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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Franks (ranked 25189 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deryk Engelland (ranked 6517 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Franks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deryk Engelland!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engelland pushes Franks up against the cage in a clinch.
Engelland pulls guard.
Engelland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Engelland working for submissions but it's allowed Franks to get to half guard.
Franks slips a nice elbow through Engelland's hands, connecting with Engelland's forehead.
Franks winds up and cracks Engelland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks lands strikes from half guard.
Franks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Engelland is looking for a sweep. Franks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Engelland tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Franks has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelland is in a horrible position here. Franks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engelland is looking to get to half guard.
Franks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Engelland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franks avoids the attempt from Engelland to control.
Franks scoring with strikes but Engelland is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelland flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Engelland tries to lock up and control but Franks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Engelland manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Engelland tries to bench press Franks off him but Franks keeps the position.
Engelland is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Engelland is looking to regain half guard here but Franks keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelland on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Engelland tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Franks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Franks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Engelland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Franks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Franks raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks goes for an armbar but Engelland turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Engelland.
Franks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Engelland is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Engelland trying to control but Franks is working from the bottom.
Franks is pulling down on Engelland's head to control his posture.
Franks keeping full guard, as Engelland tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Franks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Engelland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Engelland has picked Franks up - he's going for a ride! Engelland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Franks pushes Engelland off and gets back to his feet.
Engelland clinches.
Engelland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franks avoids it.
Engelland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franks blocking some punches.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Engelland uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Engelland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franks.
Engelland pulls guard.
Ted Franks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franks is in close to Engelland's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Engelland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Engelland looking for subs off his back but Franks has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelland missing with punches from the bottom.
Franks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Engelland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franks.
Franks working Engelland over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Engelland looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Franks pushes past his half guard into mount!
Franks scoring with strikes but Engelland is staying in there.
Engelland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Franks avoids the attempt from Engelland to control.
Engelland taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks lands a couple of good shots and Engelland has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Franks scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Franks tightening his grip on Engelland, looking for the choke.
Engelland is really stuck here.
Franks scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Engelland is looking for a way out.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Franks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelland defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Franks is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Franks gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Franks gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Franks apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Franks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Engelland clinches with his opponent.
Franks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Engelland can do to turn this around?
Engelland looking to throw knees to the head but Franks is blocking nicely.
Franks prevents a body shot from Engelland.
Franks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Engelland trying to control the position but instead, Franks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Engelland into the cage.
Franks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Engelland moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Franks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franks.
Engelland has managed to clinch.
Engelland gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Franks manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Engelland keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Franks managing to block the knees to the body from Engelland.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Engelland looking to stall.
Engelland misses with a knee strike.
Franks jumps into guard, dragging Engelland to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Engelland has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franks is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ted Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Engelland clinches.
Engelland is trying to maintain a safe position but Franks gets an underhook and turns Engelland into the cage.
Franks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Engelland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Engelland.
Franks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Engelland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franks manages to break the clinch.
Engelland darts in and clinches Franks up against the cage.
Engelland working aggressively here.
Franks wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Engelland to work.
Engelland working hard to break the clinch.
Engelland looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Engelland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks tries to keep at a distance but Engelland has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Franks.
Franks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Engelland just stands there and leans against the cage.
Engelland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franks is defending well for now.
Franks is working for takedown but Engelland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Engelland pushes off an throws an elbow but Franks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engelland can't find room to land a body shot as Franks controls the action.
Franks avoiding damage as Engelland throws knees to the body.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franks jumps guard but Engelland stands there with Franks around his waist. Franks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Engelland drives through and clinches with Franks against the cage.
Franks fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Engelland to keep the fight standing.
Engelland misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Engelland.
Engelland looking to slow down the pace here.
Franks avoids a wild elbow strike from Engelland.
Engelland missing with knees to the body.
Engelland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franks is defending well for now.
Engelland tries to throw a body punch but Franks avoids it by throwing Engelland back against the cage.
Engelland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Engelland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks fails to pull guard.
Engelland lands a body shot.
Engelland is trying to maintain a safe position but Franks gets an underhook and turns Engelland into the cage.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Engelland is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Engelland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Engelland scores with a shot to the side of Franks's head.
It looks like Ted Franks has been cut.
Engelland tries a knee to the head but Franks blocks it.
Engelland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Engelland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franks's elbow.
Engelland tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franks has Engelland pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Franks pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Engelland tumbling to the mat - Franks dives into Engelland's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Engelland controls Franks momentarily but Franks frees himself.
Deryk Engelland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ted Franks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Engelland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deryk Engelland.
I think Franks 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Franks!
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energy
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FIGHT
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