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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 1588 p4p, 149 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 1766 p4p, 165 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Bergfried's coach down at The 'dam Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bergfried's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergfried's head.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Marshall.
Bergfried swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marshall scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bergfried!
Marshall moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Bergfried. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Bergfried takes one 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!
Bergfried on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Bergfried.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a jab to Marshall's midsection.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergfried's head.
Marshall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Bergfried taking a breather.
Bergfried softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bergfried misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshall lands a body punch.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Bergfried's head.
Bergfried breaks from the clinch.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall tests Bergfried's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Bergfried moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Bergfried moves away and avoids it.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Bergfried releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marshall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a jab to the body
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Marshall.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bergfried scores with a shot to the body.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Bergfried didn't see that one coming.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Bergfried takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried misses with a two punch combination.
Bergfried comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Bergfried didn't see that one coming.
Marshall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Bergfried looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Marshall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bergfried has time to react.
Bergfried needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
Bergfried is rocked!
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Bergfried misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall lands with a hook. Bergfried tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bergfried is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Marshall throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Bergfried is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marshall with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried moves into the clinch.
Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Bergfried seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshall tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Bergfried moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Marshall dominated that 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.
Bergfried moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Bergfried staying out of range there.
Bergfried moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergfried can do to turn this around?
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Bergfried walks into a straight right hand from Marshall.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marshall rather than just go for the knockout.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bergfried counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Bergfried.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bergfried with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
Bergfried throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergfried slips a jab from Marshall.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall tests Bergfried's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bergfried swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall slips a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried blocks a jab.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Bergfried.
Marshall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
A combination from Bergfried does no damage.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergfried's head.
A big right from Bergfried misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bergfried 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bergfried throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
A left and a right from Bergfried both land. Nice combination.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
Bergfried throws a counter combo.
Bergfried scores with a body shot.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Bergfried does no damage.
Bergfried lands a slapping body shot.
Bergfried steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Bergfried on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Bergfried appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bergfried takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Bergfried appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Bergfried moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall jabs Bergfried right on the nose. Bergfried blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall needs to keep his hands up - Bergfried had a free shot at his head there.
Bergfried throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Bergfried digs a good hook to Marshall's body.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried misses with a hook.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Bergfried now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tobias Marshall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Marshall coming out on top.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshall.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Marshall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marshall lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. Marshall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Bergfried tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bergfried - the referee stops the clock and Marshall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bergfried. Marshall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergfried.
Marshall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bergfried takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergfried throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Marshall misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Bergfried let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bergfried tries to land a leg kick but Marshall saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Marshall throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Marshall slips a straight right by Bergfried.
Bergfried connects with the punch.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bergfried throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bergfried swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Bergfried throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Bergfried lands with a hook. Marshall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Marshall.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bergfried there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Tobias Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bergfried tried to score with a low kick but Marshall checks it.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Bergfried walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bergfried takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Marshall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Bergfried throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergfried takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall jabs Bergfried to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergfried misses with a hook
and Marshall counters by moving into the clinch.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergfried tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Marshall.
Bergfried is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Bergfried throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Marshall!
Tobias Marshall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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