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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
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170 cm
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149 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freeman to score with a decent uppercut.
Freeman scores with a body shot.
A jab from Freeman does it's job there.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Freeman as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Freeman. Beautiful body shot.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Freeman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Freeman scores with the left hand. Richard knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Duke Richard has been cut.
Freeman with a hook.
Freeman staying out of range there.
Richard tries to move into range but Freeman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Freeman scores with a jab to the body.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freeman sprawls well. Freeman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but Richard seems unphased.
Freeman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
Richard has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Richard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Richard's legs - danger averted.
Freeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman scores with a jab. Richard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Freeman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Richard enables Freeman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Richard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Richard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Richard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Freeman passes into half guard.
Freeman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Freeman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Richard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A cross from Freeman lands.
Freeman lands a two punch combo.
Richard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freeman sprawls well. Freeman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Freeman lands the left hand.
Freeman lands a left and a right that sends Richard crashing to the canvas! Freeman dives into mount looking to finish!
Richard is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman looking to finish Richard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richard!
Oh Richard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freeman breaks from Richard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Freeman controlling his opponent.
Freeman with shots to the head and body - Richard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Richard is looking to improve his position but Freeman isn't that keen on the idea.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richard takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Freeman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Freeman!
A relieved looking Gordon Freeman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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