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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willy Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Frank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 cm
25
130 lbs
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150 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Frank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Hands! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frank darts in looking for a takedown but Hands gets double underhooks and turns Frank into the cage. Frank fails to land with a series of punches.
Hands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hands has clasped his hands together around Frank's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Frank is looking for a sweep. Hands tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Hands content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hands decides to stand up, so the ref orders Frank to his feet. Hands has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Hands works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frank jumps guard but Hands turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Frank tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Hands breaks the clinch.
Hands pushes Frank up against the cage in a clinch. Hands jumps into guard, dragging Frank to the mat.
Frank looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hands wants to sweep but no luck. Frank looking to sit in guard and control but Hands gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Hands engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hands stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hands content to stall in guard here. Frank wants to get back to his feet but Hands is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hands has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Frank is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Hands controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Nice takedown defense from Hands. No joy for Frank on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frank!
Good leg kick by Hands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hands connects with a jab. Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Hands moves out of range easily. Frank is breathing heavily. Frank misses with a takedown attempt and Hands counters by moving into the clinch. Hands decides to pull guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hands trying to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Hands dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Hands counters with a nice double leg into guard. Hands seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Hands must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Frank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hands controls from within his opponent's guard. Frank has a closed guard, preventing Hands from standing up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hands controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frank is working an open guard so Hands takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Hands closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hands lands in his opponent's guard. Hands controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Hands keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frank's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hands drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hands jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Frank wants to hit a switch here but Hands passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Frank there! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hands landing strikes from the mount and Frank is in trouble! Frank is in a horrible position here. Hands smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hands content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hands is continuing to stall. Hands scoring with strikes but Frank is staying in there. Hands working Frank over with strikes here. Hands sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hands's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hands working away from the top, dropping strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Hands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hands drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Hands really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hands is stalling in the full guard. Hands stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hands showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hands stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frank can't keep his opponent in guard - Hands advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Hands is looking to advance position but Frank won't allow it. Hands stalling. Hands is thwarting Frank's attempts to control the position. Hands seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Hands is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Hands seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Frank fails with a takedown attempt. And Hands responds with a good body kick, but Frank manages to step out the way in time. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hands slaps away a takedown attempt from Frank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hands blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank gets caught flat footed, as Hands shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hands landing some decent shots from guard. Frank is looking to stand up but Hands isn't so interested in that idea. Hands decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frank, up you get! Hands closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frank quickly recovers to half guard. Hands moves nicely into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hands controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Frank pushes Hands away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hands gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Willy Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mr Hands is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Frank is trying to escape the position but Hands is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Mr Hands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hands 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Hands! A relieved looking Mr Hands 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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