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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivo Cech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Freisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivo Cech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Freisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freisenberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cech's guard.
Cech is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cech keeping moving, preventing Freisenberg from controlling successfully.
Cech has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Freisenberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cech pulls Freisenberg in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freisenberg wants to control from the top but Cech keeps moving.
Freisenberg distracts Cech with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cech trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Freisenberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freisenberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cech's guard.
Cech wants to control but Freisenberg is keeping busy.
Cech wants to improve his position but Freisenberg is controlling well.
Cech trying to control here.
Freisenberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cech does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cech displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freisenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freisenberg tries to clinch up.
Freisenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Freisenberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cech pinned against the cage. Cech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freisenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freisenberg shoots for a takedown but Cech saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivo Cech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Freisenberg.
Cech tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freisenberg with a poor takedown
and Cech counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cech clinches with his opponent.
Cech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cech throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Freisenberg's waist but Freisenberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cech off to one side.
Freisenberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cech lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Freisenberg misses.
A head kick misses from Cech.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cech is defended easily by Freisenberg.
Freisenberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cech pinned against the cage. Cech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freisenberg looks winded!
Cech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Freisenberg.
Freisenberg throws a wild body kick that Cech sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cech or perhaps it was just good defense by Freisenberg, which made it look bad.
Cech rushes Freisenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Cech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Freisenberg does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freisenberg gets a double leg takedown into Cech's guard.
Cech is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freisenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cech works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Freisenberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cech shoots in for a takedown but Freisenberg shows good takedown defense.
Cech fails with the takedown.
Ivo Cech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freisenberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cech napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Freisenberg tries to move to mount but Cech blocks the move with his legs.
Freisenberg trying to control the action but Cech is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freisenberg taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cech can't do much from the bottom here.
Freisenberg trying to control the action but Cech is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cech is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Freisenberg is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freisenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Cech circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Freisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freisenberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freisenberg misses with a double jab.
Ivo Cech is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freisenberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Cech, which made it look bad.
Freisenberg dodges the punch combination from Cech.
Freisenberg throws a right and a left that Cech avoids nicely.
Freisenberg is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freisenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Cech sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivo Cech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Freisenberg.
Cech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freisenberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cech lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cech tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freisenberg defends well and Cech ends up having to push Freisenberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cech misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cech will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Freisenberg looking to score a takedown here. Cech is defending well but Freisenberg drives through and ends up in Cech's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freisenberg slips nicely into half guard.
Freisenberg is pressing down on Cech's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cech is holding on for now.
Freisenberg stalling away here and it's allowed Cech to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Freisenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freisenberg looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cech looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Freisenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cech darts in looking for a takedown but Freisenberg gets double underhooks and turns Cech into the cage.
Cech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freisenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freisenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Freisenberg feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivo Cech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freisenberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Cech misses with a double jab.
Cech wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cech throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freisenberg is defended easily by Cech.
Cech wants to clinch up but Freisenberg keeps it at a distance.
Cech gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freisenberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cech is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freisenberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rich Freisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cech is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Cech is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cech looking to control.
Cech trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cech working a defensive guard but Freisenberg manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cech is looking for a sweep.
Freisenberg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cech dives in and grabs Freisenberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freisenberg pushes down on Cech's head and hops out.
Freisenberg with the counter takedown but Cech avoids it easily.
Freisenberg tries to clinch but Cech moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cech as Freisenberg shoots in.
Freisenberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cech is trying to defend but Freisenberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Freisenberg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cech reverses the position - he's now on top in Freisenberg's guard.
Cech looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cech trying to control the position from guard on top but Freisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freisenberg is trying to control the position but Cech postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cech's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Freisenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Freisenberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Freisenberg!
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energy
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hype
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