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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Lupus (ranked 3500 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Franco (ranked 22350 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BASS. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ezio Franco enters the cage!
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208 lbs
4 - 13 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus forces Franco back against the cage and clinches.
Franco has had enough of the clinch but Lupus keeps him there for the moment.
Lupus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lupus to keep the fight standing.
Franco takes an elbow to the temple.
Lupus misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupus controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lupus.
Lupus lands a big knee to the head and Franco goes down! Lupus is looking to finish!
It looks like Ezio Franco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco tries to buck Lupus off but Lupus is having none of it.
Franco manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lupus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Franco is rocked!
Lupus is working for a submission of some sort.
Franco is still in real trouble! Can Lupus finish him?
Franco is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco missing with punches from the bottom.
Franco landing a few short strikes.
Lupus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lupus lands with a punch from half guard.
Franco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lupus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franco defending well though.
Franco punching from the bottom.
Lupus wants to stand up but Franco is controlling the position.
Lupus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Franco is doing well to control the position and prevent Lupus from advancing to side control.
Franco moves into full guard.
Lupus works over Franco with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lupus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lupus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franco wants to control from the top but Lupus keeps moving.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lupus's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Franco landing some decent shots from guard.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Lupus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lupus tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Franco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franco cracks Lupus with a solid left hand.
Franco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Duke Lupus has been cut.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lupus is rocked!
Lupus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Lupus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Franco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lupus seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Franco scores with a couple of short elbows.
Franco is working Lupus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Duke Lupus's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupus tries to buck Franco off but Franco is having none of it.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Duke Lupus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco working the body and head with strikes.
Jeez, Duke Lupus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke Lupus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ezio Franco!
A determined Ezio Franco didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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