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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Freese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Craig Freese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freese misses the body punch
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Freese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens swings for the body but Freese moves out of range.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freese can pounce on him.
Freese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freese throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freese scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freese jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freese misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick from Freese.
Freese misses with the combination.
Freese gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Freese.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Freese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freese prevents a body shot from Stevens.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stevens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stevens has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freese taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Freese wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freese throws out a powerful jab.
Freese thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Freese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freese goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Freese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freese.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freese.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freese manages to avoid it.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freese lands an overhand right.
Craig Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freese thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Freese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freese's hands.
Freese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Freese scores with a body shot.
Freese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freese throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
Stevens wants a takedown.
Stevens tries to work over Freese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens letting Freese take a breather here.
Freese blocks an uppercut.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens effectively controlling the action here.
Freese blocking some punches.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Freese tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Freese avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freese is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
Stevens tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freese's elbow.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freese backwards.
Freese stalling.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freese blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Freese is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Freese.
Freese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevens has double underhooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Freese manages to break the clinch.
Freese works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Freese is looking to chop away at Stevens's legs.
Stevens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Freese throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Freese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freese fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stevens is out of range.
Freese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freese rather than just go for the knockout.
Freese throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Freese scores with a push kick.
Stevens checks a low kick from Freese.
Freese throws a hook but Stevens avoids it easily.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Craig Freese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freese throws a leg kick that misses.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freese.
Stevens throws a body punch but Freese moves out of range.
Freese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freese.
Stevens lands a head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Freese blocks a jab.
Freese fakes the leg kick and cracks Stevens in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Freese circles away.
Freese cracks Stevens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Freese throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Freese tries to work over Stevens's front leg with a kick but Stevens checks it.
Freese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Freese feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
The crowd cheers as Stevens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freese doesn't seem phased though.
Freese throws a low kick but Stevens moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Freese lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevens doesn't seem phased though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Freese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stevens has time to react.
Stevens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freese slips under a jab from Stevens.
Freese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Stevens lands with a right hand.
Stevens moves out of range as Freese throws a body kick.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Freese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freese. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Stevens tries to clinch but Freese moves out of range.
Freese thumps Stevens with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Freese dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Freese missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off.
Freese lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
Freese scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks.
Freese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freese throws a leg kick that misses.
Freese misses the shot to the body.
Freese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Freese.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freese.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freese can pounce on him.
Freese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freese thuds his right hand into Stevens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
Freese lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Stevens.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens.
Freese throws a solid leg kick but Stevens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freese.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freese looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Freese throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Freese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Freese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevens on the side of the head.
Craig Freese is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens takes one to the chin there.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Freese's shoulder, as Freese tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Freese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freese.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can Freese finish him?
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Freese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Freese manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stevens throws a right hand that misses
and Freese counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
Freese pounces like a tiger and cracks Stevens with a vicious hook! Stevens is down but not out! Freese follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Freese!
Craig Freese retains his welterweight title!
Craig Freese decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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