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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holger Frankborger (ranked 3230 p4p, 877 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 113 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frankborger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Schatten. Holger Frankborger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holger Frankborger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frankborger swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Frankborger gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frankborger misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankborger has Sullivan pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankborger lands a body punch.
Sullivan is working for takedown but Frankborger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holger Frankborger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sullivan.
Sullivan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Frankborger.
Frankborger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frankborger gets underhooks to prevent Sullivan's takedown attempt.
Sullivan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frankborger is keeping busy.
Sullivan letting Frankborger take a breather here.
Frankborger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frankborger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frankborger throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Frankborger to work.
Frankborger stalling the fight.
Come on Frankborger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frankborger lands a body punch.
Frankborger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Frankborger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holger Frankborger.
Sullivan shoots for a takedown but Frankborger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frankborger tries to counter by clinching up but Sullivan breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frankborger struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frankborger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Frankborger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Frankborger stalling the fight.
Frankborger tries a body shot but Sullivan blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frankborger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Frankborger.
Frankborger misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frankborger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
Frankborger gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Frankborger won't allow it.
A short right from Frankborger.
Frankborger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
Frankborger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frankborger has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holger Frankborger.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frankborger but Frankborger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frankborger slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holger Frankborger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Frankborger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan wants to stall.
Frankborger stalls.
Frankborger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan is trying to stall.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Sullivan avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankborger is stalling here.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankborger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Frankborger struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Sullivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frankborger tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Frankborger back against the cage.
Frankborger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frankborger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankborger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frankborger digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Holger Frankborger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frankborger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frankborger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frankborger just leaning against Sullivan, taking a breather.
Frankborger seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger slowing the pace effectively.
Frankborger throws a head punch that misses.
Frankborger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holger Frankborger.
Frankborger clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frankborger as Sullivan tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sullivan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Frankborger stalling in the clinch.
Sullivan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frankborger controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Frankborger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger is struggling to control the position.
Sullivan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Frankborger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frankborger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Sullivan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frankborger up against the cage.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Frankborger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frankborger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Frankborger to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sullivan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frankborger looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Holger Frankborger.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holger Frankborger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sullivan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankborger takes the fight into the clinch.
Frankborger slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Frankborger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frankborger for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holger Frankborger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Frankborger clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan is looking to control Frankborger's arms but Frankborger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan has his back to the cage.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan decides to pull guard.
Sullivan has his hands on Frankborger's head, controlling the position.
Frankborger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankborger scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan has Frankborger pulled in close to control his posture.
Sullivan working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankborger stays in close to Sullivan's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Frankborger from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frankborger pushes Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Frankborger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frankborger letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Frankborger looking to stall.
Sullivan jumps guard but Frankborger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frankborger tries a body shot but Sullivan blocks it.
Frankborger is struggling to control the position.
Frankborger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankborger struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Sullivan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frankborger is defending well.
Frankborger stalling in the clinch.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
Holger Frankborger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sullivan.
A bit of stalling here from Frankborger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frankborger effectively controlling the action here.
Jack Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Frankborger.
Holger Frankborger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frankborger is struggling to control the position.
Sullivan has Frankborger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frankborger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.
Frankborger gets underhooks to prevent Sullivan's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sullivan.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Frankborger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sullivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sullivan is trying to maintain a safe position but Frankborger gets an underhook and turns Sullivan into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankborger effectively controlling the action here.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankborger controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holger Frankborger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frankborger, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holger Frankborger!
Holger Frankborger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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