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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadoc Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Njord Freyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadoc Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calzaghe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Freyr thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe throws a hook but Freyr avoids it easily.
Freyr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freyr misses with a hook. Calzaghe ducked under it nicely.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab.
Calzaghe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Freyr throws an overhand right that lands on Calzaghe's shoulder, as Calzaghe tries to avoid the shot.
Calzaghe looks to land a left hand but Freyr moved out of range nicely.
Freyr ducks right into an uppercut from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Freyr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calzaghe.
Freyr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calzaghe as he avoids it easily.
Calzaghe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Freyr scores with a sloppy right hand. Calzaghe should have avoided that one.
Freyr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calzaghe.
Freyr shoots in looking for a takedown. Calzaghe tries to sprawl out of it but Freyr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Calzaghe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calzaghe throws the left hand but Freyr avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calzaghe tries to avoid it but Freyr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calzaghe to the ground. Calzaghe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Njord Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freyr is breathing heavily.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freyr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freyr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzaghe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freyr throws an overhand right that lands on Calzaghe's shoulder, as Calzaghe tries to avoid the shot.
Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
Freyr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freyr trying to control from half guard but Calzaghe is working away.
Freyr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Calzaghe wants to get back to his feet.
Calzaghe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freyr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Freyr misses the target.
Freyr looks to land a right hand but Calzaghe moved out of range.
Cadoc Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freyr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freyr throws the left hand but Calzaghe avoids the punch easily.
Freyr slips under a jab.
Freyr misses with an uppercut. Calzaghe saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Freyr.
Freyr throws a hook but Calzaghe avoids it easily.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that Freyr avoids nicely.
Calzaghe throws a looping overhand right but Freyr ducks down to avoid it.
Calzaghe scores with a nice head shot.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab.
Freyr throws a hook to the side of Calzaghe's head but Calzaghe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calzaghe misses with a combination
and Calzaghe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzaghe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freyr.
Calzaghe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe slips a jab from Freyr.
Njord Freyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Calzaghe as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Calzaghe there.
Calzaghe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freyr.
Freyr moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Freyr.
Freyr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freyr drops his hands momentarily and Calzaghe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calzaghe blocks a jab.
Calzaghe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Freyr slips a jab and a cross from Calzaghe.
A cross from Freyr lands.
Freyr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calzaghe leaves Freyr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Freyr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freyr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freyr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freyr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calzaghe looks for the body kick but Freyr saw that one coming.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freyr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyr lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Freyr.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freyr.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the side of Freyr's head but Freyr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calzaghe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freyr.
Calzaghe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Calzaghe misses the target.
Calzaghe missing with a left hand there. Freyr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzaghe lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Freyr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.
Freyr throws a big shot that misses.
Calzaghe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freyr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calzaghe at a distance.
Calzaghe swinging wilding here.
Freyr misses with a straight left.
Freyr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calzaghe.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Njord Freyr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Freyr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Freyr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Freyr decides to stand back up.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Calzaghe duly obliges.
Nice body punch from Freyr.
Freyr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freyr counters with a single leg into guard. Calzaghe didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calzaghe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freyr is controlling him.
Calzaghe keeping moving, preventing Freyr from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calzaghe pushes Freyr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe ducks right into an uppercut from Freyr.
Calzaghe lands with a nice combination. Freyr backs away looking to recover.
Freyr misses with a hook. Calzaghe ducked under it nicely.
Freyr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Freyr with a hook.
Calzaghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freyr circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freyr.
Calzaghe dips to his left and cracks Freyr with an uppercut!
Freyr looks to land a right hand but Calzaghe moved out of range.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that Freyr avoids nicely.
Cadoc Calzaghe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calzaghe throws a hook but Freyr blocks it.
The fighters circling - Calzaghe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freyr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calzaghe's guard.
Calzaghe wants to get back to his feet but Freyr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calzaghe pushes Freyr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freyr throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Freyr.
Calzaghe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Freyr.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
Freyr misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Calzaghe - just one landing.
Freyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freyr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyr looks for a takedown but Calzaghe sprawls well.
Calzaghe swinging wilding here.
Freyr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Njord Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe misses with the combination.
Freyr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calzaghe's hands.
Freyr waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Calzaghe.
A shot to de liver by Calzaghe. Beautiful body shot.
Calzaghe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calzaghe.
Freyr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Freyr.
Freyr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Freyr lands a glancing blow to the side of Calzaghe's head.
Calzaghe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freyr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freyr.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Freyr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzaghe was well out of range. Poor timing from Freyr.
Nice uppercut lands for Calzaghe. That snapped Freyr's head back.
Calzaghe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Freyr with a jab.
Calzaghe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freyr slips under a jab.
Freyr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calzaghe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freyr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzaghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freyr slips under a jab from Calzaghe.
Freyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzaghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freyr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calzaghe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freyr misses with a combination
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freyr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calzaghe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freyr on the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Njord Freyr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Freyr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freyr slips a jab from Calzaghe.
No joy there for Calzaghe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freyr misses with a wild combination.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Calzaghe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freyr lands a jab.
Freyr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calzaghe but Calzaghe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calzaghe cracks Freyr with a good jab.
Njord Freyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Freyr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calzaghe throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freyr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freyr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calzaghe throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freyr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzaghe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freyr throws a lazy right hand but Calzaghe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freyr misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Freyr moves forwards but Calzaghe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Calzaghe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calzaghe scores with a jab to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
Freyr shoots for a double leg takedown but Calzaghe sprawls well. He's pushed Freyr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot by Calzaghe.
Freyr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freyr moves out of range of the strikes.
Calzaghe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freyr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calzaghe misses with a series of wild punches.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Calzaghe there.
Freyr slips a straight right by Calzaghe.
Freyr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freyr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calzaghe slips a jab from Freyr.
Calzaghe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calzaghe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freyr misses with a looping right.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to Freyr's body. Freyr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Freyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Calzaghe duly obliges.
Freyr waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freyr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calzaghe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freyr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freyr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freyr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calzaghe slips under a jab from Freyr.
Nice takedown defense from Calzaghe. No joy for Freyr on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Njord Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calzaghe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe tries to bum rush Freyr with a series of wild strikes but Freyr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freyr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calzaghe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freyr momentarily.
Calzaghe misses with a looping left.
Calzaghe cracks a nice hook into Freyr's ribs.
Freyr scores with a nice strike.
Freyr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freyr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freyr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calzaghe's head backwards.
Calzaghe misses with a looping right.
Calzaghe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calzaghe lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Freyr misses.
Calzaghe lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Freyr there.
Freyr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calzaghe to score with a decent uppercut.
Freyr jabs Calzaghe right on the nose. Calzaghe blinks but takes it well.
Freyr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calzaghe connects with a crisp jab.
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.
Calzaghe ducks under a wild hook from Freyr.
Nice jab there from Calzaghe.
Freyr takes one to the chin there.
Cadoc Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freyr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Freyr misses with a straight right.
Freyr loads up on a big right hand but Calzaghe slips the punch.
Calzaghe sizes up Freyr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calzaghe misses with a series of wild punches.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Freyr throws a right hand that Calzaghe ducks under and follows up with a left that Calzaghe also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Freyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Freyr tests Calzaghe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freyr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calzaghe on the side of the head.
Calzaghe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freyr.
Njord Freyr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freyr dodges the punch combination from Calzaghe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cadoc Calzaghe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Freyr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njord Freyr!
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