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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 2247 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 292 p4p, 363 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen throws out a powerful jab.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
A big left from Friedrichsen misses.
Bennett is looking to counter the offense by Friedrichsen and move into the clinch.
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedrichsen.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Friedrichsen throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedrichsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Friedrichsen missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bennett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedrichsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Friedrichsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedrichsen is just out of range.
Friedrichsen misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Friedrichsen lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
Friedrichsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Friedrichsen swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedrichsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Friedrichsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett tries to counter by clinching up but Friedrichsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Friedrichsen lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Friedrichsen.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Bennett is looking to wear down Friedrichsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Friedrichsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Friedrichsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friedrichsen throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Friedrichsen
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Friedrichsen misses with a looping left.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Friedrichsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Friedrichsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett counters by clinching up.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Friedrichsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett tries to score a body lock takedown but Friedrichsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Friedrichsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennett.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Friedrichsen scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Friedrichsen there.
Friedrichsen lands a left and a right that send Bennett crashing to the mat, dazed. Friedrichsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friedrichsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Friedrichsen.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Friedrichsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
Friedrichsen lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Friedrichsen takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friedrichsen misses with a left hand
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Friedrichsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Friedrichsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennett 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.
Friedrichsen misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrichsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Friedrichsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedrichsen tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Friedrichsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedrichsen scores with a hook.
Friedrichsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Friedrichsen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
Erik Friedrichsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedrichsen misses with a double jab.
Friedrichsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedrichsen.
Bennett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Friedrichsen manages to circle out of the way.
Friedrichsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Friedrichsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Friedrichsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Friedrichsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedrichsen.
Bennett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Friedrichsen.
The crowd cheers as Friedrichsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedrichsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedrichsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Friedrichsen is predictable there
and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennett.
Friedrichsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Friedrichsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friedrichsen lands with a left to the head.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Friedrichsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Friedrichsen works the jab nicely.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Friedrichsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Friedrichsen misses the shot to the body.
Bennett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bennett slips a straight right by Friedrichsen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Friedrichsen. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friedrichsen on the side of the head.
That has opened up Erik Friedrichsen's cut even more.
A big right from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friedrichsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedrichsen.
A head kick from Friedrichsen lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Friedrichsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook but Friedrichsen avoids it easily.
Bennett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen scores with a leg kick.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Bennett is rocked!
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Friedrichsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erik Friedrichsen's cut.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Friedrichsen tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Friedrichsen misses with a body shot.
Friedrichsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Friedrichsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Friedrichsen lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Friedrichsen takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennett avoids the body shot from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedrichsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Friedrichsen digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Friedrichsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Friedrichsen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Friedrichsen connects with a jab.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Friedrichsen finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Friedrichsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Friedrichsen finish him?
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justin Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett tries a body shot but Friedrichsen blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friedrichsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Friedrichsen scores with a body shot.
Friedrichsen drops Bennett with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennett looks back up at him and smiles so Friedrichsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Friedrichsen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bennett flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bennett is out cold! Friedrichsen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Friedrichsen!
Erik Friedrichsen made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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