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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Franchesco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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134 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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141 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Franchesco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franchesco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones is trapped and Franchesco is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Franchesco not allowing Jones to control his hands.
Franchesco landing with strikes.
Jones holding both Franchesco 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Franchesco working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Franchesco looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Franchesco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franchesco lands with some strikes.
Franchesco controlling his opponent.
Franchesco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Franchesco lands a heavy elbow.
Jones holds on for dear life, controlling Franchesco's posture momentarily.
Franchesco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones tries to hold on but Franchesco pushes him away.
Franchesco controlling the pace for now.
Franchesco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franchesco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Franchesco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Franchesco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Franchesco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones tries to control Franchesco's body but Franchesco pushes him off. Jones squirms to his side and now Franchesco has his back!
Jones looks gassed!
Franchesco just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Franchesco is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Good control from Franchesco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Franchesco manages to sink in the hooks.
Franchesco wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Franchesco landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Franchesco has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Franchesco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jones is defending well though. Franchesco let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Franchesco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franchesco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franchesco wants it to stay on the feet.
Franchesco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Franchesco with a hook.
Paolo Franchesco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Franchesco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paolo Franchesco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Franchesco lands a left and a right that sends Jones crashing to the canvas! Franchesco dives into mount looking to finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Steve Jones has been cut.
Franchesco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchesco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Franchesco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchesco controlling from the full mount.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franchesco controlling from the full mount.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Franchesco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Franchesco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Franchesco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Franchesco wants to take Jones's back here but Jones is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Franchesco controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jones is holding on tight.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Franchesco isn't that keen on the idea.
Paolo Franchesco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franchesco controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones wants to hold on but Franchesco pushes him away.
Franchesco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Franchesco's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paolo Franchesco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Franchesco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franchesco.
Franchesco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Franchesco slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franchesco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franchesco misses with the combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones looks for a takedown but Franchesco sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchesco. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paolo Franchesco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves out of range as Franchesco strikes.
Franchesco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Franchesco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Franchesco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Franchesco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franchesco.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchesco misses the target.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Franchesco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchesco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Franchesco both land. Nice combination.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchesco finish him?
Paolo Franchesco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franchesco swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Franchesco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Franchesco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franchesco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Paolo Franchesco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Franchesco.
Franchesco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchesco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Franchesco.
A swing and a miss from Franchesco.
Franchesco lands with a nice body punch.
Franchesco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franchesco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franchesco misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to de liver by Franchesco. Beautiful body shot.
Franchesco throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A combination from Franchesco does no damage.
Franchesco lands a nice looking body shot.
Franchesco throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Franchesco misses its intended target.
Franchesco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Steve Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franchesco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Paolo Franchesco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Franchesco.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paolo Franchesco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franchesco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Franchesco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franchesco scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Franchesco misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Franchesco.
Franchesco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Franchesco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franchesco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Franchesco!
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energy
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RATING
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