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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathanial Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathanial Francis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Nathanial Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Valdez tries to get set, Francis tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Valdez.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Francis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Francis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Valdez instigates a clinch.
Francis blocks a body shot from Valdez.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Valdez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Francis.
Francis scores with a takedown into Valdez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis prevents Valdez from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Francis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a big right hand that misses.
Francis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Francis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valdez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valdez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Francis.
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.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Francis. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Valdez.
Valdez looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Francis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valdez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Valdez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Francis working for the choke.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis controls the action.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but Francis has full control of the position and if anything, Valdez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Francis just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but Francis has full control of the position and if anything, Valdez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Francis controlling the position well here. Valdez rolled but Francis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valdez is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Francis biding his time, controlling Valdez.
Francis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four 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.
Valdez fending off the submission attempt from Francis.
Francis is persistently looking for the submission but Valdez is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valdez trying to get back to his feet but Francis is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Francis is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Francis circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Francis circles away easily
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Francis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis drives through with a takedown into Valdez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Valdez is looking to stand back up but Francis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Valdez.
Valdez is trying to stand up here but Francis is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two 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.
Francis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valdez for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valdez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Francis pinned against the cage. Francis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valdez throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Francis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis controlling from side mount.
Valdez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Francis connects with a decent elbow.
Jon Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathanial Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis prevents Valdez from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathanial Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathanial Francis!
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hype
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