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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between mike whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). whitby comes to the cage accompanied by turn my swag on. mike whitby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stewart Franks's chin.
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151 lbs
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151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike whitby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewart Franks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitby tries to clinch but Franks is having none of it.
whitby clinches up with Franks and pushes him back against the cage.
whitby scores with a shoulder strike.
whitby has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but whitby has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by whitby.
whitby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franks pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from whitby finds it's way through Franks's defenses.
whitby scores with a takedown into Franks's guard.
Franks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
whitby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franks trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Franks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
whitby looking to pass the guard.
whitby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Franks swats away the attempt to clinch by whitby.
Franks scores with a leg kick.
Franks tries to bum rush whitby with a series of wild strikes but whitby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
whitby is looking to clinch but Franks is avoiding it.
Franks swats away the attempt to clinch by whitby.
Franks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
whitby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
whitby stalling in the clinch.
whitby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
whitby manages to break the clinch.
whitby swinging wilding here.
Franks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
whitby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to control whitby's posture but whitby avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franks gets back to half guard.
whitby prevents Franks from improving his position.
Franks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
whitby wants to take a breather but Franks is having none of it.
whitby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
whitby trying to control the action but Franks is working from the bottom.
Franks is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but whitby pulls his head out easily.
Franks looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
whitby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks is looking for a sweep.
whitby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
whitby is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Franks's shoulder. That is not cool.
Franks is trying to control whitby's posture but whitby avoids it.
whitby landing strikes.
whitby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Franks is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
whitby is looking to land body kicks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by whitby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franks is trying to improve his position.
Franks is letting whitby control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on whitby's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Franks wants to improve his position but whitby is controlling well.
Franks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franks punching from the bottom.
Franks is looking to improve his position.
whitby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Franks wants to improve his position but whitby is controlling well.
Franks is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but whitby pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franks lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike whitby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
whitby moves in looking to clinch but Franks pushes him off.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
Franks tries for a takedown but whitby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franks tries to land a leg kick but whitby saw it coming and moves away.
whitby closes the distance and clinches.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Franks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
whitby tries to close the distance and clinch but Franks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
whitby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Franks trying to control but whitby postures up.
Franks is looking for a sweep. whitby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
whitby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with whitby in particular looking to stall.
Franks is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but whitby pulls his head out easily.
Franks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Franks punching from the bottom.
Franks is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Franks throws a combination that misses
and whitby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Franks won't be happy with that.
Franks wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
whitby tries for a kimura but Franks is defending well.
Franks gets back to half guard.
whitby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
whitby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks strikes from the bottom but whitby uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Franks tries to bench press whitby off him but whitby keeps the position.
Check out the look on whitby's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
whitby is chipping away with strikes.
whitby controlling from side mount.
Franks is trying to get back to half guard.
whitby working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitby works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Franks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but whitby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
whitby controls the position.
Franks is looking to reverse the position.
Franks misses with an elbow from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
whitby has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Franks.
Franks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and whitby counters with a nice uppercut.
Franks misses the shot to the body.
Franks throws a head kick but whitby moves out of range.
Franks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
mike whitby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Franks.
Franks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for whitby!
whitby taking shots to the head.
Franks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish whitby?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks looking for a guillotine from mount but whitby is having none of it.
Franks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
whitby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
whitby throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Franks punishing his opponent with strikes.
whitby is trying to escape the mount.
mike whitby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
whitby blocking the ground and pound.
whitby is in all sorts of trouble here.
whitby regains half guard.
whitby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if whitby tries to get out of the position.
whitby is pressing down on Franks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike whitby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
whitby throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
whitby is looking to clinch.
Franks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. whitby tries to avoid it but Franks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag whitby to the ground. whitby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
whitby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
whitby fails with an attempt to clinch.
whitby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
whitby keeps Franks at a distance using the push kick.
whitby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
whitby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
whitby is taking a breather. Franks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
whitby working over Franks with some ground and pound. Franks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franks is looking for a sweep. whitby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
whitby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Franks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
whitby is keen to just control but Franks is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitby working the head and body with strikes.
whitby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Franks tries to roll over but whitby keeps him under control.
whitby stalling.
Franks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but whitby scores with a couple of nice shots.
whitby controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Franks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
whitby working Franks over with strikes.
whitby content to control rather than advance.
whitby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Franks is looking to get back to full guard here but whitby has managed to pass to side control instead.
Franks is desperately trying to improve his position but whitby has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Franks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Franks is working to get back to half guard.
Franks is squirming around, avoiding whitby's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Franks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
whitby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Franks is desperately trying to improve his position but whitby has a good base and remains in mount.
whitby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Franks is working to get back to half guard.
Franks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franks.
Stewart Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Franks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
whitby wants to pass the guard but Franks is keeping the position.
Franks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. whitby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
whitby throws a big right hand that misses.
whitby preventing the sweep.
Franks has an active guard here but whitby has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
mike whitby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for whitby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike whitby!
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