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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Holt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Freeman advances to half guard.
Freeman prevents Holt from improving his position.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman throwing shots but Holt is blocking nicely.
Freeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freeman thows a huge punch but Holt dodges it nicely.
Freeman slows the pace down in half guard.
Freeman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Freeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freeman gets a takedown into half guard.
Holt is looking to escape.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Holt is working away.
Freeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman prevents Holt from improving his position.
Holt wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman moves into full mount! Holt won't be happy about that!
Freeman looking to ground and pound but Holt is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt is looking to improve his position but Freeman isn't that keen on the idea.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Holt is squirming around nicely.
Freeman is going olschool here, as he tries to force Holt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Holt shrugs it off.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Holt squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working for a guillotine from mount but Holt is in no mood to give up.
Holt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Holt is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Holt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Holt tries to buck Freeman off but he can't manage it.
Freeman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Freeman trying to control but Holt is having none of it.
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freeman wants to finish this one by submission but Holt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Freeman.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holt is looking to escape.
Holt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Holt wants to try and get back to his feet.
Holt can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman has control of Holt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Holt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Holt wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Freeman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman shoots for a takedown but Holt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holt is looking to clinch.
Holt is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Holt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Holt finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
Holt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Freeman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Holt is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Holt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steve Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Holt both land. Nice combination.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holt tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Holt is looking to clinch.
Holt wants to clinch.
Charles Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Freeman with that takedown attempt.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman takes one to the chin there.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holt throws a series of strikes that have Freeman backpedaling.
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Holt scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt wants to clinch.
Holt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holt tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Holt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holt wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holt to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holt doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Holt lands.
Holt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holt is looking to clinch.
Holt wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Holt instigates a clinch.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman can't get the takedown.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Holt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
Still in the clinch, Holt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Holt.
Holt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holt wants to clinch.
Holt fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Holt 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Freeman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Holt as Freeman shoots in.
Holt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holt wants to clinch.
Holt cracks Freeman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holt is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt lands with a shot to the body.
Holt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Freeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freeman walks into a jab.
Holt lands a jab.
Holt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holt moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Holt is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Holt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freeman fails to pull guard.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holt lands a right hand.
Holt lands a nice uppercut.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Holt on the inside.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Holt lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt scores with a shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt lands with a light punch inside.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freeman is trying to force a seperation but Holt has the dominant position.
Holt lands a body shot.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Still in the clinch, Holt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Holt.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman has Holt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holt.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt lands with a left to the head.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Holt holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Freeman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holt walks away with a smile on his face. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holt tries to clinch but Freeman moves out of range.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Freeman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Holt finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
Holt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holt is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Holt!
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energy
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hype
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