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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shteve Erthegg (ranked 1435 p4p, 3278 weight class) and Tom Rice (ranked 130 p4p, 274 weight class). Erthegg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Office Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shteve Erthegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Rice!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erthegg walks into a stiff left hand from Rice.
Rice lands a nice shot to the body.
Rice throws a series of strikes that have Erthegg backpedaling.
Erthegg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Rice misses.
Erthegg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erthegg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Rice misses.
Erthegg throws a sloppy head kick and Rice moves out of range easily.
Rice misses with a body punch
and Erthegg counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Erthegg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erthegg lands a couple of elbows.
Erthegg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erthegg looking to sit in guard and control but Rice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Erthegg keeping moving, preventing Rice from controlling successfully.
Rice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Erthegg's guard.
Erthegg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rice forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erthegg is trying to maintain the position but Rice is very close to passing his half guard.
Erthegg is trying to get back to full guard.
Rice slows the pace down in half guard.
Rice is thwarting Erthegg's attempts to control the position.
Erthegg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erthegg trying to control but Rice postures up.
Erthegg tries to roll over but Rice keeps him under control.
Rice wants to pass the guard but Erthegg is defending well.
Rice is looking for a kimura but Erthegg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rice to get the leverage.
Erthegg wants to control but Rice is keeping busy.
Rice prevents Erthegg from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rice thows a huge punch but Erthegg dodges it nicely.
We've been informed that Rice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rice slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erthegg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rice misses with a looping right.
Rice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rice scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rice misses with a body shot.
Rice scores with the left hand. Erthegg knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rice dominated that round.
That's time! Erthegg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Erthegg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rice.
Rice dips to his left and cracks Erthegg with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Rice.
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rice with a nice cross.
Tom Rice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice scores with a nice strike.
Rice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erthegg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rice.
Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice lands a nice looking body shot.
Rice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rice misses with a jab to the body
and Erthegg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Rice does it's job there.
Rice lands with a good body shot.
Rice lands with an overhand left.
Rice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Erthegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rice is rocked!
Crack! Erthegg connects with the perfect overhand right and Rice falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Erthegg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shteve Erthegg!
Shteve Erthegg looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'What it do, Erthegg crew, ayy man listen I'm coming for all the belts'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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