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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freeman (ranked 3320 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Ali Gomez (ranked 222 p4p, 219 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Eye of The Tiger. Morgan Freeman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150
2 - 2 - 1 |
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145
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Morgan Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Freeman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freeman postures up.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez being controlled here, momentarily.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Freeman escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Freeman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman controlling his opponent.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomez reaches up to try and control the position but Freeman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gomez rolls and tries to escape and now Freeman has his back!
Freeman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gomez doesn't escape.
Gomez tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
Freeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Gomez tries to control the position but Freeman now has his back.
Freeman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gomez is in bad spot here.
Freeman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gomez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Freeman is staying active.
Good control from Freeman.
Gomez just trying to survive but Freeman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Freeman has good solid back control here.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freeman gets his hands free as Gomez looks to control.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman controlling well, preventing Gomez from escaping the position.
Freeman biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Freeman looking for the choke but no joy.
Gomez tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez wants to control his opponent's hands but Freeman gets his hands free.
Gomez rolls, trying to escape but Freeman keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Freeman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Freeman passes into half guard.
Gomez moves into full guard.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Freeman controlling the pace.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Freeman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Freeman taking a breather here.
Freeman working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Freeman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Freeman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Gomez is still trying to improve position.
Freeman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeman advances to mount.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Gomez reaches up to try and control the position but Freeman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gomez rolls and tries to escape and now Freeman has his back!
Freeman avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Freeman working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to escape but Freeman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Freeman biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Gomez trying to control the position but Freeman manages to sink in the hooks.
Gomez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Freeman.
Freeman avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Freeman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is really stuck here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Freeman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Freeman gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freeman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Freeman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez being controlled for a moment.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman works to advance to full mount. Gomez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gomez tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Gomez tries to control Freeman's body but Freeman pushes him off. Gomez squirms to his side and now Freeman has his back!
Gomez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gomez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ali Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has the hooks in. Gomez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gomez is really stuck here.
Gomez trying to control the hands but Freeman breaks the grip.
Freeman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Freeman gets his hands free as Gomez looks to control.
Freeman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomez for as long as he can get away with.
Gomez tries to escape but Freeman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Freeman has his arm under Gomez's chin here. Game over son! Freeman squeezes tightly and Gomez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morgan Freeman!
Ali Gomez was interviewed post fight and said 'The great tiger shall rise again!'.
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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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