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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Wagdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joos Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Wagdy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joos Frank's chin.
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mustafa Wagdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joos Frank!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagdy shoots in looking for a takedown but Frank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wagdy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank stuffs the takedown attempt from Wagdy. Wagdy gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagdy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frank to the mat! Frank manages to get full guard.
Frank controls Wagdy momentarily but Wagdy frees himself.
Wagdy passes into half guard.
Wagdy is looking for a kimura but Frank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagdy to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagdy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frank is just riding it out for now. Wagdy eventually gives up the hold.
Frank is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is refusing to be controlled, as Wagdy sits in half guard.
Wagdy prevents Frank from standing back up.
Wagdy seems to be working for a kimura but Frank defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagdy prevents Frank from improving his position.
Wagdy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Frank trying to control but Wagdy postures up.
Wagdy trying to mount his opponent but Frank defends it.
Wagdy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two 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.
Wagdy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Frank!
Wagdy trying to control but Frank is having none of it.
Wagdy really is a fat lump.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wagdy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wagdy looking to control but Frank is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wagdy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Frank is now in Wagdy's guard. A big mistake from Wagdy there, giving up the dominant position!
Frank looking to pass the guard.
Frank throwing strikes from guard but Wagdy blocks nicely.
Wagdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagdy keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Wagdy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wagdy is looking for a triangle but Frank pushes his legs off easily.
Wagdy wants to sweep but no luck.
Frank wants to control from the top but Wagdy keeps moving.
Frank won't allow Wagdy to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagdy is trying to keep Frank in close.
Frank wants to pass the guard but Wagdy is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Wagdy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wagdy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frank's guard.
Wagdy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank tries to strike from the bottom.
Frank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wagdy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frank is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wagdy trying to move into half guard but instead Frank has managed to sweep!
Wagdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagdy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frank defends well.
Wagdy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wagdy working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagdy looking for a sweep. Not yet Wagdy, not yet.
Wagdy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wagdy keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank stands and steps away. Wagdy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Frank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frank leaves Wagdy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagdy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank won't allow Wagdy to pass to mount.
Frank trying to control but Wagdy postures up.
Frank is pressing down on Wagdy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wagdy looking to sit in guard and control but Frank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frank landing with the ground and pound.
Wagdy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frank puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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. Frank connects with a nice short shot to Wagdy's temple.
Wagdy wants to improve his position but Frank is controlling well.
Wagdy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagdy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Frank manages to pass to mount!
Frank avoids the attempt from Wagdy to control.
Wagdy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wagdy is working hard here to advance position.
Frank looking to control but Wagdy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to control but instead Wagdy manages to regain half guard.
Wagdy wants to sweep but Frank has passed to side control!
A control attempt from Wagdy but he's now mounted!
Wagdy is looking to get to half guard.
Frank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagdy is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joos Frank 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. This is the final round!
Frank gets caught napping as Wagdy dives in and scores a takedown. Frank manages to retain guard.
Frank trying to keep a closed guard but Wagdy is proving a slippery customer.
Wagdy won't allow Frank to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagdy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagdy advances to half guard.
Frank pushes Wagdy off looking to stand but Wagdy dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank trying to control from the bottom.
Wagdy is looking for a kimura but Frank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagdy to get the leverage.
Wagdy prevents Frank from standing back up.
Wagdy is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Frank reverses the position - he's now on top in Wagdy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagdy looking for a sweep. Not yet Wagdy, not yet.
Wagdy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Frank doesn't defend quickly enough and Wagdy has managed to lock this one up! Can Frank escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wagdy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mustafa Wagdy!
Mustafa Wagdy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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