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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Thordendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thordendal comes to the cage accompanied by Meshuggah - Shed. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Thordendal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thordendal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thordendal showed some decent athleticism there.
Thordendal is taking a breather. Friedman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Friedman wants to improve his position but Thordendal is controlling well.
Friedman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thordendal controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thordendal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman is desperately trying to improve his position but Thordendal has a good base and remains in mount.
Friedman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thordendal.
Thordendal controlling the position easily from mount.
Friedman tries to hold on but Thordendal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thordendal is taking a breather. Friedman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are battling for position here. Friedman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thordendal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Friedman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thordendal has managed to get both his arms back between Friedman's legs - danger averted.
Thordendal controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman is trying to keep Thordendal in close.
Thordendal trying to control but Friedman is working from the bottom.
Friedman is trying to keep Thordendal in close.
Friedman wants to hit a switch here but Thordendal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Friedman there!
Thordendal controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal avoids the attempt from Friedman to control.
Thordendal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Friedman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thordendal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thordendal lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thordendal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thordendal takes Friedman's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Thordendal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thordendal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thordendal lands a slapping body shot.
Friedman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thordendal.
Thordendal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friedman.
Friedman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thordendal's hands.
Thordendal scores with a body shot.
Friedman moves away from the strike by Thordendal.
Thordendal throws a shot from downtown. Friedman moves away and avoids it.
Friedman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thordendal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thordendal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Friedman was covering up waiting for the punch and Thordendal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thordendal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedman is trying to keep Thordendal in close.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.
Friedman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thordendal stands and throws Friedman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Friedman is not content to let Thordendal control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal taking a breather here.
Thordendal trying to control the position but Friedman is working away.
Friedman is trying to get back to half guard.
Thordendal trying to control the action but Friedman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thordendal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Friedman trying to hold on to Thordendal's head to control him but Thordendal postures up.
Friedman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fredrik Thordendal.
Friedman slaps away a takedown attempt from Thordendal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Friedman as Thordendal shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman throws a lazy right hand but Thordendal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friedman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thordendal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Thordendal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thordendal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thordendal works his way into full mount!
Thordendal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thordendal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Friedman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Thordendal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Thordendal moves out of range as Friedman strikes.
Thordendal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Friedman is trying to defend but Thordendal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thordendal is working for a submission of some sort.
Friedman tries to roll over but Thordendal keeps him under control.
Thordendal slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal wants to free his trapped foot but Friedman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Friedman tries to get to full guard but Thordendal has control of the leg.
Thordendal is trying to control the action in half guard but Friedman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thordendal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thordendal prevents Friedman from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal wants to pass to mount but Friedman is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thordendal in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fredrik Thordendal just wasn't active enough.
Thordendal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Friedman avoids the body shot from Thordendal.
Thordendal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Friedman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Friedman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Friedman wants it to stay on the feet.
Thordendal digs a good body shot into Friedman's ribs.
Thordendal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Friedman misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrik Thordendal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thordendal showed some decent athleticism there.
Thordendal wants to pass to mount but Friedman is defending the position.
Thordendal wants to control but Friedman is keeping him busy.
Milton Friedman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thordendal prevents Friedman from improving his position.
Thordendal is thwarting Friedman's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman is staying active underneath Thordendal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thordendal controlling the action here.
Fredrik Thordendal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thordendal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friedman misses with a body shot.
Thordendal throws the left hand but Friedman avoids the punch easily.
Thordendal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thordendal showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedman is looking for a sweep. Thordendal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Thordendal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thordendal 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Thordendal!
After the big win, Fredrik Thordendal made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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