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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Paul's choice of entrance music: Picture Me Rollin'. Malcom Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Paul!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freeman.
Freeman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freeman.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick from Paul.
Freeman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freeman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Paul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freeman cracks Paul with an open hand slap.
Freeman shoots and misses
and Paul counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to bench press Paul off him but Paul keeps the position.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom here.
Freeman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Paul decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paul moves into the clinch.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul jumps guard and drags Freeman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paul trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paul's guard.
Paul controlling the position.
Freeman trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul controlling Freeman's posture.
Freeman wants to get up but he can't break Paul's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul pulls Freeman in to control the position.
Freeman won't allow Paul to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul is controlling Freeman's posture.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Paul blocks nicely.
Paul seems keen to control Freeman's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Blake Paul.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freeman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paul swivels and escapes.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Paul closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freeman to the mat! Freeman manages to get full guard.
Paul stands and steps away. Freeman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Freeman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman looks for the body kick but Paul saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Paul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freeman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freeman.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Freeman connects with a single shot there.
Paul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paul wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Freeman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul misses with a body kick.
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paul drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paul stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeman lands a jab-cross combination.
Freeman lands a right hook to the body.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malcom Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Freeman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
Freeman throws a one two combo.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul slips a straight right by Freeman.
Freeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paul.
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!
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Freeman is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paul moves into the clinch.
Paul jumps into guard, dragging Freeman to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paul holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Paul has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Paul has a closed guard, preventing Freeman from standing up.
Paul is adopting a defensive guard.
Paul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paul pulls Freeman in close to his closed guard and prevents Freeman from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Blake Paul.
Freeman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Freeman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Paul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Paul pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Freeman jabs at Paul's body.
Freeman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Freeman.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
Paul moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
Paul pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
Blake Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paul controls Freeman momentarily but Freeman frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Paul is retaining full guard.
Paul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Blake Paul.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paul tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paul to the ground. Paul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Malcom Freeman has been cut.
Paul tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Paul closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freeman to the mat! Freeman manages to get full guard.
Paul stands and steps away. Freeman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freeman working to try and regain half guard.
Paul is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paul counters with a shoot takedown. Freeman fights it but they end up in guard.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Paul controlling him for the moment.
Freeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Paul controlling him for the moment.
Paul gets to his feet - Freeman follows without any prompting.
Freeman lands a nice looking body shot.
Malcom Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Malcom Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Paul.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Paul!
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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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