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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 1122 p4p, 148 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 2053 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
Wilkinson connects with a right hand. Rienfeldt shakes it off.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rienfeldt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkinson instigates a clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rienfeldt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rienfeldt misses with the head strike.
Rienfeldt misses with some punches.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Rienfeldt tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Rienfeldt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rienfeldt avoids the elbow strike from Wilkinson, against the cage.
Rienfeldt lands an uppercut.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rienfeldt controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the side of Wilkinson's head.
Rienfeldt avoiding damage as Wilkinson throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rienfeldt on the inside.
Rienfeldt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rienfeldt misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rienfeldt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
Wilkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rienfeldt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Rienfeldt.
As Rienfeldt tries to get set, Wilkinson tries to push him back and clinch up but Rienfeldt manages to avoid the attempt.
Wilkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown attempt but Rienfeldt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rienfeldt misses the target.
Rienfeldt stuns Wilkinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rienfeldt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilkinson has time to react.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
As Wilkinson backs off Rienfeldt throws a huge counter combo but Wilkinson manages to avoid it all.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Rienfeldt circles away and keeps his distance.
Rienfeldt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rienfeldt.
Wilkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkinson scores with a nice strike.
Wilkinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rienfeldt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilkinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Rienfeldt misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson lands an elbow just above Rienfeldt 's eye.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
Rienfeldt swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rienfeldt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson throws the left hand but Rienfeldt avoids the punch easily.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Rienfeldt tries to get set, Wilkinson tries to push him back and clinch up but Rienfeldt manages to avoid the attempt.
Wilkinson gets tackled into the cage by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt maintains the clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rienfeldt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Rienfeldt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rienfeldt's gas tank.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rienfeldt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilkinson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rienfeldt walks away with a smile on his face. Wilkinson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt feints a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson darts in and clinches Rienfeldt up against the cage.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Wilkinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rienfeldt digs a right hand underneath Wilkinson's ribcage. Wilkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rienfeldt blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Our sources have told us that Wilkinson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rienfeldt lands a shot to the body.
Wilkinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Wilkinson tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Rienfeldt scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Rienfeldt fails to land.
Rienfeldt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Rienfeldt back against the cage.
Rienfeldt missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Rienfeldt controls the action.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rienfeldt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Rienfeldt misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Rienfeldt.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Rienfeldt.
Wilkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rienfeldt misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
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!
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Rienfeldt has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rienfeldt misses with some punches.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Rienfeldt blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Wilkinson.
A nice left hand lands by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Rienfeldt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rienfeldt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Rienfeldt's head.
Wilkinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rienfeldt pushes Wilkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rienfeldt takes an elbow to the temple.
Rienfeldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rienfeldt scores with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Wilkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rienfeldt circles away.
It seemed like Rienfeldt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rienfeldt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkinson.
Rienfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilkinson connects with a looping right hand.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rienfeldt circles away.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Rienfeldt's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt thows a body kick. Wilkinson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilkinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rienfeldt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rienfeldt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilkinson with a body shot.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rienfeldt keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson darts in and clinches Rienfeldt up against the cage.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rienfeldt throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Rienfeldt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilkinson pulls guard successfully.
Rienfeldt stands up and waves to Wilkinson to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wilkinson misses its intended target.
Rienfeldt lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilkinson off the cage and back into range.
Rienfeldt keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson takes one on the button.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Rienfeldt pushes him off.
Rienfeldt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
It seemed like Rienfeldt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rienfeldt connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Wilkinson defending well as Rienfeldt loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Rienfeldt circles away.
Wilkinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Rienfeldt swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Timothy Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilkinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson walks into a straight right hand from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilkinson.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Rienfeldt is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling him.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rienfeldt misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rienfeldt controls his hands.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Rienfeldt controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rienfeldt controls his hands.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the head.
Rienfeldt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the head.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rienfeldt or not.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson - that landed with a thud.
Rienfeldt missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rienfeldt throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that stopped Rienfeldt in his tracks for a moment.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rienfeldt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rienfeldt fails to land.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkinson.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
Wilkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rienfeldt backwards.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Rienfeldt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fredrik Rienfeldt.
I've got Rienfeldt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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