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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Freud (ranked 5888 p4p, 647 weight class) and Sam Bailey (ranked 6156 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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205 lbs
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195 cm
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Erick Freud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud goes for a double leg but Bailey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bailey continues to drive forward.
Bailey pushes Freud up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freud.
Bailey gets a clinch.
Bailey pushes Freud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Freud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch.
Bailey manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freud chips away with some ground and pound.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Freud from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freud is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freud trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Freud controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sam Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freud looks for a takedown but Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey rushes Freud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bailey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freud seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Freud drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freud jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freud lands a couple of digs.
Freud chips away with some ground and pound.
Freud wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Freud forces his way into half guard.
Freud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freud with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bailey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Freud is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bailey defends it well.
Freud sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freud winds up and cracks Bailey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bailey tries to clinch but Freud is having none of it.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freud defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Freud gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch.
Bailey jumps into guard, dragging Freud to the mat.
Freud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bailey's head.
Freud trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freud is in close to Bailey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Freud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud lands a couple of digs.
Freud is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Freud seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bailey for as long as he can get away with.
Freud forces his way into half guard.
Freud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freud drops an elbow to the side of Bailey's head.
Freud drops an elbow to the side of Bailey's head.
Freud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Freud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freud winds up and cracks Bailey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Freud performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bailey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Freud is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bailey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freud.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Freud connects with a nice short shot to Bailey's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey has hold of Freud's hands but Freud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Freud manages to move to mount!
Freud controlling from the full mount.
Freud working the ground and pound effectively.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freud controlling from mount.
Freud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freud looking to finish Bailey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bailey!
Freud is landing with some decent strikes but Bailey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Freud has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bailey's face.
Freud lands with some strikes.
Freud working the ground and pound effectively.
Bailey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freud sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freud has control of Bailey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bailey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Freud dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Freud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freud shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Freud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bailey circles away.
Bailey clinches up with Freud and pushes him back against the cage.
Freud gets underhooks to prevent Bailey's takedown attempt.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freud backwards.
Freud can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Freud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freud wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Freud pushes him off.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud shoots in and bounces Bailey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Freud postures up and lands a big shot to Bailey's brow.
Freud showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Freud scoring with some ground and pound.
Freud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey wants to stand up but Freud is controlling him.
Freud distracts Bailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to stand but Freud is controlling the position.
Freud wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Freud chips away with some ground and pound.
Freud landing with the ground and pound.
Erick Freud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freud wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Freud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard.
Freud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around?
Freud controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freud forces his way into half guard.
Freud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freud controlling the action here.
Bailey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Freud connects with a nice short shot to Bailey's temple.
Freud is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freud controlling the pace.
Bailey taking some punishment here, with Freud in his half guard.
Freud stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Freud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Freud showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Freud!
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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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