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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Break Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
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145 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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165 cm
26
137 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Break Arm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Arm on that attempt. Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arm swats him away and circles back towards the center. Arm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arm somewhat. Arm shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Break Arm. That's going to take a lot out of him. Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Arm dives in for a single leg takedown but Young sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Arm blocking some punches.
Arm blocks an uppercut.
Young stalling in the clinch but Arm improves position. Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arm's efforts to push away. Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arm breaks the clinch.
Arm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arm gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young pushes Arm up against the cage in a clinch. Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Young is leaning against Arm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Arm avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage. Young is pressed up against the cage. Arm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Arm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Arm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Arm is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Young is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Young has escaped and now he's on top! Arm is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Arm looking for subs off his back but Young has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arm looking for submissions off his back. Young perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Young is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arm actively working from the bottom here. Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Young moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Arm. Arm is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Young's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arm actively working from the bottom here. Young wants to free his trapped foot but Arm is holding on for dear life with his legs. Young seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Young is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Young controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Arm looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Arm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Arm wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arm is defended easily by Young. Arm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arm gets slowly back to his feet. Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arm swats him away and circles back towards the center. Franky Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Arm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arm is rocked! Young sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Arm's defenses. It connects perfectly with Arm's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Young! Franky Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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