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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Pernambuco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Cunninlynguists - The Dark Remix. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ariel Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabio Pernambuco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco scores with a jab to the body.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
It looks like Fabio Pernambuco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Pernambuco misses its intended target.
Franco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pernambuco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Pernambuco misses its intended target.
Pernambuco has a takedown stuffed.
Pernambuco looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Franco.
Pernambuco misses the jab.
Pernambuco misses with an uppercut.
Pernambuco misses with a straight left.
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Franco throws a right and a left that Pernambuco avoids nicely.
Franco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pernambuco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pernambuco.
A jab lands there for Franco.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pernambuco.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pernambuco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ariel Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Franco.
Franco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco lands a with a good body shot.
Franco lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco punishes Pernambuco's body with a nice straight punch.
Pernambuco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
Franco scores with a nice right hand.
Franco tests Pernambuco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franco cracks Pernambuco with a good jab.
Pernambuco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Franco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pernambuco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franco jabs at Pernambuco's body.
Franco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pernambuco is rocked!
Franco lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco works Pernambuco's body with a nice hook.
Franco lands a head shot.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pernambuco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Franco looks to land a combination. Pernambuco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco lands with a nice body punch.
Franco connects with a looping right hand.
Franco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pernambuco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pernambuco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Franco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franco jabs at Pernambuco's body.
Pernambuco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pernambuco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
Fabio Pernambuco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco digs a good hook to Pernambuco's body.
Franco tests Pernambuco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco leaves Pernambuco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco scores with a punch to the head.
Franco lands a with a good body shot.
Franco throws a series of strikes that have Pernambuco backpedaling.
Franco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pernambuco takes one to the chin there.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pernambuco.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pernambuco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pernambuco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pernambuco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franco scores with a body shot.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franco throws a shot to the body.
Franco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franco punishes Pernambuco's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Franco.
Pernambuco takes one to the side of the head.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pernambuco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pernambuco dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Pernambuco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pernambuco throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Pernambuco loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pernambuco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Franco has got the better of the exchanges.
Pernambuco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Franco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco slips under a jab from Pernambuco.
Franco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pernambuco looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Pernambuco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franco's corner calls for a 1-2. Franco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Franco scores with a one two! Pernambuco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco works the jab nicely.
Franco lands a really nice looking cross but Pernambuco seems unphased.
Franco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franco lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franco scores with a one two! Pernambuco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pernambuco can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franco lands with a nice combination. Pernambuco backs away looking to recover.
Pernambuco is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pernambuco seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pernambuco doesn't seem bothered though.
Ariel Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pernambuco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pernambuco tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pernambuco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
Pernambuco looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Franco cracks a nice hook into Pernambuco's ribs.
Franco stalks Pernambuco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pernambuco's face. Pernambuco staggers backwards, shaken.
Franco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Franco digs a good hook to Pernambuco's body.
Pernambuco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pernambuco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
Franco is looking to wear down Pernambuco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pernambuco throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franco stalks Pernambuco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pernambuco's face. Pernambuco staggers backwards, shaken.
Pernambuco throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Franco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franco.
Pernambuco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pernambuco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pernambuco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franco is fending him off so far but Pernambuco persists. Nope, Franco circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco cracks Pernambuco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franco cracks a nice hook into Pernambuco's ribs.
Franco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters circling - Pernambuco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco scores with a hook to the body. Pernambuco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco stuns Pernambuco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco lands a right hook to the body.
Franco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Franco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pernambuco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pernambuco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pernambuco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice combination there by Franco.
Pernambuco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pernambuco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franco works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Franco.
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pernambuco. That did some damage!
A nice combination there by Franco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Franco lands with an uppercut that bounces Pernambuco off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Franco.
Pernambuco dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pernambuco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
Ariel Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Pernambuco.
Good exchange - Franco coming out on top.
Franco works over Pernambuco's head and body with a nice combination.
Franco looks to land a combination. Pernambuco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Franco blocks a jab.
Pernambuco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pernambuco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franco's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Pernambuco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pernambuco at a distance.
A jab from Pernambuco misses.
Franco blocks a jab.
Franco slips under a jab from Pernambuco.
Franco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Franco.
Pernambuco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco counters with a three punch combo that has Pernambuco backing up. Pernambuco nods at Franco to acknowledge the strikes.
Franco slips under a jab from Pernambuco.
Pernambuco throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pernambuco.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pernambuco moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pernambuco looks for a takedown but Franco sprawls well.
Franco lands with a kick to the temple. Pernambuco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Franco lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pernambuco misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pernambuco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franco scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Franco.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.
Franco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pernambuco doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
Pernambuco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pernambuco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franco cracks Pernambuco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Franco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Franco works over Pernambuco's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores with a three punch combo!
Pernambuco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Franco.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Pernambuco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Pernambuco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franco swivels and escapes.
Ariel Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Pernambuco.
Pernambuco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ariel Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Pernambuco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores with a jab to the body.
Franco slips a jab from Pernambuco.
Franco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pernambuco on the side of the head.
Pernambuco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franco jabs at Pernambuco's body.
Franco punishes Pernambuco's body with a nice straight punch.
Franco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco lands a right hook to the body.
Franco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franco digs a good body shot into Pernambuco's ribs.
Franco lands with a nice combination. Pernambuco backs away looking to recover.
Franco stuns Pernambuco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco throws a combination. Pernambuco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice jab there from Franco.
A right-left combo lands from Franco.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
Pernambuco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Fabio Pernambuco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pernambuco doesn't seem bothered though.
Pernambuco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Franco.
Pernambuco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pernambuco walks into a left hand.
Franco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pernambuco misses with a low kick as Franco jumps back.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pernambuco missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco thuds a left hand into Pernambuco's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.
Franco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
Franco works over Pernambuco's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel Franco!
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