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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demian Azevedo (ranked 1843 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eisson Franco (ranked 3770 p4p, 168 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Demian Azevedo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Eisson Franco!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Franco is trying to pull guard but Azevedo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Franco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Azevedo smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Azevedo, which made it look bad.
Demian Azevedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Horrible takedown attempt by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Azevedo, which made it look bad.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Azevedo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo tries to pull guard but Franco holds him up against the cage and eventually Azevedo drops back down to his feet.
Azevedo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Franco is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Azevedo to the mat. Azevedo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Azevedo (0) vs (2) Franco
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo can't keep his opponent in guard - Franco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Franco trying to mount his opponent but Azevedo defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Azevedo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Franco trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
Franco wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Franco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Azevedo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Azevedo looking for a sweep. Not yet Azevedo, not yet.
Franco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Azevedo trying to keep a closed guard but Franco is proving a slippery customer.
Franco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azevedo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Azevedo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Azevedo (2) vs (2) Franco
Azevedo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franco keeping full guard, as Azevedo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Azevedo has managed to get both his arms back between Franco's legs - danger averted.
Franco looking for a guillotine here but Azevedo defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azevedo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Franco's guard.
Franco tries to get to full guard but Azevedo has control of the leg.
Azevedo passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Azevedo (5) vs (2) Franco
Azevedo has hold of Franco's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Franco manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Franco is looking to improve his position but Azevedo isn't that keen on the idea.
Franco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Azevedo (5) vs (4) Franco
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo working for a triangle but Franco defends it easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Franco working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Franco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Franco slips nicely into half guard.
Franco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Azevedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Franco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Franco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Franco is controlling well.
Azevedo is defending against the submission attempts here by Franco.
Franco prevents Azevedo from improving his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is defending against the submission attempts here by Franco.
Azevedo tries to get to full guard but Franco has control of the leg.
Franco is trying to control the action in half guard but Azevedo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Azevedo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franco wants to work for an arm triangle but Azevedo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Franco content to control rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo gets back to full guard.
Azevedo is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco passes Azevedo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Franco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Azevedo is pressing down on Franco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Franco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Franco won't allow Azevedo to sweep him here.
Azevedo looking to control.
Franco looking to sit in guard and control but Azevedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Azevedo (7) vs (4) Franco
Azevedo advances to half guard.
Azevedo is thwarting Franco's attempts to control the position.
Franco gets back to full guard.
Franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Azevedo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Azevedo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Franco trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo pushes down on Franco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Franco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Azevedo is pushing down on Franco's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franco is fighting to maintain full guard but Azevedo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Franco wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Franco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Azevedo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo slips nicely into half guard.
Franco is in trouble now - Azevedo has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Azevedo (10) vs (4) Franco
Franco working to try and regain half guard.
Azevedo looking to control but Franco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franco looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Azevedo (13) vs (4) Franco
Azevedo is hanging on to Franco's back as he tries to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Franco trying to control the hands but Azevedo won't let him.
Azevedo trying to control.
You can see the frustration on Franco's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Azevedo doesn't have the hooks in and Franco manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Azevedo (13) vs (6) Franco
Franco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Franco wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Azevedo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Azevedo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Azevedo! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Azevedo (17) vs (6) Franco
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to move to mount but Franco blocks the move with his legs.
Azevedo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Franco tries to buck Azevedo off but Azevedo is having none of it.
Franco struggling a bit here.
Franco is trying to improve his position.
Azevedo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Franco wants to control but Azevedo postures up.
Franco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Azevedo's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Azevedo! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Franco has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Demian Azevedo!
A victorious Demian Azevedo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Batoru FC 6
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Franco throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franco defends well.
Franco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Franco looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki pushing down on Franco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Franco is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
Franco is looking to get back to full guard here but Aoki has managed to pass to side control instead.
Franco can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Franco's legs.
Franco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Franco tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Franco throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Franco manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Franco actively working from the bottom here.
Franco is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Franco with the active half guard here but Aoki passes nicely into side control.
Franco is trying to work for a sweep but Aoki has mounted him!
Aoki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#SUB#
Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3##SUB#
Aoki has hold of Franco's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Franco manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aoki trying to control but Franco is having none of it.
Aoki working the ground and pound effectively.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Franco is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franco is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Franco wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Franco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving. #T4#
Aoki advances position into side control!
Franco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Franco misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Aoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franco tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
Aoki is putting a hurting on Franco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Franco is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeya Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Franco as Aoki shoots in.
Franco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.#CL2#
Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
#TD2#
Franco lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB#
Aoki has his foot on Franco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franco works his way back into a safe position though.
Franco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Franco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franco trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Franco wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving. #SUB#
Franco stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Aoki throws up his legs and catches Franco in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Franco tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Aoki! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Takeya Aoki!
