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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Forever. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dorian Freeman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Freeman shoots in.
Freeman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Freeman tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Rashad Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dorian Freeman.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Dorian Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels clinches up with Freeman and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Freeman!
Freeman wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michaels controlling his opponent.
Freeman tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Michaels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Michaels get's back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Freeman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Michaels.
It looks like Dorian Freeman has been cut.
Freeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michaels counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Michaels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Freeman to the mat. Freeman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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 wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.
Freeman looks gassed!
Freeman looking for a sweep. Not yet Freeman, not yet.
Michaels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Michaels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Freeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Michaels, into his guard.
Freeman is fighting to break Michaels's control of his arms but Michaels is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Freeman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Michaels's guard.
Michaels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeman tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Michaels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freeman swivels and escapes.
Freeman wants to clinch but Michaels slips to the side
and Michaels counters with a takedown into side control.
Michaels goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freeman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Michaels's guard! Nice work there by Freeman!
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Freeman's cut.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman lands a head kick!
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michaels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Freeman's guard.
Michaels postures up.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Michaels thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Freeman is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Freeman tries to clinch up
and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown. Freeman fights it but they end up in guard.
Michaels is pushing down on Freeman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Freeman is fighting to maintain full guard but Michaels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Michaels is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Freeman manages to get to full guard.
Freeman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Michaels shoots and misses
and Freeman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michaels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Freeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freeman's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels controls from within his opponent's guard.
Freeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michaels swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Freeman tries to stall but Michaels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels gets the takedown into side control.
Freeman tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Michaels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeman is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Rashad Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Freeman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman prevents Michaels from improving position.
Michaels trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Michaels decides to stand back up. Michaels steps back and let's Freeman get back to his feet.
Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels with a knee to the head.
Freeman trying to stall but Michaels improves his position.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman throws a head kick that Michaels semi-blocks.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and Freeman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Freeman clinches but Michaels breaks the clinch
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Freeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Rashad Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorian Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
Michaels scores a takedown into full mount!
Michaels avoids the attempt from Freeman to control.
Michaels is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freeman lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
Freeman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Michaels scores with a takedown into Freeman's guard.
Michaels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Michaels!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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