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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franks has chosen Time Bomb by Rancid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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208 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ham Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Declan Franks!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone pushes Franks up against the cage in a clinch.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Bone has double underhooks.
Franks trying to control the position but instead, Bone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franks into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bone.
Bone tightens his grip and picks Franks up, before dumping him to the ground. Franks manages to land in guard.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone landing with the ground and pound.
Bone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Franks's head.
Bone postures up and lands a big shot to Franks's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Franks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone throws a strike but Franks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bone wants to sweep here but Franks controlling him for the moment.
Franks being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
More hug and hope from Bone.
Bone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bone tries to get out of the position.
Franks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Bone to work.
Bone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franks tries to stall but Bone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bone lands a body punch.
Bone blocking some punches.
Franks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Bone scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Declan Franks has been cut.
Bone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bone on the inside.
Bone is working Franks over against the cage.
Bone scores with a hook to the body.
Bone lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franks is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franks looks winded!
Franks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bone taking a breather.
Bone works on Franks's body with a couple of short punches.
Bone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franks tries to circle away but Bone has him pinned against the cage.
Bone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bone is working Franks over against the cage.
Bone cracks Franks with a nice body shot.
Bone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Bone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bone.
A right handed body shot lands from Bone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Franks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Franks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ham Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bone grinds an elbow into Franks's temple.
Bone lands a few punches from side control.
Bone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bone scoring with punches from side control.
Bone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Franks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bone scores with punches from side control.
Franks wants to control but Bone postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Franks is looking to reverse the position.
Bone cracks Franks with a big elbow.
Bone looks up at the clock and then as Franks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bone is working Franks over with some ground and pound from side control.
That has opened up Declan Franks's cut even more.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Franks regains half guard.
Bone not doing much here.
Bone 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.
Bone wants to control but Franks is keeping him busy.
Bone with the ground and pound but Franks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bone is looking to pass into half guard but Franks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Franks is in guard.
Bone has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Franks won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is pulling down on Franks's head to control his posture.
Franks trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone pulls Franks in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bone tests Franks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Franks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Franks.
Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Franks sprawls and moves away.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Franks.
Ham Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone takes the fight into the clinch.
Franks tries to stall but Bone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bone.
Bone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bone.
Franks working aggressively here.
Bone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bone lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Bone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Declan Franks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Franks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franks throws out a counter right but Bone avoids it with no problem.
Bone lands a jab.
Franks throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Franks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bone rushes Franks and presses him up against the cage.
Bone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Franks is trying to keep an underhook but Bone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone slips a nice elbow through Franks's hands, connecting with Franks's forehead.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
Bone throwing shots but Franks is blocking nicely.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone wants to take a breather but Franks is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bone.
Bone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franks defending well though.
Bone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Franks to regain full guard.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Franks working a defensive guard here.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Declan Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ham Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Franks misses the jab.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franks scores with a nice head shot.
Franks connects with a single shot there.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Franks throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Franks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bone.
Franks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franks lands a nice hook to Bone's body. Bone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franks.
Bone defending well as Franks loads up on a big left hand.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Franks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bone with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone jabs Franks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bone drops his hands momentarily and Franks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franks.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Franks connects with an inside leg kick.
Declan Franks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franks misses with a wild body shot.
Declan Franks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franks misses with a series of wild punches.
Franks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Franks.
Franks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone has managed to clinch.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bone lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bone lands an uppercut.
Franks tries to break free but Bone pushes him back against the cage.
Franks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bone blocking some punches.
Franks is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ham Bone.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Bone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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