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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bergfried misses with a body punch.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bergfried swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Banner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergfried counters with a three punch combo that has Banner backing up. Banner nods at Bergfried to acknowledge the strikes.
Banner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bergfried cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner's calf.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergfried swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bergfried goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Bergfried releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banner checks a leg kick.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Bergfried seems unphased.
Banner rushes Bergfried and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with an elbow strike.
Banner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banner avoiding damage as Bergfried throws knees to the body.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergfried, pushing him back against the cage.
Banner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Bergfried there.
Bergfried avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergfried swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Banner clinches up with Bergfried and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banner avoids it.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner closes the distance and pushes Bergfried back into the cage.
Bergfried misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
And Bergfried responds with a good body kick, but Banner manages to step out the way in time.
Bergfried takes one to the chin there.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergfried tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner tries to clinch there but Bergfried circles away.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Bergfried pushes him off.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried tries to score with a low kick but Banner moves his leg out of the way.
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Bergfried plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergfried lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried scores with a head kick.
Banner drives through and clinches with Bergfried against the cage.
Banner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner breaks the clinch.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Bergfried.
Banner is looking to clinch but Bergfried is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Bergfried.
Banner is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried avoids the head kick by Banner.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Banner moves out of range as Bergfried strikes.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergfried misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergfried connects with a crisp jab.
Banner wants to clinch up but Bergfried keeps it at a distance.
Banner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bergfried has time to react.
Bergfried getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bergfried counters with a series of strikes. Banner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bergfried lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bergfried thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Banner if he has to take too many more of those.
Bergfried keeps the fight on the outside.
Bergfried lands a jab to Banner's midsection.
Bergfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banner tries to clinch there but Bergfried circles away.
Bergfried thumps Banner with a low kick.
Bergfried digs a good hook to Banner's body.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergfried swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body shot.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banner has time to react.
Banner is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergfried throws a good cross that connects.
Bergfried connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banner momentarily.
Banner wants to clinch up but Bergfried keeps it at a distance.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Banner's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Banner blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Banner closes the distance and pushes Bergfried back into the cage.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner scores with a hook.
Bergfried throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Banner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banner.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruce Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Bergfried is quick to defend against it.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergfried was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Banner misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Banner.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergfried paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bergfried throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried avoids the head kick by Banner.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergfried swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with a straight right. Banner didn't see that one coming.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner throws a series of punches but Bergfried moves out of range.
Banner clinches up with Bergfried and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bergfried counters with a nice leg kick.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried scoring well with a low kick there.
Bergfried sizes up Banner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Banner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Bergfried.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Banner checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner clinches up against the cage.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bergfried darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner tries to clinch up but Bergfried circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergfried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergfried pushes Banner away with a front kick.
Banner throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Bergfried is trying to counter with his kicks.
Banner rushes Bergfried and presses him up against the cage.
Bergfried avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
Banner blocks a body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergfried blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner dodges an elbow strike from Bergfried.
Banner misses with an elbow strike.
Bergfried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner wants to clinch up but Bergfried keeps it at a distance.
Banner clinches up against the cage.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner misses with an elbow over the top.
Banner stalls.
Bergfried has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Banner closes the distance and pushes Bergfried back into the cage.
Bergfried unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bergfried goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergfried takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bergfried pushes Banner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bergfried ducks right into an uppercut from Banner.
Bergfried darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried digs a good body shot into Banner's ribs.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Bergfried lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Banner tries to clinch up but Bergfried circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergfried, pushing him back against the cage.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Banner tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Banner lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergfried off the cage and back into range.
Bergfried is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried connects with a single shot there.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Bergfried now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bergfried takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Bergfried avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Banner misses the target.
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banner looks to land a combination but Bergfried avoids it well.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergfried paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Bergfried.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner gets a clinch.
Banner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergfried blocks an elbow strike from Banner.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergfried.
Banner darts in and clinches Bergfried up against the cage.
Bergfried takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bergfried lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Friedrich Bergfried.
I've got Bergfried winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
During a confident post fight interview, Friedrich Bergfried thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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