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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freese has chosen I'm Sexy And I Know It as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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178 cm
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199 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Freese!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberg rushes Freese and presses him up against the cage.
Aberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freese leaning against his opponent.
Aberg misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aberg prevents Freese from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aberg.
A nice left hand lands by Aberg.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freese or not.
Aberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aberg moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freese misses with an uppercut
and Aberg counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aberg is working Freese over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Freese tries to buck Aberg off but Aberg is having none of it.
Aberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Freese is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aberg working the body and head with strikes.
Freese takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Freese struggling a bit here.
Aberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Freese tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Aberg.
Freese takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Aberg.
Aberg working the head with strikes.
Aberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freese manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aberg's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Freese tries to get to full guard but Aberg has control of the leg.
Aberg throwing shots but Freese is blocking nicely.
Freese is defending against the submission attempts here by Aberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freese is looking to escape.
Aberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg blocks the strikes from Freese.
Freese wants to get back to full guard but Aberg has passed into side control.
Aberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Freese defending against the ground and pound.
Aberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freese knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Freese takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfons Aberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Aberg lands.
It looks like Craig Freese has been cut.
Freese misses with a body shot.
Aberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
Aberg misses with a leg kick
and Freese counters with a leg kick.
Freese moves out of range as Aberg strikes.
Aberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freese's head.
Aberg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Freese.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aberg lands a nice hook to Freese's body. Freese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alfons Aberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freese throws a looping overhand right but Aberg ducks down to avoid it.
Freese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aberg.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese moves out of range.
Aberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Freese stuns Aberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aberg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aberg gets a clinch.
Aberg looking to throw knees to the head but Freese is blocking nicely.
Aberg has a couple of punches blocked by Freese.
Freese tries to break free but Aberg pushes him back against the cage.
Freese breaks from the clinch.
Aberg misses with a two punch combination.
Aberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aberg moves away from the strike by Freese.
Freese throws a shot from downtown. Aberg moves away and avoids it.
Freese slips a jab and a cross from Aberg.
A right-left combo lands from Aberg.
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
Aberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Freese circles away.
Aberg misses with a hook.
Alfons Aberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Freese connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freese lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aberg's sensitive parts.
Freese blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freese thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Freese.
Freese keeps the fight on the outside.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese is having none of it.
Freese lands a slapping body shot.
Aberg moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Freese.
Aberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freese clobbers Aberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aberg 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.
Aberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
Alfons Aberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aberg misses the shot to the body.
Aberg misses with a leg kick
and Freese moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freese wants to break free but Aberg has control.
Freese is looking to break free of the clinch but Aberg has double underhooks.
Come on Freese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freese.
Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Aberg.
Freese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freese wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Aberg on the inside.
Freese missing with knees to the body.
Freese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Freese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Freese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aberg is looking to clinch but Freese is avoiding it.
Aberg 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.
Aberg takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Freese.
Freese misses with a looping right.
Aberg tries to clinch but Freese moves away
and Freese counters with an outside leg kick.
Freese throws a hook but Aberg avoids it easily.
Freese defending well as Aberg loads up on a big left hand.
Aberg forces Freese back against the cage and clinches.
Freese is trying to break free.
Aberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freese's efforts to push away.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aberg tries to land a knee to the head but Freese blocks with his arms.
Freese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aberg can't find room to land a body shot as Freese controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Freese fails to land.
Freese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Freese trying to stall but Aberg improves his position.
Aberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freese lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aberg fails to land.
Freese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aberg has him pressed against the cage.
Aberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aberg's elbow.
Aberg missing with knees to the body.
Freese tries to circle away but Aberg has him pinned against the cage.
Freese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freese manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Freese misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg wants to clinch
enabling Freese to counter with a crisp jab.
Aberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aberg tries to clinch there but Freese circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Freese. Aberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freese lands a jab.
Freese connects with a body shot that sends Aberg's belly button to the back.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aberg is rocked!
It looks like Alfons Aberg has been cut.
Aberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freese lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Aberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freese is stalking Aberg. Aberg circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Freese, and it's lights out! Aberg really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Freese!
A very excited looking Craig Freese rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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