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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Emanuel - The Hey Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a double jab.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A jab lands there for James.
Brown throws a leg kick
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
James scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James misses the shot to the body.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
A head kick by Brown misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Brown moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Brown tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James swinging wildly here.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a body kick the misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James misses with a combination
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James misses with a straight right.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown is trying to break free.
James manages to break the clinch.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from James.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from James misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
James dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freddy James is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown scores with a hook.
James throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
James throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
James moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown throws a leg kick
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
James tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Freddy James!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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hype
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