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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leverage - Mister Universe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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177 lbs
35 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck tries to keep at a distance but Freeman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Buck.
Buck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Buck is just out of range.
Freeman misses with a hook to the body
and Buck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buck takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Buck as he checks the leg kick.
Buck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Freeman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Buck wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Freeman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Buck off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is punishing Buck with some ground and pound.
I've been told that Freeman has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Freeman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Freeman has the hooks in. Buck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Freeman lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Buck is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Freeman lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freeman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Buck defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Buck can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
Freeman punches Buck on the ear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman has the hooks in. Buck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Buck trying to control the position but Freeman manages to sink in the hooks.
Freeman punches Buck on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands strikes to the head.
Freeman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Buck.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
Buck can't escape the position.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Buck to escape the position.
Buck defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Freeman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Buck's head.
Freeman is not going to allow Buck to sit and survive in this position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
You can see the frustration on Buck's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Buck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the head.
Freeman prevents Buck from getting the reversal.
Freeman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Freeman working Buck over with strikes here.
Harold Buck's cut is getting worse.
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Freeman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Buck is rocked!
Freeman drops a big elbow. That's hurt Buck! More shots from Freeman and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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