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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warren Francis (ranked 23240 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Kern (ranked 6577 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimbo Kern has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Kern!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kern missing with a left hand there. Francis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kern gets the takedown into side control.
Francis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Francis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kern is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kern can do anything to dispel that myth.
Francis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kern's head.
Francis wants to stand up but Kern has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kern is looking to improve his position.
Francis 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.
Francis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kern sees it coming and defends easily.
Francis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kern is looking for a sweep. Francis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kern is looking to escape.
Kern avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Francis.
Francis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kern's head.
Francis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kern wants to get back to his feet.
Francis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kern keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kern is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kern is looking to control Francis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kern avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Francis in particular looking to stall.
Kern is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Kern wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Francis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Francis prevents Kern from standing back up.
Francis wants to work for an arm triangle but Kern is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kern wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands strikes from half guard.
Francis wants to work for an arm triangle but Kern is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Francis.
Ground and pound from Francis.
Kern is trying to stand back up but Francis is controlling him
Francis working Kern over with strikes.
Francis working over Kern with some ground and pound. Kern looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Francis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kern looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kern looks winded!
Francis is looking for a kimura here.
Kern looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kern is trying to maintain the position but Francis is very close to passing his half guard.
Francis is working for a submission of some sort.
Francis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kern defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kern has hold of Francis's hands but Francis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Francis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kern throws a front kick aimed at Francis's knee but Francis avoids it well.
Francis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kern has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Kern misses.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kern.
Francis attempts a counter takedown but Kern avoids it well and moves away.
Kern throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Francis is looking to counter the offense by Kern and move into the clinch.
Francis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kern tries to sprawl out of it but Francis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kern manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kern just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kern misses with a low kick.
Kern clinches up with Francis and pushes him back against the cage.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kern is stalling here.
Francis has Kern pressed against the cage, preventing Kern from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kern tries to break the clinch but Francis is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kern tries to break free but Francis pushes him back against the cage.
Kern is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kern prevents the takedown attempt.
Kern wants to get back to striking at distance but Francis won't allow it.
Kern pulls Francis into guard.
Kern looking to control.
Francis being controlled here momentarily.
Francis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Francis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kern manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Francis has Kern in his guard.
Warren Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kern postures up.
Kern throwing strikes from guard but Francis blocks nicely.
Kern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kern postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kern manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kern wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Francis is now in half guard.
Francis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kern defends it well.
Kern is trying to maintain the position but Francis is very close to passing his half guard.
Francis lands strikes from half guard.
Kern controlling the position for now.
Kern is breathing heavily.
Francis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kern is trying to stand back up but Francis is controlling him
Francis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kern with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Francis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Francis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kern with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kern tries to kick Francis off but Francis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kern is looking to control Francis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kern avoid being mounted?
Francis is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kern is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Warren Francis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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