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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Da Ruckus. Fraser is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sirius. Donald Fraser will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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203 cm
19
295 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Starks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Starks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fraser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Starks is working for a kimura but Fraser is defending it quite comfortably.
Fraser wants to improve his position but Starks is controlling well.
Starks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starks is looking to take a break and control but Fraser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starks is really struggling to control Fraser but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Starks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Starks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser wants to control but Starks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Starks seems to be working for a kimura but Fraser defends the submission attempt.
Fraser is refusing to be controlled, as Starks sits in half guard.
Fraser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fraser.
Fraser wants to sweep here but Starks controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fraser 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.
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.
Fraser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starks shoots in but no luck this time.
Fraser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fraser fails to land with a series of punches.
Starks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Starks lands in his opponent's guard.
Fraser controls Starks momentarily but Starks frees himself.
Starks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Starks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fraser seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fraser wants to sweep here but Starks controlling him for the moment.
Starks is looking to work some ground and pound but Fraser has wrist control.
Fraser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starks checks a leg kick.
Fraser works the jab nicely.
Fraser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starks.
Fraser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fraser misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Starks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Starks looking for a guillotine from mount but Fraser is having none of it.
Starks tries to control but Fraser wriggling away.
Starks is working for a guillotine from mount but Fraser frees his head quite easily.
Fraser tries to lock up and control but Starks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fraser gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Starks dominated that 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.
Fraser moves in looking to clinch but Starks pushes him off.
Fraser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fraser misses with the combination.
Fraser lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Tony Starks has been cut.
Fraser tries to clinch up but Starks circles away and keeps his distance.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Starks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fraser is trying to keep Starks in close.
Starks wants to control from the top but Fraser keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fraser looking for a sweep. Not yet Fraser, not yet.
Starks drops back looking for a leg! Fraser is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fraser manages to kick Starks off! Starks jumps back into Fraser's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraser lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starks!
Fraser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fraser controlling from the full mount.
Starks working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks gets back to half guard.
Starks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Starks.
Starks had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fraser is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Starks Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fraser's back instead.
Fraser trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fraser biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
I really don't envy Fraser right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser trying to control the action but Starks just sinks the hooks in.
Fraser really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Starks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Starks working for a choke but Fraser is defending well.
Fraser is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Starks looking for the RNC.
Starks has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Fraser! Can he survive? No! He's out! Starks gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Starks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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