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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Duncan (ranked 3394 p4p, 2710 weight class) and William Freeman (ranked 209 p4p, 172 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Freeman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Freeman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Freeman controlling the action here for a moment.
Duncan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Freeman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duncan dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Duncan is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman trying to stall but Duncan improves his position.
Freeman looking to stall.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Freeman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Duncan is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
Duncan managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Duncan is trying to pull guard but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan jumps guard.
Duncan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duncan misses with a head shot. Freeman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Duncan distracts Freeman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freeman looking for a sweep. Not yet Freeman, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Duncan cracks Freeman with a solid left hand.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Duncan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duncan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throws a big elbow that misses.
Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Freeman blocks nicely.
Duncan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
Duncan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duncan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan landing some decent shots from guard.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Duncan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan stays in close to Freeman's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Duncan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Duncan.
Freeman throws out a counter right but Duncan avoids it with no problem.
Duncan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Duncan missing with a left hand there. Freeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duncan loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Duncan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Duncan is in Freeman's guard.
We've been informed that Freeman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brock Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
Duncan throws a strike but Freeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan punching to the body, from the bottom.
Duncan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freeman is controlling him.
Duncan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freeman manages to get himself to full guard.
Duncan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan lands a couple of elbows.
Duncan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Freeman's brow.
Duncan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duncan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duncan advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duncan connects with a nice short shot to Freeman's temple.
Freeman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duncan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Duncan.
Duncan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Duncan is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Freeman is looking to control Duncan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?
Duncan working Freeman over with strikes.
Freeman tries to roll over but Duncan keeps him under control.
Duncan working over Freeman with some ground and pound. Freeman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan working Freeman over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duncan connects with a nice short shot to Freeman's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working Freeman over with strikes.
Duncan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duncan working Freeman over with strikes.
Duncan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duncan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Freeman for as long as he can get away with.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duncan connects with a nice short shot to Freeman's temple.
Duncan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duncan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freeman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duncan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duncan lands strikes from half guard.
Duncan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freeman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duncan is working away from the top position though.
Duncan is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duncan is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duncan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freeman trying to control here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman taking some punishment here, with Duncan in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Duncan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duncan throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Duncan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duncan drives through with a takedown into Freeman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duncan content to stall in guard here.
Freeman wants to stand and escape but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan stops Freeman from standing up.
Duncan won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duncan manages to get himself to full guard.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Freeman manages to pass to side control.
Duncan gets back to full guard.
Duncan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duncan wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
Duncan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duncan tries to get out of the position.
Duncan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Freeman won't allow Duncan to sweep him here.
Freeman prevents Duncan from getting back to his feet.
Freeman won't allow Duncan to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wanted to stand there but Duncan had control of the position.
Duncan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Duncan is striking but Freeman is not phased and passes to half guard.
Freeman prevents Duncan from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duncan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Freeman tries to roll over but Duncan keeps him under control.
Duncan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Duncan there.
Duncan is controlling the pace.
Duncan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duncan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duncan prevents Freeman from improving his position.
Duncan is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duncan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Freeman has hold of Duncan's hands but Duncan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Freeman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duncan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duncan controlling the pace.
Duncan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duncan not doing much here.
William Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duncan, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Duncan!
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energy
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