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UFL 61: Bergfried vs Bertane PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bruzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Livington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Bruzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Livington!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bruzi.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Livington wants to control but Bruzi postures up.
Livington is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bruzi off and has taken his back!
Bruzi trying to control the hands but Livington breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livington is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bruzi has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Livington has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bruzi taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Livington doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Livington!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krowtits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krowtits's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It Happens. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Krowtits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krowtits misses with a takedown
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Krowtits backing up. Krowtits nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
Krowtits shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercer defends it nicely.
Mercer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krowtits looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krowtits misses with a takedown attempt - Mercer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krowtits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krowtits.
Krowtits closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercer circles away.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Krowtits avoids nicely.
Krowtits shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercer as he avoids it easily.
Krowtits has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Krowtits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krowtits.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
Krowtits shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercer sprawls well. He's pushed Krowtits's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Mercer catches Krowtits right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer lands with an uppercut that bounces Krowtits off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mercer finds it's target.
Mercer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krowtits.
Nice takedown defense from Mercer. No joy for Krowtits on that attempt.
Krowtits is breathing heavily.
Krowtits tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercer wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krowtits is defended easily by Mercer.
Krowtits wants to clinch but Mercer slips to the side
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Krowtits sprawling to the canvas! Krowtits rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mercer finish him?!
Krowtits is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer drops Krowtits with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mercer follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winchester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winchester takes a swing at Forcover's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Forcover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winchester.
Winchester throws the kick towards the body but Forcover avoids it.
Winchester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Winchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Forcover looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Winchester puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Winchester is looking for a kimura here.
Forcover is in trouble now - Winchester has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover tries to hold on but Winchester pushes him away.
Forcover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Forcover manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Winchester is controlling the pace.
Forcover is defending against the submission attempts here by Winchester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover is pressing down on Winchester's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Forcover keeps moving.
Forcover working a defensive guard here.
Winchester slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throwing strikes from guard but Forcover blocks nicely.
Winchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winchester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forcover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Forcover keeps moving.
Forcover wants to sweep here but Winchester controlling him for the moment.
Winchester throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Forcover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winchester tries to free his leg and advance position but Forcover is retaining full guard.
Winchester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winchester 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.
Winchester makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winchester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winchester throws a strike but Forcover rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Forcover wanted to stand there but Winchester had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forcover decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Winchester, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester 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.
Winchester scores with a kick to the body.
Winchester shoots in but no luck this time.
Winchester lands with an uppercut that bounces Forcover off the cage and back into range.
Forcover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses.
Winchester shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Forcover pinned against the cage. Forcover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Forcover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winchester.
Winchester blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Forcover checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winchester rushes Forcover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Forcover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Forcover lands a damaging elbow.
Winchester avoiding damage as Forcover throws knees to the body.
Forcover prevents a body shot from Winchester.
Winchester misses with some punches.
Winchester effectively controlling the action here.
Winchester misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Forcover is trying to maintain a safe position but Winchester gets an underhook and turns Forcover into the cage.
Forcover being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Winchester fails to land.
Winchester misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forcover.
Winchester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forcover's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester struggles to land a body shot inside as Forcover controls his hands.
Forcover misses with a knee strike.
Winchester lands with a right to the head.
Winchester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forcover prevents the takedown attempt.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Winchester.
Winchester gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Forcover is looking for a sweep. Winchester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winchester trying to control the action but Forcover is working from the bottom.
Winchester is nestled in close to Forcover, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean Winchester has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover tries to get to full guard but Winchester has control of the leg.
Winchester throwing shots but Forcover is blocking nicely.
Winchester stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forcover is looking to control Winchester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Forcover avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Winchester lands a leg kick that knocks Forcover off balance momentarily.
and Winchester counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Forcover! He's just covering up as Winchester starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Clifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos has chosen Stelio Kontos as his entrance music. Stelio Kontos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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262 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Clifford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clifford tried to score with a low kick but Kontos checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clifford.
Kontos moves out of range of the body kick from Clifford.
Kontos throws a left that rocks Clifford and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kontos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Clifford regain composure!
It looks like TJ Clifford has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clifford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kontos off and has taken his back!
