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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Sexy And I Know It. David has chosen Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand as his entrance music. 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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178 cm
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175 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
28
180 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Freese! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Freese throws a body kick that misses. David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Freese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David scores with a nice strike. Freese misses with a jab to the body
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Freese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively. David digs a good body shot into Freese's ribs. Freese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David throws a combination that misses and Freese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Freese on the side of the head. Freese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Freese takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Freese thuds a left hand into David's body. David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Freese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freese was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
That's one minute gone in the round. David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freese moves away. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as David checks a leg kick. David misses with a hook. David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freese. Craig Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Craig Freese has been cut. Freese throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it. Nice uppercut there from David. David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. David scores with a jab. Freese is looking to slow David down with leg kicks. Freese misses with a looping right. David takes a swing at Freese's ribcage but misses. David darts in trying to clinch and Freese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Freese throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily. David scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. David is looking to slow Freese down with leg kicks. David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Freese does a little dance to reset his feet. David wants to clinch up but Freese keeps it at a distance. Freese takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses. David throws a quick inside leg kick. David tries a low kick but Freese avoids it. Freese connects with a solid leg kick. David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freese. Freese looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Freese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David rushes Freese and presses him up against the cage. Freese tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Freese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Freese moves out of range as David strikes. Good work by David as he checks the leg kick. Freese moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
Freese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from David. Freese takes one to the side of the head.
Freese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Freese. Freese takes a shot right to the bread basket. Freese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Freese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Freese scores with a sloppy right hand. David should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Freese jabbing away but nothing is landing. David swings and misses with a shot to the body and Freese counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! David tries to clinch up. Freese blocks a jab. David thows a body shot but no joy. David is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Freese had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away. David jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
David throws a right and a left that both miss. David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. David moves into range and clinches up with Freese. Freese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. David misses with a body punch.
David misses with some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round. David throws a punch but it's blocked by Freese. David works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. David tries to throw a body punch but Freese avoids it by throwing David back against the cage. Freese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Freese wants to break free but David has control.
Freese lands with a short shot to the head. David working some nice short punches in the clinch. Freese blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from David - that landed with a thud.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. David lands an uppercut. Freese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. David is pushing Freese up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. David scores with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! David has a couple of punches blocked by Freese.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freese's elbow. David tries a body shot but Freese blocks it.
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Freese uses good head movement to avoid it. David prevents Freese from breaking the clinch. David has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Freese after a bit of a struggle. David misses with a punch to the body.
David scores with a shoulder strike. David struggles to land a body shot inside as Freese controls his hands.
Freese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freese sprawls well. Freese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. David gets slowly back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. David lunges at Freese with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freese's hand. David misses with a low kick.
David digs a good hook to Freese's body.
David throws a right hand that Freese ducks under and follows up with a left that Freese also avoids with ease. David throws a lazy uppercut
and Freese counters with a slapping leg kick. Freese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freese cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head. David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freese. Freese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Freese throws the kick towards the body but David avoids it. David ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Freese throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Freese tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Freese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Freese throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily. Jan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. David takes one on the button. David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Freese misses. David lands a two punch combo.
Freese throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freese goes for a high kick. It partially lands. David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. David lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. David scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by David. Freese slips a straight right by David. David steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Freese. That one must have hurt. David rushes Freese and presses him up against the cage. David misses with a punch on the inside.
David scores with a nice hook to the head. Freese can't break the clinch.
David is working for takedown but Freese is calmly controlling the position for now. Craig Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan David. David tries to work over Freese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by David. Freese can't break the clinch.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David dominated that round. The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut. That's time! Freese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy. David misses the shot to the body. David looks to land a left hand but Freese moved out of range nicely. Freese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Freese throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily. David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
David lands with a right hand. David just misses with a punch to the body.
David swings for the body but Freese moves out of range.
Freese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David. David scores with a decent looking hook. David avoids the head kick by Freese.
David scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
David misses with a wild body shot. Freese takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses. David avoids a lazy jab quite easily. David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. David throws a wild combination but nothing lands. David checks a leg kick. David shoots for a takedown but Freese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Freese keeps the fight on the outside. David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freese in his tracks. David throws a jab but it's blocked by Freese. David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freese can pounce on him.
Freese slips a straight right by David. Freese lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jan David has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. David moves out of range of the body kick from Freese.