Takeya Aoki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Batoru FC 2
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Franco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eldos circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but Eldos is having none of it. #CL2#
Franco moves into range and clinches up with Eldos.
Franco working Eldos over with knees to the body.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Franco wants the takedown. Eldos is fighting it off but Franco persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Eldos's guard against the cage.#SUB#
Eldos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Eldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco cracks Eldos with a solid left hand.
Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC2#
Eldos is rocked!
Franco distracts Eldos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Eldos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco distracts Eldos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franco postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Eldos covers up, he's hurt! Franco keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Franco and the ref steps in to end the fight! Franco can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eisson Franco!
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Event:
EFA 70 Kingi vs The Human
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Kotrc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kotrc gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Franco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kotrc shoots in but Franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Franco tries to counter it with a takedown but Kotrc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Franco counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kotrc!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotrc dodges the ground and pound from Franco.
Franco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kotrc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotrc gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Franco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kotrc's face.
#T1#
Franco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Franco with the ground and pound from mount.
Kotrc's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotrc wants to control but Franco is having none of it.
Kotrc working to try and regain half guard.
Kotrc is trying to stand.
Franco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Franco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC2#
Kotrc is rocked!
Franco landing strikes from the mount and Kotrc is in trouble!
Oh Kotrc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco lands a big shot to the head and Kotrc winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eisson Franco!
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Event:
EFA 59 Watanabe vs Strawberry
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Vizsla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vizsla somewhat.
It looked like Franco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vizsla looks to clinch
and Franco counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#
Vizsla is rocked!#TD#
Vizsla gets caught napping as Franco dives in and scores a takedown. Vizsla manages to retain guard.
Vizsla is still in real trouble! Can Franco finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vizsla's head.
Franco postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Vizsla covers up, he's hurt! Franco keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Franco and the ref steps in to end the fight! Franco can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eisson Franco!
The defeated Baka Vizsla had this to say: 'I'm coming back with vengeance!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Franco wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Franco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Franco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco wants to get back to full guard but Santos has passed into side control.
Franco looks to move to half guard but instead Santos has passed into mount! Damn!
Franco is looking to get to half guard.#T1#
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Franco working to try and regain half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Franco is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos controlling the pace for now.
We've been hearing that Santos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Franco regains half guard.
Franco has a hand on Santos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Santos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Franco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos controlling from mount. #T4#
Franco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Franco working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Franco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Santos rushes Franco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage.
Santos tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
#T1#
Franco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos digs a right hand into Franco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franco's gas tank.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Santos just leaning against Franco, taking a breather.
Santos tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Franco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.#T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Franco is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Santos is leaning against Franco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franco tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Franco drops back down to his feet.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Franco's ribcage. Franco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos is pushing Franco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franco is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco prevents a body shot from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Franco gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
#T2#
Santos presses Franco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Franco up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gustavo Santos.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Franco shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Santos clinches up with Franco and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Franco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Franco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos leaves Franco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Franco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4##CL#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Franco prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Franco drops back down to his feet.
Eisson Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
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Event:
WorldClass Invitational 3
Date: Feb 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Norris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franco.
Norris misses the jab.
Norris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franco slips a straight right by Norris.#T1#
Norris looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Norris lands a glancing blow to the side of Franco's head.
Fred Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat.
Norris scores with a shot to the body.
#T2#
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris scores with a punch to the head.#TD#
Franco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Norris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris is adopting a defensive guard.
Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Franco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Norris wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been informed that Norris has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Norris is trying to keep Franco in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco cracks Norris with a solid left hand.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Franco wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris looking to control.
Norris 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.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Norris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Norris throws a one two combo.
Fred Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franco has time to react.
Norris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fred Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eisson Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norris wants it to stay on the feet.#T1#
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Franco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab by Norris.
Franco with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eisson Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
Norris lands a head shot.
Norris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Norris works the jab nicely.
Norris thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Franco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Norris misses with a looping left.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norris cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs.
Norris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a good, hard body kick but Norris shrugs it off.
Norris tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Franco tries for a takedown but Norris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franco takes one on the button.
Norris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Franco counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Franco takes one to the chin there.
Franco moves away from the strike by Norris.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Franco's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Norris misses.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Norris.#TD#
Franco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris keeping hold of Franco's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
#R3#
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as Franco shoots in.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Franco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a straight left.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Norris.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Norris backs away, Franco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Norris tries to sprawl out of it but Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Norris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eisson Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Norris does it's job there.
Norris lands with a nice body punch.
Norris catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Norris catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T3##TD#
Franco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Norris to the ground. Franco is now in Norris's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Franco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norris is trying to keep Franco in close.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris looking to control.