Clifford has the hooks in. Kontos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Clifford trying to control.
Clifford is hanging on to Kontos's back as he tries to escape.
Clifford trying to control momentarily.
Clifford working for the choke.
Clifford controlling well, preventing Kontos from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifford working for the choke.
Clifford is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kontos breaks Clifford's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kontos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clifford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kontos passes Clifford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clifford wants to control but Kontos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kontos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kontos has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Clifford is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stelio Kontos!
Stelio Kontos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kangaskokko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Boogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kangaskokko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TRC - H.A.T.E.R.S. Boogi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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224 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Kangaskokko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Boogi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boogi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boogi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kangaskokko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boogi misses with a wild body shot.
Boogi checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kangaskokko.
A swing and a miss from Kangaskokko.
Kangaskokko takes the fight into the clinch.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
Boogi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kangaskokko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Kangaskokko is blocking nicely.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kangaskokko tries to break the clinch but Boogi is controlling the position.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Kangaskokko is blocking nicely.
Boogi missing with knees to the body.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kangaskokko managing to block the knees to the body from Boogi.
Boogi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kangaskokko blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kangaskokko's face.
Boogi looks winded!
Kangaskokko misses with the head strike.
Kangaskokko swings wildly with an uppercut but Boogi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kangaskokko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boogi has him pressed against the cage.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but Kangaskokko blocks with his arms.
Kangaskokko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boogi misses with a hook.
A big right from Kangaskokko misses.
Kangaskokko thumps Boogi with a low kick.
Kangaskokko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kangaskokko connects with a nice looking jab.
Kangaskokko misses the jab.
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!
A combination from Kangaskokko does no damage.
Kangaskokko throws the left hand but Boogi avoids the punch easily.
Kangaskokko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boogi missing with knees to the body.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kangaskokko avoids it.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Kangaskokko blocks it.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskokko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangaskokko lands with a light punch inside.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but Kangaskokko blocks with his arms.
Kangaskokko lands with a short shot to the head.
Boogi tries to throw a body punch but Kangaskokko avoids it by throwing Boogi back against the cage.
Kangaskokko manages to break the clinch.
Boogi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangaskokko manages to avoid it.
Boogi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kangaskokko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangaskokko misses the target.
Boogi throws a body punch but Kangaskokko moves out of range.
Boogi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kangaskokko finds it's way round the side to connect with Boogi's head.
Kangaskokko looks to land a right hand but Boogi moved out of range.
Kangaskokko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boogi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kangaskokko counters with a huge left! Boogi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kangaskokko isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Boogi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kangaskokko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kangaskokko!
Kai Kangaskokko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jake Bullet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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191 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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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, Jake Bullet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bullet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bullet jabs Duch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullet.
Duch moves forwards but Bullet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullet digs a good hook to Duch's body.
Duch fails with the takedown.
Ryszard Duch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullet drops Duch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duch looks back up at him and smiles so Bullet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bullet feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duch sprawling to the canvas! Duch rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bullet finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet closes the distance and clinches.
Bullet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duch's face.
That has opened up Ryszard Duch's cut even more.
Bullet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bullet drops Duch with a big knee straight up the middle! Duch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Duch is rocked!
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!
Duch clinches up against the cage.
Duch is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullet finish him?
Bullet drops Duch with a big knee straight up the middle! Duch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Duch tries to keep at a distance but Bullet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bullet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duch seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bullet lands a nice knee to the body.
Duch looks winded!
Bullet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bullet is defending well.
Jake Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Duch.
Bullet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bullet breaks the clinch.
Jake Bullet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullet cracks Duch with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duch looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bullet finish him?
Duch is rocked!
The cut above Ryszard Duch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bullet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bullet Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Duch is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Bullet!
In his post fight interview, Jake Bullet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzi Lukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ketchum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moskau. Lukic has chosen Enya - Only Time as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nickolai Ketchum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzi Lukic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum scores with a three punch combo!
Ketchum digs a good body shot into Lukic's ribs.
Ketchum cracks a nice hook into Lukic's ribs.
Ketchum connects with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Ketchum.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ketchum!
It looks like Alekzi Lukic has been cut.
