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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Memories- Guetta. Fredriksson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. He-Man Theme and Yelling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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179 cm
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154 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
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166 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dolph Fredriksson! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fredriksson throws a combination that misses and Andre counters with a good low kick that Fredriksson was not able to check. A swing and a miss from Andre. Andre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Andre misses with a hook
and Fredriksson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Fredriksson is working Andre over against the cage. Andre scores with a hook to the body. Fredriksson prevents a body shot from Andre. Fredriksson is struggling to control the position. The crowd are getting on Fredriksson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Fredriksson managing to block the knees to the body from Andre.
Andre cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot. Andre tries a knee to the head but Fredriksson blocks it.
Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson blocks a body shot from Andre. Fredriksson lands a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredriksson just stands there and leans against the cage. Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body. Fredriksson stalling in the clinch.
Fredriksson works on Andre's body with a couple of short punches. Andre prevents a body shot from Fredriksson. Andre misses with some punches.
Fredriksson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andre up against the cage. Andre gets through Fredriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredriksson controls his hands.
Fredriksson lands with a right to the head. Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Fredriksson.
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Andre lands a body punch in the clinch. Andre lands on the inside with an uppercut. Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredriksson controls his hands.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Fredriksson's ribcage. Fredriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Fredriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Andre controls the action.
Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
Andre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fredriksson counters with a nice uppercut. Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Fredriksson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Andre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Andre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Andre wants to control but Fredriksson is keeping him busy. Fredriksson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andre's back! You can see the frustration on Andre's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Andre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andre holds on for dear life, controlling Fredriksson's posture momentarily. Fredriksson looking to control and managing it successfully. Fredriksson trying to control but Andre is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Andre is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fredriksson content just to control the position here. Andre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dolph Fredriksson will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Fredriksson slips a straight right by Andre. Fredriksson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Andre thows a body shot but no joy. Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fredriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andre counters with a left and a right that stings Fredriksson. Fredriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andre counters with a nice body shot. Fredriksson misses with a looping right. Andre thows a left - swing and a miss! Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre. Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andre misses with a low kick. Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it. Fredriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fredriksson misses with a jab to the body
and Andre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fredriksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fredriksson!
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away. Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andre rather than just go for the knockout. The fight moves into the clinch position. Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Andre backwards. Andre taking a breather. Fredriksson scores with a shoulder strike. Andre lands with a short shot to the head. Andre lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Andre on the inside. Fredriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andre's elbow. Andre blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fredriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Andre prevents a body shot from Fredriksson. Andre is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Andre - that landed with a thud.
Dolph Fredriksson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Fredriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Andre lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredriksson. Good body shot from Fredriksson.
A body shot lands from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Andre backwards. 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! Fredriksson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Andre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Andre lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fredriksson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andre backwards. Fredriksson can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Andre.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily. A right handed body shot lands from Andre.
Andre lands an uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredriksson. Andre crunches a lovely knee into Fredriksson's ribcage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Andre blocks a body shot from Fredriksson. Andre looking to throw knees to the head but Fredriksson is blocking nicely.
Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andre throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredriksson controls his hands.
Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre 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. This is the final round!
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre connects with a right hand. Fredriksson shakes it off. Fredriksson moves into range and connects with a jab. Fredriksson throws the left hand but Andre avoids the punch easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Andre swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Andre misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andre wants to land a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range. Andre looks to land a body kick but Fredriksson moved away. A low kick from Andre misses and Fredriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fredriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Fredriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andre counters with a slapping leg kick. Fredriksson jabs Andre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson throws a right and a left that Andre avoids nicely. Fredriksson misses with a body punch
enabling Andre to counter with a crisp jab. A jab from Fredriksson finds it's way through Andre's defenses. Andre shoots in for a double leg but Fredriksson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Andre scores with a nice head shot. Andre throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Andre. Andre blocks an uppercut.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Andre. Fredriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Andre prevents a body shot from Fredriksson. Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fredriksson lands with a light punch inside. Fredriksson takes an elbow to the forehead. Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andre misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Andre.
A right handed body shot lands from Andre.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredriksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredriksson's brow. Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards. Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andre. This has been an exciting period of action! Andre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredriksson avoids it. Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Andre. Fredriksson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Andre. Andre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Fredriksson controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andre. Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it. Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick. Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre. Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Andre throws a leg kick but Fredriksson moved away.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Andre showed his dominance in that final round. Well Andre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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