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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Knuckles (ranked 3947 p4p, 209 weight class) and Pedro Franco (ranked 4623 p4p, 241 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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180 cm
32
145 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite 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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knuckles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Franco striking off his back but it's not causing Knuckles any problems.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles throwing strikes from guard but Franco blocks nicely.
Franco has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Big Price MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Franco trying to keep a closed guard but Knuckles is proving a slippery customer.
Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Franco, not yet.
Knuckles pushes down on Franco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knuckles seems to be looking for submissions.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Knuckles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Knuckles there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco trying to hold on to Knuckles's head to control him but Knuckles postures up.
Knuckles working the head and body with strikes.
Franco punching from the bottom.
Knuckles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knuckles prevents Franco from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knuckles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franco keeps working.
Franco taking some punishment here, with Knuckles in his half guard.
Franco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knuckles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franco's head.
Franco trying to control but Knuckles postures up.
Franco punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knuckles lands a nice short elbow.
Knuckles drops an elbow to the side of Franco's head.
Franco is trying to stand up here but Knuckles is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knuckles trying to pass the guard but Franco defending well.
Knuckles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Franco missing with punches from the bottom.
Franco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franco is looking to control Knuckles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Franco avoid being mounted?
Knuckles is taking a breather. Franco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knuckles connects with a nice short shot to Franco's temple.
Knuckles working Franco over with strikes.
Knuckles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knuckles lands strikes from half guard.
Knuckles wants to control but Franco is keeping him busy.
Knuckles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is trying to maintain the position but Knuckles is very close to passing his half guard.
Knuckles prevents Franco from improving his position.
Knuckles is looking for a kimura but Franco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knuckles to get the leverage.
Franco missing with punches from the bottom.
Knuckles is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Franco looking for submissions off his back.
Knuckles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knuckles not doing much here.
Franco wants to get back to full guard.
Franco pushes Knuckles off but Knuckles dives into side control.
Knuckles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knuckles cracks Franco with a big right hand but Franco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Franco wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Knuckles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Knuckles trying to control the position but Franco is working away.
Knuckles controlling the position.
Knuckles cracks Franco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Knuckles cracks Franco with a big right hand but Franco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Knuckles scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Franco to see if he's OK.
Knuckles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knuckles cracks Franco with a big elbow.
Franco is rocked!
Franco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Franco is still in real trouble! Can Knuckles finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knuckles working the head and body with strikes.
Franco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knuckles connects with a decent elbow.
Knuckles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Franco some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Knuckles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knuckles darts in and clinches Franco up against the cage.
Knuckles slowing the pace effectively.
Knuckles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knuckles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franco's defenses.
Knuckles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knuckles is trying to trip Franco. He has hold of a leg but Franco is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Knuckles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Franco looking to control.
Franco striking off his back but it's not causing Knuckles any problems.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles loads up on a big left hand. Franco felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Knuckles looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Franco can't hide his disappointment, as Knuckles celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashton Knuckles!
Ashton Knuckles really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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