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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santiago Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ant!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ant misses with a takedown attempt
and Francisco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Francisco uses it to pass to side control.
Ant tries to buck Francisco off but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Ant is trying to get back to half guard.
Francisco in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ant is trying to get back to half guard.
Francisco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ant is avoiding damage well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francisco scores with punches from side control.
Ant sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Francisco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ant is staying active underneath Francisco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Francisco seems to be working for a kimura but Ant defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francisco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Francisco is now in half guard.
Francisco wants to take a breather but Ant is having none of it.
Francisco trying to mount his opponent but Ant defends it.
Francisco is trying to work for a kimura but Ant is defending well.
Francisco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Francisco working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francisco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant trying to control the position here.
Ant looking for a sweep. Not yet Ant, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francisco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francisco slips nicely into half guard.
Ant is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Francisco jumps into side control!
An elbow from Francisco crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Ant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ant keeps working.
Ant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Francisco wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Francisco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ant sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ant manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant controls Francisco momentarily but Francisco frees himself.
Francisco throws a strike but Ant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Francisco trying to control the position.
Ant trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Ant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ant working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Francisco pulls Ant in close to his closed guard and prevents Ant from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago Francisco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Francisco on his heels. He'll look to pass Francisco's guard now, I'm sure.
Ant trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing Ant from controlling successfully.
Ant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francisco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ant is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Francisco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ricardo Santiago Francisco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Francisco defends well.
Francisco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francisco's guard.
Ant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Francisco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ant stopping the sweep attempt from Francisco.
Ant trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Francisco keeping full guard, as Ant tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ant trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Francisco is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ant has his hands clasped together but Francisco extends and breaks Ant's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Francisco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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