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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tequavion Freeman (ranked 5001 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Bobby Stuarts (ranked 351 p4p, 307 weight class). Tequavion Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tequavion Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Stuarts!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuarts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuarts tries to work over Freeman's front leg with a kick but Freeman checks it.
Freeman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bobby Stuarts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuarts is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Freeman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Freeman clinches with his opponent.
Stuarts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but Stuarts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuarts lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tequavion Freeman has been cut.
A low kick from Stuarts misses
and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stuarts!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman tries to score with some ground and pound. Stuarts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stuarts can't do much from the bottom here.
Stuarts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Freeman raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuarts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freeman cracks Stuarts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freeman throwing strikes here but Stuarts is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Freeman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Freeman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Freeman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Freeman avoids the attempt from Stuarts to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Freeman 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.
Freeman passes to side control.
Freeman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts defending against the ground and pound.
Stuarts is trying to get back to half guard.
Freeman working away.
Freeman decides to stand back up.
Stuarts throws a body kick that misses
and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stuarts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freeman stands and throws Stuarts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freeman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A combination from Freeman does no damage.
Stuarts lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stuarts.
Stuarts throws a wild body kick that Freeman sees coming a mile off.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Freeman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here.
Stuarts defending against the ground and pound.
Freeman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tequavion Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tequavion Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Freeman scores with a takedown into Stuarts's guard.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freeman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stuarts keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.
Stuarts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tequavion Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman stays in close to Stuarts's body and controls the position.
Freeman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Freeman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stuarts, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuarts tries for a takedown but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freeman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stuarts shoots for a takedown but Freeman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick lands for Stuarts.
Stuarts misses with a kick to the body
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Freeman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Freeman decides to return to a standing position.
Stuarts gets caught flat footed, as Freeman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freeman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stuarts, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Stuarts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stuarts's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Freeman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stuarts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stuarts, up you get!
Stuarts scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts misses with a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freeman.
Stuarts is breathing heavily.
Freeman controlling from the top position.
Freeman connects with a couple of short punches.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman gets to his feet - Stuarts follows without any prompting.
Stuarts throws a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stuarts wants to sweep but Freeman has passed to side control!
Stuarts parries the strikes from Freeman easily there. Freeman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stuarts to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tequavion Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tequavion Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stuarts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freeman. That did some damage!
Stuarts misses with a takedown attempt - Freeman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stuarts lands a head kick!
Stuarts misses with a takedown attempt - Freeman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Freeman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stuarts sprawls well initially but Freeman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Freeman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stuarts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stuarts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuarts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Freeman.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Freeman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuarts can do to turn this around?
That's two 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.
Stuarts regains half guard.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stuarts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freeman.
Bobby Stuarts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Freeman blocks the strikes from Stuarts.
Freeman stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Freeman gets a takedown into half guard.
Freeman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stuarts!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stuarts can't escape the position.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tequavion Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tequavion Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freeman, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tequavion Freeman!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Tequavion Freeman!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Tequavion Freeman!
Tequavion Freeman wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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