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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Arellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedmen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simple Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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258 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Arellius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Freedmen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedmen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arellius throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Freedmen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Roger Freedmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arellius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arellius looking to score a takedown here. Freedmen is defending well but Arellius drives through and ends up in Freedmen's guard.
Freedmen has momentary wrist control but Arellius slips an elbow through the middle.
Freedmen has an active guard here but Arellius has managed to pass into half guard.
Freedmen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arellius.
Freedmen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Arellius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Freedmen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arellius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Freedmen is staying active underneath Arellius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arellius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freedmen actively working from the bottom here.
Freedmen tries to get to full guard but Arellius has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arellius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Freedmen actively working from the bottom here.
Arellius is keen to just control but Freedmen is a slippery customer.
Arellius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arellius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freedmen looking for submissions off his back.
Freedmen looking for submissions off his back.
Arellius is keen to just control but Freedmen is a slippery customer.
Freedmen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freedmen wants to control but Arellius passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arellius tries to advance to mount but Freedmen denies him.
Arellius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedmen struggling a bit here.
Freedmen looking for a sweep but Arellius has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Freedmen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Freedmen trying to control but Arellius is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freedmen looking to sit in guard and control but Arellius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freedmen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arellius stacks Freedmen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arellius!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arellius advances to mount.
Arellius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arellius lands a nice shot to the head.
Freedmen regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedmen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arellius pulls his head out easily.
Arellius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arellius is keen to just control but Freedmen is a slippery customer.
Arellius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freedmen is rocked!
Freedmen with the active half guard here but Arellius passes nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Arellius's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Freedmen is still in real trouble! Can Arellius finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Arellius is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Freedmen seems to have recovered his senses.
Arellius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arellius loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Freedmen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Arellius land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Arellius stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Arellius!
After winning the bout, Titus Arellius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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