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!
Ketchum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ketchum lands a nice hook to Lukic's body. Lukic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Lukic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ketchum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Ketchum both land. Nice combination.
Lukic is rocked!
Ketchum leaves Lukic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lukic shoots in for a double leg but Ketchum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukic misses with a takedown
and Ketchum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickolai Ketchum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alekzi Lukic.
Ketchum scores with a decent looking hook.
Lukic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ketchum finish him?
Ketchum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lukic seems to have recovered his senses.
Ketchum lands a right hook to the body.
Lukic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ketchum is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lukic.
Ketchum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukic looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Ketchum has knocked Lukic down with a huge combo! Ketchum steps away and waves a wobbly Lukic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ketchum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketchum connects with a body shot.
Ketchum scores with a shot to the body.
Ketchum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ketchum.
Ketchum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ketchum rushes Lukic with punches - Lukic moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lukic goes down! Ketchum follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolai Ketchum!
Nickolai Ketchum took some time post fight to say the following; 'Winston McCall lets do this rematch. I'm ready when you are.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd comes to the cage accompanied by I am the law!. Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kollegah - Bossaura. David Steel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel rushes Dredd and presses him up against the cage.
Dredd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
Dredd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dredd blocks an elbow strike from Steel.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Dredd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dredd throws a head punch that misses.
Dredd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Dredd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dredd has hold of one of Steel's legs. Steel is fighting the takedown attempt but Dredd gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steel pushes Dredd off and gets back to his feet.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Dredd avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dredd misses.
Dredd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dredd.
Dredd stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel cracks the inside of Dredd's front leg.
Dredd scores with a shot to the body.
Dredd scores with a nice head shot.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dredd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel slips under a jab.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Dredd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Dredd counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dredd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dredd misses with a low kick.
Steel throws a head kick but Dredd moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dredd shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Dredd gets tackled into the cage by Steel. Steel maintains the clinch.
Steel wants to stall.
Dredd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel lands an elbow just above Dredd 's eye.
Dredd misses with the head strike.
Steel looking to slow down the pace here.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Dredd.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Dredd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dredd's elbow.
Dredd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dredd is defending well for now.
Dredd prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Dredd blocks it.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dredd gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dredd avoids the elbow strike from Steel, against the cage.
Dredd scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Steel looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Steel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Steel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dredd's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dredd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dredd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dredd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Dredd stumbling back into the cage.
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dredd.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dredd throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel takes one on the button.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Dredd sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Steel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dredd misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dredd. Those never looked like landing.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dredd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Dredd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dredd's head.
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dredd jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dredd scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dredd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Steel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dredd, into his guard.
Dredd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steel is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
Dredd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel distracts Dredd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dredd looking for subs off his back but Steel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dredd is refusing to be controlled, as Steel sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Steel jumps into side control!
Dredd manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steel's best efforts.
Steel wants to take a breather but Dredd is having none of it.
Dredd wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dredd tries to roll over but Steel keeps him under control.
Steel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dredd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steel wants to control but Dredd is keeping him busy.
Dredd keeping control of the position.
Dredd trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control the action but Dredd is working from the bottom.
Dredd is looking for a sweep. Steel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dredd is staying active underneath Steel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Steel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel moves away from the strike by Dredd.
Dredd is looking to wear down Steel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel is looking to slow Dredd down with leg kicks.
Dredd misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dredd cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
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 Jackson Dredd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dredd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
David Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dredd looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel drives through and clinches with Dredd against the cage.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Dredd tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Steel leaning against his opponent.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Dredd blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Dredd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dredd backwards.
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!
A short right from Dredd.
Steel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dredd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
David Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dredd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dredd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steel prevents it.
Dredd managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Dredd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dredd has him pressed against the cage.
Dredd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steel lands an elbow just above Dredd 's eye.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Dredd avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Steel prevents a body shot from Dredd.
Dredd trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dredd into the cage.
Steel looking to slow down the pace here.
Dredd looking for a takedown.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to stall.
Steel is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Dredd managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Steel tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike.
Steel is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Dredd.
Steel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Dredd blocks it.
Steel tries to stall but Dredd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dredd lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dredd's elbow.