Eisson Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco postures up in Norris's guard and throws a big left but Norris blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris looking to control.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Fred Norris!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Fred Norris!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Fred Norris!
Fred Norris wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
UFC 5-The Grudge
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Albaskhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albaskhanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Franco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Albaskhanov misses with a hook to the body
#TD2#
and Franco counters with a single leg into guard. Albaskhanov didn't expect that.
Albaskhanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Albaskhanov tries to get out of the position.
Franco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
Albaskhanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Albaskhanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albaskhanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Albaskhanov, not yet.
Franco stands up over Albaskhanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franco works over Albaskhanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco distracts Albaskhanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Albaskhanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Albaskhanov, not yet.
Albaskhanov keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Albaskhanov.#T1#
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
Albaskhanov 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 works over Albaskhanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC2#
Albaskhanov is rocked!
Franco is pushing down on Albaskhanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Albaskhanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Franco has managed to sneak the leg through.
Albaskhanov is staying active underneath Franco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Franco winds up and cracks Albaskhanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Albaskhanov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco slips a nice elbow through Albaskhanov's hands, connecting with Albaskhanov's forehead.
Franco passes to side control.
Franco lands a strong strike to the head of Albaskhanov. That's dazed him! Franco looking to finish here. Albaskhanov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Franco lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eisson Franco!
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 3
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Swift misses.
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Swift moves into the clinch.#BC#
Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swift is looking to land body kicks.
Franco with the counter takedown but Swift avoids it easily.
Swift scores with a head kick.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Swift lands a two punch combo.
#T1#
Swift throws a leg kick but Franco moved away.
Franco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swift swivels and escapes.
No luck for Franco with that takedown attempt.
Mike Swift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Franco misses with a hook
and Swift counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Swift does no damage.
Swift throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely. #T2#
Swift misses with a wild combination.
Franco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swift misses with a two punch combination.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Swift bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Swift enables Franco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Swift manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swift 's head.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Franco works over Swift with some ground and pound from guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Mike Swift has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swift wants to stand up but Franco is controlling him.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully. #T3#
Franco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Swift is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Midnight MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco advances to half guard.
Franco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swift is trying to stand up here but Franco is controlling him well.
Franco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swift keeps working.
Franco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Franco is looking to take a break and control but Swift is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Swift is defending against the submission attempts here by Franco.
Franco wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy. #T4#
Franco stalling away here and it's allowed Swift to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco stays in close to Swift 's body and controls the position.
Swift wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it.
Franco wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
Swift has momentary wrist control but Franco slips an elbow through the middle.
Swift wants to stand but Franco is controlling the position.
Swift knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franco on the ground.
Franco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Mike Swift will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Swift 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
Swift misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swift misses with a double jab.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Swift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift tries a head kick but it misses.
Swift moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Franco blocks a head kick by Swift .
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Swift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T2#
Swift lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mike Swift is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swift misses with the combination.
Franco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franco blocks the body kick.
Franco with the counter takedown but Swift avoids it easily.
Swift misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swift counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swift pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Franco back to the cage. Swift follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Swift throws a head kick that misses.
Franco feints the counter takedown.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swift jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4##TD2#
Franco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swift looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Swift explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco misses with a takedown #TD#
and Swift decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Franco's guard.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swift manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Franco postures up in Swift 's guard and throws a big left but Swift blocks it.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Swift has wrist control.
Franco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Swift dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Swift 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Franco shoots and misses
and Swift cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swift counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franco avoids the head kick by Swift .
Franco changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Swift is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swift .
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Swift is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Franco with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Swift was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mike Swift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eisson Franco.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swift as he avoids it easily. #T2#
Franco misses with a takedown
and Swift counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Franco looks for a takedown but Swift sprawls well.
Swift tries to counter with a takedown but Franco is quick to defend against it.#T3#
Franco shoots for a double leg takedown but Swift sprawls well. He's pushed Franco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swift attempts a counter takedown but Franco avoids it well and moves away.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swift as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Franco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swift was covering up waiting for the punch and Franco finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Swift has his feet on Franco's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
Franco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Swift defends it well.
Swift misses with a head kick.
Franco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Swift defends it well.#T4#
Swift misses with a series of wild punches.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franco with a poor takedown #CL#
and Swift counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Swift breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swift bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eisson Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Swift is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swift throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Swift showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swift , 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Mike Swift !
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Mike Swift !
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Mike Swift !
Mike Swift wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Swift thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
UFC 2-Game Time
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Heronzo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Franco's guard.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heronzo is one step ahead there.
Franco is trying to control the position but Heronzo postures up.
Heronzo won't allow Franco to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Franco wants to reverse the position here. Heronzo has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Franco is forced to tap! Franco looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Eric Heronzo!
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