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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bedford has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gordon Freeman's chin.
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149 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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175 cm
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135 lbs
19 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bedford!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bedford.
Freeman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bedford's hands.
Bedford takes the fight into the clinch.
Freeman digs a right hand underneath Bedford's ribcage. Bedford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bedford being controlled against the cage.
Freeman lands a body shot.
Freeman avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman works on Bedford's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bedford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford letting Freeman take a breather here.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike from Bedford.
Freeman has hold of one of Bedford's legs. Bedford is fighting the takedown attempt but Freeman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bedford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bedford can't keep his opponent in guard - Freeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bedford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bedford is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bedford tries to kick Freeman off but Freeman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bedford is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Freeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bedford is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Freeman lands a nice short elbow.
Freeman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Freeman winds up and cracks Bedford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bedford is trying to control but can't.
Bedford trying to get back to full guard but Freeman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a heavy elbow.
Bedford is working to get back to half guard.
Freeman dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bedford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Freeman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bedford trying to control here.
Freeman drops an elbow to the side of Bedford's head.
Bedford taking some punishment here, with Freeman in his half guard.
Bedford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bedford taking some punishment here, with Freeman in his half guard.
Freeman slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Freeman.
Freeman working the head and body with strikes.
Bedford tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Freeman lands a nice short elbow.
Bedford is rocked!
Freeman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bedford is still in real trouble! Can Freeman finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bedford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bedford tries to kick Freeman off in order to stand up. Freeman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Freeman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bedford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freeman avoids it really well and circles away.
Bedford seems to have recovered his senses.
Freeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bedford's hands.
Freeman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freeman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bedford sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Freeman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bedford doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedford shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Bedford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedford tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedford moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Bedford tries to clinch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bedford misses with a takedown attempt - Freeman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gordon Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bedford.
Bedford misses with the body kick
and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Bedford struggling a bit here.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bedford can do to turn this around?
Freeman scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Bedford with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freeman is putting a hurting on Bedford here, landing some big shots from side control.
Freeman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bedford's shoulder. That is not cool.
Freeman is putting a hurting on Bedford here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bedford is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Freeman is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman lands a strong strike to the head of Bedford. That's dazed him! Freeman looking to finish here. Bedford is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Freeman lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Freeman!
After winning the bout, Gordon Freeman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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