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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time to Pretend. Lee has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Freeman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Lee! The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee misses with a low kick as Freeman jumps back. Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman moves into the clinch. Freeman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Freeman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Freeman jumps guard but Lee stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Freeman avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards. Lee lands a body punch. Freeman lands with a left to the head. Freeman blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Luka Lee has been cut. Freeman goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Freeman wants to clinch. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight moves into the clinch position. Lee digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee lands with a left to the head. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman breaks the clinch.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease. Lee throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman looks to clinch and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Freeman misses with the combination.
Lee looks to clinch and Freeman counters with a slapping leg kick. Lee throws a head kick that misses. Lee tries to clinch and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Freeman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice elbow from Lee. Lee is pressed up against the cage. Freeman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Freeman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee misses with a combination
and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Freeman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lee punching from the bottom.
Lee is trying to stand.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard. Freeman seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt. Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freeman. Lee regains full guard. Nicely done. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lee pushes Freeman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee shoots for a takedown but Freeman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lee closes the distance and clinches. Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Freeman closes the distance and clinches. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Lee lands with a light punch inside. Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not. Freeman tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside. A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee to the head. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman misses with a hook from the clinch. Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage. Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead. Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lee forces Freeman back against the cage and clinches. Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Freeman misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lee has Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Freeman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Freeman breaks from the clinch.
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 Joel Freeman will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee gets a clinch. Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Freeman scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head. Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman. Freeman jumps guard but Lee stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Freeman tries to tie him up. Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Freeman looking for a takedown. Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman jabs at Lee's body. Lee connects with a high kick. Freeman has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Freeman blocks the elbow strike.
Freeman lands a shoulder strike. Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freeman tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range. Freeman moves into range and clinches up with Lee. Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Freeman.
Freeman goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch. Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Freeman.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike. Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body. Freeman can't get the takedown.
Lee prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch. Lee tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms. Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards. Freeman lands a shot to the body. Freeman lands a right hand. Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body. Lee misses with the head strike.
Freeman breaks the clinch.
Freeman clinches but Lee breaks the clinch and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Freeman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick by Lee misses and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that. Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg. Lee punching from the bottom.
Lee missing with punches from the bottom.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee kicks off Freeman and gets to his feet. Freeman has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Freeman in his tracks for a moment. Lee misses with a short punch on the inside. Freeman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Freeman breaks the clinch.
Lee wants to clinch and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Freeman looking to pass the guard. Freeman forces his way into half guard. Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Freeman dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Luka Lee'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.
Freeman throws a sloppy head kick and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee. Lee throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Freeman lands a jab-cross combination. Freeman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Freeman will be more careful next time no doubt. Freeman instigates a clinch. Freeman dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
Freeman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Lee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lee throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Freeman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively. Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Lee tries for a takedown but Freeman circles away easily and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freeman's defenses. Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Freeman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Freeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee. Lee dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Lee prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch. Freeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Joel Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Freeman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Freeman moves out of range as Lee strikes. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lee misses with a double jab
and Freeman counters with a two punch combo. Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeman in his tracks. Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two. Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Lee clinches. Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lee misses with a knee strike.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Freeman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Freeman punishing his opponent with strikes. Freeman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Freeman tries to control but Lee wriggling away. Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Freeman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Freeman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Freeman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Lee tries to reverse the position but Freeman maintains control. Freeman scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there. Lee is trying desperately to improve position. Freeman working the ground and pound effectively.
Freeman looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Freeman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Freeman clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Freeman moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Freeman in his tracks for a moment. A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Luka Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Freeman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee landing knees to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Freeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee throws a lazy head kick and Freeman counters by clinching up. Nice body punch from Freeman. Lee pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lee lands a body punch in the clinch. Freeman scores with a hook to the body. Lee lands a hook to the side of the head. Freeman is trying to break free. Lee digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank. Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee moves into the clinch. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
A body shot lands from Freeman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freeman's brow. Freeman jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Freeman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Lee tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control. Lee kicks off Freeman and gets to his feet. Freeman tries to clinch up and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Freeman lands a nice uppercut. Freeman takes an elbow to the temple. Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Freeman lands a nice knee to the body. Freeman blocks the elbow strike.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage. Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet. Lee wants to clinch but Freeman slips to the side and Freeman counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Freeman to acknowledge the strikes. Lee looks to clinch and Freeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Freeman clinches. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Lee tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four 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. Lee tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks. Freeman landing knees to the body.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top. Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Lee tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Freeman's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Luka Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Luka Lee'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. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman closes the distance but Lee moves to the side and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Freeman scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lee misses with a knee to the head. Freeman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Freeman gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Freeman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Freeman is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture. Freeman has his feet on Lee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. No joy there for Freeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Lee throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee misses with a head kick.
Freeman moves into range and clinches up with Lee. Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Freeman pulls Lee into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Freeman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Freeman content to stall in guard here. Lee pushes Freeman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freeman looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Freeman wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Freeman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman counters with a two punch combo. Lee throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Lee clinches but Freeman breaks the clinch and Freeman counters with a stiff right hand. Freeman clinches but Lee breaks the clinch and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Freeman tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses. Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee to the head. Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee. Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Freeman leaning his opponent against the cage. Freeman blocks an elbow strike. Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Freeman takes a shot to the head. Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freeman is struggling to control the position. Freeman cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
That's four 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. Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms. Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman. Freeman avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head. Freeman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lee is trying to keep an underhook but Freeman manages to get the takedown into half guard. Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet! Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman lands with a left to the head. Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses. Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage. Freeman misses with an elbow strike.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luka Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Freeman jumps guard but Lee stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joel Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lee tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joel Freeman. I think Freeman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luka Lee!
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