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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Dimitri Vegas & like Mike - Tremor as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George West was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George West!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Freeman.
Freeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice jab there from Freeman.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
West misses with a looping left.
Freeman lands a nice looking body shot.
West connects with a right hand. Freeman shakes it off.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Freeman scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Travis Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
West tries to counter with a clinch but Freeman shakes him off and moves away.
Freeman swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freeman. West shrugs it off though.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
West misses with an uppercut
and Freeman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Freeman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Freeman connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Freeman lands but West takes it in his stride.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freeman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
West tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freeman scores with a nice body kick.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Freeman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Freeman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
West tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West works Freeman's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West slips under a jab.
West wants to counter the offense by Freeman and move into the clinch position.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from West.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
West is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
It looked like Freeman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freeman scores with a leg kick.
West looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freeman. Freeman obviously looking to wear him down.
Freeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West misses with a shot to the body
and Freeman counters with an inside leg kick.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West wants to counter with a clinch but Freeman pushes him away.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West instigates a clinch.
West holding his opponent close, against the cage.
West pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Freeman being controlled against the cage.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman is trying to break free.
West is trying to maintain a safe position but Freeman gets an underhook and turns West into the cage.
West throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Freeman.
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Freeman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West misses with a body shot.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Freeman misses the target.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeman in his tracks.
Freeman moves out of range as West strikes.
Freeman scores with a hook.
Freeman tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West stalling.
Freeman is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Freeman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Crunch! Freeman slams his shin into West's torso.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Nice defenses there by Freeman.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Travis Freeman is winning the standup battle so far.
West misses with a straight right.
Freeman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freeman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
West moves away from the strike by Freeman.
West throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West scores with a nice strike.
Freeman is rocked!
West moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Freeman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freeman seems to have got his legs back now.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
A slapping leg kick lands for Freeman.
Freeman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West has managed to clinch.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
West moves out of range as Freeman throws a body kick.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West walks forward, straight into a front kick from Freeman.
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!
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
West scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West clinches with his opponent.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
West blocks a body shot from Freeman.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West misses with a knee strike.
West works on Freeman's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West moves into the clinch.
Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Freeman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of West's head.
West lands with a good body shot.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by West. West maintains the clinch.
West has Freeman pushed against the cage.
Freeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
George West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West being controlled against the cage.
Freeman tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman being controlled against the cage.
Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
West misses with a wild body shot.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Freeman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West misses with a hook.
Freeman lands with a slapping head kick.
West slips a straight right by Freeman.
West is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Freeman. That snapped West's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Freeman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freeman's jab looks to have found its range, popping West under the eye.
West loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
West misses the shot to the body.
Freeman lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
Freeman throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman connects with a high kick.
A left lands for West.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
And Freeman counters with a quick kick to the body but West blocks it.
West blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
West has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freeman.
Freeman throws a nice outside leg kick.
West throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
Freeman avoids the body shot from West.
Freeman lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Freeman tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West trying to stall but Freeman improves his position.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Freeman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Freeman connects with an inside leg kick.
West misses the shot to the body.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West lands a slapping body shot.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West wants to counter with a clinch but Freeman pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
West throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Freeman throws a nice inside leg kick.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Freeman counters with a body kick.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Freeman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
Freeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.
A big right from West misses.
West ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
Freeman throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West scores with a jab to the head.
Freeman misses with a leg kick.
West misses with a straight right.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
West throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
West scores with a hook to the body. Freeman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freeman connects with a solid leg kick.
West throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freeman is looking to land body kicks.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a body shot that sends Freeman's belly button to the back.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Freeman. Freeman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman fires out a quick counter leg kick but West just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
A jab from West finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
West throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
West takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
West closes the distance and pushes Freeman back into the cage.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freeman, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Freeman lands a hook that snaps the head of West backwards.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Freeman.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Freeman!
Travis Freeman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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