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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 3663 p4p, 398 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 5151 p4p, 514 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by BASS. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
29
185 lbs
8 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco darts in and clinches Grimdal up against the cage.
Grimdal blocks a body shot from Franco.
Grimdal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
I was talking to Franco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Franco.
Franco lands a big knee to the head and Grimdal goes down! Franco is looking to finish!
Grimdal is rocked!
Grimdal looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimdal is being controlled here.
An elbow from Franco crashes against the mat.
Franco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grimdal is avoiding damage well.
Franco decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grimdal to his feet.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimdal.
A right hook to the body lands for Franco.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Grimdal's ribcage.
Grimdal being controlled against the cage.
Franco stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Franco as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Franco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Franco.
Franco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimdal.
The referee calls for Franco to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Franco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grimdal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimdal is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
That has opened up Reggie Grimdal's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimdal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Grimdal - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Franco, and another! Grimdal is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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