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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Leverage - Mister Universe as his entrance music. Huey Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a leg kick which misses Freeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeman tries to avoid it.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirk.
Freeman misses with an uppercut
and Kirk counters with a stiff right hand.
Freeman moves out of range as Kirk throws a body kick.
Freeman is looking to slow Kirk down with leg kicks.
Freeman takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Kirk.
Kirk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirk wants to land a leg kick but Freeman is out of range.
A slow jab from Kirk misses its intended target.
Freeman works the jab nicely.
Kirk drops his hands momentarily and Freeman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
Freeman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
Freeman throws out a leg kick but Kirk moves out of range and Freeman only half commits.
Kirk misses with a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a good low kick that Kirk was not able to check.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and Freeman counters with a big head kick but Kirk shrugs it off.
Kirk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Freeman blocks the low kick.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freeman 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.
James Kirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirk tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirk which made him look bad.
Kirk throws a leg kick but Freeman moved away.
Freeman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freeman throws a solid leg kick but Kirk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freeman.
Kirk throws a solid leg kick but Freeman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirk.
Freeman throws a right and a left that Kirk avoids nicely.
Kirk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Freeman throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Kirk cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Kirk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirk checks a leg kick.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freeman avoids a kick to the body.
Kirk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Freeman.
Kirk slips a straight right by Freeman.
Freeman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kirk.
Kirk takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a right hook to the body.
Freeman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirk at a distance.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirk.
Kirk avoids the head kick by Freeman.
Freeman takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Kirk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Freeman is out of range.
Kirk staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Freeman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk pushes Freeman away with a front kick.
Freeman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Freeman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Freeman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Freeman jabs Kirk right on the nose. Kirk blinks but takes it well.
Freeman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab by Freeman.
Kirk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirk checks the leg kick.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Huey Freeman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a hook to the body
and Freeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freeman throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Kirk.
Freeman throws an off balance right hand
and Kirk counters with a body kick that stops Freeman in his tracks momentarily.
Good work by Freeman as he checks the leg kick.
Freeman clobbers Kirk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freeman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeman throws a leg kick which misses Kirk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirk tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk connects with a leg kick. Freeman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freeman takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Kirk misses.
Kirk misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Freeman - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Freeman misses.
Freeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freeman scores with a jab. Kirk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirk throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freeman misses with a kick to the body.
Freeman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirk throws out the jab.
Kirk tried to score with a low kick but Freeman checks it.
Kirk cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
Freeman checks the leg kick.
Kirk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freeman scores with a punch to the head.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Freeman checks it
and Freeman counters with a left to the body.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kirk.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and Freeman counters with a left to the body.
Kirk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey 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!
Kirk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Freeman blocks a head kick by Kirk.
Kirk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirk connects with a body shot that sends Freeman's belly button to the back.
Freeman moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirk.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirk throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Kirk staying out of range there.
Kirk digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Freeman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freeman throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Freeman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Freeman blocks the low kick.
Freeman throws a chopping leg kick but Kirk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirk motions for Freeman to come forward. Kirk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk throws a leg kick
and Freeman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kirk really felt that one!
Kirk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freeman feints and then cracks Kirk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirk down.
Kirk throws a leg kick that misses.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk walks into a straight right hand from Freeman.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirk misses with a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman misses with a hook to the body
and Kirk counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
Kirk lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Kirk misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throws a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Huey Freeman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Freeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freeman checks it well.
Kirk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Freeman misses
and Kirk counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Kirk lands a jab to the head.
Kirk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kirk is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
Freeman with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is in a horrible position here. Freeman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kirk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Kirk is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huey 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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