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Event:
Torcida 4 - Rotten Vs Venom
Date: Feb 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Toa defending well as Freud loads up on a big left hand.
Freud has his takedown stuffed
and Toa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freud.
An attempted straight right counter from Toa misses the target.
Freud darts in looking for a takedown but Toa gets double underhooks and turns Freud into the cage.
Jimi Toa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Freud.
Freud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#TD2#
Freud scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freud just content to control the position.
Freud throws a strike aimed at the side of Toa's head but Toa avoids it well.
Freud lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Toa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Freud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Toa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Freud taking a break here but Toa is having none of it and regains half guard.
Toa wants to get back to his feet.
Freud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toa wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Freud seems to be looking for submissions.
Freud works his way into full mount!
Freud is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T2#
Toa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Freud raining down hammerfists from mount.
Freud scoring with strikes but Toa is staying in there.
We've been hearing good reports from Toa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Toa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Freud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Toa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Freud working the ground and pound effectively.
Freud landing strikes, looking to finish!
Freud landing strikes from the mount and Toa is in trouble!
Toa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Freud working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Freud wants to control the pace but Toa is squirming around nicely. #ES#
Toa bucks up and throws Freud to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Freud fails with the takedown
and Toa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toa swings for the body but Freud moves out of range.
We've been informed that Freud has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Freud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Freud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freud ducks under a wild hook from Toa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toa. #TD2#
Freud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Toa wants to stand up but Freud is controlling him.
Freud is looking to work some ground and pound but Toa has wrist control.
Toa wants to stand but Freud is controlling the position.
Freud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ES#
Toa kicks Freud off and gets to his feet.
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 Jimi Toa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Freud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Toa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Freud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toa connects with a body shot that sends Freud's belly button to the back.
Erick Freud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toa connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Toa counters with a left to the body.
Toa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Toa there.#T1#
Freud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toa.
Toa leaves Freud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Toa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jimi Toa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Freud.
Freud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toa counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Toa.
Toa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freud shoots and misses
letting Toa counter with a right hand.
Toa throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Freud counters with a shoot takedown. Toa fights it but they end up in guard.
Toa wants to get back to his feet but Freud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freud trying to control but Toa is working from the bottom.
Freud prevents Toa from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Freud looking to sit in guard and control but Toa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Toa stands and steps away. Freud gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Freud has a takedown stuffed.
Nice straight punches there by Toa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toa.
Freud misses with a takedown attempt
and Toa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Toa. No joy for Freud on that attempt.
Toa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Toa scores with a nice head shot.
Toa misses with a few strikes there.
Freud misses with a takedown attempt
and Toa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimi Toa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freud is breathing heavily.
Toa lands with a nice body punch.
Toa lands a right hook to the body.
Freud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimi Toa is winning the standup battle so far.
Freud with a poor takedown
and Toa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freud misses with a takedown attempt
and Toa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Toa.
Toa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freud can do to turn this around?#T4#
Toa lands a nice looking body shot.
Freud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Freud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toa lands a nice shot that snaps Freud's head back.
Toa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freud throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Toa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Toa coming out on top.
Toa throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Toa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Freud slips a straight right by Toa.
Freud with a poor takedown
and Toa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freud has his takedown stuffed
and Toa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toa lands with a nice combination. Freud backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Toa. No joy for Freud on that attempt.
Jimi Toa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Freud.
Toa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freud moves away.
Toa lands a jab to the nose.
Toa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toa connects with a right hand. Freud shakes it off.
Freud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freud misses with a takedown
and Toa counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toa clobbers Freud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Freud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Toa counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Freud is rocked!
Toa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freud is still on wobbly legs! Can Toa finish him?
Freud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toa counters with a right hand to the body.
Toa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toa cracks Freud on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Freud falls backwards against the cage. Toa follows up with more strikes that drop Freud to his knees. Toa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Freud! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Toa!
An out of breath Jimi Toa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#CL2#
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.#BC2#
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freud. #CL2#
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.#BC2#
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Bailey manages to pull guard.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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.#CL2#
Bailey rushes Freud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
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. #SUB#
Freud drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freud jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3#
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.#T4#
Freud with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bailey looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
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!
#R2#
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. #CL2#
Freud gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch. #TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #SUB#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.#SUB#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
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.#BC2#
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. #T1##TD#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #SUB#
Freud is working for a submission of some sort.
#T4#
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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