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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1537 p4p, 212 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 1976 p4p, 257 weight class). Ohanian has chosen The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus as his entrance music. Fredrik Rienfeldt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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176 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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181 cm
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179 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rienfeldt misses the shot to the body. Ohanian rushes Rienfeldt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ohanian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rienfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick. Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot. Rienfeldt feints and then cracks Ohanian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ohanian down. Ohanian throws a leg kick and Rienfeldt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice shot lands for Ohanian. Ohanian throws a big shot that misses. An attempted straight right counter from Rienfeldt misses the target. Ohanian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rienfeldt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ohanian is in Rienfeldt's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rienfeldt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Rienfeldt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Ohanian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rienfeldt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Ohanian content to stall in guard here. Rienfeldt wants to sweep here but Ohanian controlling him for the moment. Ohanian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Rienfeldt blocks a head kick by Ohanian.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rienfeldt misses with a leg kick. Ohanian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ohanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rienfeldt throws out the jab. Alen Ohanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ohanian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt keeps the fight on the outside. Ohanian throws a poor cross that misses
and Rienfeldt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Rienfeldt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ohanian. Ohanian lands a nice shot that snaps Rienfeldt's head back.
Rienfeldt looks for the body kick but Ohanian saw that one coming. Ohanian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rienfeldt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ohanian. Ohanian misses with a hook. Rienfeldt ducked under it nicely. Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rienfeldt, right into the meat.
Ohanian connects with a looping right hand.
Ohanian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rienfeldt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Rienfeldt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohanian. Ohanian throws a hook to the side of Rienfeldt's head but Rienfeldt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ohanian tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Rienfeldt to counter with a crisp jab. Rienfeldt lands an overhand right. Ohanian fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ohanian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rienfeldt napping and manages to drive through into side control! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rienfeldt is trying to get back to half guard. Rienfeldt looks to move to half guard but instead Ohanian has passed into mount! Damn! Ohanian tries to control but Rienfeldt wriggling away. Rienfeldt tries to lock up and control but Ohanian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Rienfeldt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Ohanian misses. Fredrik Rienfeldt is winning the standup battle so far. Rienfeldt on the wrong end of a nice hook. Rienfeldt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ohanian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ohanian misses with a hook. Ohanian stalks Rienfeldt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rienfeldt's face. Rienfeldt staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut. Rienfeldt scores with a sloppy right hand. Ohanian should have avoided that one. Rienfeldt throws the left hand but Ohanian avoids the punch easily. Ohanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohanian.
Ohanian tries to close the distance and clinch but Rienfeldt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ohanian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ohanian swings for the body but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Ohanian moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rienfeldt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohanian controls his hands.
Ohanian is trying to break the clinch but Rienfeldt has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohanian. Ohanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohanian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rienfeldt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rienfeldt moves out of range of the body kick from Ohanian.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ohanian. Ohanian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ohanian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rienfeldt lands a nice shot that snaps Ohanian's head back.
Ohanian is rocked! Rienfeldt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ohanian is still on wobbly legs! Can Rienfeldt finish him? Rienfeldt lands a body shot.
Ohanian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. 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! Rienfeldt lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ohanian - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rienfeldt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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