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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Frey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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171 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Frey!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Madison or perhaps it was just good defense by Frey which made him look bad.
Madison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Madison's guard.
Madison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Madison has his foot on Frey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frey works his way back into a safe position though.
Madison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madison is looking for a triangle here but Frey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Frey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Frey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Madison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frey strikes from his own guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Madison tries to free his leg and advance position but Frey is retaining full guard.
Madison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Frey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madison throws a strike but Frey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frey pushes down on Madison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison wants to get back to his feet.
Madison pushes Frey off but Frey dives into side control.
Frey prevents Madison from escaping the position.
Frey staying calm.
Frey prevents Madison from escaping the position.
Madison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison is trying to get back to his feet.
Madison is breathing heavily.
Madison is looking to regain half guard here but Frey keeps moving and retains side control.
Madison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Frey asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Madison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frey's best efforts.
Madison is not content to let Frey control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Madison tries to roll over but Frey keeps him under control.
Madison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frey pulls his head out easily.
Frey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Madison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Madison gets full guard.
Madison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frey defends well.
Frey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Madison looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Madison is refusing to be controlled, as Frey sits in half guard.
Madison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Madison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Madison will probably get the nod.
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.
Madison has his takedown stuffed
and Frey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Madison actively working from the bottom here.
Frey stands up out of the half guard.
Frey shoots in looking for a takedown. Madison tries to sprawl out of it but Frey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Madison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Madison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frey counters with a nice body shot.
Madison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Madison landing some decent shots from guard.
Madison slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madison lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Madison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frey trying to hold on to Madison's head to control him but Madison postures up.
Madison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frey defends it well.
Madison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James Madison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frey wants to improve his position but Madison is controlling well.
Madison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison moves nicely into side control.
Madison is chipping away with strikes.
Madison 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.
Madison looks up at the clock and then as Frey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Madison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Madison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Frey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Frey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Madison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madison lands a few punches from side control.
Madison cracks Frey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Frey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frey to see if he's OK.
Madison working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey is trying to control Madison's posture but Madison avoids it.
Frey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Madison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frey some visible discomfort.
Madison controls the position.
Madison works to advance to full mount. Frey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Madison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Madison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Madison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Frey is trying desperately to improve position.
Madison lands a big elbow.
Madison with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Madison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Frey wants to hold on but Madison pushes him away.
Madison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Madison landing shots from mount.
Madison wants to control the pace but Frey is squirming around nicely.
Madison landing shots from mount.
Madison scoring with strikes but Frey is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frey is bucking up trying to escape but Madison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Madison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Madison.
Madison raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Madison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frey did well to prevent Madison getting side control.
Madison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frey trying to control but Madison postures up.
Frey has hold of Madison's hands but Madison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Madison throwing shots but Frey is blocking nicely.
Madison moves into full mount! Frey won't be happy about that!
Frey wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Madison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Madison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison with good strikes from the mount here!
Madison looking to finish Frey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frey!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Frey to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Frey shrugs it off.
Madison lands a big shot there that rocks Frey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Madison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Madison landing punches.
Madison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Madison landing punches.
Madison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Madison is landing with some decent strikes but Frey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Madison.
Frey working to try and regain half guard.
Frey is in a horrible position here. Madison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James Madison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison controlling from mount.
Frey can't escape the position.
Frey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Madison controlling from mount.
Madison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Frey for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Madison.
Madison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Frey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Frey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Madison controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Madison wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Madison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frey to the mat! Frey manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison postures up.
Madison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mick Frey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Madison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Madison, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Madison!
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hype
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RATING
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