Dredd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Dredd dodges an elbow strike from Steel.
Dredd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Dredd is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Dredd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dredd misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dredd on the inside.
Dredd has Steel pressed against the cage.
Dredd lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dredd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dredd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Dredd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dredd 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Dredd!
After winning the bout, Jackson Dredd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meka Bertane Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meka Bertane Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertane Jr tries to clinch
and Bergfried counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bertane Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Bergfried, looking for a takedown. Bertane Jr pushes Bergfried against the cage but Bergfried circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bertane Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergfried, right into the meat.
Bertane Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bertane Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
A left and a right from Bergfried both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried cracks Bertane Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bertane Jr tries for a takedown but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried is looking to clinch.
Bergfried connects with a right hand. Bertane Jr shakes it off.
Bertane Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bertane Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergfried.
A cross from Bergfried lands.
Bergfried connects with a single shot there.
Bertane Jr misses with a low kick.
Bertane Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bergfried circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meka Bertane Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bertane Jr tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bertane Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Bergfried is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried jabs Bertane Jr right on the nose. Bertane Jr blinks but takes it well.
Bertane Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergfried has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bergfried attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bergfried gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bergfried has Bertane Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bergfried is on top in guard.
Bergfried controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bertane Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergfried avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried wants to control from the top but Bertane Jr keeps moving.
Bertane Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergfried wants to control from the top but Bertane Jr keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Friedrich Bergfried hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bergfried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergfried with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bertane Jr misses with a looping left.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Bertane Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bertane Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Bertane Jr shoots in and drives through. Bergfried sprawls well.
Bergfried is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bertane Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bertane Jr's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Bergfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bertane Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Bertane Jr slips a jab and a cross from Bergfried.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bertane Jr's calf.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bertane Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Bertane Jr tries to clinch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bertane Jr throws a leg kick
and Bergfried counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bergfried misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergfried connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bergfried doesn't manage to clinch there - Bertane Jr circles away.
Bertane Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Bergfried manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bertane Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bertane Jr looking to score a takedown here. Bergfried is defending well but Bertane Jr drives through and ends up in Bergfried's guard.
Bergfried looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bertane Jr is one step ahead there.
Bertane Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bergfried is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bertane Jr, into his guard.
Bergfried looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertane Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Bertane Jr looking for a guillotine here but Bergfried defends easily.
Bertane Jr keeping moving, preventing Bergfried from controlling successfully.
Bertane Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bergfried is aware though and is defending well.
Bergfried slips nicely into half guard.
Bertane Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergfried is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertane Jr wants to improve his position but Bergfried is controlling well.
Bergfried is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bergfried moves nicely into side control.
Bertane Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Bertane Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bertane Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bertane Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bergfried trying to pass the guard but Bertane Jr defending well.
Bertane Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bertane Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bergfried's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertane Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bergfried looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bergfried looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bergfried!
Bertane Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Bertane Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Bergfried wants to take a breather but Bertane Jr is having none of it.
Bergfried wants to stand up but Bertane Jr has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertane Jr wants to get back to full guard but Bergfried has passed into side control.
Bergfried is looking to take a break and control but Bertane Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Meka Bertane Jr will probably get the nod.
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 does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meka Bertane Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bertane Jr looks to clinch
and Bergfried connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergfried does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bertane Jr moves in looking to clinch but Bergfried pushes him off.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bertane Jr. Bertane Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Meka Bertane Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bertane Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Good standup being displayed there by Bergfried as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertane Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bergfried doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergfried attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bertane Jr shoots for a takedown but Bergfried saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bertane Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bertane Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bertane Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergfried, pushing him back against the cage.
Bertane Jr avoiding damage as Bergfried throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bergfried.
Bertane Jr jumps guard but Bergfried stands there with Bertane Jr around his waist. Bertane Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bertane Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bergfried walks away with a smile on his face. Bertane Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meka Bertane Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Bergfried gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bergfried lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
Bergfried lands a damaging elbow.
Bertane Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Bertane Jr can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergfried using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bergfried landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bergfried scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that Bertane Jr shrugs off.
Bergfried digs a right hand underneath Bertane Jr's ribcage. Bertane Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Bergfried lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bergfried.
Bertane Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bergfried smiles and moves away.
