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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 914 p4p, 1035 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 130 p4p, 145 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Cejka staying out of range there.
We've been told by Cejka's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frank lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cejka's sensitive parts.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Frank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cejka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Cejka.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka lands with a cross.
Cejka scores with a nice right hand.
Cejka drives through and clinches with Frank against the cage.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cejka slips a jab from Frank.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Cejka saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frank appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cejka misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Frank flicks out a counter leg kick but Cejka steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Cejka. Those never looked like landing.
Frank throws out a counter right but Cejka avoids it with no problem.
Cejka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cejka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Cejka throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Frank's head but Frank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Cejka.
Cejka scores with a punch to the head.
Cejka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cejka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cejka wants to clinch.
Frank slips a jab from Cejka.
Cejka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Cejka.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cejka. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Cejka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank staying out of range there.
Cejka throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cejka checks a leg kick.
Cejka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cejka misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Frank only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cejka tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Cejka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank throws the kick towards the body but Cejka avoids it.
Cejka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Cejka moved out of range nicely.
Frank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Cejka saw that one coming.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cejka has closed the distance and engaged Frank in a clinch.
A short right from Frank.
Frank blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
Cejka blocks a body shot from Frank.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cejka.
Cejka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank effectively controlling the action here.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Cejka avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Frank is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Cejka takes a shot to the head.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cejka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka prevents a body shot from Frank.
Cejka gets through Frank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Frank.
Cejka taking a breather.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cejka throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cejka.
That kick from Frank tenderised Cejka's leg. Cejka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cejka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frank.
Frank misses with a hook.
Cejka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Cejka misses with a straight right.
Cejka scores with a decent looking hook.
Cejka cracks Frank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cejka 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.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Cejka walks into a stiff left hand from Frank.
Cejka misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Cejka misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejka throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
As Cejka backs off Frank throws a huge counter combo but Cejka manages to avoid it all.
Cejka 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.
Frank defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Frank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cejka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Cejka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frank defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Frank flicks out a counter leg kick but Cejka steps away.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Frank lands with a cross.
Cejka misses with an uppercut.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cejka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cejka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frank - the referee stops the clock and Cejka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frank. Cejka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Frank throws a jab when Cejka was well out of range.
Cejka throws an off balance right hand
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Cejka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Cejka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cejka misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Cejka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frank.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank throws a hook but Cejka avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cejka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank tries to keep at a distance but Cejka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cestmir Cejka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Cejka.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Cejka.
Frank is leaning against Cejka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Frank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands a body shot.
Frank blocks a body shot from Cejka.
Frank manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cejka.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
The referee calls for Cejka to work.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
Frank lands with a light punch inside.
Cejka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cejka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank is looking to control Cejka's arms but Cejka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frank has his back to the cage.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Cejka fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cejka.
Nice body punch from Cejka - that landed with a thud.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cejka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Cestmir Cejka is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Cejka blocks a jab.
Frank scores with a jab to the head.
Frank misses the jab.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a thumping low kick.
Cejka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank throws a one two combo.
Frank wants to slow Cejka down by chopping away at his legs.
Cejka throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Cejka is looking to clinch but Frank is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micah Frank will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Cejka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Cejka's shoulder, as Cejka tries to avoid the shot.
Cejka with a hook.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka scores with a jab.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cejka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cejka checks a low kick from Frank.
Cejka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank throws a leg kick but Cejka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka scores with a nice strike.
Cejka throws a sloppy body shot
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Cejka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frank, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank throws a leg kick but Cejka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cejka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Cejka.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cejka avoids a kick to the body.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Cejka ducks right into an uppercut from Frank.
Cejka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cejka swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Frank misses.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cejka.
Cejka defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Cejka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cejka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frank momentarily.
Frank throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cejka misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Frank.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Frank.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cejka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cejka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank throws a hook to the side of Cejka's head but Cejka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cejka lands with a nice body punch.
Cejka slips a straight right by Frank.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Cejka.
Cejka lands a jab-cross combination.
Cejka connects with a right hand. Frank shakes it off.
Cejka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Cejka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frank takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Cejka.
Cejka checks a leg kick.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Frank takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cejka lands a body shot.
Frank keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frank is looking to chop away at Cejka's legs.
Cejka misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cejka tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Cejka moves out of range of the body kick from Frank.
Cejka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank staying out of range there.
Frank now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Frank thumps Cejka with a low kick.
Frank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frank works the jab nicely.
Cejka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cejka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frank! But no joy.
Cejka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cejka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Frank paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cejka misses with a looping left.
Cejka misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cejka is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Frank. That snapped Cejka's head back.
Oh Cejka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cejka takes one on the button.
Frank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frank throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cejka colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Frank as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cejka is left battered and dazed whilst Frank and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Frank!
Micah Frank really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Stoner's Killer Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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