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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel The Rambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Rambler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Gonna Give You Up. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Freese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel The Rambler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
Samuel The Rambler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Freese.
Freese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Samuel The Rambler has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Rambler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Rambler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Freese is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Freese stops a takedown attempt from The Rambler.
The Rambler is trying to drag Freese to the mat but Freese just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel The Rambler.
Freese is trying to force a seperation but The Rambler has the dominant position.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
The Rambler has Freese pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Freese manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Rambler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freese blocks an elbow strike from The Rambler.
The Rambler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Freese is trying to stand up here but The Rambler is controlling him well.
The Rambler is trying to control the action in half guard but Freese is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freese is trying to stand up here but The Rambler is controlling him well.
The Rambler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rambler trying to control from half guard but Freese is working away.
The Rambler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Rambler is trying to control the action in half guard but Freese is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Rambler tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Freese, as that shot connected.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
The Rambler shoots in for a takedown but Freese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
The Rambler takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Rambler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freese.
A jab from Freese misses.
Freese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Rambler looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
The Rambler tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
The Rambler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freese drops The Rambler with a nice combination! Freese dives into The Rambler's guard, looking to finish!
Freese has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Rambler is proving hard to escape from.
Freese pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Rambler is keeping the position for now.
Freese tries to stand but The Rambler is controlling from the bottom.
The Rambler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freese manages to get himself to full guard.
The Rambler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Rambler trying to control but Freese is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freese keeping full guard, as The Rambler tries to pass.
The Rambler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Freese wants to stand up but The Rambler is controlling him.
The Rambler thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freese keeping moving, preventing The Rambler from controlling successfully.
Freese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freese misses with a body shot.
The Rambler shoots in for a double leg but Freese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Rambler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Rambler clinches up against the cage.
Freese stops a takedown attempt from The Rambler.
The Rambler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freese is pressed up against the cage. The Rambler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freese down to the mat. Freese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Freese.
The Rambler tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Rambler fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Rambler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freese.
A punch combination from Freese misses.
The Rambler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Rambler instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Freese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel The Rambler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Rambler has Freese up against the cage in a clinch.
Freese is trying to break the clinch but The Rambler is controlling him.
Freese gets underhooks to prevent The Rambler's takedown attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Freese here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Freese can't break the clinch.
The Rambler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Freese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Rambler goes for a takedown attempt but Freese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel The Rambler.
Nice takedown defense from Freese. No joy for The Rambler on that attempt.
A combination from Freese does no damage.
Nice combo by Freese! Oh, that's hurt him - The Rambler falls to the canvas and Freese follows him into side control.
The Rambler is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Rambler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The Rambler is still in real trouble! Can Freese finish him?
Freese content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Rambler seems to have recovered his senses.
The Rambler wants to control but Freese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freese is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Freese thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Rambler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Rambler.
The Rambler is breathing heavily.
The Rambler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freese is working away from the top position though.
Freese tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Rambler controls his leg.
Freese throws a strike but The Rambler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Rambler rushes Freese and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Rambler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freese prevents the takedown attempt.
The Rambler looking for a takedown.
Freese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freese has had enough of the clinch but The Rambler keeps him there for the moment.
Freese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freese stops a takedown attempt from The Rambler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Rambler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freese gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Rambler prevents Freese from breaking the clinch.
Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but The Rambler has double underhooks.
Freese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Rambler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freese pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Rambler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Freese throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Rambler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Freese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice combo by Freese! Oh, that's hurt him - The Rambler falls to the canvas and Freese follows him into side control.
You can see the frustration on The Rambler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Rambler tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freese is chipping away with strikes.
Freese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Rambler can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rambler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freese wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Rambler wants to control but Freese postures up.
Freese tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The Rambler throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Freese wants to stand but The Rambler has his arm trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Freese looks to land a right hand but The Rambler moved out of range.
The Rambler tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Rambler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Rambler has closed the distance and engaged Freese in a clinch.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
Freese gets underhooks to prevent The Rambler's takedown attempt.
Freese stops a takedown attempt from The Rambler.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Rambler tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but The Rambler has double underhooks.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis Freese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Rambler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis Freese is winning the standup battle so far.
Freese misses with the combination.
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
Freese moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Rambler dodges the punch combination from Freese.
The Rambler rushes Freese and presses him up against the cage.
The Rambler looking for a takedown.
The Rambler looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freese is trying to break the clinch but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Rambler can't get the takedown.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freese is trying to break the clinch but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Freese dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel The Rambler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Freese throws a right and a left that The Rambler avoids nicely.
The Rambler is looking to clinch.
The Rambler tries to clinch up.
The Rambler tries to clinch but Freese moves out of range.
Freese misses with the combination.
Freese swats away the attempt to clinch by The Rambler.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freese.
The Rambler moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off.
The Rambler tries to clinch up but Freese circles away and keeps his distance.
The Rambler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freese, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Rambler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freese gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Rambler.
Freese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freese is trying to break the clinch but The Rambler has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rambler has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Freese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freese is trying to break free.
Freese is trying to break the clinch but The Rambler is controlling him.
Freese prevents the takedown attempt.
Louis Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel The Rambler.
The Rambler prevents Freese from breaking the clinch.
Freese prevents the takedown attempt.
Freese tries to break free but The Rambler pushes him back against the cage.
Freese working hard to break the clinch.
The Rambler goes for a takedown attempt but Freese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Freese.
Freese looks to land a combination. The Rambler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Freese both land. Nice combination.
Freese fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Rambler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freese lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Rambler backs up against the cage.
Freese lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rambler gets a clinch.
The Rambler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freese avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freese tries to break free but The Rambler pushes him back against the cage.
The Rambler wants a takedown.
The Rambler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Rambler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freese is refusing to be controlled, as The Rambler sits in half guard.
The Rambler is looking to advance position but Freese won't allow it.
The Rambler wants to control but Freese is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rambler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freese tries to kick The Rambler off but The Rambler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Rambler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Rambler moves into the clinch.
The Rambler tries for a takedown but Freese manages to get underhooks.
The Rambler goes for a takedown attempt but Freese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Freese lands a head shot.
Freese throws a nice looking combination but The Rambler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freese lands with a nice combination. The Rambler backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Rambler momentarily.
The Rambler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Rambler tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louis Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Rambler tries to clinch but Freese is having none of it.
The Rambler shoots for a double leg takedown but Freese sprawls well. He's pushed The Rambler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Freese throws a right hand that The Rambler ducks under and follows up with a left that The Rambler also avoids with ease.
Freese looks to land a combination. The Rambler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Rambler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if The Rambler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Rambler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Rambler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freese keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Freese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freese, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Freese!
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