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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haywood Badger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Friedrich Bergfried's chin.
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134 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Bergfried. Beautiful body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Badger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bergfried misses with a lunging right hand
and Badger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bergfried bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Badger as he checks the leg kick.
Badger throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
Badger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Badger's front leg but catches the back leg as Badger tries to avoid it.
Bergfried throws a big shot that misses.
Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Badger swinging wildly here.
Badger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badger.
Badger misses with a looping right.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Badger.
Badger throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Bergfried cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
It seemed like Bergfried was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Badger thuds a left hand into Bergfried's body.
Bergfried throws a solid leg kick but Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bergfried.
Badger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bergfried walks into a jab.
Badger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badger.
A countering left hand to the body from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried throws a head kick that Badger semi-blocks.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bergfried takes a swing at Badger's ribcage but misses.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Badger moved away.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bergfried just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bergfried tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Badger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Badger cracks Bergfried with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bergfried lands a front kick.
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Badger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badger throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Badger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badger throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Bergfried dodges the punch combination from Badger.
Badger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a leg kick
and Badger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bergfried manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Badger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Badger trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Bergfried wants to stand and escape but Badger is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Badger from controlling successfully.
Badger won't allow Bergfried to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Badger wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badger throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Badger throws a shot to the body.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Badger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Badger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
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 Haywood Badger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergfried checks a low kick from Badger.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Badger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Badger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Bergfried throws the kick towards the body but Badger avoids it.
Bergfried throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Badger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bergfried counters with a nice body kick.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bergfried.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger cracks Bergfried with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bergfried throws out a loose jab but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Badger.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Haywood Badger is winning the standup battle so far.
Badger misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Badger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bergfried!
Bergfried takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergfried wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bergfried is squirming around, avoiding Badger's attempts to control the action.
Badger working Bergfried over with strikes here.
Badger with a couple of short strikes.
Badger working Bergfried over with strikes here.
Badger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried is wriggling around trying to escape.
Badger working Bergfried over with strikes here.
Badger raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Badger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Badger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Badger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergfried can do to turn this around?
Bergfried takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergfried felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Badger dominating with strikes here.
Bergfried is rocked!
A big strike lands for Badger! That's really hurt Bergfried and he's turned his back - Badger keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Badger jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haywood Badger!
A very excited looking Haywood Badger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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