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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman throws an off balance right hand
and Scarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freeman cracks a nice hook into Scarn's ribs.
Freeman swinging wildly here.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Freeman finds it's way through Scarn's defenses.
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
We've been told by Scarn's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Freeman.
Scarn fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman feints a jab promting Scarn to slip. Freeman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scarn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Scarn scores with a shot to the body.
Scarn drops his hands momentarily and Freeman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freeman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left and a right from Scarn both land. Nice combination.
Scarn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freeman on the side of the head.
Scarn fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Freeman misses with a combination
and Scarn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Scarn moved out of range nicely.
Freeman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scarn to score with a decent uppercut.
Freeman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Freeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scarn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab from Scarn.
Freeman defending well as Scarn loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Scarn avoids it well.
Scarn moves away from the strike by Freeman.
Scarn misses with a looping right.
Scarn throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freeman.
Freeman slips a jab from Scarn.
Scarn scores with a decent looking hook.
Freeman slips a jab from Scarn.
Scarn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scarn blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarn misses the target.
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 throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Scarn.
A cross from Scarn lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarn.
A swing and a miss from Scarn.
Scarn throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Freeman throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Scarn ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scarn, as that shot connected.
Scarn slips a jab from Freeman.
A quick step to the side and Scarn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scarn fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman tries to work over Scarn's front leg with a kick but Scarn checks it.
Scarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Scarn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Scarn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarn. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarn lands a jab.
Scarn works the jab nicely.
Scarn clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freeman moves out of range of the strikes.
Freeman lands a lovely overhand right.
Freeman throws a right hand that Scarn ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarn also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Scarn misses its intended target.
Scarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Gavin Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Scarn throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Scarn throws a shot to the body.
Scarn misses with a double jab.
Freeman throws a hook but Scarn avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Scarn ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarn.
Scarn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Freeman defending well as Scarn loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scarn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scarn misses with a right hand
and Freeman counters with a nice right hand that sends Scarn toppling to the canvas! Scarn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Freeman finish him?!
Scarn is rocked!
Scarn throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Scarn as he checks the leg kick.
Scarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarn.
Nice straight punches there by Scarn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scarn.
Scarn slips under a jab.
Scarn is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman with a jab.
Michael Scarn's cut is getting worse.
Freeman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scarn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freeman scores with a body shot.
Scarn slips a jab and a cross from Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scarn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn'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.
Scarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Freeman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Freeman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scarn has got the better of the exchanges.
Scarn staying out of range there.
Scarn takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Freeman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarn lands a jab to the nose.
Scarn scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Freeman tries to score with a low kick but Scarn moves his leg out of the way.
Nice cross by Scarn.
Michael Scarn is winning the standup battle so far.
Scarn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Freeman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn punishes Freeman's body with a nice straight punch.
Freeman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scarn scores with a jab.
Good work by Scarn as he checks the leg kick.
Scarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn fails to land with a series of punches.
Scarn jabs at Freeman's body.
Scarn loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Scarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Scarn lands a glancing blow to the side of Freeman's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Scarn.
Scarn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarn.
A slow jab from Scarn misses its intended target.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarn throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Scarn.
Gavin Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Freeman counters with a series of strikes. Scarn will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman tried to score with a low kick but Scarn checks it.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Scarn sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Freeman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Scarn misses.
Scarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
A left and a right from Freeman both land. Nice combination.
Scarn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scarn throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman misses with a left hand
enabling Scarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Freeman tries to bum rush Scarn with a series of wild strikes but Scarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Freeman misses with a double jab
and Scarn counters with a straight right hand.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Scarn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freeman momentarily.
Scarn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeman in his tracks.
Scarn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freeman.
Freeman lands a left and a right that send Scarn crashing to the mat, dazed. Freeman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Scarn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarn misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Scarn's shoulder, as Scarn tries to avoid the shot.
Scarn seems to have got his legs back now.
Scarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Scarn misses with an uppercut. Freeman saw that one coming.
Scarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scarn throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
An inside leg kick from Freeman misses.
Scarn misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scarn throws a combination that misses
and Freeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scarn misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
Scarn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scarn.
Scarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Scarn moves forwards but Freeman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michael Scarn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good shot there by Scarn.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
A combination from Scarn does no damage.
Scarn misses with a hook.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Scarn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scarn takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Scarn.
Scarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freeman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scarn throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Scarn.
Freeman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Freeman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Scarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarn scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freeman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to move into range but Scarn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Freeman slips under a jab.
Freeman is looking for the big counter here.
Freeman slips a jab from Scarn.
Freeman moves away from the strike by Scarn.
A bone on bone clash there as Scarn blocks the leg kick.
Scarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scarn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarn lands with a kick to the temple. Freeman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scarn walks into a stiff left hand from Freeman.
Freeman digs a good body shot into Scarn's ribs.
A combination from Freeman does no damage.
Oooooh!!! Freeman has knocked Scarn down with a huge combo! Freeman steps away and waves a wobbly Scarn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarn clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Scarn.
Scarn lands a nice shot that snaps Freeman's head back.
Gavin Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scarn checks it well.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scarn moves away.
Freeman throws a leg kick
and Scarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Scarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Freeman tries a low kick but Scarn avoids it.
Freeman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarn lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Scarn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scarn.
Scarn misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Freeman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Freeman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scarn misses with a hook. Freeman ducked under it nicely.
Freeman misses with a combination
and Scarn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Freeman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scarn.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Scarn slips the punch.
Scarn lands a head shot.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman slips a jab from Scarn.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Scarn misses its intended target.
Scarn lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scarn avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Scarn lands a glancing blow to the side of Freeman's head.
Scarn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarn.
Michael Scarn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman throws out a leg kick but Scarn moves out of range and Freeman only half commits.
Freeman throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn lands an overhand right.
Scarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Freeman off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Scarn. Those never looked like landing.
Freeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarn throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scarn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scarn!
A very excited looking Michael Scarn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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