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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Frieberg (ranked 1116 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Rayan Brandt (ranked 154 p4p, 311 weight class). Rayan Brandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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10 - 9 - 1 |
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11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieberg scores with a takedown into Brandt's guard.
Brandt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frieberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frieberg keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
Brandt stopping the sweep attempt from Frieberg.
Frieberg is working hard here to advance position.
I've been told that Brandt has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Frieberg looking for a guillotine here but Brandt defends easily.
Frieberg has an active guard here but Brandt has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg is looking for a sweep. Brandt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frieberg actively working from the bottom here.
Frieberg wants to improve his position but Brandt is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandt slips a nice elbow through Frieberg's hands, connecting with Frieberg's forehead.
Brandt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frieberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frieberg wants to control but Brandt is keeping busy.
Brandt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frieberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frieberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandt looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt landing some decent shots from guard.
Brandt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frieberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brandt has managed to get both his arms back between Frieberg's legs - danger averted.
Frieberg is looking for a triangle but Brandt pushes his legs off easily.
Frieberg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brandt stacks Frieberg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brandt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Frieberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brandt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brandt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frieberg to see if he's OK.
Brandt taking a breather here.
Brandt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brandt wants to control but Frieberg is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg looks to move to half guard but instead Brandt has passed into mount! Damn!
Frieberg is trying to escape the mount.
Brandt blocks Frieberg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brandt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frieberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandt controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Frieberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Frieberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frieberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brandt pinned against the cage. Brandt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Brandt tries to counter it with a takedown but Frieberg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Frieberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieberg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Frieberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandt dives in and scores a takedown into Frieberg's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Frieberg keeps moving.
Frieberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brandt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brandt wants to control but Frieberg is keeping him busy.
Frieberg wants to control but Brandt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frieberg taking some punishment here, with Brandt in his half guard.
Brandt is trying to control. Frieberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frieberg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Frieberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandt is working away from the top position though.
Frieberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brandt wants to free his trapped foot but Frieberg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brandt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frieberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frieberg flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Frieberg is trying to maintain the position but Brandt is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandt passes into side control, despite Frieberg's attempt to control the position.
Brandt wants to control but Frieberg is keeping him busy.
Brandt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frieberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frieberg tries to bench press Brandt off him but Brandt keeps the position.
Brandt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg looks to move to half guard but instead Brandt has passed into mount! Damn!
Brandt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brandt tries to control but Frieberg wriggling away.
Frieberg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Frieberg wants to hold on but Brandt pushes him away.
Brandt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frieberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Brandt has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt blocks Frieberg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Frieberg working to try and regain half guard.
Brandt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frieberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brandt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frieberg working to try and regain half guard.
Brandt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frieberg is looking to get to half guard.
Brandt lands a big elbow.
Frieberg is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Frieberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brandt actively working from the bottom here.
Brandt is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandt.
Brandt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frieberg is pushing down on Brandt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandt is fighting to maintain full guard but Frieberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt manages to get to full guard.
Brandt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frieberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frieberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Frieberg lands a couple of digs.
Frieberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frieberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Brandt keeping moving, preventing Frieberg from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brandt is on top in guard.
Frieberg keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
Rayan Brandt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frieberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brandt defends it easily.
Brandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frieberg trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg keeping full guard, as Brandt tries to pass.
Brandt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brandt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brandt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frieberg working for submissions but it's allowed Brandt to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Brandt there.
Brandt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frieberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Frieberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brandt wants to free his trapped foot but Frieberg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Frieberg is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Brandt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frieberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brandt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Frieberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frieberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frieberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandt blocks the strikes from Frieberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandt is working away from the top position though.
Frieberg looking for submissions off his back.
Frieberg trying to hold on to Brandt's head to control him but Brandt postures up.
Brandt is trying to control the action in half guard but Frieberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frieberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gregor Frieberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayan Brandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandt 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayan Brandt!
A very excited looking Rayan Brandt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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