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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo DeAngelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romeo DeAngelo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeAngelo throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeAngelo throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franco looking to pass the guard.
Franco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Franco looking to sit in guard and control but DeAngelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Franco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeAngelo manages to get himself to full guard.
DeAngelo keeping full guard, as Franco tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco drops back looking for a leg! DeAngelo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeAngelo manages to kick Franco off! Franco jumps back into DeAngelo's guard.
Franco slips nicely into half guard.
Franco trying to control from half guard but DeAngelo is working away.
DeAngelo wants to improve his position but Franco is controlling well.
Franco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for DeAngelo to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
DeAngelo swinging wilding here.
Franco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from DeAngelo does no damage.
Franco thuds his shin into the meat of DeAngelo's side.
DeAngelo looks gassed!
DeAngelo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Franco stands up from DeAngelo's guard - Franco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by DeAngelo.
DeAngelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeAngelo throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco wants to land a leg kick but DeAngelo is out of range.
Franco shoots in and bounces DeAngelo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
DeAngelo is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco advances to half guard.
Franco is looking for a kimura here.
Franco is tying to control. DeAngelo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franco is looking for a kimura here.
Franco is trying to work for a kimura but DeAngelo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeAngelo defends it well.
Franco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeAngelo is just riding it out for now. Franco eventually gives up the hold.
Franco stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Franco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
DeAngelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco shoots in and bounces DeAngelo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
DeAngelo is looking to stand up but Franco isn't so interested in that idea.
DeAngelo keeping full guard, as Franco tries to pass.
Franco stands up and waves to DeAngelo to follow him.
DeAngelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeAngelo throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Franco lands but DeAngelo takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeAngelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romeo DeAngelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAngelo misses with a few strikes there.
Franco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
DeAngelo struggling a bit here.
Franco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeAngelo is not content to let Franco control the position.
Franco controlling from side mount.
Franco wants to control but DeAngelo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franco working the ground and pound but DeAngelo is defending the strikes.
Franco creates some space and throws a big elbow, but DeAngelo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Franco trying to control the action but DeAngelo is working from the bottom.
Franco tries for a kimura but DeAngelo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo wants to control but Franco postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeAngelo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Franco.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Franco goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, DeAngelo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Franco but great work by DeAngelo.
DeAngelo tries to advance to mount but Franco denies him.
Franco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franco is looking to control DeAngelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Franco avoid being mounted?
Franco is looking for a sweep. DeAngelo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franco wants to control but DeAngelo is keeping busy.
DeAngelo is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Franco gets full guard.
Diego Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco 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.
Franco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DeAngelo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DeAngelo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Franco dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
DeAngelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Franco controlling the action here.
Franco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Franco seems to be looking for submissions.
Franco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco moves nicely into side control.
DeAngelo tries to escape but Franco is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Franco trying to control the position but DeAngelo is working away.
Franco moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Franco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Franco breaks from DeAngelo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Franco looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo stops Franco from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
DeAngelo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franco lands a heavy elbow.
Franco has hold of DeAngelo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and DeAngelo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Franco fails to move to back control.
Franco trying to control but DeAngelo is having none of it.
Franco is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Franco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Franco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeAngelo is keeping the position for now.
Franco stands up from DeAngelo's guard - Franco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Franco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Franco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Franco drops back looking for a leg! DeAngelo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeAngelo manages to kick Franco off! Franco jumps back into DeAngelo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeAngelo is working an open guard so Franco takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
DeAngelo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco slips a jab and a cross from DeAngelo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeAngelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Romeo DeAngelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco prevents DeAngelo from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Franco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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