Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Hey, kick ass! Gotta find that video!

[Mr. IWS]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Hey, kick ass! Gotta find that video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlyLLNa92o

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Awesome! Thanks!

He was definitely rocked there for a minute. Omaplata win is a rare one.

[Mr. IWS]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

He was doin the Nature boy Ric Flair wobble there for a second.

[zY|]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

LOL

Only scrubs get submitted with omoplatas.

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

LOL

Only scrubs get submitted with omoplatas.

You are always so critical of EVERYTHING.

[Luke]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

I like freak shows

[Mr. IWS]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Great News!

Pressure is something every mixed martial artist feels before a fight. Bu there may be no pressure greater than when making your debut, but it's a whole different type of pressure when your name is Jason Frank, former star of the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers."

That's exactly what Frank had to deal with as HDNet filmed his first fight before a sold out crowd at the Lonestar Beatdown in Texas when he faced Jonathan Mack in his first amateur MMA bout recently.

The weigh-ins for the event even caused a stir as Frank's opponent, obviously seizing the opportunity for some face time on camera, got right up close and personal and the two fighters had to be separated.

"He came in talking trash and stuff and we kind of got into a shoving match," Frank told MMAWeekly.com in an exclusive interview. "We took it out in the ring, kind of fell out of my game plan to be honest with you."

The strategy didn't follow what Frank and his trainers set out to do, as the former television star came out gunning for Mack early, pursuing his opponent all over the cage.

"I was pumped up. I had a lot of pressure on me, I fell off of my game plan, and I kept dropping my hands," he commented. "When I threw a left hook, I caught him really good, so I kept going in for that kill, but the mat was so damn slippery that I slipped. So as soon as I slipped, I got right out of my game plan."

What happened next was Frank being caught off guard as Mack clipped him with a good punch that left him on wobbly legs.

"It did rattle me. I felt it, but I regained myself. People were saying 'why didn't he go in for the kill?' and I think he thought I was playing possum," said Frank. "At the same time, when you hit someone like that, you don't know what's going on. It takes you a while to gain your composure and figure out what the hell's going on. That was my luck that he didn't come right after me and if he did I was prepared to grab him and go to the ground."

Once the action hit the ground, Frank used what he had learned in training to turn the fight around, and quickly got a tap out, picking up his first win in MMA.

"Once I pulled guard I was going for an armbar. I was going to throw my leg over and go for an armbar, but what he did, he didn't posture up and pull his arm out. He rolled to his stomach, so it was a perfect transition from an armbar to an Omo Plata," Frank explained about the transition that got him the victory.

There were mistakes in the fight and the former Power Ranger is quick to point those out. He also admits that beyond the fact that it was his first MMA fight, he had a hard time turning away fans for autographs, his family was in attendance, and says next time he may have to do things a little bit different.

"My little girl said right before I went out, 'Daddy, if you bleed I'm going to cry,' so that was in my head," Frank admitted. "The whole thing was I wanted to make sure all my fans were there, that arena was standing room only, it was sold out, it was just amazing."

Now that the first fight is in the books, Frank is headed back into training as he works on a reality show called "Four Weeks Out," chronicling his preparation for the fight. He hopes to land the show on the G4 network. And the former Power Ranger isn't done yet, he's back fighting again in February.

"Feb. 19 I have another main event in Dallas. I'm headlining that, and you'll see a big difference," he commented about his next fight.

MMAWeekly.com will have more information on Jason Frank's next fight for the Lonestar Beatdown in the coming days.

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

If they do the show I absolutely will have to watch it.

And damn, Feb. 19 is a quick turn around for another fight.

[Luke]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

wooohooo another freak show

[Mr. IWS]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

looks like he won again.

http://www.mmasucka.com/2010/02/jason-d ... rose-video

Get epic beard man on the line.

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Damn, I'll have to watch this shit when I get home.

So I wonder when he's going to try going pro.

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

Good shit!

Go Go Power Rangers!

[Mr. IWS]

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He won again via Megazord scissor lock in the first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKM4_g5 ... r_embedded

(fight lasts 24 seconds if you wanna skip through all the walkins)

[SPX]

Re: Former Green Ranger Set to Make Amateur MMA Debut

HELL YEAH, MUTHAFUCKAZ!