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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Etim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Time to Pretend as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Etim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Freeman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Etim.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Etim has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeman.
Freeman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Freeman avoids a wild elbow strike from Etim.
Etim blocks an uppercut.
Etim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Etim scores with a hook to the body.
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Etim is looking to clinch.
Freeman tries to keep at a distance but Etim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Etim pushes off an throws an elbow but Freeman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freeman stalling against the cage.
Freeman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Freeman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Etim from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to stand and escape but Etim is having none of it.
Etim decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Freeman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Etim tries to hold on but Freeman postures up.
Etim is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman won't let Etim get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Etim really wants to buck Freeman off and get back to his feet.
Freeman looking to finish with strikes here!
Etim wants to try and get back to his feet.
Etim is breathing heavily.
Etim tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Freeman controlling the position easily from mount.
Freeman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working Etim over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Freeman.
Etim wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Etim is looking to escape.
Etim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman landing punches.
Etim is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etim is in a horrible position here. Freeman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Etim wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Freeman wants to finish this one by submission but Etim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Freeman.
Freeman lands with some strikes.
Etim really wants to buck Freeman off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Freeman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Freeman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Etim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Etim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry Etim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Etim misses with a wild combination.
Etim swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman gets a clinch.
Etim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Etim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freeman avoids the elbow strike from Etim, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Etim manages to break the clinch.
Etim swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Etim.
Etim misses with a double jab
and Freeman counters with a series of strikes. Etim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Etim misses with a leg kick.
Etim works over Freeman's head and body with a nice combination.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Etim.
Etim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Etim does no damage.
Freeman throws a head kick but Etim moves out of range.
Etim throws a sloppy head kick
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman avoiding damage as Etim throws knees to the body.
Etim trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman drags the fight down to the ground.
Etim trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freeman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Freeman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freeman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Freeman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Etim trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Etim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Etim trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etim prevents Freeman from getting back to his feet.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Etim gets to his feet. Freeman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Etim scores with a head kick.
Etim tries to clinch up.
Etim tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Etim circles away.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Etim pushes him off.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Etim darts in and clinches Freeman up against the cage.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Etim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Etim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freeman.
Etim keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Etim blocks nicely.
Etim wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joel Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Etim.
Etim lands with a slapping head kick.
Etim stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Etim misses with the combination.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Etim throws a head kick that misses
and Freeman counters by clinching up.
Etim fails to pull guard.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Etim throws a head kick that misses
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch.
Freeman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Etim wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman keeps control of Etim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Etim is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Freeman as the two fighters clinch.
Freeman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Etim wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Etim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Etim looking to slow down the pace here.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etim gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Freeman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Etim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Etim's back!
Etim trying to control the hands but Freeman breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etim defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Freeman misses with punches from the back.
Freeman working for a choke but Etim is defending well.
Etim looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Etim tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount and Etim is in trouble!
Freeman wants to control the pace but Etim is squirming around nicely.
Etim tries to reverse the position but Freeman maintains control.
Freeman avoids the attempt from Etim to control.
Freeman trying to control but Etim is having none of it.
Joel Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Etim wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Etim really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Freeman lands a heavy elbow.
Etim's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Etim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freeman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Etim looks a forlorn figure.
Etim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freeman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Etim looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joel Freeman.
I've got Freeman 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Joel Freeman!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Joel Freeman!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Joel Freeman!
Joel Freeman wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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