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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Molton Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munchack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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235 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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220 cm
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273 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Molton Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchack instigates a clinch.
Hope jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munchack walks away with a smile on his face. Hope gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munchack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hope looks to score with a jab to the body but Munchack is just out of range.
Munchack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hope throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franklin Munchack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope looks to throw the jab but Munchack is out of range.
Hope tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munchack moves into range and clinches up with Hope.
Munchack throws a punch but it's blocked by Hope.
Hope lands a good knee to the midsection. Munchack won't want to take too many of those.
Munchack has Hope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hope.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hope misses with a punch to the body.
Munchack misses with some punches.
Munchack throws a head punch that misses.
Hope is working for takedown but Munchack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munchack lands a right hand.
Munchack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hope pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hope keeping full guard, as Munchack tries to pass.
Munchack trying to control but Hope is working from the bottom.
Hope is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munchack lands a couple of elbows.
Hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munchack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hope's head.
Hope has his feet on Munchack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jab from Hope.
Hope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munchack's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munchack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hope is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack tries to work over Hope's front leg with a kick but Hope checks it.
Munchack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munchack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munchack throws out a leg kick but Hope moves out of range and Munchack only half commits.
Munchack tries to clinch there but Hope circles away.
Munchack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hope lands with a straight right. Munchack didn't see that one coming.
Munchack throws a low kick but Hope moves out of range easily.
Munchack shoots for a double leg takedown but Hope sprawls well. He's pushed Munchack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Molton Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
Munchack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munchack wants to land a leg kick but Hope is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hope.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hope misses with the combination.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munchack manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope clinches up with Munchack and pushes him back against the cage.
Munchack lands an uppercut.
Hope cracks Munchack with a nice body shot.
Hope is trying to pull guard but Munchack has him pressed against the cage.
Hope is trying to stall.
Munchack lands a shoulder strike.
Hope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munchack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munchack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Hope.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Munchack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hope throws a series of punches but Munchack moves out of range.
Hope is looking to clinch but Munchack is avoiding it.
Munchack darts in trying to clinch
and Hope counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hope is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Munchack misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Munchack fails to land.
Munchack is looking to take this one to the mat.
Munchack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hope leaning against his opponent.
Munchack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hope walks away with a smile on his face. Munchack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munchack has closed the distance and engaged Hope in a clinch.
Munchack has clasped his hands together around Hope's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Munchack lands a decent elbow from side control.
Munchack trying to control the position but Hope is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hope is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Munchack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franklin Munchack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Munchack lands a head kick that stumbles Hope and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Molton Hope has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope trying to control the position here.
Hope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munchack.
Hope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munchack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hope's head.
Munchack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hope bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munchack's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hope stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munchack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Munchack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope manages to work his way to half guard, despite Munchack's best efforts.
Munchack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munchack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munchack passes to side control.
Munchack 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.
Munchack wants to control but Hope is keeping him busy.
Hope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hope parries the strikes from Munchack easily there. Munchack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hope to escape.
Munchack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Munchack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munchack fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hope has escaped the position, nice work there.
Munchack misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Munchack.
Sloppy strikes there by Munchack.
Munchack grinds an elbow into Hope's temple.
Munchack grinds an elbow into Hope's temple.
Munchack throws a strike aimed at the side of Hope's head but Hope avoids it well.
Munchack working the ground and pound but Hope is defending the strikes.
Munchack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchack in side control, throwing shots but Hope defends.
Munchack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hope dodges the ground and pound from Munchack.
Munchack misses with the ground and pound.
Franklin Munchack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munchack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Munchack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hope knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munchack sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hope is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Munchack fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munchack throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hope wants to control but Munchack postures up.
The ground and pound from Munchack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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!
Munchack working away.
An elbow from Munchack crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munchack grinds an elbow into Hope's temple.
Munchack trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
Munchack has hold of Hope's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hope tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Munchack cranks the arm and Hope screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hope, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franklin Munchack!
A relieved looking Franklin Munchack thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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