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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Freeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Freeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudgett misses with a takedown attempt - Freeth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freeth misses with a leg kick.
Mudgett looks to land a combination but Freeth avoids it well.
Freeth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mudgett throws the left hand but Freeth avoids the punch easily.
Freeth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mudgett fails with the takedown.
Freeth slips a jab and a cross from Mudgett.
Mudgett connects with a crisp jab.
Mudgett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudgett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freeth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mudgett manages to circle out of the way.
Mudgett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mudgett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeth wants to control but Mudgett postures up.
Freeth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mudgett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mudgett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mudgett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeth keeps working.
Mudgett landing strikes.
Mudgett working the body and head with strikes.
Freeth is letting Mudgett control him for a moment.
Mudgett scoring with punches from side control.
Freeth can't do much from the bottom here.
Mudgett grinds an elbow into Freeth's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeth is looking for a sweep.
Mudgett is chipping away with strikes.
Mudgett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Freeth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mudgett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mudgett is staying tight to Freeth's torso, preventing him from escaping.
My spies in The Fortress inform me that Mudgett has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mudgett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Freeth some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mudgett trying to control the action but Freeth is working from the bottom.
Mudgett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett is looking to take a break and control but Freeth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mudgett working the ground and pound from side control.
Freeth manages to get back to half guard.
Mudgett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Mudgett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Freeth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freeth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Freeth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mudgett.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mudgett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freeth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mudgett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freeth taking some punishment here, with Mudgett in his half guard.
Mudgett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Freeth wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mudgett is pressing down on Freeth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Freeth is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeth scores with a nice body kick.
Mudgett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mudgett scores with a takedown into Freeth's guard.
Mudgett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mudgett wants to control from the top but Freeth keeps moving.
Mudgett with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mudgett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freeth keeping moving, preventing Mudgett from controlling successfully.
Freeth controls Mudgett momentarily but Mudgett frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mudgett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Mudgett. Beautiful body shot.
Freeth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mudgett.
Mudgett shoots in and drives through. Freeth sprawls well.
Freeth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mudgett.
Mudgett looking to score a takedown here. Freeth is defending well but Mudgett drives through and ends up in Freeth's guard.
Mudgett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeth looking to control.
Freeth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mudgett is one step ahead there.
Mudgett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mudgett lands a couple of elbows.
Mudgett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mudgett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freeth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mudgett is aware though and is defending well.
Mudgett pushes down on Freeth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freeth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeth keeping moving, preventing Mudgett from controlling successfully.
Mudgett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mudgett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mudgett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freeth throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mudgett uses it to pass to side control.
Mudgett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mudgett is working Freeth over with some ground and pound from side control.
Freeth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett wants to control but Freeth is keeping him busy.
Mudgett working away.
Mudgett trying to control the position but Freeth is working away.
Mudgett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Freeth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mudgett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Freeth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mudgett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Freeth's guard.
Freeth looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mudgett passes into side control.
Mudgett remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Freeth struggling a bit here.
Freeth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudgett cracks Freeth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mudgett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Herman Mudgett has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Freeth hang on?
Mudgett tries to control but Freeth wriggling away.
Freeth tries to hold on but Mudgett postures up.
Mudgett looking to finish Freeth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Freeth!
Freeth is looking to improve his position but Mudgett isn't that keen on the idea.
Mudgett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seb Freeth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett with good strikes from the mount here!
Freeth is in a horrible position here. Mudgett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Freeth is rocked!
Mudgett content just to control the position here.
Oh Freeth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mudgett lands with some strikes.
Mudgett drops a big elbow. That's hurt Freeth! More shots from Mudgett and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herman Mudgett!
A less than humble Herman Mudgett misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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