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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
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, George Franco!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coll feints and as Franco raises his hands in defense, Coll changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coll is looking to work some ground and pound but Franco has wrist control.
Franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coll.
Coll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Franco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coll's guard.
Coll is adopting a defensive guard.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coll's head.
Coll lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franco!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coll prevents Franco from getting the reversal.
Coll raining down hammerfists from mount.
Franco is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Coll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coll raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coll lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coll in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franco is trying to escape the mount.
Franco wants to hold on but Coll pushes him away.
Franco is trying desperately to improve position.
Coll looking to finish Franco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Franco!
Franco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Coll. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coll cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coll scoring with strikes but Franco is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Coll.
It looks like George Franco has been cut.
Coll 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.
Coll lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coll trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coll putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Coll gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coll lands a big elbow.
Coll putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up George Franco's cut even more.
Coll lands a nice shot to the head.
Coll unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coll with a couple of short strikes.
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coll pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Franco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Franco is bucking up trying to escape but Coll cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The cut above George Franco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coll punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
Franco looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll working for a submission but Franco is keeping him at bay.
Coll breaks from Franco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Franco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
George Franco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Franco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xander Coll!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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