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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Friedrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedrich has chosen Go hard or go home as his entrance music. Nathan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 cm
24
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Friedrich! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Friedrich throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it. Friedrich has a takedown stuffed. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedrich swats him away and circles back towards the center. Friedrich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Friedrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Friedrich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Friedrich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Friedrich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Friedrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Friedrich with a flurry of punches that miss. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Friedrich throwing strikes but missing. Friedrich won't allow Jones to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Friedrich with a nice head shot there. Friedrich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Friedrich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Friedrich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nathan Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Friedrich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though. Ground and pound from Friedrich.
Jeez, Nathan Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Friedrich! After the big win, Robert Friedrich made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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