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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atanase Teodor (ranked 910 p4p, 116 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1465 p4p, 187 weight class). Teodor's entrance music is Pots and pans banging . A fine choice. Atanase Teodor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 cm
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162 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atanase Teodor! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Winslow Berhardt! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Berhardt lands a nice hook to Teodor's body. Teodor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Berhardt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berhardt throws the left hand but Teodor avoids the punch easily. Teodor lands an overhand right. Berhardt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teodor defends it nicely. Berhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Teodor fails to land with a series of punches.
Berhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teodor. Teodor throws the kick towards the body but Berhardt avoids it. Berhardt takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Winslow Berhardt has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Teodor throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily. Teodor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Teodor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A punch combination from Berhardt misses. Teodor takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berhardt swinging wildly here.
Teodor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Teodor throws a poor cross that misses
letting Berhardt counter with a right hand. Berhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Teodor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Berhardt lands with an uppercut that bounces Teodor off the cage and back into range. Berhardt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Teodor. No joy for Berhardt on that attempt. Teodor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A telegraphed right hand from Berhardt misses the target. It looked like Teodor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Teodor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Teodor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Teodor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berhardt's head. Berhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Atanase Teodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Teodor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berhardt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Teodor throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily. Berhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Teodor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Berhardt looks to land a right hand but Teodor moved out of range. Teodor avoids the head kick by Berhardt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teodor. Berhardt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Berhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berhardt connects with a crisp jab. Berhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teodor throws a lazy body kick and Berhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A cross from Teodor lands. Berhardt throws a looping overhand right but Teodor ducks down to avoid it. Teodor thows a left - swing and a miss! Berhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice combination there by Berhardt.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Berhardt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Berhardt shoots in but no luck this time. Atanase Teodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winslow Berhardt. Teodor throws a hook but Berhardt avoids it easily. Berhardt misses with a leg kick and Teodor counters with a nice kick to the body. Berhardt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teodor thuds his shin into the meat of Berhardt's side. Teodor scores with a nice right hand.
Teodor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Berhardt sprawling to the canvas! Berhardt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Teodor finish him?!
Berhardt is rocked! Teodor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Berhardt with a lazy takedown attempt and Teodor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Berhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Teodor finish him? Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Teodor! Berhardt is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atanase Teodor! Atanase Teodor retains his lightweight title! Atanase Teodor thanked the fans post fight for their support. The defeated Winslow Berhardt had this to say: 'Next time I'll break him!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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