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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Freedom. Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. Johnny Freedom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ting Yan Wang's chin.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Freedom tests Wang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom is looking to score with low kicks.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wang.
Wang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wang lands a high kick!
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freedom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Freedom throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Freedom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freedom thumps Wang with a low kick.
Freedom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom checks a leg kick.
Freedom thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Freedom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wang.
Wang cracks the inside of Freedom's front leg.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wang connects with a leg kick. Freedom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wang tries to keep at a distance but Freedom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that Wang shrugs off.
Freedom swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a nice uppercut.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
Freedom lands a hook that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Freedom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Wang.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wang or not.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
Wang taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Freedom is controlling him.
Wang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Freedom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wang can turn it around.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Wang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom keeps control of Wang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang takes an elbow to the temple.
Freedom misses with a punch on the inside.
Freedom lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Freedom.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wang misses with a punch to the body.
Wang tries to break the clinch but Freedom is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom misses with an elbow over the top.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Freedom won't allow it.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Freedom won't allow it.
Wang working hard to break the clinch.
Wang gets through Freedom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freedom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wang tries a body shot but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom blocks a body shot from Wang.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Freedom won't allow it.
Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
Freedom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wang defending well as Freedom loads up on a big left hand.
Wang is looking to clinch but Freedom is avoiding it.
Freedom keeps the fight on the outside.
Freedom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freedom.
A big left from Wang misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freedom is out of range and Wang settles back down.
Freedom throws a low kick but Wang moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Wang.
Freedom throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Wang.
Freedom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedom is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freedom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Freedom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang checks a low kick from Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedom moves away.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Freedom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wang punishes Freedom's body with a nice straight punch.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Wang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Freedom saw that one coming.
Wang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wang. Wang obviously looking to wear him down.
Wang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Freedom will feel that in the morning.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Freedom if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Wang walks into a jab.
Freedom misses with a head kick.
Wang throws a low kick, looking for Freedom's leg but Freedom calmly moves out of range.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Freedom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang lands a high kick!
Freedom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ting Yan Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freedom.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freedom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Wang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
Freedom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang counters with a three punch combo that has Freedom backing up. Freedom nods at Wang to acknowledge the strikes.
Wang thumps Freedom with a low kick.
Freedom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Freedom's corner calls for a 1-2. Freedom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Freedom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang is looking to score with low kicks.
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Freedom finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom scores with a nice body kick.
Freedom takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Freedom.
A short left from Freedom.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom tried to score with a low kick but Wang checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freedom is looking to clinch.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Freedom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ting Yan Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Freedom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freedom lands a glancing blow to the side of Wang's head.
Freedom moves into the clinch.
Wang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Freedom scores with a shoulder strike.
Wang can't break the clinch.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freedom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wang misses with a hook.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freedom tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang cracks Freedom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freedom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freedom slips a straight right by Wang.
A leg kick checked by Freedom.
Freedom checks the leg kick.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wang scores with a push kick.
Freedom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang stuns Freedom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Freedom throws a chopping leg kick but Wang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Freedom.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freedom lands with a kick to the temple. Wang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Freedom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Freedom checks a leg kick.
Freedom walks into a jab.
Freedom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freedom.
Freedom slips under a jab.
Freedom lands a jab to the nose.
Wang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Freedom.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom thumps Wang with a low kick.
Freedom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Wang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freedom doesn't seem phased though.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Freedom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wang.
Both fighters circling a little - Freedom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Freedom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wang looks to land a body kick but Freedom moved away.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freedom scores with a spinning back kick!
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Freedom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Freedom slams his shin into Wang's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom thuds his shin into the meat of Wang's side.
Freedom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freedom.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom clobbers Wang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wang 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.
Wang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freedom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freedom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnny Freedom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wang throws a front kick aimed at Freedom's knee but Freedom avoids it well.
Freedom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang misses with a leg kick.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wang doesn't seem bothered though.
Freedom throws a big shot that misses.
Freedom scores with a kick to the body.
Wang avoids the body shot from Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
Freedom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wang will feel that in the morning.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wang scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Freedom throws a nice head kick!
Freedom tried to score with a low kick but Wang checks it.
Wang catches Freedom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wang checks a low kick from Freedom.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang tries to keep at a distance but Freedom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wang avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom is looking to score with low kicks.
Wang lands with a straight right. Freedom didn't see that one coming.
Wang misses with a body shot.
A cross from Freedom lands.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
Wang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Freedom keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Freedom clinches up against the cage.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wang.
Wang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freedoms head.
Freedom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wang avoids it.
Wang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Freedom has control.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Freedom is controlling him.
Wang presses Freedom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wang lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wang.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Wang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wang tests Freedom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wang. That's going to slow Freedom down.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wang doesn't seem bothered though.
Wang throws a leg kick but Freedom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Freedom.
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wang scores with a one two! Freedom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Freedom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wang. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ting Yan Wang 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. This is the final round!
Freedom blocks the body kick.
A jab from Wang finds it's way through Freedom's defenses.
Wang ducks right into an uppercut from Freedom.
Wang throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freedom.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
Freedom tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wang connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Freedom does it's job there.
Freedom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang cracks Freedom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Freedom misses with a body kick.
Freedom scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang scores with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Wang.
Freedom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wang.
Wang throws a series of punches but Freedom avoids them all with ease.
Wang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Wang's ribs.
Wang throws a low kick but Freedom moves out of range easily.
Freedom staying out of range there.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freedom's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom moves out of range of the body kick.
Freedom pushes Wang away with a front kick.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Freedom blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wang, as that shot connected.
Freedom pushes Wang up against the cage in a clinch.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wang is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Freedom lands a body punch.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freedom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang blocks an elbow strike from Freedom.
A short right from Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to break free of the clinch but Freedom has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Freedom wants to stall.
Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom thumps Wang with a low kick.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Freedom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wang's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wang.
Freedom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Freedom looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Freedom.
Freedom tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang sizes up Freedom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freedom throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Freedom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wang rushes Freedom and presses him up against the cage.
Wang prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freedom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Freedom fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Freedom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freedom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Freedom made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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