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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Freeman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Warne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warne misses with a hook.
Freeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warne misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman throws a jab when Warne was well out of range.
Warne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Warne moves out of range.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Warne misses with a lunging right hand
and Freeman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Freeman!
Warne scores with a leg kick.
Warne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Freeman throws a right hand that Warne ducks under and follows up with a left that Warne also avoids with ease.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Warne avoids them all with ease.
Warne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
A jab from Freeman finds it's way through Warne's defenses.
Warne swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne slips a jab and a cross from Freeman.
Freeman throws a right and a left that Warne avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Freeman as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warne. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warne scores with a body shot.
Warne defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman throws a right hand that Warne ducks under and follows up with a left that Warne also avoids with ease.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeman looks winded!
Warne dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warne.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Warne avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warne. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Warne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Warne misses with an uppercut. Freeman saw that one coming.
Warne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warne throws out the jab.
Warne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Warne.
The fighters circling - Warne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warne thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Warne misses.
Mike Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Freeman is pressing down on Warne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Freeman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Warne stacks Freeman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Warne!
Warne scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Freeman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Freeman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Freeman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Freeman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Freeman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Warne in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Warne grinds an elbow into Freeman's temple.
Warne slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne scores with punches from side control.
Freeman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Warne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Freeman on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman tries to buck Warne off but Warne is having none of it.
Warne just content to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Warne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warne lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Warne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Warne slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne dominated that round.
That's time! Warne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Freeman!
Freeman can't escape the position.
Warne with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warne landing strikes from the mount and Freeman is in trouble!
Freeman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warne cracks Freeman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freeman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Freeman is still in real trouble! Can Warne finish him?
Freeman is working to get back to half guard.
Freeman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freeman seems to have recovered his senses.
Freeman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Freeman tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Warne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Freeman has hold of Warne's hands but Warne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warne seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Warne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Freeman trying to control here.
Freeman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Warne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freeman has hold of Warne's hands but Warne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman taking some punishment here, with Warne in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Freeman wants to control but Warne is keeping busy.
Warne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Warne working the head and body with strikes.
Warne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Freeman trying to control but Warne postures up.
Warne lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warne lands a nice short elbow.
Shane Warne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman has hold of Warne's hands but Warne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Warne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warne winds up and cracks Freeman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Warne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Warne slips a nice elbow through Freeman's hands, connecting with Freeman's forehead.
Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freeman has hold of Warne's hands but Warne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Warne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Freeman has one foot on Warne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mike Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Freeman misses with a double jab.
Warne lands with a nice body punch.
Freeman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warne thuds a left hand into Freeman's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Warne misses the target.
Shane Warne is winning the standup battle so far.
Warne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Freeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warne dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Warne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Freeman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Warne's shoulder, as Warne tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman throws a right hand that Warne ducks under and follows up with a left that Warne also avoids with ease.
Freeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warne throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Warne.
Warne throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Warne throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Warne throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warne lands with a good body shot.
Warne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freeman slips a jab from Warne.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Warne scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freeman at a distance.
Warne defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Warne misses its intended target.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warne.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warne misses with a hook.
Warne throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Warne dives in and scores a takedown into Freeman's guard.
Warne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Warne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
Warne lands a couple of elbows.
Warne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Warne pushes down on Freeman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Warne working Freeman over with strikes.
Warne passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is desperately trying to improve his position but Warne has a good base and remains in mount.
Warne landing strikes from the mount.
Freeman is desperately trying to improve his position but Warne has a good base and remains in mount.
Warne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warne with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Warne postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Freeman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Warne and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Warne!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Warne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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