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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fransisco (ranked 3313 p4p, 3450 weight class) and Aace Zajac (ranked 438 p4p, 450 weight class). Gabriel Fransisco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Fransisco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aace Zajac!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransisco takes a swing at Zajac's ribcage but misses.
Zajac changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fransisco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zajac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fransisco wants to stand up but Zajac is controlling him.
Zajac trying to control the position from guard on top but Fransisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zajac stops Fransisco from standing up.
Fransisco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fransisco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zajac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zajac throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zajac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zajac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fransisco wants to stand and escape but Zajac is having none of it.
Zajac working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fransisco 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco wants to stand but Zajac is controlling the position.
Fransisco has momentary wrist control but Zajac slips an elbow through the middle.
Zajac stops Fransisco from standing up.
Zajac is in close to Fransisco 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zajac 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zajac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zajac throws a strike but Fransisco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zajac lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Fransisco tries to stand but Zajac is controlling from the bottom.
Fransisco being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco tries to stand but Zajac is controlling from the bottom.
Zajac striking off his back but it's not causing Fransisco any problems.
Zajac is looking to sweep but instead, Fransisco has passed into half guard.
Zajac gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zajac trying to keep a closed guard but Fransisco is proving a slippery customer.
Fransisco stopping the sweep attempt from Zajac.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zajac is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajac trying to control the position from guard on top but Fransisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zajac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fransisco is looking to stand up but Zajac isn't so interested in that idea.
Zajac is looking to work some ground and pound but Fransisco has wrist control.
Fransisco wants to stand and escape but Zajac is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fransisco throws a combination that misses
and Zajac counters with a shoot takedown. Fransisco fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco wants to stand and escape but Zajac is having none of it.
Fransisco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zajac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zajac wants to control from the top but Fransisco keeps moving.
Zajac is in close to Fransisco 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fransisco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zajac won't allow Fransisco to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zajac lands a couple of elbows.
Zajac trying to control the position from guard on top but Fransisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aace Zajac dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fransisco throws a head kick that misses
and Zajac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fransisco 's guard.
Fransisco wants to stand but Zajac is controlling the position.
Zajac working some strikes from top position.
Zajac is in close to Fransisco 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zajac working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fransisco 's head.
Fransisco is looking to stand up but Zajac isn't so interested in that idea.
Zajac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fransisco 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zajac lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fransisco pushes Zajac off and gets back to his feet.
Fransisco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fransisco lands with a good body shot.
Gabriel Fransisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fransisco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zajac takes a step back to recover.
Zajac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fransisco .
Fransisco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fransisco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zajac circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco throws out a powerful jab.
Fransisco misses with a head kick.
Fransisco scores with a three punch combo!
Zajac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fransisco .
Fransisco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Fransisco . That snapped Zajac's head back.
Fransisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zajac.
A countering left hand to the body from Zajac misses.
Fransisco misses with a head kick.
Zajac doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fransisco lands a body shot.
Gabriel Fransisco is winning the standup battle so far.
Zajac is breathing heavily.
Fransisco misses the body punch
and Zajac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zajac throws a big right hand that misses.
Fransisco wants to get back to his feet but Zajac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zajac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco is wriggling around but Zajac manages to pass to half guard.
Fransisco is trying to stand up here but Zajac is controlling him well.
Zajac lands with a punch from half guard.
Zajac scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Zajac.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Zajac.
Fransisco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zajac is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zajac working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Fransisco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fransisco just misses with a punch to the body.
Zajac moves out of range of the body kick from Fransisco .
Fransisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zajac.
Zajac now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zajac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fransisco scores with a three punch combo!
Fransisco tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fransisco works over Zajac's head and body with a nice combination.
Zajac is rocked!
Fransisco is looking to wear down Zajac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fransisco throws a pinpoint strike between Zajac's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Zajac crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fransisco scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Fransisco !
Aace Zajac spoke after the fight, saying 'I am white belt minded, you can always get better. Once you think you’re good, you’re in for a rude awakening.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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