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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Francis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Aslan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Aslan catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt - Aslan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aslan lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the cage and back into rage.
Aslan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Francis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aslan has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aslan.
Francis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aslan can't fight it off and eventually Francis manages to take the fight to the floor. Aslan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aslan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis stands and throws Aslan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aslan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aslan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aslan wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Aslan trying to control here.
Francis is working for a submission of some sort.
Aslan keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Francis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aslan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Aslan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aslan drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Francis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aslan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aslan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aslan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aslan is looking to reverse the position.
Aslan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aslan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Francis's best efforts.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Aslan is defending well.
It looks like Francis is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis prevents Aslan from improving his position.
Francis stalling away here and it's allowed Aslan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Francis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Aslan tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aslan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aslan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Francis regains guard immediately.
Aslan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aslan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Aslan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aslan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Francis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aslan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aslan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Francis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Francis wants a takedown but no success here.
Francis tries to score a body lock takedown but Aslan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aslan cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Aslan lands an elbow that stopped Francis in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aslan as Francis tries to tie him up.
Francis is working for takedown but Aslan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Francis gets underhooks to prevent Aslan's takedown attempt.
Aslan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aslan decides to pull guard.
Francis throws a big right hand that misses.
Francis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Francis wants to control from the top but Aslan keeps moving.
Francis is really struggling to control Aslan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Francis stands up and waves to Aslan to follow him.
Aslan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Francis goes for a takedown attempt but Aslan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis tries to clinch up
and Aslan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Francis!
Francis is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Francis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aslan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Francis?
Francis is rocked!
Aslan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aslan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Francis's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aslan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kaleb Aslan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aslan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Francis turns into him and now he's in Aslan's guard.
Francis being controlled here momentarily.
Aslan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Francis!
Aslan landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Francis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aslan tries to control but Francis wriggling away.
Aslan with shots to the head and body - Francis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Francis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Francis is out cold! Aslan jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleb Aslan!
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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
43% |
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