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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walet Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machete Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Juarez's choice of entrance music: Remember the Name. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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136 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walet Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machete Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez tries to clinch there but Franks circles away.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Franks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franks stalks Juarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Juarez's face. Juarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Machete Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Franks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Franks.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juarez fails with the takedown.
Franks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Franks.
A punch combination from Juarez misses.
Franks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Juarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Franks prevents Juarez from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks tries to advance to mount but Juarez instead regains half guard.
Juarez tries to roll over but Franks keeps him under control.
Juarez controlling the position for now.
Franks tries to stand but can't do so whilst Juarez controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez won't allow Franks to pass to mount.
Juarez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Machete Juarez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Juarez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Juarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franks backs up against the cage.
It looks like Walet Franks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franks rushes Juarez and presses him up against the cage.
Juarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Franks walks away with a smile on his face. Juarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walet Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machete Juarez.
Franks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franks wants it to stay on the feet.
Juarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juarez closes the distance and clinches.
Juarez tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Juarez lands a left hand.
Juarez manages to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franks looks for the body kick but Juarez saw that one coming.
Juarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juarez.
Juarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Juarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franks smiles and moves away.
Franks wants to clinch up but Juarez keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Juarez.
Juarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franks is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juarez!
Franks gets tackled into the cage by Juarez. Juarez maintains the clinch.
Juarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Juarez.
Franks prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juarez manages to break the clinch.
Franks fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machete Juarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walet Franks's cut.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Franks. No joy for Juarez on that attempt.
Juarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franks tries to keep at a distance but Juarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juarez has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Juarez tries to pull guard but Franks won't allow it.
Juarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Juarez has a couple of punches blocked by Franks.
Juarez breaks from the clinch.
Walet Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Machete Juarez has been cut.
Juarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juarez misses with a takedown attempt - Franks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walet Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machete Juarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Juarez sprawls well initially but Franks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franks stalling.
Franks is keen to just control but Juarez is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franks in particular looking to stall.
Juarez trying to control but Franks postures up.
Walet Franks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juarez cracks Franks with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franks lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks misses with a series of wild punches.
Juarez tries to clinch there but Franks circles away.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Juarez misses.
Juarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Juarez slips a jab and a cross from Franks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franks keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Franks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juarez throws a right hand that Franks ducks under and follows up with a left that Franks also avoids with ease.
A combination from Franks does no damage.
A punch combination from Franks misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez connects with a leg kick. Franks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Franks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Juarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franks is looking to clinch.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
Juarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franks is fending him off so far but Juarez persists. Nope, Franks circles away and we're back to standing.
Franks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franks wants to clinch up but Juarez keeps it at a distance.
Juarez throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franks scores with a shot to the body.
Franks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juarez.
Juarez misses with a takedown
and Franks counters with a series of strikes. Juarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Juarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franks, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez breaks the clinch.
Juarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machete Juarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Juarez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juarez pushes Franks off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franks moves into range and clinches up with Juarez.
Juarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walet Franks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Juarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franks scores with a takedown into Juarez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juarez is keeping the position for now.
Franks trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walet Franks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Franks tries to sprawl out of it but Juarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Franks as Juarez shoots in.
Juarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Franks.
Franks catches Juarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Juarez swinging wildly here.
Juarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franks throws a nice looking combination but Juarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Franks lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks wants to get up but he can't break Juarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Franks trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez has a closed guard, preventing Franks from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Walet Franks.
No joy there for Franks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juarez wants to clinch up but Franks keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with a head kick.
Franks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juarez misses with a wild combination.
Juarez moves in looking to clinch but Franks pushes him off.
Juarez throws a combination that misses
and Franks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franks avoids it really well and circles away.
Walet Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machete Juarez.
Juarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Franks pushes Juarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Juarez lands with a light punch inside.
Juarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Juarez breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez walks into a jab.
Franks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Franks tries to clinch but Juarez is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Juarez keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Juarez. Beautiful body shot.
Franks throws a chopping leg kick but Juarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Juarez.
A big left from Franks misses.
Juarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Juarez quickly recovers to half guard.
Franks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walet Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walet Franks!
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energy
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