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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unknow Unknow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mulligan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Unknow Unknow's chin.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unknow Unknow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mulligan is defended easily by Unknow.
Unknow fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulligan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unknow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Unknow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mulligan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Unknow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mulligan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mulligan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Unknow to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulligan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Unknow jumps guard and drags Mulligan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mulligan tries to free his leg and advance position but Unknow is retaining full guard.
Unknow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unknow keeping moving, preventing Mulligan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknow seems keen to control Mulligan's posture.
Mulligan tries to free his leg and advance position but Unknow is retaining full guard.
Unknow wants to stand and escape but Mulligan is having none of it.
Mulligan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unknow is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Unknow Unknow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mulligan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
Mulligan leaves Unknow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unknow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mulligan.
Unknow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Unknow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknow tried to score with a low kick but Mulligan checks it.
Unknow shoots in but no luck this time.
Unknow takes the fight into the clinch.
Unknow wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
Unknow avoids the elbow strike from Mulligan, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unknow pulls guard.
Mulligan stopping the sweep attempt from Unknow.
Unknow keeping full guard, as Mulligan tries to pass.
Unknow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknow is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Unknow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unknow is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Unknow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulligan's guard.
Unknow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mulligan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mulligan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mulligan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Unknow has passed into half guard!
Mulligan wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mulligan sees it coming and defends easily.
Unknow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mulligan is just riding it out for now. Unknow eventually gives up the hold.
Unknow passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unknow controlling his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Unknow Unknow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Unknow. No joy for Mulligan on that attempt.
Unknow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mulligan but Mulligan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch but Unknow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unknow pushes Mulligan up against the cage in a clinch.
Mulligan has Unknow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Unknow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Unknow is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Unknow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mulligan uses from the top position.
Unknow controlling Mulligan's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Unknow Unknow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Unknow thows a leg kick but Mulligan checks it
and Mulligan counters with a head kick.
Frank Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulligan tries to keep at a distance but Unknow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mulligan prevents Unknow from breaking the clinch.
Unknow wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Mulligan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Unknow has control of Mulligan's left arm, preventing Mulligan from doing any damage.
Unknow wants to sweep here but Mulligan controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulligan's guard.
Unknow is looking to work some ground and pound but Mulligan has wrist control.
Unknow throwing strikes but missing.
Unknow content to stall in guard here.
Mulligan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Unknow has picked Mulligan up and slammed him! Mulligan can't keep hold of the triangle and Unknow manages to pass to side control!
Unknow Unknow has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulligan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Unknow's best efforts.
Unknow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mulligan!
Mulligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unknow controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknow throws some wild stikes that Mulligan manages to avoid easily.
Unknow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mulligan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Unknow.
Unknow is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mulligan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Unknow has control of Mulligan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mulligan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Unknow punching from mount but Mulligan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknow throwing strikes here but Mulligan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mulligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unknow controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Unknow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Unknow content just to control the position here.
Mulligan is desperately trying to improve his position but Unknow has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unknow controlling his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Unknow Unknow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mulligan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mulligan misses with a head kick.
Mulligan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Unknow shoots in looking for a takedown but Mulligan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Unknow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Unknow takes the fight into the clinch.
Mulligan prevents Unknow from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan can't get the takedown.
Mulligan tries to pull guard but Unknow won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unknow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Unknow pushes Mulligan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mulligan misses with a takedown attempt - Unknow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknow instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unknow pulls guard successfully.
Unknow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mulligan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unknow closes the distance and clinches.
Unknow digs a right hand into Mulligan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mulligan's gas tank.
Unknow is looking for a takedown.
Unknow is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Unknow is looking for a takedown.
Mulligan throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknow drags the fight down to the ground.
Unknow managing to control the position.
Mulligan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unknow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknow has Mulligan pulled in close to control his posture.
Unknow Unknow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Unknow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mulligan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Unknow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mulligan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Unknow tries to avoid it but Mulligan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Unknow to the ground. Unknow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Unknow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mulligan pinned against the cage. Mulligan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Unknow fails with a takedown attempt.
Mulligan shoots in for a takedown but Unknow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Unknow.
Unknow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mulligan.
Unknow leaves Mulligan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unknow misses with a takedown attempt - Mulligan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Unknow is defended easily by Mulligan.
Mulligan tries for a takedown but Unknow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Unknow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mulligan.
Unknow has closed the distance and engaged Mulligan in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unknow misses with a knee to the head.
Mulligan keeps control of Unknow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frank Mulligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unknow Unknow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Unknow avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unknow Unknow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Unknow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unknow Unknow!
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