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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreh Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Al Abulbul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco comes to the cage accompanied by No Mercy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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165 cm
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreh Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Al Abulbul!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco catches Al Abulbul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Al Abulbul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Al Abulbul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Al Abulbul controlling the position.
Francisco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Let's hope that Al Abulbul has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Francisco tries to bench press Al Abulbul off him but Al Abulbul keeps the position.
Francisco is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Abulbul wants to control but Francisco is keeping him busy.
Francisco is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco prevents Al Abulbul from moving into mount.
Al Abulbul wants to control but Francisco is keeping him busy.
My spies in The Seven Sins Grappling Academy inform me that Al Abulbul has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul working away.
The ground and pound from Al Abulbul seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Francisco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Al Abulbul is chipping away with strikes.
Al Abulbul throws a strike aimed at the side of Francisco's head but Francisco avoids it well.
Francisco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Francisco trying to control the action but Al Abulbul is working from the bottom.
Al Abulbul wants to control but Francisco is keeping busy.
Al Abulbul is staying active underneath Francisco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul wants to improve his position but Francisco is controlling well.
Al Abulbul gets full guard.
Al Abulbul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing Al Abulbul from controlling successfully.
Al Abulbul throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Abulbul drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Al Abulbul jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Francisco trying to control the position here.
Al Abulbul won't allow Francisco to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco looking for a guillotine here but Al Abulbul defends easily.
Al Abulbul won't allow Francisco to sweep him here.
Al Abulbul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francisco is keeping the position for now.
Francisco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Al Abulbul puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Francisco has hold of Al Abulbul's hands but Al Abulbul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Francisco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Abulbul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Abulbul's back!
Francisco has the hooks in. Al Abulbul is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Al Abulbul just trying to survive but Francisco is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Al Abulbul hold on?!
Francisco doesn't have the hooks in and Al Abulbul manages to turn into his guard.
Francisco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Abulbul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Francisco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Abulbul has managed to get both his arms back between Francisco's legs - danger averted.
Al Abulbul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Francisco looking for a sweep. Not yet Francisco, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Francisco'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Abulbul is looking to work some ground and pound but Francisco has wrist control.
Al Abulbul postures up.
Al Abulbul is pushing down on Francisco's leg trying to pass to half guard. Francisco is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Abulbul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Francisco is looking for a sweep. Al Abulbul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Abulbul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Al Abulbul dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Francisco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andreh Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Abulbul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francisco.
Al Abulbul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Abulbul ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Francisco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Al Abulbul on the side of the head.
Al Abulbul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Al Abulbul wants to pass the guard but Francisco is keeping the position.
Francisco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Francisco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Al Abulbul is controlling Francisco's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Francisco wants to control but Al Abulbul is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francisco is working away from the top position though.
Al Abulbul is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Al Abulbul gets back to full guard.
Al Abulbul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Francisco looking to pass the guard.
Al Abulbul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Abulbul trying to keep a closed guard but Francisco is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Al Abulbul is looking for a triangle but Francisco pushes his legs off easily.
Al Abulbul keeping full guard, as Francisco tries to pass.
Francisco connects with a couple of short punches.
Al Abulbul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Francisco is aware though and is defending well.
Francisco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Abulbul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francisco passes into half guard.
Francisco wants to control but Al Abulbul is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul is looking to improve his position.
Francisco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francisco controlling the pace.
Francisco trying to control the action but Al Abulbul is working from the bottom.
Al Abulbul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Francisco!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul tries to move into range but Francisco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Abulbul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Francisco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Francisco wants it to stay on the feet.
Francisco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Abdullah Al Abulbul has been cut.
Francisco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Abulbul misses with a takedown
and Francisco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Abulbul misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Francisco.
Al Abulbul is rocked!
Francisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Abulbul is still on wobbly legs! Can Francisco finish him?
Al Abulbul is breathing heavily.
Francisco connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Al Abulbul to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Francisco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andreh Francisco!
Andreh Francisco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Abdullah Al Abulbul spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. I'm sure this fight will eventually be ruled a 'no-contest' given how my opponent here has a habit of pissing positive for steroids.'.
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RATING
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