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Event:
Byzantium 38
Date: Apr 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Fernros misses with a few strikes there.
Turgeon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fernros. Fernros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#It looks like Fredrik Fernros has been cut.#CL2#
Turgeon clinches up with Fernros and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernros struggles to land a body shot inside as Turgeon controls his hands.
Fernros misses with a punch on the inside.
Fernros tries to circle away but Turgeon has him pinned against the cage.
Turgeon lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Turgeon.
Fernros blocking some punches.
Turgeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turgeon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Turgeon fails to land.
Fernros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turgeon tries to throw a body punch but Fernros avoids it by throwing Turgeon back against the cage.
Fernros throws a head punch that misses.
Turgeon struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernros controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Turgeon fails to land.
Turgeon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.#T1#
Turgeon stalling in the clinch.
Turgeon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turgeon working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#Fredrik Fernros's cut is getting worse.
Fernros throws a head punch that misses.
Turgeon blocking some punches.
Turgeon has a couple of punches blocked by Fernros.
Turgeon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernross head.
Fernros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fernros misses with some punches.
#BC#
Fernros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turgeon throws an overhand right that lands on Fernros's shoulder, as Fernros tries to avoid the shot.
Fernros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turgeon lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#Fredrik Fernros's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turgeon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fernros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fernros dips to his left and cracks Turgeon with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turgeon misses with a lunging right hand
and Fernros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turgeon throws out a loose jab but Fernros uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Fernros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2##CL2#
Turgeon gets a clinch.
Turgeon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernros lands a right hand.
Turgeon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Turgeon.
Turgeon blocks an uppercut.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turgeon lands a body shot.
Fernros is breathing heavily.
Fernros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turgeon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fernros misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernros.
Fernros has a couple of punches blocked by Turgeon.
Turgeon throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernros.
Turgeon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turgeon lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Jeez, Fredrik Fernros's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turgeon.
Turgeon lands with a right to the head. #T3#
A hook to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon pushes Fernros back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turgeon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turgeon lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernros misses with the head strike.
Turgeon misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Turgeon.
Turgeon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fredrik Fernros's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Turgeon!
Fredrik Fernros was interviewed post fight and said 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 34
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Fernros 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.
Akenzua throws a sloppy head kick
letting Fernros counter with a right hand.
Fernros drops Akenzua with a naaaaasty hook - Akenzua is in real trouble here! Fernros dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrik Fernros!
Fredrik Fernros decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Hodari Akenzua had this to say: 'I thank all of the fans for coming out here and showing the support for both fighters. I will be back stronger.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 30
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
De Vries scoring well with a low kick there.
De Vries slaps away a takedown attempt from Fernros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fernros lands a body shot.
Fredrik Fernros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernros.
De Vries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernros.
Fernros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Vries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernros.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernros takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from De Vries. Those never looked like landing.
De Vries gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernros is just out of range.
Fernros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ambroos De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Fernros.
Fernros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Vries misses with a looping right.
Fernros shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab lands there for Fernros.
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!#CL#
De Vries takes the fight into the clinch.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Vries takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Fernros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Fernros.
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fernros tries to stall but De Vries uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Vries tries to work over Fernros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernros backwards. #CUT#It looks like Fredrik Fernros has been cut.
Fernros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernros blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fernros fails to land.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries wants to stall.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries stalling in the clinch.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Fernros looking to stall.
De Vries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vries.
Fernros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Fernros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernros is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Fernros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Fernros lands with a nice body punch.
Fernros looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vries is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernros throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Fernros scores with a three punch combo!
Ambroos De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernros misses with a wild body shot.
De Vries is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by De Vries.
Fernros misses with a wild body shot.
Fernros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vries.
An attempted straight right counter from De Vries misses the target.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernros moves away.
De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernros is just out of range.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Fernros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fernros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fernros connects with a right hand. De Vries shakes it off.
Fernros swinging wildly here.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Fernros.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from De Vries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Vries slips under a jab from Fernros.
Fernros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fernros.
Fernros is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Vries throws a looping overhand right but Fernros ducks down to avoid it.
Fernros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Fernros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
De Vries drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fernros sprawls and moves away.
Fernros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Vries. Fernros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fernros misses with a body shot.
Fernros misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Fernros.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fernros has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fernros tests De Vries's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernros moves away.
Fernros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fernros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros swings for the body but De Vries moves out of range.
Fernros connects with a crisp jab.
Fernros misses with a wild combination.
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernros manages to avoid it.
Fernros fails with the takedown.
A jab from De Vries misses.
Fernros goes for a double leg but De Vries avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Vries continues to drive forward.
De Vries takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
De Vries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernros, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernros misses with some punches.
De Vries holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vries.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Fernros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fernros's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
De Vries misses with a looping right.
Fernros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fredrik Fernros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Vries takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Vries misses with a straight right.
Fredrik Fernros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernros throws a series of punches but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fernros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vries.
De Vries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
Fernros appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
De Vries darts in and clinches Fernros up against the cage.
Fernros has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
De Vries blocking some punches.
De Vries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
Fernros scores with a shot to the side of De Vries's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernros lands with a right to the head.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernros backwards.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Fernros avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
Fernros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fernros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fernros throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
De Vries working aggressively here.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernros takes a shot to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Fredrik Fernros's cut even more.
Fernros scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fernros dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernros misses with a body punch.
#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Vries takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernros.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernros managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries is working Fernros over against the cage.
