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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BASS. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezio Franco!
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, John Constantine !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantine leaves Franco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Constantine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Franco darts in looking for a takedown but Constantine gets double underhooks and turns Franco into the cage.
No luck for Franco with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco goes for a double leg but Constantine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Constantine continues to drive forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Constantine , which made it look bad.
Constantine misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Constantine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Constantine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Constantine wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco dives in and grabs Constantine 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Constantine pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Franco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Constantine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Franco passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Constantine !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco controlling from the full mount.
Franco'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.
Franco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Constantine for as long as he can get away with.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Constantine felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Franco continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Constantine is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Franco 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.
Franco shoots for a double leg takedown but Constantine sprawls well. He's pushed Franco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ezio Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco dives in and scores a takedown into Constantine 's guard.
Franco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Franco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Constantine 's guard.
Franco works his way into side control.
Constantine being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Constantine is avoiding damage well.
Franco is staying tight to Constantine 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sloppy strikes there by Franco.
Constantine seems a little lost for a moment, as Franco dominates the positioning.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franco.
Constantine wants to counter with a clinch but Franco pushes him away.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco shoots in and gets a takedown into Constantine 's guard.
Franco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ezio Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco pushes down on Constantine 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Franco.
Franco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Franco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Franco controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco punching from mount but Constantine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Franco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franco tries for a takedown but Constantine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Constantine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco shoots in for a double leg but Constantine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Franco fails with the takedown.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Constantine can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Constantine , which made it look bad.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Constantine .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franco.
Constantine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco looks for a takedown but Constantine sprawls well.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but Constantine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Constantine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franco.
Franco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Constantine is fending him off so far but Franco persists. Nope, Constantine circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Franco backs off Constantine throws a huge counter combo but Franco manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franco.
Franco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Constantine circles away.
Franco backing away here, and Constantine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Constantine sprawls well. Constantine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Constantine feints the counter takedown.
Ezio Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco has a takedown stuffed.
Franco dives in and grabs Constantine 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Constantine pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franco.
Franco shoots in but Constantine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Constantine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Constantine wants it to stay on the feet.
Franco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Constantine tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Franco is in Constantine 's guard.
Franco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Franco is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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 Constantine walks away with a smile on his face. Franco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Constantine misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Franco lands in his opponent's guard.
Constantine being controlled here, momentarily.
Franco looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franco controls the pace.
Constantine can't keep his opponent in guard - Franco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Constantine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezio Franco!
Ezio Franco took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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