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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Balder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Rice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Njord Balder!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balder as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Balder.
Balder tries to bum rush Rice with a series of wild strikes but Rice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balder is looking to land body kicks.
Rice works Balder's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rice.
Rice tries to land a front kick but Balder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balder uses from the top position.
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!
Rice keeping moving, preventing Balder from controlling successfully.
Rice striking off his back but it's not causing Balder any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice trying to keep a closed guard but Balder is proving a slippery customer.
Rice keeping moving, preventing Balder from controlling successfully.
Rice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rice is working for a kimura but Balder is defending it quite comfortably.
Rice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balder wants to improve his position but Rice is controlling well.
Balder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rice is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balder is trying to stand back up but Rice is controlling him
Balder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rice.
Rice decides to return to a standing position.
Nice defenses there by Balder.
Njord Balder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balder throws a head kick that Rice semi-blocks.
Balder tries to land a body kick
and Rice moves into the clinch.
Rice pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balder wants to control from the top but Rice keeps moving.
Balder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rice is not content to let Balder control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice is trying to control Balder's posture but Balder avoids it.
Rice is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Rice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balder wants to control but Rice is keeping him busy.
Balder controlling from side mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rice defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rice is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rice managing to block the knees to the body from Balder.
Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rice looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rice pulls his head out easily.
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!
Rice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bradley Rice will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balder swinging wildly here.
Rice throws a body kick that misses.
Balder throws a series of punches but Rice moves out of range.
Balder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rice's calf.
Balder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balder blocks a head kick by Rice.
Rice blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balder misses with a two punch combination.
Rice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balder blocks a head kick by Rice.
Rice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Njord Balder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice throws a wild body kick that Balder sees coming a mile off.
Balder throws a sloppy head kick and Rice moves out of range easily.
Balder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balder avoids the head kick by Rice.
Rice blocks a head kick by Balder.
Rice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balder avoids the head kick by Rice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice tries a head kick but it misses.
Balder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rice.
A head kick misses from Rice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balder throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Balder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rice checks a low kick from Balder.
Balder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balder swinging wildly here.
Balder swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rice fails with a takedown attempt.
Rice swats away the attempt to clinch by Balder.
Rice fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Balder to the ground. Rice is now in Balder's guard.
Bradley Rice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rice gets to his feet - Balder follows without any prompting.
Balder feints and then cracks Rice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rice down.
Balder misses with a combination
and Rice makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balder really felt that one!
Balder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rice wants to clinch up but Balder keeps it at a distance.
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch but Balder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rice fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balder thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Njord Balder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balder tries to close the distance and clinch but Rice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rice misses with a head kick.
Balder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Balder does no damage.
Balder throws the left hand but Rice avoids the punch easily.
Balder misses with a kick to the body.
Balder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balder lands a head kick. Rice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Balder blocks a head kick by Rice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balder, right into the meat.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Balder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balder looks for the body kick but Rice saw that one coming.
Balder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley Rice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balder throws a sloppy head kick and Rice moves out of range easily.
Balder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rice fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Balder to the ground. Rice is now in Balder's guard.
Rice connects with a couple of short punches.
Balder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balder avoids it really well and circles away.
Rice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice misses with a body kick.
Balder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rice tries to clinch there but Balder circles away.
Balder misses with a few strikes there.
Rice throws a head kick but Balder moves out of range.
Rice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balder circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Balder.
Rice throws a sloppy head kick and Balder moves out of range easily.
Njord Balder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balder's waist but Balder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rice off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balder throws a leg kick
and Rice counters by clinching up.
Balder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rice avoids it.
Balder looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Rice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balder pushes off an throws an elbow but Rice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balder as Rice tries to tie him up.
Balder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rice.
Rice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balder looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Rice breaks from the clinch.
Rice throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Njord Balder.
I think Balder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Njord Balder!
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