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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Freeman (ranked 2156 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Roy Strickland (ranked 152 p4p, 198 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strickland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strickland takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Strickland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strickland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freeman.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Strickland takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strickland.
Strickland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Strickland circles away.
Strickland misses with a double jab.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Strickland keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Freeman misses
and Strickland counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strickland gets a clinch.
Strickland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland scores with a shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strickland.
Strickland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Strickland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strickland blocks the elbow strike.
Strickland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strickland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strickland misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Strickland.
Strickland gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Strickland pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A right handed body shot lands from Strickland.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strickland digs a right hand underneath Freeman's ribcage. Freeman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strickland working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland is working Freeman over against the cage.
Freeman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Strickland stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strickland lands with a light punch inside.
Strickland taking a breather.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Strickland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Strickland misses with the head strike.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Strickland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Strickland.
Strickland misses with the head strike.
Strickland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strickland avoids the elbow strike from Freeman, against the cage.
Strickland blocks an elbow strike.
Strickland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman looking to stall.
Strickland takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Strickland 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.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strickland moves into the clinch.
Strickland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strickland dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Strickland in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Strickland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strickland tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Strickland on the inside.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Freeman looking to slow down the pace here.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Strickland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage.
Freeman seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Strickland is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strickland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freeman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strickland's brow.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strickland avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strickland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strickland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
Strickland stalling against the cage.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Strickland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strickland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strickland blocks the elbow strike.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Strickland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strickland avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strickland.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Strickland throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strickland.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Strickland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freeman up against the cage.
Strickland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but Strickland improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Strickland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Strickland swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland misses with the head strike.
Strickland blocks an elbow strike.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Strickland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strickland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strickland misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strickland.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Strickland 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
A short right from Strickland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Strickland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Strickland avoids the head kick by Freeman.
Freeman tries to clinch but Strickland moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Strickland.
Strickland misses with a body kick.
Freeman sizes up Strickland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Strickland keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Strickland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Strickland.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strickland moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Strickland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Strickland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strickland misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freeman takes a swing at Strickland's ribcage but misses.
Strickland closes the distance and pushes Freeman back into the cage.
Freeman throws an elbow that misses.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Strickland stalling.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strickland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strickland has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Freeman looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strickland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Strickland misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Strickland on the inside.
Strickland avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
Strickland gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Strickland has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Strickland lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Strickland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freeman is trying to maintain a safe position but Strickland gets an underhook and turns Freeman into the cage.
Strickland struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Strickland effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strickland.
Strickland dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Strickland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strickland misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland avoids the elbow strike from Freeman, against the cage.
Roy Strickland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strickland lands a nice uppercut.
Strickland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strickland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strickland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strickland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Strickland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland lands with a right to the head.
Strickland lands an uppercut.
Freeman tries to stall but Strickland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman trying to stall but Strickland improves his position.
William Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Strickland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strickland blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Strickland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strickland has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Strickland!
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