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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bergfried counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kunitskiy thinking.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Bergfried looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kunitskiy staying out of range there.
Kunitskiy digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Kunitskiy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Kunitskiy.
Bergfried motions for Kunitskiy to come forward. Bergfried throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunitskiy cracks Bergfried with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Kunitskiy.
Bergfried missing with a left hand there. Kunitskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunitskiy, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bergfried, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy punishes Bergfried's body with a nice straight punch.
Bergfried does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy scores with a body shot.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bergfried wants to clinch up but Kunitskiy keeps it at a distance.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunitskiy.
Bergfried walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Kunitskiy fails to land the takedown.
Kunitskiy is looking to chop away at Bergfried's legs.
Kunitskiy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bergfried rather than just go for the knockout.
Bergfried takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bergfried counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergfried looks to land a combination but Kunitskiy avoids it well.
Kunitskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunitskiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunitskiy connects with a right hand. Bergfried shakes it off.
Kunitskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergfried.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Kunitskiy misses with a hook
letting Bergfried counter with a right hand.
Kunitskiy misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried scores with a nice right hand.
Bergfried takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kunitskiy if he has to take too many more of those.
Kunitskiy shoots in and drives through. Bergfried sprawls well.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy throws out a leg kick but Bergfried moves out of range and Kunitskiy only half commits.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick
and Bergfried counters with a good low kick that Kunitskiy was not able to check.
A left and a right from Bergfried both land. Nice combination.
Bergfried lands a really nice looking cross but Kunitskiy seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kunitskiy blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Kunitskiy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergfried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried misses with a straight left.
Bergfried chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunitskiy can pounce on him.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy lands a jab.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Bergfried looks to land a combination but Kunitskiy avoids it well.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried clinches up with Kunitskiy and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kunitskiy on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergfried throws an elbow but misses.
Bergfried blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside that Kunitskiy shrugs off.
Kunitskiy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kunitskiy is trying to pull guard but Bergfried turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy 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.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Kunitskiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kunitskiy down.
Kunitskiy closes the distance and clinches up with Bergfried, looking for a takedown. Kunitskiy pushes Bergfried against the cage but Bergfried circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kunitskiy takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried is looking to slow Kunitskiy down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunitskiy. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kunitskiy gets the takedown into side control.
Bergfried is looking for a sweep.
Kunitskiy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bergfried rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kunitskiy's guard! Nice work there by Bergfried!
Kunitskiy keeping full guard, as Bergfried tries to pass.
Bergfried controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kunitskiy's guard.
Bergfried stays in close to Kunitskiy's body and controls the position.
Kunitskiy is pulling down on Bergfried's head. It's preventing any offense from Bergfried, at least for the moment.
Kunitskiy is trying to control the position but Bergfried postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Friedrich Bergfried wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kunitskiy takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bergfried finds it's way through Kunitskiy's defenses.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Kunitskiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kunitskiy down.
Kunitskiy swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Bergfried.
Kunitskiy misses the body punch
and Kunitskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut. Kunitskiy saw that one coming.
Kunitskiy throws the kick towards the body but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried is looking to slow Kunitskiy down with leg kicks.
Kunitskiy lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunitskiy works the jab nicely.
Kunitskiy connects with a right hand. Bergfried shakes it off.
Bergfried keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kunitskiy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried scoring well with a low kick there.
Kunitskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a straight left.
Kunitskiy throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunitskiy lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Bergfried lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kunitskiy doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bergfried tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunitskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunitskiy swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy fails with the takedown.
Kunitskiy fails with the takedown.
Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kunitskiy throws out the jab.
Kunitskiy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kunitskiy ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Bergfried blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunitskiy misses with an uppercut.
Kunitskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kunitskiy looking to throw knees to the head but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Kunitskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bergfried's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kunitskiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Kunitskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunitskiy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergfried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bergfried but Bergfried pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kunitskiy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bergfried tries to avoid it but Kunitskiy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bergfried to the ground. Bergfried escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kunitskiy swinging wildly here.
Bergfried has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kunitskiy misses with an uppercut.
Bergfried moves into the clinch successfully.
Kunitskiy lands a nice knee to the body.
Bergfried works on Kunitskiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kunitskiy wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Bergfried as the two fighters clinch.
Kunitskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy has Bergfried pressed against the cage, preventing Bergfried from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergfried.
Kunitskiy working Bergfried over with knees to the body.
Kunitskiy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergfried manages to break the clinch.
Kunitskiy throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Kunitskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunitskiy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bergfried counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheers as Kunitskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergfried doesn't seem phased though.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Kunitskiy.
Bergfried connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bergfried instigates a clinch.
Kunitskiy missing with knees to the body.
Kunitskiy takes an elbow to the temple.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Kunitskiy with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kunitskiy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kunitskiy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergfried breaks from the clinch.
Kunitskiy moves out of range as Bergfried throws a body kick.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a body punch
and Bergfried counters with a head kick. That will keep Kunitskiy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bergfried works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bergfried scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kunitskiy is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bergfried finish him?
Bergfried throws a head kick but Kunitskiy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kunitskiy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kunitskiy checks a leg kick.
Kunitskiy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kunitskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Bergfried tenderised Kunitskiy's leg. Kunitskiy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunitskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Kunitskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunitskiy lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunitskiy. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kunitskiy misses with a looping left.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Kunitskiy is predictable there
and Bergfried counters with a head kick that drops Kunitskiy to the mat! Kunitskiy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vladimir Kunitskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried throws a quick head kick that knocks Kunitskiy silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Bergfried is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Friedrich Bergfried!
Our winner, Friedrich Bergfried, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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