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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 19383 p4p, 24226 weight class) and Waldemar Friberg (ranked 352 p4p, 355 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the cage accompanied by Lay My Claim. Addition BySubtraction has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Granite chin
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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 40 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldemar Friberg!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
Friberg clobbers BySubtraction with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Friberg throws a good cross that connects.
Friberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
BySubtraction is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BySubtraction gets tackled into the cage by Friberg. Friberg maintains the clinch.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friberg.
BySubtraction tries to circle away but Friberg has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to BySubtraction's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
BySubtraction tries to break free but Friberg pushes him back against the cage.
BySubtraction wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction misses with a hook
and Friberg counters with a left and a right that stings BySubtraction.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
Friberg wants to counter with a clinch but BySubtraction pushes him away.
Friberg instigates a clinch.
Friberg gets through BySubtraction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BySubtraction wants to break free but Friberg has control.
Friberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Friberg on the inside.
A short uppercut from Friberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
BySubtraction misses with a knee to the head.
Friberg managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Friberg lands a right hand.
Friberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friberg breaks from the clinch.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BySubtraction throws a looping overhand right but Friberg ducks down to avoid it.
Friberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Friberg lands with an uppercut that bounces BySubtraction off the cage and back into range.
Friberg's coach down at Ironbound MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Friberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Friberg ducked under it nicely.
Friberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Friberg! But no joy.
Friberg rushes BySubtraction and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
BySubtraction is looking to break free of the clinch but Friberg has double underhooks.
A short left from Friberg.
Friberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friberg managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friberg scores with a shot to the side of BySubtraction's head.
BySubtraction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friberg backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friberg.
Friberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
BySubtraction wants to break free but Friberg has control.
BySubtraction tries a knee to the head but Friberg blocks it.
Friberg lands a left hand.
BySubtraction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Friberg has him pressed against the cage.
Friberg pushes BySubtraction back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
BySubtraction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Friberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Friberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Friberg.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Friberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
BySubtraction tries to break the clinch but Friberg is controlling the position.
Friberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Friberg breaks the clinch.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemar Friberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut
and Friberg counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Friberg.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Friberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Friberg breaks the clinch.
Friberg staying out of range there.
Friberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
Friberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Friberg is having none of it.
BySubtraction takes a swing at Friberg's ribcage but misses.
Friberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BySubtraction throws a lazy uppercut
and Friberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friberg lands a hook that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
A frustrated look appears on BySubtraction's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Friberg lands with a left to the head.
Friberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Friberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Friberg.
Friberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
BySubtraction is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BySubtraction 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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Friberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friberg takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Friberg.
BySubtraction is trying to break the clinch but Friberg has him pressed against the cage.
BySubtraction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from BySubtraction fails to land.
Friberg managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friberg blocks it with crossed arms.
BySubtraction tries to break the clinch but Friberg is controlling the position.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friberg lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BySubtraction being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction wants to get back to striking at distance but Friberg won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
BySubtraction misses with a short punch on the inside.
Friberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Friberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friberg jabs BySubtraction to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Friberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BySubtraction has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BySubtraction there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Friberg.
It seemed like Friberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Friberg with a hook.
Waldemar Friberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Friberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Friberg avoids it easily.
Friberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between BySubtraction's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
Friberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Friberg instigates 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
BySubtraction connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BySubtraction tries to close the distance and clinch but Friberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friberg throws out a counter right but BySubtraction avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Friberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Friberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friberg jabs BySubtraction to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
BySubtraction needs to keep his hands up - Friberg had a free shot at his head there.
Friberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friberg closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friberg.
Friberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut.
Friberg lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Friberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Friberg.
Friberg scores with a body shot.
Friberg pushes BySubtraction up against the cage in a clinch.
Friberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing BySubtraction up against the cage.
Friberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Friberg.
Friberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Friberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Friberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Friberg.
Friberg is pushing BySubtraction up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friberg receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Good body shot from Friberg.
A short left from Friberg.
Friberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friberg forces BySubtraction back against the cage and clinches.
Friberg works on BySubtraction's body with a couple of short punches.
Friberg pushes BySubtraction back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waldemar Friberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Friberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by BySubtraction.
Friberg breaks from the clinch.
Friberg scores with a nice strike.
Friberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Friberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
Waldemar Friberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Friberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BySubtraction looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Friberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Friberg moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. BySubtraction doesn't seem bothered though.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Friberg moves away and avoids it.
Friberg lands a glancing blow to the side of BySubtraction's head.
BySubtraction throws an off balance right hand
and Friberg counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldemar Friberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Friberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldemar Friberg!
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