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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Uppercut. Freitag is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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175 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lorenzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Freitag! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Freitag scores with a jab. Chuck Lorenzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Freitag doesn't succeed with the takedown and Lorenzo counters with a left and a right that stings Freitag. Freitag throws a right hand that Lorenzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lorenzo also avoids with ease. We've been told by Lorenzo's head coaches at Hells Balls Grappling Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Excellent takedown into side control there by Freitag. Freitag throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Freitag trying to control the action but Lorenzo is working from the bottom. Freitag stands up and beckons Lorenzo to his feet. Freitag has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Lorenzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A decent looking body kick lands there for Lorenzo. Nice uppercut lands for Lorenzo. That snapped Freitag's head back.
Lorenzo swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Freitag misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lorenzo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mike Freitag has been cut. Freitag misses the shot to the body. Lorenzo connects with a looping right hand.
Lorenzo works the jab nicely. Lorenzo scores with a hook. Freitag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lorenzo.
Freitag looks like he wants to counter punch here. Freitag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Lorenzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Freitag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lorenzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Freitag scrambles back to his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Freitag throws a jab when Lorenzo was well out of range. Lorenzo tries to clinch but Freitag is having none of it. An inside leg kick lands from Lorenzo. Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Lorenzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Lorenzo.
It seemed like Freitag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lorenzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lorenzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Lorenzo blocks a jab. Freitag has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freitag there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Lorenzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lorenzo stalling in the clinch.
Freitag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lorenzo working some nice short punches in the clinch. Freitag tries for a takedown but Lorenzo manages to get underhooks.
Lorenzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lorenzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lorenzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Freitag up against the cage. A short left from Lorenzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lorenzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freitag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lorenzo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chuck Lorenzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Freitag. Lorenzo jabs Freitag to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lorenzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Freitag. Those never looked like landing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lorenzo lands with a nice body kick. Freitag needs to keep his hands up - Lorenzo had a free shot at his head there. Lorenzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lorenzo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Freitag's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freitag misses with a takedown and Lorenzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Freitag shrugs it off. Lorenzo cracks Freitag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lorenzo defending well as Freitag loads up on a big left hand. Freitag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freitag takes one on the button. Freitag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freitag is rocked! Lorenzo has closed the distance and engaged Freitag in a clinch.
Freitag is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorenzo finish him? Lorenzo stalling.
A shot in the inside from Lorenzo. Lorenzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lorenzo scores with a nice hook to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lorenzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freitag backwards. Lorenzo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Freitag to his knees! Lorenzo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Lorenzo! Chuck Lorenzo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Great win for me. I hope I can keep winning and get another title shot.'. Mike Freitag was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing a fight sucks hard, anyway... I´ll be back stronger for sure!'.
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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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