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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artis Freibergs (ranked 6733 p4p, 5338 weight class) and Kason Rose (ranked 518 p4p, 463 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artis Freibergs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kason Rose!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freibergs closes the distance and clinches.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Freibergs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Freibergs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rose looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Freibergs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Freibergs clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Freibergs has Rose pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Freibergs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rose tumbling to the mat - Freibergs dives into Rose's guard.
Freibergs looking to pass the guard.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freibergs wanted to stand there but Rose had control of the position.
Freibergs preventing the sweep.
Freibergs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Freibergs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Freibergs wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Freibergs makes his way to full guard, as Rose worked for a kimura.
Freibergs trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Freibergs's brow.
Rose wants to control from the top but Freibergs keeps moving.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Freibergs's brow.
Rose works over Freibergs with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Freibergs holds on and takes a little breather.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Freibergs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freibergs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Freibergs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
Rose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freibergs's guard.
Rose wants to control from the top but Freibergs keeps moving.
Rose stays in close to Freibergs's body and controls the position.
Rose preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose stays in close to Freibergs's body and controls the position.
Freibergs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freibergs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Freibergs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Freibergs has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freibergs wants to stand and escape but Rose is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artis Freibergs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freibergs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Artis Freibergs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose tries to escape the position.
Rose tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rose working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rose is looking to control Freibergs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rose avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that Freibergs has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose keeps trying to improve his position.
Freibergs is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Freibergs trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freibergs is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rose manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freibergs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Freibergs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rose wants to control from the top but Freibergs keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control but Freibergs is working from the bottom.
Freibergs striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Freibergs scores with a takedown into Rose's guard.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freibergs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing Freibergs from standing up.
Freibergs wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Freibergs stops Rose from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to control.
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Freibergs stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Freibergs advances to half guard.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Freibergs is looking to pass Rose's guard but actually Rose recovers to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freibergs wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kason Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Freibergs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Freibergs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freibergs decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rose to his feet.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freibergs.
Freibergs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Freibergs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Freibergs scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rose is looking to stall here but Freibergs recovers full guard.
Rose wants to control from the top but Freibergs keeps moving.
Freibergs wants to stand but Rose is controlling the position.
Freibergs keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freibergs wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose trying to control but Freibergs is working from the bottom.
Freibergs trying to control the position.
Freibergs keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose stays in close to Freibergs's body and controls the position.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Freibergs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Freibergs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freibergs keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freibergs was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Freibergs misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freibergs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Freibergs gets to his feet - Rose follows without any prompting.
Freibergs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freibergs tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose with the counter takedown but Freibergs avoids it easily.
Freibergs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rose to the ground. Freibergs is now in Rose's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freibergs postures up and lands a big shot to Rose's brow.
Freibergs throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artis Freibergs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freibergs 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artis Freibergs!
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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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