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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Malboro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rollin by: Limp Bizkit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jean Malboro had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Eric Freeman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Malboro's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Malboro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malboro swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Eric Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malboro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Freeman is fending him off so far but Malboro persists. Nope, Freeman circles away and we're back to standing.
Malboro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malboro fails with a takedown attempt.
Malboro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malboro lands in his opponent's guard.
Freeman wants to stand but Malboro is controlling the position.
Malboro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman pushes Malboro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Malboro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Freeman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malboro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Malboro is breathing heavily.
Freeman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Freeman stands up.
Malboro has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown. Malboro fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Malboro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman wants to get up but he can't break Malboro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Malboro keeps moving.
Freeman wants to stand but Malboro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Malboro keeps moving.
Freeman passes into half guard.
Malboro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Freeman jumps into side control!
Freeman happy to just control the position for now.
Freeman decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Freeman.
Freeman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malboro's guard.
Malboro is striking off his back. Freeman thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Freeman is keen to just control but Malboro is a slippery customer.
Malboro wants to sweep but Freeman has passed to side control!
Malboro is looking for a sweep.
Freeman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Malboro gets back to half guard.
Freeman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Malboro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malboro is striking from the bottom but Freeman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malboro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Freeman jumps into side control!
Malboro is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Malboro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Malboro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Freeman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Freeman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freeman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freeman lands in his opponent's guard.
Malboro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malboro tries to get out of the position.
Malboro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Freeman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Malboro.
Freeman wants to stand up but Malboro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malboro is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman works his way into side control.
Malboro tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Freeman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malboro to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malboro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Malboro with a poor takedown
and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Malboro is looking for a sweep.
Freeman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Freeman has his takedown stuffed
and Malboro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eric Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malboro trying to advance position but Freeman counters by regaining guard.
Freeman wants to stand and escape but Malboro is having none of it.
Malboro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Freeman on the ground.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Malboro is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman wants to stand and escape but Malboro is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Malboro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Freeman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malboro lands a nice shot to the head.
Malboro misses with some ground and pound and Freeman recovers position to half guard.
Freeman kicks Malboro off and gets back to his feet.
Malboro shoots and misses
so Freeman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Malboro is proving hard to escape from.
Freeman controlling from the top position.
Malboro is looking to sweep but instead, Freeman has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman wants to stand but Malboro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malboro misses with a takedown
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malboro's guard.
Malboro has a closed guard, preventing Freeman from standing up.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
Malboro is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freeman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malboro shoots and misses
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malboro's guard.
Freeman wants to stand but Malboro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Malboro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Malboro is striking off his back. Freeman thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Malboro missing with punches from the bottom.
Freeman tries to stand and escape but Malboro is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malboro tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman wants to control but Malboro is keeping him busy.
Malboro tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Freeman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Freeman blocks Malboro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Freeman controlling from the full mount.
Malboro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Freeman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Freeman tries to control but Malboro wriggling away.
Freeman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Freeman working for a guillotine from mount but Malboro is in no mood to give up.
Malboro is desperately trying to improve his position but Freeman has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Freeman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Freeman!
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hype
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