Bergfried is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Bergfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bertane Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergfried counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bertane Jr throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Bergfried as Bertane Jr shoots in.
Bergfried clobbers Bertane Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergfried thumps Bertane Jr with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Bertane Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bergfried works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bertane Jr on the side of the head.
Bergfried cracks the inside of Bertane Jr's front leg.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Bertane Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bertane Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bertane Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bergfried checks it well.
Bertane Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
A combination from Bertane Jr does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertane Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bergfried sprawls well. Bergfried wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bertane Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergfried tries to clinch up but Bertane Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bertane Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
Bertane Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bertane Jr looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bergfried lands a jab to the head.
Bertane Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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.
Bertane Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bertane Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bertane Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bertane Jr tries to clinch up.
Bertane Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Bertane Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergfried circles away quickly and effectively.
Bertane Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Bertane Jr gets tackled into the cage by Bergfried. Bergfried maintains the clinch.
Bertane Jr is trying to stall.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bertane Jr.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergfried unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bertane Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bertane Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a nice elbow.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergfried lands an elbow just above Bertane Jr 's eye.
It looks like Meka Bertane Jr has been cut.
Bergfried lands a nice knee to the body.
Bergfried using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergfried throws an elbow but misses.
Bertane Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bergfried gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meka Bertane Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried lands a damaging elbow.
Bergfried stops a takedown attempt from Bertane Jr.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bergfried is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bergfried lands a good knee to the midsection. Bertane Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that Bertane Jr shrugs off.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergfried landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bergfried working Bertane Jr over with knees to the body.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Bertane Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bergfried walks away with a smile on his face. Bertane Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bergfried is looking to slow Bertane Jr down with leg kicks.
Bertane Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bergfried counters with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried with a hook.
Bertane Jr 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.
Bertane Jr misses with a right hand
and Bergfried counters with a straight right hand.
Bergfried lands a lovely overhand right.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried scores with a one two! Bertane Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bertane Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bergfried's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bertane Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergfried sprawls well. He's pushed Bertane Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a right and a left that Bertane Jr avoids nicely.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bertane Jr. That did some damage!
Bergfried throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bertane Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Bertane Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried throws a combination. Bertane Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergfried rushes Bertane Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bergfried stops a takedown attempt from Bertane Jr.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that Bertane Jr shrugs off.
Bertane Jr tries for a takedown but Bergfried manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Meka Bertane Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bertane Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bergfried has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergfried and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut lands for Bergfried. That snapped Bertane Jr's head back.
Bertane Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bergfried throws a shot to the body.
Bergfried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bertane Jr.
Bertane Jr looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bertane Jr 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.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bergfried cracks Bertane Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergfried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergfried throws a low kick, looking for Bertane Jr's leg but Bertane Jr calmly moves out of range.
Bergfried clinches.
Bertane Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Bergfried.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bertane Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
Bergfried creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bertane Jr's defenses.
Bertane Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Bergfried shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bergfried lands an elbow just above Bertane Jr 's eye.
Bertane Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Bertane Jr avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
Bertane Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meka Bertane Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bergfried creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bertane Jr's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bergfried obliges.
Bergfried gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bertane Jr fails to pull guard.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bertane Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertane Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bergfried gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Bergfried.
Bergfried working Bertane Jr over with knees to the body.
Bergfried lands a nice knee to the body.
Bertane Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bergfried.
Bertane Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bergfried prevents it.
Bergfried unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bertane Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Bertane Jr can't get the takedown.
Bertane Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergfried just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bertane Jr's brow.
Bertane Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bertane Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Bergfried manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bergfried lands a good knee to the midsection. Bertane Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Bergfried lands an elbow just above Bertane Jr 's eye.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Bertane Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergfried lands a knee to the body.
Bertane Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Bergfried manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bergfried lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meka Bertane Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bertane Jr looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bergfried - that landed with a thud.
Bergfried lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergfried just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bertane Jr's brow.
Bertane Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bergfried.
Bertane Jr is trying to drag Bergfried to the mat but Bergfried just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bertane Jr wants a takedown.
Bergfried gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergfried lands a nice knee to the body.
Bertane Jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bergfried moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bergfried has Bertane Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried! Friedrich Bergfried retains his featherweight title!
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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