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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Fiddlesticks (ranked 19442 p4p, 600 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 15121 p4p, 618 weight class). Ramses Fiddlesticks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 cm
34
225 lbs
8 - 20 - 0 |
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202 cm
43
259 lbs
10 - 30 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramses Fiddlesticks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krejza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Fiddlesticks shoots in and bounces Krejza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Krejza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fiddlesticks gets to his feet - Krejza follows without any prompting. Krejza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krejza showed some decent athleticism there. Fiddlesticks has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Krejza is on him like a limpet, forcing Fiddlesticks back against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fiddlesticks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiddlesticks lands a jab-cross combination. Fiddlesticks clinches up against the cage. Krejza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiddlesticks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fiddlesticks tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krejza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fiddlesticks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krejza somewhat. Fiddlesticks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krejza bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Krejza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fiddlesticks takes a step back to recover. Fiddlesticks moves out of range as Krejza throws a body kick.
Krejza shoots for a takedown but Fiddlesticks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. As Krejza looks to move away, Fiddlesticks throws a big counter combo but Krejza just gets out of the way. Fiddlesticks has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Krejza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krejza is looking to land body kicks. Fiddlesticks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krejza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fiddlesticks is controlling him. Fiddlesticks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krejza swivels though and keeps the full guard. Fiddlesticks wants to control from the top but Krejza keeps moving. Fiddlesticks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Krejza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Fiddlesticks wants to control from the top but Krejza keeps moving. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiddlesticks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Fiddlesticks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Fiddlesticks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fiddlesticks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Fiddlesticks won't allow Krejza to get back to his feet. Krejza has Fiddlesticks pulled in close to control his posture. Fiddlesticks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Krejza, up you get! Fiddlesticks dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Krejza misses with a few strikes there.
Fiddlesticks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krejza circles away quickly and effectively. Fiddlesticks tries to clinch up. Fiddlesticks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Fiddlesticks breaks from the clinch.
Krejza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fiddlesticks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut. Krejza misses with a wild combination.
Ramses Fiddlesticks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fiddlesticks is looking to clinch but Krejza is avoiding it.
Fiddlesticks avoids the head kick by Krejza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fiddlesticks drives through with a takedown into guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fiddlesticks's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Krejza keeping full guard, as Fiddlesticks tries to pass. Krejza wriggles free and stands up. Fiddlesticks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Fiddlesticks breaks the clinch.
Krejza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fiddlesticks lands with a nice combination. Krejza backs away looking to recover. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Fiddlesticks dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jenik Krejza's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fiddlesticks misses with the combination.
Krejza misses with a body kick. Fiddlesticks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krejza sprawls and moves away. Fiddlesticks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fiddlesticks tries to clinch but Krejza is having none of it. Fiddlesticks punishes Krejza's body with a nice straight punch. Fiddlesticks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fiddlesticks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Krejza wants to get back to his feet but Fiddlesticks drags him back down. Krejza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fiddlesticks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Fiddlesticks stands up and we're back to a striking position. Fiddlesticks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krejza can do to turn this around? Krejza doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiddlesticks circles away.
Fiddlesticks is looking for a counter combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Krejza misses with a wild combination.
Fiddlesticks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Fiddlesticks closes the distance and clinches. Krejza manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fiddlesticks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fiddlesticks slaps away a takedown attempt from Krejza, before circling back to the center of the mat. Fiddlesticks is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Krejza walks into a jab. Krejza moves in looking to clinch but Fiddlesticks pushes him off. Fiddlesticks drives through with a takedown into Krejza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Krejza keeping moving, preventing Fiddlesticks from controlling successfully. Fiddlesticks stands up and waves to Krejza to follow him. Fiddlesticks moves in looking to clinch but Krejza pushes him off. Fiddlesticks darts in and clinches Krejza up against the cage. Krejza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Krejza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiddlesticks is looking to clinch but Krejza is avoiding it.
Krejza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fiddlesticks connects with a body shot that sends Krejza's belly button to the back. A bone on bone clash there as Fiddlesticks blocks the leg kick.
Fiddlesticks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fiddlesticks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krejza is looking for the big counter here. Fiddlesticks shoots in and bounces Krejza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Krejza wants to sweep here but Fiddlesticks controlling him for the moment. Fiddlesticks wants to pass the guard but Krejza is keeping the position. Krejza is looking to stand up but Fiddlesticks isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fiddlesticks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Fiddlesticks wants to pass the guard but Krejza is keeping the position. Krejza wants to stand and escape but Fiddlesticks is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fiddlesticks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Krejza keeping moving, preventing Fiddlesticks from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Fiddlesticks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Fiddlesticks prevents Krejza from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. A momentary lapse in concentration from Fiddlesticks enables Krejza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fiddlesticks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Fiddlesticks wants to stand but Krejza is controlling the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Krejza lands a couple of elbows. Fiddlesticks wants to stand and escape but Krejza is having none of it. Krejza scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Fiddlesticks is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Fiddlesticks is defending well against a takedown attempt. Fiddlesticks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Fiddlesticks dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jenik Krejza's cut. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krejza keeps the fight on the outside. Fiddlesticks forces Krejza back against the cage and clinches. Krejza breaks the clinch.
Krejza tries to clinch up. Fiddlesticks throws a series of strikes that have Krejza backpedaling.
Fiddlesticks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fiddlesticks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fiddlesticks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Krejza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddlesticks was well out of range. Poor timing from Krejza. Fiddlesticks drives through with a takedown into guard. Fiddlesticks trying to control but Krejza is working from the bottom. Fiddlesticks stands up and waves to Krejza to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fiddlesticks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krejza on the wrong end of a nice jab. Fiddlesticks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Krejza wants to get back to his feet but Fiddlesticks is dominant here and he's now got Krejza's back! Krejza is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fiddlesticks off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Krejza trying to get back to his feet but Fiddlesticks is in full control for now. Fiddlesticks somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. Fiddlesticks seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Fiddlesticks controls the position. Krejza is trying to get back to his feet but Fiddlesticks has full control of the position and if anything, Krejza has just worked his way into a worse spot. Krejza trying to control the position but Fiddlesticks manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krejza covering up well under a barage of strikes. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fiddlesticks's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fiddlesticks has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Krejza has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Krejza is trying to stand back up. Fiddlesticks has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Krejza! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fiddlesticks gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ramses Fiddlesticks! Ramses Fiddlesticks looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Well, THAT'S a shocker! Am I right or what? Sorry dude, you'll never see another title shot after this one.'.
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energy
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