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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Sierrra (ranked 4497 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Waldemar Friberg (ranked 313 p4p, 218 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateo Sierrra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Waldemar Friberg!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Friberg. That snapped Sierrra's head back.
Friberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sierrra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sierrra slips a straight right by Friberg.
Sierrra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friberg.
Sierrra tries to clinch up but Friberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Friberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sierrra is just out of range.
Friberg lands a jab to the nose.
Friberg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Friberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Friberg throws an overhand right that lands on Sierrra's shoulder, as Sierrra tries to avoid the shot.
Friberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sierrra in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sierrra.
Friberg throws a shot to the body.
Sierrra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Friberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friberg dodges an elbow strike from Sierrra.
Sierrra misses with a knee strike.
Friberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sierrra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sierrra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sierrra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sierrra misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Friberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sierrra lands with a left to the head.
Friberg is trying to stall.
Sierrra has a couple of punches blocked by Friberg.
Friberg has a couple of punches blocked by Sierrra.
Sierrra throws an elbow that misses.
Friberg trying to control the position but instead, Sierrra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Friberg into the cage.
Sierrra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Sierrra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sierrra avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Friberg.
Sierrra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sierrra lands a right hand.
Sierrra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sierrra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friberg's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierrra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Friberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sierrra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Friberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sierrra throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Friberg working aggressively here.
Friberg is struggling to control the position.
Sierrra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Sierrra.
Friberg digs a right hand into Sierrra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sierrra's gas tank.
Sierrra pushes off an throws an elbow but Friberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sierrra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friberg blocks an elbow strike.
Sierrra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friberg breaks from the clinch.
Sierrra takes the fight into the clinch.
Sierrra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Sierrra backwards.
Sierrra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friberg blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sierrra throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierrra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Friberg is keeping busy.
Sierrra misses with a punch on the inside.
Friberg breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sierrra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sierrra tries to clinch up but Friberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Sierrra tries to clinch but Friberg is having none of it.
Sierrra tries to clinch but Friberg moves out of range.
Sierrra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Friberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friberg thuds his right hand into Sierrra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Friberg misses its intended target.
Sierrra tries to clinch but Friberg moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemar Friberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sierrra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sierrra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Friberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sierrra.
Friberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sierrra eats them both and turns towards Friberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Friberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sierrra doesn't manage to clinch there - Friberg circles away.
Friberg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Friberg missing with a left hand there. Sierrra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sierrra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Friberg manages to circle out of the way.
Friberg throws a lazy right hand but Sierrra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sierrra tries to counter by clinching up but Friberg breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Friberg.
Sierrra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sierrra tries to clinch but Friberg is having none of it.
Friberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Friberg fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Friberg finds it's way through Sierrra's defenses.
Sierrra moves in looking to clinch but Friberg pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Friberg! But no joy.
Friberg misses with an uppercut. Sierrra saw that one coming.
Friberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Friberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sierrra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Friberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Friberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sierrra manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Friberg.
Friberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sierrra's head backwards.
Sierrra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Friberg in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Friberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friberg tries to keep at a distance but Sierrra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sierrra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sierrra is trying to maintain a safe position but Friberg gets an underhook and turns Sierrra into the cage.
Sierrra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sierrra throws an elbow that misses.
Mateo Sierrra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sierrra.
Sierrra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Friberg.
Friberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Sierrra.
Come on Friberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sierrra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sierrra throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Friberg.
Friberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sierrra lands an elbow inside that Friberg shrugs off.
Sierrra pushes off an throws an elbow but Friberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Friberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sierrra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Sierrra.
Sierrra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Friberg cracks Sierrra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waldemar Friberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friberg lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Friberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierrra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Friberg.
Friberg throws a body punch but Sierrra moves out of range.
Waldemar Friberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sierrra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Friberg connects with a looping right hand.
Sierrra slips a jab from Friberg.
Sierrra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Friberg misses the target.
Sierrra slips under a jab from Friberg.
Friberg throws a combination that misses
and Sierrra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemar Friberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sierrra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Friberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Friberg.
Sierrra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friberg scores with a nice strike.
Friberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sierrra counters by moving into the clinch.
Sierrra misses with an elbow over the top.
Sierrra takes a shot to the head.
Friberg lands with a light punch inside.
Sierrra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sierrra lands a damaging elbow.
Sierrra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sierrra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friberg backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friberg blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sierrra.
Sierrra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierrra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierrra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sierrra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friberg breaks from the clinch.
Sierrra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friberg. Sierrra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sierrra moves to clinch but Friberg breaks away
and Friberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sierrra closes the distance and clinches.
Sierrra throws an elbow but it misses.
Sierrra letting Friberg take a breather here.
Friberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friberg dodges an elbow strike from Sierrra.
Sierrra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sierrra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sierrra lands a nice elbow.
Sierrra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sierrra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friberg blocks the elbow strike.
Sierrra throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sierrra pushes off an throws an elbow but Friberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sierrra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sierrra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sierrra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friberg tries to throw a body punch but Sierrra avoids it by throwing Friberg back against the cage.
Friberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Sierrra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Sierrra.
Friberg working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Friberg.
A head punch on the inside from Friberg fails to land.
Friberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sierrra up against the cage.
Sierrra blocking some punches.
Sierrra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Friberg is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sierrra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friberg's brow.
Friberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Sierrra finish him?
Sierrra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sierrra creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Friberg! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sierrra.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateo Sierrra!
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