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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sao Galileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Freeman (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 White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sao Galileo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman dives in and grabs Galileo 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galileo pushes down on Freeman's head and hops out.
Galileo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galileo manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Galileo counters with a quick kick to the body but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Galileo wants to control but Freeman passes easily into half guard.
Galileo is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman stands up out of the half guard.
Freeman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Galileo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galileo jumps guard but Freeman stands there with Galileo around his waist. Galileo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Galileo tried to counter with a leg kick but Freeman avoided it.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Galileo misses with a low kick.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt
and Galileo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sao Galileo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Freeman.
Galileo takes one to the chin there.
Galileo misses with a head kick.
Freeman dives in and grabs Galileo 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galileo pushes down on Freeman's head and hops out.
Galileo connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Galileo tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Galileo back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Freeman as Galileo tries to tie him up.
Galileo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galileo working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Galileo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Galileo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
Galileo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galileo wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Galileo manages to get himself to full guard.
Freeman gets to his feet. Galileo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Galileo blocks a jab.
As Freeman backs away, Galileo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Galileo feints and then cracks Freeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freeman down.
Freeman misses with a few strikes there.
Galileo lands a really nice looking cross but Freeman seems unphased.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freeman tries to clinch but Galileo is having none of it.
Galileo lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt
and Galileo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman looks winded!
Galileo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Freeman if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Galileo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Galileo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galileo , right into the meat.
Galileo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Freeman has Galileo pressed against the cage, preventing Galileo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galileo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Galileo holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
Freeman wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sao Galileo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galileo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Freeman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Freeman misses.
As Freeman backs away, Galileo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Galileo lands a high kick!
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galileo as he avoids it easily.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Galileo circles away and keeps his distance.
Galileo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Galileo as Freeman shoots in.
Galileo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Galileo tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
Galileo lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses
and Galileo counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galileo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freeman throws the left hand but Galileo avoids the punch easily.
Galileo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Galileo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to clinch
and Galileo counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galileo .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galileo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Freeman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Freeman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Freeman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Galileo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Galileo throws a leg kick that misses.
Galileo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Galileo misses.
Galileo slips under a jab.
A head kick from Galileo lands but Freeman takes it in his stride.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Galileo circles away easily
and Galileo counters with a head kick. That will keep Freeman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sao Galileo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Freeman.
Galileo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Freeman cracks the inside of Galileo 's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galileo looking to slow down the pace here.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but Galileo has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Galileo .
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galileo is defending well for now.
Freeman jumps guard but Galileo stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galileo is trying to maintain a safe position but Freeman gets an underhook and turns Galileo into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Galileo .
Galileo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galileo is defending well for now.
Freeman blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galileo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Galileo trying to control the position but instead, Freeman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Galileo into the cage.
Galileo swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galileo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galileo avoids it.
Freeman prevents Galileo from breaking the clinch.
Galileo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman successfully pulls guard.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Galileo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galileo wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Galileo looking to control but Freeman passes into half guard.
Galileo is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Freeman in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galileo is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Galileo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No luck for Freeman with that takedown attempt.
Galileo takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Joe Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galileo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freeman shoots and misses
and Galileo counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman thows a leg kick but Galileo checks it
and Galileo counters with a good low kick that Freeman was not able to check.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Galileo counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Galileo counters with a quick kick to the body but Freeman blocks it.
Galileo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galileo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Freeman backs away, Galileo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Freeman with that takedown attempt.
As Freeman backs away, Galileo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sao Galileo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Freeman.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Galileo keeps it at a distance.
Freeman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Galileo checks it well.
Galileo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Freeman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galileo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freeman tries to clinch up
and Galileo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
Galileo throws a quick counter head kick but Freeman was just out of range.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galileo .
Freeman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Galileo swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freeman shoots and misses
and Galileo counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Galileo connects with an inside leg kick.
Galileo misses with a low kick.
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Galileo circles away.
Galileo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Galileo misses with a kick to the body.
Galileo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galileo tries a head kick but it misses.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Galileo circles away.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Galileo is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freeman blocks a head kick by Galileo .
Galileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Galileo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galileo throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Galileo looks to land a body kick but Freeman moved away.
Sao Galileo is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galileo .
Galileo throws a leg kick but Freeman checks it.
Galileo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sao Galileo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman rushes Galileo and presses him up against the cage.
Galileo misses with the head strike.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Galileo lands an uppercut.
Freeman prevents Galileo from breaking the clinch.
Galileo swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galileo tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Joe Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freeman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Galileo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Galileo is trying to stall.
Galileo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Galileo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Galileo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Galileo , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Galileo !
Sao Galileo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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