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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Denson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denson comes to the cage accompanied by The good the bad and the ugly . Chris Frank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Denson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Frank!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank rushes Denson and presses him up against the cage.
Frank has Denson pressed against the cage, preventing Denson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Denson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Denson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Denson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Denson.
Denson wants to get back to striking at distance but Frank won't allow it.
Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Denson pushes him off.
Frank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Frank instigates a clinch.
Denson avoids the elbow strike from Frank, against the cage.
Frank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Denson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank throws a lazy head kick
and Denson counters with a two punch combo.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denson counters with a two punch combo.
Frank tries to clinch up.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank misses with a wild body shot.
Frank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denson.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denson moves out of range of the body kick.
Frank throws a body kick that misses
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Denson counters with a left and a right that stings Frank.
Frank feints and then cracks Denson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denson down.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Denson moves out of range easily.
Frank misses with the body kick
and Denson counters with a series of strikes. Frank will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Frank. That's going to slow Denson down.
Frank feints and then cracks Denson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denson down.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank throws the kick towards the body but Denson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a head kick!
Frank is looking to clinch but Denson is avoiding it.
Denson blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chris Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Frank tries to clinch up but Denson circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank has managed to clinch.
Denson working hard to break the clinch.
Denson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with a hook
and Denson counters with a series of strikes. Frank will be more careful next time no doubt.
Denson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank throws a head kick but Denson moves out of range.
Denson swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Frank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank wants to clinch up but Denson keeps it at a distance.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Frank dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frank misses with a leg kick
and Denson counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank looks to land a combination but Denson avoids it well.
Frank throws a head kick but Denson moves out of range.
Frank lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denson backs up against the cage.
Frank looks to clinch
and Denson counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Denson moves out of range easily.
Frank throws a head kick that misses
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank throws a right and a left that Denson avoids nicely.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Denson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Frank misses with the combination.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denson counters with a left and a right that stings Frank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Denson moves out of range easily.
Frank thows a body shot but no joy.
Frank misses with a low kick.
Frank thows a leg kick but Denson checks it
and Denson counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank is looking to clinch but Denson is avoiding it.
Denson slips a jab and a cross from Frank.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Denson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank throws a leg kick
and Denson counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Denson gets tackled into the cage by Frank. Frank maintains the clinch.
Denson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank throws a series of punches but Denson avoids them all with ease.
Denson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denson counters with a series of strikes. Frank will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank darts in trying to clinch
and Denson counters with a three punch combo that has Frank backing up. Frank nods at Denson to acknowledge the strikes.
Frank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Denson counters with a three punch combo that has Frank backing up. Frank nods at Denson to acknowledge the strikes.
Frank misses with a two punch combination.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Denson pushes him off.
Frank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frank lands a head kick!
Denson dodges the punch combination from Frank.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Denson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank moves to clinch but Denson breaks away
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denson moves away.
Denson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frank.
Denson blocks the body kick.
Frank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wesley Denson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Denson circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frank lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Denson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Denson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denson checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frank closes the distance looking to clinch
and Denson counters with a left and a right that stings Frank.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank connects with an inside leg kick.
Chris Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick
and Denson counters with a two punch combo.
Frank misses with a wild combination.
Denson slips a jab from Frank.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank throws a head kick but Denson moves out of range.
Frank misses with a leg kick
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank wants to clinch up but Denson keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Frank tries to clinch but Denson is having none of it.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank misses the jab.
Frank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank closes the distance but Denson moves to the side
and Denson counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank wants to clinch up but Denson keeps it at a distance.
Denson swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank tries to clinch but Denson moves out of range.
Denson keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frank misses with a two punch combination.
Frank is looking to clinch but Denson is avoiding it.
Denson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank tries to clinch
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Denson blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Denson counters with a series of strikes. Frank will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Denson moves out of range easily.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank tries to clinch up but Denson circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank moves to clinch but Denson breaks away
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank throws a head kick but Denson moves out of range.
Frank tries to clinch
and Denson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank is looking to clinch but Denson is avoiding it.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesley Denson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Frank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Frank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frank 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Frank!
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energy
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hype
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