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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 158 p4p, 390 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 21 p4p, 51 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Soldier. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Friedrichsen misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
A jab from Jones misses.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Friedrichsen's leg but Friedrichsen calmly moves out of range.
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedrichsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Friedrichsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Friedrichsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Friedrichsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedrichsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Friedrichsen thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Friedrichsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friedrichsen looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Friedrichsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Friedrichsen lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Friedrichsen avoids it.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Friedrichsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedrichsen throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Friedrichsen misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Friedrichsen throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrichsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Friedrichsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Friedrichsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Friedrichsen saw that one coming.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones drives through and clinches with Friedrichsen against the cage.
Friedrichsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Friedrichsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedrichsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones blocks a body shot from Friedrichsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Friedrichsen lands a left hand.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedrichsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Friedrichsen.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Friedrichsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedrichsen lands a slapping body shot.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedrichsen looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Jones throws a hook but Friedrichsen avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds a left hand into Friedrichsen's body.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Jones.
Friedrichsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friedrichsen lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friedrichsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friedrichsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
As Friedrichsen backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Friedrichsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Friedrichsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Friedrichsen throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Friedrichsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrichsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Friedrichsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Friedrichsen misses with an uppercut.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen lands a slapping body shot.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Friedrichsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedrichsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedrichsen throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Friedrichsen misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Friedrichsen thinking.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedrichsen.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Friedrichsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Friedrichsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Friedrichsen's belly button to the back.
Friedrichsen throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friedrichsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedrichsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones cracks Friedrichsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones is looking to clinch but Friedrichsen is avoiding it.
Friedrichsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Friedrichsen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Friedrichsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrichsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Friedrichsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Friedrichsen.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friedrichsen slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Friedrichsen's head back.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Friedrichsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Friedrichsen misses
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Friedrichsen's knee momentarily.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Friedrichsen's torso.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Friedrichsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friedrichsen. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Friedrichsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones keeps Friedrichsen at a distance using the push kick.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedrichsen misses with a body punch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Friedrichsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friedrichsen has time to react.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Friedrichsen moved out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Friedrichsen circles away.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedrichsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones digs a good body shot into Friedrichsen's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Friedrichsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Friedrichsen misses.
Jones looks for the body kick but Friedrichsen saw that one coming.
Friedrichsen gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Friedrichsen.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Friedrichsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedrichsen.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Friedrichsen misses with an uppercut.
Friedrichsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Friedrichsen! But no joy.
Friedrichsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws the left hand but Friedrichsen avoids the punch easily.
Friedrichsen fails to land with a series of punches.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Friedrichsen blocks it.
Friedrichsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friedrichsen misses with a straight right.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick but Friedrichsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friedrichsen. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedrichsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Friedrichsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Friedrichsen checks it.
Jones thuds a left hand into Friedrichsen's body.
Friedrichsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Friedrichsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Friedrichsen lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Friedrichsen ducks down to avoid it.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Friedrichsen thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Friedrichsen's knee momentarily.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Friedrichsen finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Friedrichsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Friedrichsen blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Friedrichsen blocking some punches.
Friedrichsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tests Friedrichsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Friedrichsen dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Friedrichsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a jab to Friedrichsen's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Friedrichsen.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones feints and then cracks Friedrichsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Friedrichsen down.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Friedrichsen.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Friedrichsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Friedrichsen connects with the punch.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Friedrichsen misses its intended target.
Friedrichsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friedrichsen.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Friedrichsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedrichsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Friedrichsen misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Friedrichsen sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Friedrichsen catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Friedrichsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Friedrichsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Friedrichsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Friedrichsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Friedrichsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Friedrichsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Friedrichsen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Friedrichsen.
I think Friedrichsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Erik Friedrichsen!
Erik Friedrichsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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