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Photo credit: James Bartosik |
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With only one fight under his belt and an Elo rating of 1300, Richard ‘The Razor†Frazer had much to make up for against his veteran opponent Tim “CSI†Bendfeldt. The German, with an Elo of over 2100 went into the game with a comfortable winning record of 4 wins, 2 losses.
In round one, Frazer took the upper hand. Despite Bendfeldt’s chess experience, he quickly lost two key pieces, including a bishop. In the ring, during the next round, Frazer was confidently taking the upper hand over Bendfeldt who was struggling with his footwork, getting peppered with shots and often found his back against the ropes.
Back on the board, Bendfeldt built up a comfortable time advantage to over 2 minutes. While he was building up a solid defence, it looked like he was also trying to run out Frazer’s clock. The next round, Frazer went back to maintaining the boxing edge, landing strong right hands, again pushing Bendfeldt against the ropes. Bendfeldt appeared to be playing a style of rope-a-dope, staying on the defensive, trying to avoid Frazer’s shots.
In the following chess round, Bendfeldt quickly secured the initiative and checked Frazer’s king. Frazer desperately tried to counter Bendfeldt’s trap but Bendfeldt moved in for the final blow and check mated his opponent with one last manoeuvre. Frazer lost on the board in round 5. |
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| Tim 'CSI' Benfeldt |
Name |
Richard 'The Razor' Frazer | | 4-1-0 |
W-L-D |
1-0-0 | | 29 |
Age |
37 | | 179 cm |
Height |
178 cm | | 76 kg |
Weight |
78 kg | | ? |
Reach |
? | | 2111 |
ELO |
1300 | | Germany |
Country |
England | |
Hometown |
Leicester | |
Gym |
Islington Boxing Gym | |
Job |
VFX Supervisor |
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Benfeldt wins via chess - checkmate (Round 5) |
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