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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 947 p4p, 101 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 1372 p4p, 137 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crespo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bergfried's head.
Crespo jabs at Bergfried's body.
Crespo misses with a few strikes there.
Crespo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried avoids it really well and circles away.
Bergfried thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crespo tries to counter with a takedown but Bergfried is quick to defend against it.
Crespo throws a series of punches but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Crespo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bergfried to the mat! Bergfried manages to get full guard.
Bergfried wants to get back to his feet but Crespo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crespo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo stays in close to Bergfried's body and controls the position.
Crespo trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Crespo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo is really struggling to control Bergfried but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergfried wants to stand but Crespo is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crespo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crespo 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crespo lands a couple of elbows.
Bergfried is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergfried avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crespo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bergfried's head.
Crespo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crespo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crespo is pushing down on Bergfried's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bergfried is fighting to maintain full guard but Crespo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crespo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried is trying to stand.
Crespo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bergfried manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Crespo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Crespo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bergfried.
Bergfried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crespo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergfried's calf.
Crespo shoots in and drives through. Bergfried sprawls well.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crespo.
Nice defenses there by Crespo.
Nice uppercut there from Crespo.
Crespo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo shoots in for a double leg but Bergfried sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bergfried is fending him off so far but Crespo persists. Nope, Bergfried circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergfried jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crespo lands a jab-cross combination.
Crespo misses with a body kick.
Crespo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bergfried stuffs the takedown attempt from Crespo. Crespo gets slowly back to his feet.
Crespo swings widly with a right hand
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
Crespo fails to land the takedown.
Crespo loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the head.
Bergfried lands a right hook to the body.
Bergfried's coach down at The 'dam Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bergfried's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crespo throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
That's time! Crespo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bergfried gets caught napping as Crespo dives in and scores a takedown. Bergfried manages to retain guard.
Crespo works over Bergfried with some ground and pound from guard.
Crespo working some strikes from top position.
Bergfried keeping full guard, as Crespo tries to pass.
Crespo chips away with some ground and pound.
Bergfried has control of Crespo's left arm, preventing Crespo from doing any damage.
Crespo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
Crespo landing some decent shots from guard.
Crespo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo stops Bergfried from standing up.
Crespo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crespo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bergfried's head.
Crespo trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergfried has wrist control.
Crespo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crespo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crespo passes into half guard.
Crespo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Crespo there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bergfried is not content to let Crespo control the position.
Bergfried blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crespo.
Ground and pound from Crespo.
We've been hearing that Crespo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crespo stops Bergfried from getting back to his feet.
Bergfried is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Crespo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crespo connects with a nice short shot to Bergfried's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crespo connects with a nice short shot to Bergfried's temple.
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!
Crespo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crespo lands a nice short elbow.
Bergfried is rocked!
Crespo lands with a punch from half guard.
Bergfried is still in real trouble! Can Crespo finish him?
Crespo is trying to control. Bergfried wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crespo prevents Bergfried from improving his position.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergfried can do to turn this around?
Bergfried is trying to stand up here but Crespo is controlling him well.
Bergfried seems to have recovered his senses.
Crespo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crespo is keen to just control but Bergfried is a slippery customer.
Crespo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Crespo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crespo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silvio Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried has hold of Crespo's hands but Crespo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crespo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crespo is pressing down on Bergfried's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bergfried is holding on for now.
Crespo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bergfried's head.
Crespo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crespo thows a huge punch but Bergfried dodges it nicely.
Crespo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crespo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Crespo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crespo lands an overhand right.
Crespo cracks the inside of Bergfried's front leg.
Crespo slips a jab from Bergfried.
Crespo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silvio Crespo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
Crespo is looking for a counter combo.
Bergfried blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bergfried! But no joy.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crespo has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Crespo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bergfried.
Crespo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bergfried prevents it.
A short left from Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bergfried.
Bergfried breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crespo tries for a takedown but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crespo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crespo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo misses with a straight left.
Bergfried feints a counter leg kick.
Crespo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bergfried to score with a decent uppercut.
Crespo loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Crespo.
Bergfried dodges the punch combination from Crespo.
Crespo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bergfried sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo punishes Bergfried's body with a nice straight punch.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Bergfried on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crespo throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Crespo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crespo misses with a head kick.
Crespo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crespo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crespo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bergfried counters with a stiff right hand.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a left hand
and Bergfried counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bergfried fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crespo on the side of the head.
Bergfried takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bergfried swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crespo lands a nice shot that snaps Bergfried's head back.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crespo manages to avoid it.
Bergfried missing with a left hand there. Crespo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crespo attempts a counter takedown but Bergfried avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Bergfried finds it's way through Crespo's defenses.
Bergfried gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crespo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo cracks Bergfried with a solid left hand.
Silvio Crespo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is stalling in the full guard.
Crespo won't allow Bergfried to get back to his feet.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crespo controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Silvio Crespo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crespo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Crespo!
In his post fight interview, Silvio Crespo gave a big smile as he said 'Where's this little Ribby guy they say is the champ? Is it true he left the division when he heard I signed here?'.
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