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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ong Bak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak is looking to clinch.
Monson clinches up against the cage.
Monson jumps guard but Bak stands there with Monson around his waist. Monson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Monson connects with a knee to the head.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Monson won't allow it.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monson avoids it.
Monson looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Monson tries to pull guard but Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Monson drops back down to his feet.
Monson pulls guard effortlessly.
Bak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monson is proving hard to escape from.
Monson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bak.
Monson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monson looking for a guillotine here but Bak defends easily.
Bak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monson's guard.
Monson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bak is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Monson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bak's back instead.
Monson is not going to allow Bak to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak trying to get back to his feet but Monson is in full control for now.
Bak looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Monson missing with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Bak preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Monson.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Bak looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bak wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Monson misses with punches from the back.
Bak is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Monson gets his way!
Bak trying to get back to his feet but Monson is in full control for now.
Bak wants to control his opponent's hands but Monson gets his hands free.
Bak covering up well under a series of strikes from Monson.
Bak is trying to get back to his feet but Monson has full control of the position and if anything, Bak has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak rolls, trying to escape but Monson keeps control of the position.
Bak breaks Monson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bak wants to clinch but Monson slips to the side
and Monson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bak landing knees to the body.
Monson managing to block the knees to the body from Bak.
Bak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Monson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monson is defending well for now.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Monson in his tracks for a moment.
Monson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bak is trying to stall.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monson's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak tries for a takedown but Monson manages to get underhooks.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bak tries to clinch
and Monson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bak is trying to stall.
Bak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
Monson fails to pull guard.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bak taking a breather.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Monson blocks with his arms.
Monson blocks the elbow strike.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Monson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Monson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monson.
Bak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Monson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Monson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monson successfully pulls guard.
Monson pulls Bak in close to prevent any damage.
Bak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bak is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Monson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bak's back instead.
Monson has the hooks in. Bak is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak trying to control the hands but Monson won't let him.
Bak has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bak is in bad spot here.
Bak trying to get back to his feet but Monson is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bak trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's two 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.
Monson is looking to control Bak but Bak is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Bak's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Monson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bak has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Monson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bak showing good submission defense here.
Bak looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to escape the position.
Bak looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Monson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Monson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bak controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Monson struggling to land strikes to the head as Bak covers up.
Bak trying to control the hands but Monson breaks the grip.
Bak covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bak wants to get back to his feet.
Monson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bak knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bak for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bak holding both Monson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Monson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bak tries to roll but Monson sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bak is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Monson dominated that second round.
That's time! Monson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bak tries to clinch
and Monson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bak gets full guard.
Bak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monson is controlling him.
Monson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bak trying to keep a closed guard but Monson is proving a slippery customer.
Monson won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Monson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Ong Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak wants to clinch
and Monson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monson.
Monson is pressed up against the cage. Bak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monson down to the mat. Monson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bak wants to clinch but Monson slips to the side
and Monson counters by moving into the clinch.
Bak is trying to break free.
Bak trying to stall but Monson improves his position.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Monson in his tracks for a moment.
Monson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monson dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Monson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Monson blocks with his arms.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bak wants a takedown.
Monson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Monson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bak smiles and moves away.
Bak tries to clinch there but Monson circles away.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Monson fails to land with a series of punches.
Frankie Monson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monson avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak tries to clinch there but Monson circles away.
Bak is looking to clinch but Monson is avoiding it.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Bak throws a head kick but Monson moves out of range.
Monson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak tries to clinch but Monson moves away
and Monson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bak trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
Bak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bak stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Monson throws up his legs and catches Bak in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bak tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Monson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frankie Monson!
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energy
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hype
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