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Event:
WFC 27: Brunson v Lacasa II
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Diabeetus tries to keep at a distance but Shark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diabeetus can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Shark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diabeetus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diabeetus has Shark pressed against the cage, preventing Shark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Diabeetus is controlling him.
Shark tries to break the clinch but Diabeetus is controlling the position.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark blocks an uppercut.
Shark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Diabeetus has him pressed against the cage.
Diabeetus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
Diabeetus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diabeetus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diabeetus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diabeetus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Shark is trying to break free.
Shark working hard to break the clinch.
Diabeetus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diabeetus.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Diabeetus.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Shark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Diabeetus has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diabeetus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diabeetus has Shark pressed against the cage, preventing Shark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shark takes a shot to the head.
Diabeetus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diabeetus looking to slow down the pace here.
Diabeetus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shark's efforts to push away.
Diabeetus prevents Shark from breaking the clinch.
Diabeetus tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Diabeetus lands a right hand. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diabeetus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diabeetus. #ROC2#Shark is rocked!
Diabeetus scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Shark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diabeetus creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shark's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shark drops to his knees and Diabeetus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suga Diabeetus!
After winning the bout, Suga Diabeetus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
WFC 23: Romero vs Halkias
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Shark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.#TD#
Hulk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shark quickly recovers to half guard.
Shark is staying active underneath Hulk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shark is trying to stand.
#SUB#
Hulk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shark defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Hulk maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shark could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hulk has cracked it and Shark is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hulk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iranian Hulk!
Iranian Hulk retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Iranian Hulk 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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Event:
WFC 20: Avangyan vs Winslow
Date: Dec 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Shark slips a jab from Dude.
Shark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#It looks like Heavy Dude has been cut.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Shark slips the punch.
Shark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dude misses with an uppercut. Shark saw that one coming.
Shark scores with the left hand. Dude knows he should have avoided that one.
Shark jabs Dude right on the nose. Dude blinks but takes it well.
Shark digs a good hook to Dude's body.
#KD2#
Shark cracks Dude with a big right hand and Dude goes down!#ROC2#Dude is rocked!#CUT2#Heavy Dude's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shark wants to stand and escape but instead Dude has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Oh Dude is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark pulls Dude in close to prevent any damage.
Dude seems to have got his legs back now.
Dude stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shark is looking to stand up but Dude isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Dude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SU#
Dude decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #KD2#
Shark throws a left that rocks Dude and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shark dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dude regain composure!
#CUT2#Heavy Dude's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dude regains half guard there - taking advantage of Shark's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dude is trying to get back to full guard.
Shark thows a huge punch but Dude dodges it nicely.
#T2#
Dude is doing well to control the position and prevent Shark from advancing to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Shark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dude defends it well. #ES#
Dude has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shark is on him like a limpet, forcing Dude back against the cage.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shark's efforts to push away.
Dude is struggling to control the position.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shark backwards. #CUT#It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Shark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shark working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Shark working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dude drops his hands momentarily and Shark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Heavy Dude's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heavy Dude's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Franklin Shark!
Franklin Shark decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
WFC 17: Brunson vs Lacasa
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Shark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shark clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Shark. Those never looked like landing.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Shark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shark lands a nice shot to the body.
Shark lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Shark lands a nice looking body shot.
Shark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shark lands with an overhand left.
Shark tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Shark does it's job there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Shark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shark lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Shark punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Shark lands a slapping body shot.
Shark lands a lovely overhand right.
Shark tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#KD2#
Shark throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jones tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Shark would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shark wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shark showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Shark wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Shark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shark trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Shark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shark scores with a nice head shot.
Shark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shark scores with a hook.
Franklin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jones! Shark dives in looking to finish! Jones is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Shark!
Franklin Shark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Billy Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't wait to eat, this weight cutting business sucks. '. |
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Event:
WFC 15: Dias vs Rogers
Date: Nov 19, 2022 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Shark. Thorgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shark cracks Thorgard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Alexei Thorgard has been cut.#KD#
Shark drops his shoulder and cracks Thorgard with a huge uppercut! Thorgard goes down! Can Shark finish him?
#ROC#Thorgard is rocked!
Shark wants to get up but he can't break Thorgard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thorgard controlling the position.
Shark wants to control from the top but Thorgard keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard controlling the position.
Shark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark throws a strike but Thorgard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shark holds on and takes a little breather.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully. #T1#
Thorgard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorgard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shark's head.
Thorgard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shark tries to get out of the position.
Thorgard stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thorgard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorgard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Thorgard looking to pass the guard.
Thorgard is in close to Shark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shark controlling the position.#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thorgard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shark trying to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorgard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorgard throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorgard distracts Shark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thorgard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorgard's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shark wants to stand and escape but instead Thorgard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Thorgard stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3##SUB#
Shark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shark is looking to stand up but Thorgard isn't so interested in that idea.
Thorgard distracts Shark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC2#Shark is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Thorgard postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Shark's head off the mat! Shark is out! He's out! Thorgard jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexei Thorgard!
Alexei Thorgard 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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Event:
WFC 11: Ichirou vs Rocky
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Shark scores with a body shot.
Shark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #KD2#
Shark lands a big shot that drops Williams! Can he finish him?
#ROC2#Williams is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Buzz Williams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Shark stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shark is stalking Williams. Williams circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Shark, and it's lights out! Williams really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franklin Shark!
A very excited looking Franklin Shark rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
WFC 4: Ricci vs Silva
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Shark thuds his right hand into Peters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Peters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shark in his tracks. #CUT#It looks like Franklin Shark has been cut.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Shark.
Peters drops his hands momentarily and Shark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shark misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Peters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CUT2#Sol Peters's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shark thuds a left hand into Peters's body.
Shark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peters throws out a loose jab but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Peters misses the target.
Peters connects with a nice looking jab.
Peters fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Shark to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Shark looks to clinch but Peters throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Shark taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sol Peters!
Sol Peters very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA 🏝️ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
IMMAC 4: Lithium
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Shark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonov Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Leonov Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shark to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Shark decides to pull guard.
Shark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leonov Jr throwing strikes from guard but Shark blocks nicely.
Shark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leonov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Shark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leonov Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leonov Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leonov Jr on the ground.
Leonov Jr throwing strikes from guard but Shark blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Shark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leonov Jr has picked Shark up and slammed him! Shark can't keep hold of the triangle and Leonov Jr manages to pass to side control!#T1#
Shark takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leonov Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonov Jr cracks Shark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leonov Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB2#
Leonov Jr is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shark looks calm but he's in trouble here. Leonov Jr gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shark is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Leonov Jr lets go of the hold and Shark can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vadim Leonov Jr!
Vadim Leonov Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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