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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Francisco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Handle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco closes the distance and clinches up with Handle, looking for a takedown. Francisco pushes Handle against the ropes but Handle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Handle tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
Francisco scores with a three punch combo!
Handle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Francisco defends it nicely.
Francisco has a takedown stuffed.
Francisco misses with a series of wild punches.
Handle throws a head kick that Francisco semi-blocks.
It looks like Erik Francisco has been cut.
Handle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Francisco as he jumps to the side.
Handle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Handle moves into the clinch.
Handle successfully pulls guard.
Handle is trying to keep Francisco in close.
Francisco stopping the sweep attempt from Handle.
Handle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle trying to control the action but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Handle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Francisco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Francisco tries to get to full guard but Handle has control of the leg.
Francisco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francisco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Handle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Handle uses his free foot to push down on Francisco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Francisco.
Handle tries to control but Francisco wriggling away.
Handle working for a guillotine from mount but Francisco is in no mood to give up.
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.
Francisco tries to improve his position but instead Handle has taken his back!
Francisco looking very determined here, making life difficult for Handle.
Handle is looking for the choke from the back position but Francisco is controlling his hands well.
Handle is breathing heavily.
Francisco trying to control the action but Handle just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Francisco's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Handle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Francisco tries to escape the position.
Handle is looking for the choke from the back position but Francisco is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco can't escape the position.
Handle struggling to keep hold of the position.
Francisco looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Handle tightening his grip on Francisco, looking for the choke.
Francisco rolls, trying to escape but Handle keeps control of the position.
Francisco is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Handle gets his way!
Handle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francisco is trying to stand back up.
Francisco is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Handle has his opponent's back but Francisco is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Handle.
Francisco works over Handle's head and body with a nice combination.
Francisco with a poor takedown
and Handle counters with an inside leg kick.
Don Handle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Francisco.
Francisco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Francisco duly obliges.
Francisco misses with the combination.
Francisco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Francisco connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Francisco.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Francisco.
Francisco shoots in for a double leg but Handle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Handle doesn't manage to clinch there - Francisco circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Handle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erik Francisco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handle tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Handle sprawls well. Handle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Francisco gets slowly back to his feet.
Francisco fails with the takedown.
Francisco fails with the takedown.
Don Handle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Francisco.
Francisco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handle swivels and escapes.
Erik Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francisco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Handle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Handle rushes Francisco and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
Handle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francisco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handle swivels and escapes.
Handle clinches with his opponent.
Handle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Handle to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Handle jumps guard and drags Francisco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Handle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Handle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Handle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Francisco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handle wants to control but Francisco is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Handle is looking for a kimura here.
Francisco tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Handle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Francisco is looking for a sweep. Handle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Handle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Handle trying to control the action but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Francisco is trying to stand back up but Handle is controlling him
Handle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Francisco is defending against the submission attempts here by Handle.
Handle stops Francisco from getting back to his feet.
Handle is looking to advance position but Francisco won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Francisco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Francisco avoids it really well and circles away.
Francisco lands a right hook to the body.
Francisco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francisco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Handle has time to react.
Handle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Francisco is fending him off so far but Handle persists. Nope, Francisco circles away and we're back to standing.
Francisco shoots in for a double leg but Handle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Francisco shoots in but no luck this time.
Francisco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handle.
Handle slaps away a takedown attempt from Francisco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Handle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francisco, pushing him back against the ropes.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Handle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Handle looking to control.
Francisco wants to stand but Handle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Handle working a defensive guard here.
Handle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Francisco is one step ahead there.
Handle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Francisco!
Francisco is desperately trying to improve his position but Handle has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Handle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Francisco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Handle drives through and clinches with Francisco against the ropes.
Handle ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Handle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Handle is adopting a defensive guard.
Francisco trying to control but Handle is working from the bottom.
Francisco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Handle pushes Francisco off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Francisco fails to land with a series of punches.
Handle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Francisco circles away.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Handle as he jumps to the side.
Handle moves forwards but Francisco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Francisco tries for a takedown but Handle circles away easily
so Handle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francisco trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Handle escapes and throws Francisco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Handle moves into full mount!
Handle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Francisco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Francisco is squirming around, avoiding Handle's attempts to control the action.
Francisco is looking to improve his position but Handle isn't that keen on the idea.
Handle wants to control the pace but Francisco is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Francisco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Handle looking to control but Francisco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Handle prevents Francisco from getting the reversal.
Handle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Francisco is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Francisco is looking to escape.
Don Handle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Francisco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francisco tries to buck Handle off but he can't manage it.
Erik Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handle trying to control but Francisco is having none of it.
Handle is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Handle extends the arm and Francisco is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Handle!
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