Nice jab there from David. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Freese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David jabs at Freese's body. David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freese moves out of range and avoids them all easily. David takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. David works Freese's body with a nice hook. David scores with a jab. David misses with a wild body shot. Freese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David moves away from the strike by Freese. David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freese sees it coming and avoids it easily. Freese throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David shoots in but no luck this time. Freese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Freese misses its intended target. David doesn't manage to clinch there - Freese circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for David. David displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. David throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jan David seems to be getting the better of the standup. David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David darts in and clinches Freese up against the cage. Freese works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Freese is trying to break the clinch but David is controlling him. David holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David keeps control of Freese as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. David can't get the takedown.
Craig Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan David. David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freese prevents a body shot from David. David misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Freese tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Freese wants to break free but David has control.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Freese wants to get back to striking at distance but David won't allow it.
David has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Freese uses from the top position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Freese trying to stand up but can't free himself from David's guard. David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. David wants to sweep here but Freese controlling him for the moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round. David has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Freese has passed into side control.
David tries to buck Freese off but Freese is having none of it. Freese stands up and beckons David to his feet. Freese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Freese. David lands the left hand. David with a body punch. A glancing blow. Freese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively. David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freese can pounce on him.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Freese lands with a right hand. David misses with a wild body shot. Freese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
A shot to the liver by David. Beautiful body shot. Freese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freese lands with a right hand. David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freese circles away quickly and effectively. David throws a hook to the side of Freese's head but Freese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. David is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. David looks to score with a jab to the body but Freese is just out of range. David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freese.
David scores with a spinning back kick! Freese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from David finds it's way round the side to connect with Freese's head. Freese misses with the body kick and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. David looks to land a combination but Freese avoids it well. David does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Freese misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though. David shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freese sprawls well. Freese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. David gets slowly back to his feet. David tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. David takes a swing at Freese's ribcage but misses. Freese ducks under a wild hook from David. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freese. David cracks a nice hook into Freese's ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. David walks into a left hand. David tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
David loads up on a big right hand but Freese slips the punch. David blocks a head kick by Freese.
David pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Freese back to the cage. David follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Freese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. David misses with a kick to the body.
David ducks under a wild hook from Freese. Freese throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it. David moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Freese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
A punch lands to the side of David 's head but he takes it in his stride. Freese feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to David's calf. Freese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Freese throws a nice inside leg kick. Freese misses with a body kick. David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
David looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Freese scores with a jab. David looks to land a body kick but Freese moved away. Freese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. David works Freese's body with a nice hook. David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freese was well out of range. Poor timing from David. David throws a jab when Freese was well out of range. David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan David will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Freese is just out of range. Freese misses with a wild body shot. Freese throws a hook but David blocks it. David thows a body shot but no joy. David misses with a hook. David fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. David misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Freese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Freese defending well as David loads up on a big left hand. Freese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Freese tries to bum rush David with a series of wild strikes but David uses good footwork to avoid the assault. David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. David throws a shot from downtown. Freese moves away and avoids it. David shoots in looking for a takedown. Freese tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Freese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
That's one minute gone in the round. David jabs Freese to the body, keeping him at a distance. David dives in and grabs Freese's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freese pushes down on David's head and hops out. David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. David looks to score with a jab to the body but Freese is just out of range. Freese throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A looping hook to the body misses from David. Freese does a little dance to reset his feet. David fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. David throws a hook but Freese blocks it. Freese throws out a powerful jab. David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by David as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for David. The fighters circling - Freese throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Freese throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily. No joy there for Freese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David swings for the body but Freese moves out of range.
David swings for the body but Freese moves out of range.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freese manages to avoid it. David throws an overhand right that lands on Freese's shoulder, as Freese tries to avoid the shot. David moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Freese blocks the body kick.
David scores with a hook to the body. Freese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. David misses the shot to the body. Freese throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David slips under a jab from Freese. David throws a right and a left that both miss. David steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Freese. That one must have hurt. David dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for David.
Freese bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards. David falls off balance throwing a combination
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. David takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. David tries to clinch up. David lands a nice shot to the body.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David thuds a left hand into Freese's body. David forces Freese back against the cage and clinches. Freese breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick from Freese misses. Freese just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Freese does no damage. David's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freese under the eye. David moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. David gets a clinch. David blocks an elbow strike. David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. David is working Freese over against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. David tries a body shot but Freese blocks it.
