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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ram (ranked 3304 p4p, 25412 weight class) and William Freeman (ranked 191 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nam Ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Freeman looks to move away, Ram throws a big counter combo but Freeman just gets out of the way.
Freeman tries to clinch but Ram moves out of range.
As Freeman looks to move away, Ram throws a big counter combo but Freeman just gets out of the way.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Ram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Ram pushes him off.
Ram throwing a counter right hand but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Freeman tries to clinch but Ram is having none of it.
Ram circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ram counters with a three punch combo that has Freeman backing up. Freeman nods at Ram to acknowledge the strikes.
William Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
Ram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick by Freeman misses
and Ram counters with a nice body shot.
Ram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Ram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Ram misses its target.
Ram looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ram keeps the fight on the outside.
Ram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
As Freeman looks to move away, Ram throws a big counter combo but Freeman just gets out of the way.
Freeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Ram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman tries to clinch but Ram moves out of range.
That's four 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 tries to clinch but Ram moves out of range.
Ram throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ram keeps the fight on the outside.
Ram defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ram misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ram dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman wants to clinch.
Ram is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Ram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Freeman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ram, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ram managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Ram is struggling to control the position.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freeman trying to stall but Ram improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ram tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman tries to stall but Ram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ram misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ram.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freeman throws a jab when Ram was well out of range.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Ram circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Ram misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ram on the side of the head.
Ram has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Ram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Nam Ram is winning the standup battle so far.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
An attempted straight right counter from Ram misses the target.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Ram pushes him off.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nam Ram will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ram throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Ram is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch but Ram is having none of it.
Ram throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ram is looking to wear down Freeman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Ram circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ram misses the target.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Ram circles away.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ram misses its target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freeman.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Ram circles away.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Ram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Ram pushes him off.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
Ram throwing a counter right hand but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Ram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
Ram throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ram circles away.
As Freeman looks to move away, Ram throws a big counter combo but Freeman just gets out of the way.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ram keeps the fight on the outside.
Ram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Ram keeps it at a distance.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Ram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freeman tries to clinch but Ram moves out of range.
Ram is looking to counter punch.
Ram swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Ram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman is looking to clinch but Ram is avoiding it.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nam Ram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ram, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nam Ram!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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