throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramanujam throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramanujam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bergfried sprawls and moves away.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried cracks a nice hook into Ramanujam's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried throws a right and a left that Ramanujam avoids nicely.
Ramanujam feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramanujam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Bergfried.
Bergfried fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Ramanujam.
A slow jab from Ramanujam misses its intended target.
Ramanujam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramanujam tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Ramanujam misses with a body kick.
Ramanujam backing away here, and Bergfried unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bergfried scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramanujam will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramanujam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramanujam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
Ramanujam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramanujam throwing strikes but missing.
Ramanujam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramanujam won't allow Bergfried to get back to his feet.
Ramanujam works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ramanujam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ramanujam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Ramanujam sees coming a mile off.
Ramanujam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramanujam blocks a leg kick.
Ramanujam tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramanujam in his tracks.
Ramanujam avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Ramanujam throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Bergfried misses with a two punch combination.
Bergfried misses with a hook. Ramanujam ducked under it nicely.
Bergfried lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bergfried 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.
Ramanujam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramanujam fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bergfried, as that shot connected.
Bergfried tries to land a leg kick but Ramanujam saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried cracks the inside of Ramanujam's front leg.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramanujam checks a leg kick.
Bergfried explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramanujam throws a head kick but Bergfried moves out of range.
Ramanujam is looking to slow Bergfried down with leg kicks.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramanujam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bergfried avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bergfried jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahavir Ramanujam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramanujam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramanujam.
Bergfried jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramanujam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried lands with a slapping head kick.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bergfried misses with a hook
and Ramanujam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramanujam works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.
Bergfried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramanujam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramanujam with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Ramanujam feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergfried winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
An out of breath Friedrich Bergfried thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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