David lands a body punch. A short uppercut from David. Jan David seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Freese content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freese is pressed up against the cage. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freese down to the mat. Freese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Craig Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan David. Freese lands with a nice body kick. David scores with a kick to the midsection. David takes a shot to the body in his stride.
David cracks Freese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. David getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Freese throws a head kick that misses and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freese thinking. David avoids the body shot from Freese.
That's six minutes gone in the round. David connects with a looping right hand.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! David just misses with a punch to the body.
Freese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freese manages to avoid it. David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David moves out of range of the leg kick from Freese. Freese misses with the combination.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Freese checks a leg kick. Freese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David. David digs a good hook to Freese's body.
Freese scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice shot by David. David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freese rather than just go for the knockout. Freese misses with a body shot.
David uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freese. David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David works Freese's body with a nice hook. Freese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freese tries to keep at a distance but David has taken the fight into the clinch. Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but David has double underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from David. David leaning against his opponent.
David working some nice short punches in the clinch. Freese prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Freese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Freese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches David on the side of the head. Freese takes one on the chin but seems OK.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The fighters circling - Freese throws out the jab but it was never going to land. David connects with a looping right hand.
Freese throws a poor cross that misses
and David counters with a takedown into side control. David trying to control the action but Freese is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Freese is trying to improve his position. David is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freese has escaped the position, nice work there. David has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David really dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freese on the side of the head. David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. David thows a body shot but no joy. A head kick misses from Freese. David fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freese to the ground. David is now in Freese's guard. David has been the more effective fighter overall so far. David throws an elbow that misses. Freese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Freese! David wants to stand and escape but Freese is having none of it. David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freese doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freese manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Freese got a little sloppy there for a moment and David has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freese has managed to get both his arms back between David's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Freese trying to stand up but can't free himself from David's guard. Freese trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. David manages to escape and get back to his feet.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt. David ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. David looks to land a combination but Freese avoids it well. Freese avoids a kick to the body.
Freese throws a quick inside leg kick. David is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Freese takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Freese misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freese manages to avoid it. Freese moves out of range of the leg kick from David. David finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freese motions for David to come forward. Freese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Freese misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though. David moves into the clinch. David works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Freese is trying to break the clinch but David is controlling him. David is trying to stall.
David blocks a body shot from Freese.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Freese working hard to break the clinch. Freese wants to get back to striking at distance but David won't allow it.
David misses with a hook from the clinch. David lands with a left to the head. Freese struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
David fails to pull guard.
A short right from David. A nice left hand lands by David.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freese. David gets through Freese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. David lands with a right to the head. A short left from David. David has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freese's elbow. David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. David has Freese pressed against the cage, preventing Freese from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A head punch blocked on the inside by Freese. A right hook to the body lands for Freese.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! David has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. David misses with a punch to the body.
David tries to throw a body punch but Freese avoids it by throwing David back against the cage. David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Freese.
A short right hand to the side of the head by David. David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from David. Freese leaning against his opponent.
David tries to throw a body punch but Freese avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Freese is trying to break the clinch but David is controlling him. David goes for a takedown attempt but Freese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Craig Freese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan David. David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freese. David avoids the head kick by Freese.
David scores with a push kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from David, right into the meat.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Freese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freese checks a leg kick. David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freese. David misses with a wild body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Freese misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely. Freese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. David lands a nice hook to Freese's body. Freese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. David connects with a single shot there. David 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. David thuds a left hand into Freese's body. David shoots in for a takedown but Freese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Freese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freese connects with a high kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Freese moves out of range of the body kick from David.
David closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. David tries a low kick but Freese avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. David misses with a right hand and Freese counters with a straight right hand. Freese throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily. David lands a right hook to the body.
Freese walks into a jab. David moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off. Freese throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A left lands for Freese. David tries to land a body kick and Freese counters with a left and a right that stings David. Freese misses with a kick to the body and David moves into the clinch. David digs a right hand underneath Freese's ribcage. Freese let out a lung full of air as it connected. David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freese blocks a body shot from David.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. David is working Freese over against the cage. David lands a nice shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! David tries a body shot but Freese blocks it.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freese's elbow. David turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and David manages to end up in side control. David is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Freese is trying to escape and David transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Freese is forced to tap! Nice work there by David! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan David! Jan David is the new welterweight champion! Jan David made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview.
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