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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neck Cranka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappler Baki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neck Cranka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grappler Baki!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cranka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cranka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baki misses with a double jab.
Cranka rushes Baki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cranka throws a shot from downtown. Baki moves away and avoids it.
Cranka fails with a takedown attempt.
Baki scores with a jab.
It looks like Neck Cranka has been cut.
Cranka takes a swing at Baki's ribcage but misses.
Cranka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cranka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neck Cranka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baki moves out of range as Cranka strikes.
Cranka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki tries to bum rush Cranka with a series of wild strikes but Cranka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Baki.
Neck Cranka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranka wants to clinch but Baki slips to the side
and Baki counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranka is rocked!
Baki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Cranka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Baki misses.
Cranka seems to have got his legs back now.
Cranka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baki as he avoids it easily.
Baki avoids the body shot from Cranka.
Cranka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cranka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Cranka crashes against the mat.
Cranka working the head and body with strikes.
Cranka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Baki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cranka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranka is looking to take a break and control but Baki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cranka works to advance to full mount. Baki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cranka looking to ground and pound but Baki is blocking nicely.
Cranka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cranka unloads with some shots from mount but Baki bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranka throwing strikes here but Baki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baki is working to get back to half guard.
Cranka looking to ground and pound but Baki is blocking nicely.
Cranka with the ground and pound from mount.
Cranka has control of Baki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cranka landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranka tries to control but Baki wriggling away.
Baki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cranka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cranka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cranka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cranka looking to finish with strikes here!
Cranka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grappler Baki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neck Cranka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cranka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Baki.
Cranka swings for the body but Baki moves out of range.
Cranka feints and then cracks Baki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baki down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cranka. Baki shrugs it off though.
Cranka swings for the body but Baki moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cranka.
Cranka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baki moves away.
Grappler Baki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baki blocks a head kick by Cranka.
Cranka misses with a shot to the body
letting Baki counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cranka.
Cranka swings for the body but Baki moves out of range.
Baki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baki throws a series of punches but Cranka avoids them all with ease.
Cranka is looking to wear down Baki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cranka misses the shot to the body.
Baki is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Baki misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cranka. That's going to slow Baki down.
Cranka swings for the body but Baki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranka is looking to clinch.
Cranka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranka throws a looping overhand right but Baki ducks down to avoid it.
Cranka throws a right hand that Baki ducks under and follows up with a left that Baki also avoids with ease.
A jab from Cranka misses.
Cranka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baki will feel that in the morning.
Cranka throws a right and a left that Baki avoids nicely.
Cranka with a poor takedown
and Baki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cranka misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Cranka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baki gets caught flat footed, as Cranka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cranka wants to control from the top but Baki keeps moving.
Cranka advances position into side control!
Baki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cranka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baki is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baki sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cranka misses with the ground and pound.
Cranka takes a little break here. Baki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cranka with the ground and pound but Baki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cranka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cranka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baki defends it well.
Cranka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranka throwing shots but Baki is blocking nicely.
Baki is trying to stand.
Baki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cranka throws a jab but it's blocked by Baki.
Baki looks to throw the jab but Cranka is out of range.
Baki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baki working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranka is looking for a sweep.
Cranka regains half guard.
Baki prevents Cranka from improving his position.
Cranka is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Baki pulls his head out easily.
Cranka moves into full guard.
Cranka scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neck Cranka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neck Cranka's cut.
That's time! Cranka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cranka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baki throws a combination. Cranka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cranka throws a body punch but Baki moves out of range.
Cranka tries for a takedown but Baki circles away easily
and Baki counters by moving into the clinch.
Baki managing to block the knees to the body from Cranka.
Cranka misses with a knee to the head.
Baki breaks from the clinch.
Baki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baki misses with a few strikes there.
Baki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cranka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baki moves away.
Baki throws a leg kick
and Cranka counters with a solid body kick.
Cranka misses the jab.
Cranka lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cranka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baki just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Baki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranka with a poor takedown
and Baki counters with a left and a right that stings Cranka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neck Cranka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cranka tries to bum rush Baki with a series of wild strikes but Baki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baki connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cranka tumbling to the canvas! Baki pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cranka was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Grappler Baki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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