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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 1886 p4p, 99 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 3123 p4p, 160 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
34 - 24 - 2 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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
34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergfried stuns Frettish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frettish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frettish ducks right into an uppercut from Bergfried.
Frettish sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frettish was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried connects with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried lands a head kick. Frettish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
A little jabbing left from Frettish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergfried fakes the leg kick and cracks Frettish in the body.
Frettish swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bergfried tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried throws a leg kick that misses.
Frettish misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frettish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frettish tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frettish checks a low kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with an uppercut that bounces Frettish off the cage and back into range.
Bergfried circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bergfried counters with a nice uppercut.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frettish blocks a leg kick.
Frettish blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frettish! But no joy.
Bergfried throws an off balance right hand
and Frettish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergfried scores with the left hand. Frettish knows he should have avoided that one.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Frettish is just out of range.
Bergfried lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is looking to land body kicks.
As Bergfried backs off Frettish throws a huge counter combo but Bergfried manages to avoid it all.
Bergfried throws a hook but Frettish blocks it.
Bergfried jabs Frettish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Frettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried scores with a push kick.
Bergfried is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow Frettish down.
Frettish throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
And Bergfried counters with a quick kick to the body but Frettish blocks it.
Bergfried throws a sloppy body shot
and Frettish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergfried is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frettish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bergfried - the referee stops the clock and Frettish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bergfried. Frettish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bergfried - that will leave a mark!
Frettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried cracks the inside of Frettish's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frettish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bergfried misses with the body kick
and Frettish counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frettish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bergfried - the referee stops the clock and Frettish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bergfried. Frettish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frettish.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Frettish misses with a looping right.
Frettish misses with a left hand
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a jab when Frettish was well out of range.
Frettish let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Frettish sees coming a mile off.
Bergfried throws a jab but it's blocked by Frettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Frettish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried misses with a lunging right hand
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Frettish throws a shot to the body.
Frettish slips a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Frettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Bergfried thuds his shin into the meat of Frettish's side.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frettish's corner calls for a 1-2. Frettish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bergfried misses with a body punch
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Bergfried tenderised Frettish's leg. Frettish is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Frettish does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frettish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bergfried throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bergfried connects with a single shot there.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Bergfried scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bergfried throws the kick towards the body but Frettish avoids it.
Frettish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bergfried.
Bergfried listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bergfried throws an off balance right hand
and Frettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried throws a head kick that Frettish semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frettish throws a series of punches but Bergfried moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Bergfried.
Bergfried thows a body kick. Frettish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frettish takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bergfried dodges the punch combination from Frettish.
Bergfried throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frettish takes a kick to the side of the head.
Frettish misses with an uppercut.
Frettish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bergfried is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frettish can do to turn this around?
Frettish misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bergfried lands but Frettish takes it in his stride.
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 throws a hook to the side of Frettish's head but Frettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergfried throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Frettish to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergfried lands with a cross.
Frettish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bergfried to score with a decent uppercut.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Frettish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergfried lunges at Frettish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frettish's hand.
Frettish scores with a one two! Bergfried had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bergfried thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frettish if he has to take too many more of those.
Bergfried takes a swing at Frettish's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried throws a looping overhand right but Frettish ducks down to avoid it.
Frettish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bergfried with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried lands with a nice body kick.
Bergfried lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frettish will feel that in the morning.
Bergfried walks into a left hand.
Frettish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Frettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Frettish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frettish.
A jab from Frettish does it's job there.
Bergfried thumps Frettish with a low kick.
Frettish lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow Frettish down.
Bergfried takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a looping right.
Frettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Frettish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bergfried throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frettish throws a shot from downtown. Bergfried moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bergfried lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frettish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergfried counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bergfried lands a jab to the head.
Frettish tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bergfried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergfried misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Frettish moved away.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Frettish misses.
Bergfried cracks Frettish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bergfried scores with a leg kick.
Bergfried lands with a straight right. Frettish didn't see that one coming.
Bergfried throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried tries to land a body kick
enabling Frettish to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frettish misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Frettish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergfried jabs Frettish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frettish throws out a counter right but Bergfried avoids it with no problem.
Bergfried takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergfried stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bergfried misses the body punch
enabling Frettish to counter with a crisp jab.
Frettish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bergfried throws a hook but Frettish avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bergfried darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frettish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergfried counters with an outside leg kick.
Frettish misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bergfried to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frettish. Frettish circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frettish thuds a left hand into Bergfried's body.
Frettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frettish manages to avoid it.
Frettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergfried quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Frettish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bergfried with a body shot.
Bergfried lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frettish will feel that in the morning.
Frettish throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Bergfried counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bergfried scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frettish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frettish.
Frettish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bergfried in his tracks.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frettish.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Frettish moves out of range easily.
Bergfried scores with a push kick.
Bergfried scores with a hook.
Frettish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergfried was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bergfried takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Frettish.
Frettish misses with a hook. Bergfried ducked under it nicely.
Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried misses with a hook to the body
and Frettish counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Frettish misses.
Bergfried throws a shot from downtown. Frettish moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried defending well as Frettish loads up on a big left hand.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bergfried.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Frettish slips the punch.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frettish. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bergfried has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
Friedrich Bergfried seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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