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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torbjorn Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torbjorn Nilsson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Torbjorn Nilsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Fredric's chin.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torbjorn Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredric is looking to clinch but Nilsson is avoiding it.
Randy Fredric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredric misses with a head kick.
Fredric moves into range and clinches up with Nilsson.
Fredric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Nilsson blocks it.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Nilsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nilsson wants to break free but Fredric has control.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilsson avoids the damage to the body.
Nilsson goes for a takedown attempt but Fredric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nilsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Fredric sprawls well. He's pushed Nilsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torbjorn Nilsson.
Fredric tries to clinch up.
Fredric tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Nilsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Fredric which made him look bad.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up with Fredric, looking for a takedown. Nilsson pushes Fredric against the ropes but Fredric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredric pushes Nilsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nilsson is keeping busy.
Fredric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fredric stalling in the clinch.
Nilsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fredric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nilsson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fredric clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nilsson looks gassed!
Fredric wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fredric covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fredric is trying to stand back up.
Fredric is really stuck here.
Fredric is trying to get back to his feet but Nilsson has full control of the position and if anything, Fredric has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nilsson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fredric!
Fredric wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fredric is trying to get back to his feet but Nilsson has full control of the position and if anything, Fredric has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric fending off the submission attempt from Nilsson.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nilsson landing with strikes.
Nilsson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fredric defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nilsson looking for the choke from the back.
Nilsson has the hooks in. Fredric is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nilsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fredric holding both Nilsson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fredric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredric is keeping busy.
Fredric is covering up but some of the strikes from Nilsson are getting through and doing damage.
Nilsson is looking for the choke from the back position but Fredric is controlling his hands well.
Fredric wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fredric staying busy and making it hard for Nilsson to control.
Fredric controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fredric preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nilsson.
Nilsson working for the choke.
Nilsson struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Fredric as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nilsson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torbjorn Nilsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Fredric rushes Nilsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Fredric digs a right hand underneath Nilsson's ribcage. Nilsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fredric trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsson decides to pull guard.
Nilsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fredric wants to stand but Nilsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nilsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nilsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nilsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Nilsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson trying to control the action but Fredric is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilsson wants to free his trapped foot but Fredric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nilsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fredric keeps working.
Nilsson moves into full mount! Fredric won't be happy about that!
Nilsson tries to control but Fredric wriggling away.
Nilsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Torbjorn Nilsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fredric is desperately trying to improve his position but Nilsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Nilsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nilsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nilsson looking to control but Fredric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fredric is trying to stand.
Fredric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nilsson.
Nilsson unloads with some shots from mount but Fredric bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredric gets back to half guard.
Fredric is looking to control Nilsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fredric avoid being mounted?
Nilsson prevents Fredric from standing back up.
Fredric is in trouble now - Nilsson has advanced to mount!
Fredric wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fredric somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fredric is trying to escape back to his feet but Nilsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nilsson advances to mount.
Nilsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fredric can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nilsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nilsson lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Nilsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
You get the feeling that Fredric really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nilsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nilsson landing strikes from the mount and Fredric is in trouble!
Fredric is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fredric sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is pressing down on Fredric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredric is holding on for now.
Nilsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fredric is looking to escape.
Nilsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fredric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nilsson moves into full mount! Fredric won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Nilsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nilsson tries to control but Fredric wriggling away.
Fredric wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredric is squirming around, avoiding Nilsson's attempts to control the action.
Fredric wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsson lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torbjorn Nilsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Nilsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fredric as he avoids it easily.
Nilsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
Fredric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson shoots in for a takedown but Fredric shows good takedown defense.
Fredric tries to clinch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Fredric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fredric swivels and escapes.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torbjorn Nilsson.
Nilsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fredric misses with a series of wild punches.
Fredric clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric pushes off an throws an elbow but Nilsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Nilsson blocks with his arms.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nilsson.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Torbjorn Nilsson has been cut.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fredric throws an elbow but it misses.
Nilsson stalling in the clinch but Fredric improves position.
Nilsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nilsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nilsson is controlling the pace.
Nilsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nilsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fredric is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson with shots to the head and body - Fredric looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nilsson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fredric's face.
Fredric's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nilsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nilsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nilsson raining down shots from the mount!
Nilsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fredric is surviving well by controlling Nilsson's body position as best he can.
Nilsson working for a guillotine from mount but Fredric is in no mood to give up.
Nilsson moves to the back position.
Nilsson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is punishing Fredric with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nilsson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fredric.
Nilsson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Fredric is in real trouble here. Nilsson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Fredric is tapping out! Nilsson wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Torbjorn Nilsson!
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FIGHT
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