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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Star Spangled Banner. North has chosen 'Mr. Roboto' by Styx as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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177 cm
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David North!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North throws a head kick that misses.
North keeps Freedom at a distance using the push kick.
North misses with a body kick.
North misses with the combination.
North throws a head kick that Freedom semi-blocks.
Freedom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with North but North pushes him off and we're back to square one.
North closes the distance and clinches.
North tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
North with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from North.
North tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
North with an attempt at a knee that misses.
North misses with a knee strike.
Freedom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
North is looking to break free of the clinch but Freedom has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from North.
It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
North with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
North wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but North is keeping busy.
North throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freedom blocks it with crossed arms.
Freedom lands an uppercut.
Freedom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
North's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.
Freedom avoids a kick to the body.
Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with North, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
North tries to break the clinch but Freedom is controlling the position.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
North looks gassed!
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
It looks like David North has been cut.
North with a knee to the head.
North tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freedom stalling.
North looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
North throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
North digs a right hand underneath Freedom's ribcage. Freedom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
North trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on North's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Freedom avoiding damage.
Freedom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freedom stalling the fight.
North is fighting off a takedown attempt but Freedom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip North to the mat. North regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Freedom is stalling in the full guard.
North really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freedom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freedom'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freedom advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is trying to buck Freedom off.
Freedom content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ground and pound from Freedom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freedom is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
North dodges the ground and pound from Freedom.
Freedom throws an elbow but North slips to the side and avoids it well.
Freedom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Freedom trying to control the action but North is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Freedom dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Freedom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freedom.
North thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Freedom if he has to take too many more of those.
North explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chip Freedom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
North throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but North is out of range.
Freedom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom lands a high kick!
Freedom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
North throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
North moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
North misses with a body kick.
North thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by North.
North lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freedom at a distance.
Freedom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedom wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is staying tight to North's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Freedom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
North is trying to get back to his feet.
Freedom content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two 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.
North is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom working the head with strikes.
Freedom throws an elbow but North slips to the side and avoids it well.
North pushes Freedom away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Freedom gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freedom scoring with punches and elbows.
Freedom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
North is pushing Freedom's head away, looking to escape. Freedom manages to hold on to the position though.
North is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
North wants to get back to his feet.
Freedom tries to move to mount but North blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Freedom dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Freedom throws a leg kick which misses North's front leg but catches the back leg as North tries to avoid it.
Freedom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freedom blocks the body kick.
Freedom moves out of range of the body kick from North.
Freedom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
North takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freedom lands a jab to North's midsection.
Freedom throws a head kick that North semi-blocks.
Freedom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freedom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freedom tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Freedom throws a nice head kick!
Freedom throws a head kick that North semi-blocks.
Freedom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but North avoids it really well and circles away.
Freedom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
North has Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
Freedom is working North over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Freedom.
North manages to break the clinch.
North looking to land some kicks to the body here.
North delivers a nice body kick.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
North drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Freedom punching to the body, from the bottom.
Freedom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in North's guard.
Freedom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
North wants to get back to his feet but Freedom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freedom forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is trying to control the action in half guard but North is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freedom thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
Freedom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. North defending well though.
Freedom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freedom seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
David North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if North can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
North tries to kick Freedom off but Freedom keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freedom wants to control but North is keeping him busy.
North blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freedom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Freedom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freedom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Freedom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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