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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 657 p4p, 808 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 94 p4p, 110 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music. 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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200 cm 31 286 17 - 11 - 0 |
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207 cm 34 265 29 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Friedrichsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good work by Stamatis as he checks the leg kick. Friedrichsen jabs Stamatis to the body, keeping him at a distance. Stamatis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Stamatis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friedrichsen counters with an inside leg kick. Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Stamatis there.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut. Stamatis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Stamatis misses with a few strikes there.
Stamatis throws a series of punches but Friedrichsen avoids them all with ease. Stamatis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Friedrichsen. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
A good leg kick by Friedrichsen. Friedrichsen looks to throw a body kick and Stamatis counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stamatis throws a series of strikes that have Friedrichsen backpedaling.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis moves out of range as Friedrichsen strikes. Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Friedrichsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stamatis scrambles back to his feet. Friedrichsen thows a leg kick but Stamatis checks it enabling Stamatis to counter with a crisp jab. Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Friedrichsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Friedrichsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Friedrichsen misses the jab. Friedrichsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stamatis. Stamatis moves into range and connects with a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stamatis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Friedrichsen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Stamatis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Stamatis throws a body punch but Friedrichsen moves out of range. Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stamatis blocks a jab. A little jabbing left from Stamatis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Friedrichsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stamatis. Stamatis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedrichsen. Stamatis pounces like a tiger and cracks Friedrichsen with a vicious hook! Friedrichsen is down but not out! Stamatis follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis! Alexandros Stamatis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. In defeat, Erik Friedrichsen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am young. This is merely a slight delay'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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63% |
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