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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aas's entrance music is Nunnuka Nunnuka. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bergfried, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Aas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Aas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
A hook to the body from Aas.
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
Aas working aggressively here.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bergfried avoids it.
Aas scores with a shot to the side of Bergfried's head.
Aas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergfried has a couple of punches blocked by Aas.
Aas lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried avoiding damage as Aas throws knees to the body.
Aas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergfried has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Aas fails to land.
Bergfried lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aas avoids it.
Aas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aas working aggressively here.
Aas lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aas obliges.
Aas misses with the head strike.
Aas takes a shot to the head.
Aas misses with a knee strike.
Aas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Nice body punch from Aas - that landed with a thud.
Bergfried lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas throws a head punch that misses.
Aas tries a body shot but Bergfried blocks it.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergfried has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bergfried can turn it around.
Bergfried pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aas managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
Nice body punch from Bergfried - that landed with a thud.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aas.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Bergfried blocks with his arms.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aas tries a knee to the head but Bergfried blocks it.
Bergfried scores with a knee to the head.
Aas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aas managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aas working aggressively here.
Aas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergfried is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aas is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried takes a shot to the head.
Bergfried lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Aas lands a shoulder strike.
Bergfried is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergfried.
Aas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergfried pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aas misses with a knee strike.
Aas working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aas.
Aas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergfried controls his hands.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas slips a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Aas.
Bergfried swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aslak Aas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aas.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried throws a front kick aimed at Aas's knee but Aas avoids it well.
Aas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergfried.
Aas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.
Aas misses with a right hand
and Bergfried finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bergfried throws out a leg kick but Aas moves out of range and Bergfried only half commits.
Aas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bergfried counters with a good, hard body kick but Aas shrugs it off.
Aas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bergfried throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Aas misses the jab.
Bergfried throws out a counter right but Aas avoids it with no problem.
Aas misses with a looping left.
Aas swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Aas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Aas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bergfried.
Aas cracks Bergfried with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bergfried in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried lands a glancing blow to the side of Aas's head.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Aas.
Aas tries to land a front kick but Bergfried steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aas backing away here, and Bergfried unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bergfried throws a leg kick
and Aas counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Aas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a low kick but Aas moves out of range easily.
A big right from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bergfried walks into a stiff left hand from Aas.
Aas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bergfried avoids the head kick by Aas.
Bergfried walks into a jab.
Bergfried lands with an uppercut that bounces Aas off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow Aas down.
Aas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Aas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bergfried lands a high kick!
Aas scores with a jab. Bergfried acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aas misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aas drives through and clinches with Bergfried against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aas obliges.
Bergfried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body kick.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Aas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aas tries to clinch but Bergfried is having none of it.
Aas loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Bergfried scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aas in his tracks.
Bergfried throws a body kick that misses
and Bergfried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aas.
A shot to the liver by Aas. Beautiful body shot.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
Aas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bergfried replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aas blocks it well.
Aas slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Aas scores with the left hand. Bergfried knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands with a right hand.
Bergfried bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Aas moves out of range easily.
Bergfried throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aas.
It looked like Aas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Aas slams his shin into Bergfried's torso.
Bergfried moves out of range as Aas strikes.
Aas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aas blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aas misses with a straight right.
Aas drives through and clinches with Bergfried against the cage.
Aas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bergfried misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergfried is defending well for now.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Aas controls his hands.
Aas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Aas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergfried utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Bergfried lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Aslak Aas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bergfried lands a left hand.
Aas misses with a body punch.
Aas takes a shot to the head.
Aas scores a nice knee to the body.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Aas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bergfried lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aas scores with a kick to the body.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Aas.
Bergfried only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bergfried misses
and Aas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergfried throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bergfried connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aas momentarily.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Aas misses its intended target.
Aas closes the distance and clinches.
Aas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergfried.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergfried is defending well for now.
Bergfried lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergfried blocking some punches.
Aas lands a shoulder strike.
Aas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergfried has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergfried's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aas checks a leg kick.
Aas misses with a hook
and Bergfried counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Aas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
A jab lands there for Aas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergfried, right into the meat.
Bergfried throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aas throws a sloppy head kick and Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Bergfried was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bergfried misses with a body punch
and Aas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Aas moves out of range easily.
Aas doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergfried circles away.
Nice shot lands for Aas.
Aas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aas lands with a shot to the body.
Aas blocks the body kick.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas misses with a looping right.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
Aas moves into the clinch.
Aas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergfried has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Bergfried to work.
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
Aas lands with a short shot to the head.
Aas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aas looking to throw knees to the head but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Aas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Bergfried manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas tries to clinch but Bergfried moves out of range.
That kick from Bergfried tenderised Aas's leg. Aas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aas clobbers Bergfried with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
Bergfried swings for the body but Aas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aas lands a lovely overhand right.
Bergfried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bergfried is rocked!
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Aas checks a leg kick nicely.
Aas lands with a hook. Bergfried tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bergfried is still on wobbly legs! Can Aas finish him?
Bergfried throws a lazy head kick
enabling Aas to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aas. Bergfried shrugs it off though.
Bergfried takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bergfried gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Aas gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bergfried is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslak Aas!
Aslak Aas made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) in his post fight interview.
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