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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Balanced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Balanced acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Free!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Balanced!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Balanced. No joy for Free on that attempt.
Free shoots for a takedown but Balanced saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balanced doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Free counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Free.
Free trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balanced wants to get back to his feet but Free is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Free trying to control but Balanced is working from the bottom.
Balanced is controlling Free's posture.
Free trying to control but Balanced is working from the bottom.
Free is breathing heavily.
Free is looking to work some ground and pound but Balanced has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balanced managing to control the position.
Free content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Free has his takedown stuffed
and Balanced moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Free. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Free prevents Balanced from breaking the clinch.
Free fails to pull guard.
Come on Free - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balanced fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Free is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balanced tries to pull guard but Free holds him up against the cage and eventually Balanced drops back down to his feet.
Free letting Balanced take a breather here.
Free looking to throw knees to the head but Balanced is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Balanced.
Balanced looking to throw knees to the head but Free is blocking nicely.
Free jumps guard but Balanced stands there with Free around his waist. Free gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balanced gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Free.
Free tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balanced manages to pull guard.
Free stopping the sweep attempt from Balanced.
Free passes into half guard.
Balanced slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Free wants to stand but Balanced is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balanced tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Free stands and steps away. Balanced gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Free scores with a takedown into Balanced's guard.
Free gets to his feet - Balanced follows without any prompting.
Free shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balanced's guard.
Free pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balanced is keeping the position for now.
Balanced has Free pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Free won't allow Balanced to sweep him here.
Free gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Balanced rushes Free and presses him up against the cage.
Balanced drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Free gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Free has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balanced avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Free misses with the head strike.
Balanced is trying to break free.
Balanced breaks the clinch.
Balanced shoots and misses
and Free counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balanced wants to control but Free is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Free stands up and beckons Balanced to join him on the feet.
Free gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Free dominated that round.
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.
Free has his takedown stuffed
and Balanced holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Free wants a takedown.
Balanced tries for a takedown but Free manages to get underhooks.
Free breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Free changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balanced looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Free landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Free scores with a couple of short elbows.
Free content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Balanced struggling a bit here.
Free decides to stand up, so the ref orders Balanced to his feet.
Free fails with the takedown
so Balanced counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Free. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Free is on top in guard.
Balanced working a defensive guard here.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Free wants to control from the top but Balanced keeps moving.
Balanced keeping full guard, as Free tries to pass.
Balanced is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balanced might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Free kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Balanced pulls Free in close to prevent any damage.
Scott Free overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Free slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Free gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balanced jumps guard and drags Free to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Balanced looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balanced is working an open guard so Free takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Free gets a clinch.
Free lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balanced regains guard immediately.
Balanced looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Free in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balanced lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Free!
Balanced content just to control the position here.
Free is just holding on here. Balanced manages to take his back.
Balanced misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free is really stuck here.
Free trying to control the hands but Balanced won't let him.
Balanced has his opponent's back but Free is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Balanced.
Free looks to clinch
and Balanced decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Free's guard.
Free wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Free'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.
Balanced wants to control from the top but Free keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Balanced will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balanced bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balanced decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Balanced thows a huge punch but Free dodges it nicely.
Balanced prevents Free from improving his position.
Free is looking to control Balanced's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Free avoid being mounted?
Balanced is taking a breather. Free says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Balanced trying to control from half guard but Free is working away.
Free throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Balanced manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balanced tries to move into full mount but can't pass Free's legs.
Balanced is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Free is trying to escape and Balanced transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Free is forced to tap! Nice work there by Balanced! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Balanced!
Will Balanced is the new middleweight champion!
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