De Vries lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernros backwards.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fernros swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Fernros.
Fernros is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernros backwards.
Fernros is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries landing knees to the body.
Fernros is breathing heavily.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Fernros's head.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernros.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
Fernros has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from De Vries.
De Vries taking a breather.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernros backwards. #CUT#The cut above Fredrik Fernros's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
#T4#
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernros backwards. #ROC#Fernros is rocked!#CUT#Fredrik Fernros's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernros can do to turn this around?
De Vries taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fernros is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernros seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambroos De Vries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Vries stalling.
A hook to the body from De Vries.
De Vries just leaning against Fernros, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Vries takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernros throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from De Vries.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ambroos De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fernros's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Fernros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernros misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Fernros - just one landing. #CL#
De Vries closes the distance and clinches.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Fernros avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fernros fails to land.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernros's elbow.
De Vries throws a big uppercut that drops Fernros! More strikes from De Vries and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fernros lies dazed against the cage as De Vries celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambroos De Vries!
A victorious Ambroos De Vries thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Fredrik Fernros was interviewed post fight and said 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 26
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fernros!
Persson swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fernros takes a swing at Persson's ribcage but misses.
Fredrik Fernros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persson manages to avoid it.
Fernros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Persson.
Fernros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Persson misses.
Persson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernros works the jab nicely.
Fernros wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernros pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Persson back to the cage. Fernros follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Fernros.
Persson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Persson loads up on a big right hand but Fernros slips the punch.
Fernros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Persson moves away.
It seemed like Persson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Fernros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Persson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Fredrik Fernros has been cut.
Fernros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Persson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fernros shoots in for a takedown but Persson shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Persson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Fernros with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Persson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Fernros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fernros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fernros cracks Persson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernros tries for a takedown but Persson circles away easily
and Persson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernros slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fernros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Persson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernros pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Persson back to the cage. Fernros follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernros digs a good hook to Persson's body.
Fernros swings for the body but Persson moves out of range.
#T2#
Fernros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Persson pinned against the cage. Persson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #KD2#
Persson lands a big right hand that sends Fernros crashing to the mat! Persson stays standing though and waves Fernros back to his feet!
Fernros dives in and grabs Persson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Persson pushes down on Fernros's head and hops out.
Fernros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fernros throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernros. Persson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Persson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fernros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Persson counters with a right hand from hell and Fernros is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petter Persson!
In his post fight interview, Petter Persson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Fredrik Fernros was interviewed post fight and said 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 21
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Svyatogor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svyatogor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernros backs up against the cage.
#CUT#It looks like Fredrik Fernros has been cut.
Svyatogor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernros.
A countering left hand to the body from Fernros misses.
Fernros slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Fernros is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svyatogor misses with a hook. Fernros ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernros moves out of range of the strikes.
Fernros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut.
Fernros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Svyatogor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fernros's head.
Fernros walks into a jab.
Svyatogor loads up on a big right hand but Fernros slips the punch.
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor connects with a single shot there.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Fernros blocks it.
Fernros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Fernros.
Svyatogor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Fernros misses with the combination.
Fernros misses with a straight right.
Svyatogor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Svyatogor stalks Fernros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernros's face. Fernros staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
A big left from Svyatogor misses.
Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernros.
Fernros sizes up Svyatogor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Svyatogor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernros.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Fernros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svyatogor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernros.
Fernros misses with a hook
and Svyatogor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Svyatogor misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernros misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a nice body shot.
Fernros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernros.
Fernros looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Svyatogor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#That has opened up Fredrik Fernros's cut even more.
Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernros.
Fernros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svyatogor lands a jab to the nose.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the side of Fernros's head but Fernros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Fernros moved out of range.
Svyatogor thuds his right hand into Fernros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fernros's cut.
That's time! Svyatogor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svyatogor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Fernros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fernros misses with a hook. Svyatogor ducked under it nicely.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
letting Fernros counter with a right hand.
Fernros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fernros! But no joy.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Fernros avoids it easily.#T1#
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
and Fernros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor throws a series of punches but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fernros throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fernros misses with a hook. Svyatogor ducked under it nicely.
Svyatogor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fernros on the side of the head.
Svyatogor misses with the combination.
Fernros throws a right hand that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Svyatogor connects with a body shot that sends Fernros's belly button to the back.
Svyatogor throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernros throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor is looking for a counter combo.
Svyatogor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Fernros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svyatogor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fernros avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
It seemed like Fernros was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Svyatogor catches Fernros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Fernros misses its intended target.
Svyatogor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernros manages to avoid it.
Fernros throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor lands a really nice looking cross but Fernros seems unphased.
#CUT#The cut above Fredrik Fernros's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Svyatogor lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Fernros goes down and covers up as Svyatogor starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor!
An out of breath Dimitri Svyatogor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fredrik Fernros spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 17
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernros lands with an uppercut that bounces Achebe off the cage and back into range.
Achebe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernros as he jumps to the side.
Fernros is looking for the big counter here.
Achebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernros looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fernros is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Fernros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Achebe with a poor takedown
and Fernros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Fernros as he connects with a hook.
Fernros is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Achebe with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Fernros counters with a crisp right hand that drops Achebe! Fernros lets Achebe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Achebe is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olijunde Achebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Achebe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fernros weaves into range and cracks Achebe right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Achebe goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Fernros is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fredrik Fernros!
After the fight, Fredrik Fernros was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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