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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loompa has chosen Faded as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 cm
31
141 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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153 cm
32
139 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oompa Loompa! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the liver by Bergfried. Beautiful body shot. Loompa tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it. Bergfried tried to counter with a leg kick but Loompa avoided it. Loompa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loompa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bergfried stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loompa. Bergfried scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Bergfried looks to land a left hand but Loompa moved out of range nicely. Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loompa. That did some damage! Loompa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range and Loompa settles back down. Bergfried looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Bergfried swings for the body but Loompa moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loompa or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergfried, which made it look bad. Loompa missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A looping hook to the body misses from Loompa. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet. Loompa takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses. Bergfried throws a low kick but Loompa moves out of range easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bergfried misses the jab. Loompa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loompa.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Loompa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bergfried. Bergfried obviously looking to wear him down.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Loompa.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Loompa moves out of range. Loompa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Loompa is looking to slow Bergfried down with leg kicks. A low kick from Loompa misses and Bergfried counters with a low kick, right behind Loompa 's knee. Bergfried checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bergfried throws a front kick aimed at Loompa's knee but Loompa avoids it well. Loompa throws a right hand that misses
and Loompa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A shot to the liver by Loompa. Beautiful body shot. Loompa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bergfried is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Loompa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Loompa digs a right hand underneath Bergfried's ribcage. Bergfried let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loompa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loompa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loompa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bergfried up against the cage. Bergfried is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loompa is keeping busy. Loompa managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bergfried. Loompa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergfried with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergfried breaks from the clinch.
Loompa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bergfried's hands. Loompa throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and moves out of range. Bergfried works Loompa's body with a nice hook. Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick. Loompa shoots in and drives through. Bergfried sprawls well. Bergfried scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loompa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bergfried sprawls well. Bergfried wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loompa gets slowly back to his feet. Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa. Loompa misses the shot to the body. Bergfried misses with a low kick as Loompa jumps back. Loompa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Loompa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Loompa seems to be working for a kimura but Bergfried defends the submission attempt. Loompa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bergfried's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loompa is looking to advance position but Bergfried won't allow it. Loompa is stalling here. Bergfried is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Loompa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bergfried has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Loompa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Loompa looking for submissions off his back. Loompa is positioning himself well to prevent Bergfried advancing to mount. 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 Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bergfried throws out a powerful jab. Loompa blocks a leg kick. Loompa cracks the inside of Bergfried's front leg. A looping hook to the body misses from Loompa. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Bergfried was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Loompa. Bergfried misses with a low kick. Bergfried slaps away a takedown attempt from Loompa, before circling back to the center of the mat. Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far. Bergfried throws out a loose jab but Loompa uses good head movement to avoid it. Bergfried throws a jab but it's blocked by Loompa. Loompa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergfried checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Bergfried throws a head kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bergfried scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Sloppy strikes from Loompa. Those never looked like landing. Bergfried scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bergfried cracks the inside of Loompa's front leg. 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! Loompa throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loompa with a body punch. A glancing blow. A punch lands to the side of Bergfried 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've been told by Bergfried's head coaches at Berlin Giants that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. 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. Loompa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bergfried rather than just go for the knockout. Bergfried lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Loompa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A little feinted left hand from Bergfried on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Loompa clinches up with Bergfried and pushes him back against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bergfried. Loompa tries to work over Bergfried's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Loompa has Bergfried pressed against the cage, preventing Bergfried from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bergfried crunches a lovely knee into Loompa's ribcage. Loompa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it. Loompa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Loompa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bergfried blocks an uppercut.
Loompa misses with a short punch on the inside. Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Loompa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergfried.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loompa looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range. Loompa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Loompa feints and then cracks Bergfried's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergfried down. Bergfried scores with a punch to the head. Loompa misses with a body kick. Loompa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergfried. Bergfried cracks a nice hook into Loompa's ribs. Loompa tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Loompa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergfried cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bergfried misses with a wild body shot. Loompa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A bone on bone clash there as Bergfried blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Loompa. Loompa misses with a shot to the body and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Loompa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bergfried misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Loompa. Loompa is looking to score with low kicks. Bergfried takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loompa misses with a low kick. A counter left hand to the body from Bergfried misses its target. Bergfried doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Loompa tests Bergfried's chin there with a solid looking shot. Loompa tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it. Loompa throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it. Bergfried throws a lazy head kick and Loompa counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Loompa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bergfried blocking some punches.
Loompa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bergfried lands a nice uppercut. Loompa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bergfried pulls his leg out and moves away.
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! Bergfried with a body punch. A glancing blow. Loompa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loompa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried misses with a hook. Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick. Loompa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Loompa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Loompa takes a kick to the side of the head. Bergfried feints and then cracks Loompa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loompa down. Good leg kick by Bergfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loompa throws a leg kick and Bergfried counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Loompa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bergfried's waist but Bergfried gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loompa off to one side. Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa. Loompa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergfried is able to avoid easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Loompa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Loompa just misses with a punch to the body.
Oompa Loompa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bergfried throws a leg kick that is checked and Loompa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Bergfried scores with a sloppy right hand. Loompa should have avoided that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oompa Loompa will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergfried keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Loompa takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bergfried is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Loompa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bergfried but Bergfried pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bergfried is looking to counter with a body kick. Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loompa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried. A big right from Loompa misses. Bergfried scores with a jab to the jaw. An inside leg kick lands from Bergfried. Loompa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bergfried was covering up waiting for the punch and Loompa finishes the takedown easily into guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bergfried is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loompa is trying to control but Bergfried passes into side control!
Loompa tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bergfried has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Loompa throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Loompa misses. Bergfried throws a combination. Loompa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loompa throws a leg kick which misses Bergfried's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergfried tries to avoid it. Loompa slips under a jab from Bergfried. Bergfried throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loompa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bergfried misses with a hook. Loompa ducked under it nicely. Loompa misses the jab. Bergfried throws a leg kick but Loompa checks it. Bergfried tries to work over Loompa's front leg with a kick but Loompa checks it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loompa, right into the meat.
Loompa works Bergfried's body with a nice hook. Bergfried slips under a jab from Loompa. This has been an exciting period of action! Loompa takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses. A low kick from Bergfried misses and Loompa counters with a thumping low kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loompa. Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bergfried takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loompa.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bergfried works the jab nicely. Loompa lands a jab to Bergfried's midsection. Loompa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bergfried but Bergfried pushes him off and we're back to square one. Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa. Loompa scores with a head kick.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loompa. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet. Bergfried appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Bergfried tried to score with a low kick but Loompa checks it. Loompa misses with an uppercut. Bergfried looks to throw the jab but Loompa is out of range. Loompa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Good work by Loompa as he checks the leg kick. Loompa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergfried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick from Loompa.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Loompa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range. Loompa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bergfried closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bergfried changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bergfried lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Loompa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loompa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Loompa swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Loompa. Bergfried scoring well with a low kick there.
Loompa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried. Loompa throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loompa. Loompa throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it. Bergfried misses with a body punch
and Loompa counters with a single leg into guard. Bergfried didn't expect that. Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight! Oompa Loompa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Loompa 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
68% |
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