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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Franks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mundo.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks throws a head punch that misses.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mundo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mundo.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Mundo blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo lands a right hand.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
A short left from Mundo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mundo stalling the fight.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo is breathing heavily.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo lands with a short shot to the head.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks letting Mundo take a breather here.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mundo throws a right and a left that Franks avoids nicely.
Mundo lands a jab to the nose.
Mundo looks to land a combination but Franks avoids it well.
Mundo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mundo lands a jab-cross combination.
Mundo forces Franks back against the cage and clinches.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mundo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Mundo misses.
Franks darts in and clinches Mundo up against the cage.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mundo.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by Mundo.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mundo breaks from the clinch.
Mundo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mundo misses with a series of wild punches.
Franks rushes Mundo and presses him up against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo is looking to control Franks's arms but Franks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mundo has his back to the cage.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks clinches with his opponent.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Mundo.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo leaning against his opponent.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo is working Franks over against the cage.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mundo is struggling to control the position.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks scores with a shot to the side of Mundo's head.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break free.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Mundo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Mundo.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mundo.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks misses with some punches.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mundo.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo breaks the clinch.
Franks moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Mundo.
Mundo breaks from the clinch.
Franks moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Franks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Mundo misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Mundo does no damage.
Franks clinches up with Mundo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo lands with a light punch inside.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mundo looks to land a combination. Franks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Mundo lands a left hand.
Mundo manages to break the clinch.
Mundo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mundo throws a combination. Franks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mundo lands with a nice combination. Franks backs away looking to recover.
Ray Mundo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mundo clinches.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mundo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franks pushes Mundo up against the cage in a clinch.
Franks throws a head punch that misses.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks misses with some punches.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to break free.
Franks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mundos head.
Mundo stalling against the cage.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by Mundo.
Mundo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mundo.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Ray Mundo.
I think Mundo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Mundo!
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FIGHT
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