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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, General Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grayson Smith!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Franco wants to get back to full guard.
Smith moves into full mount! Franco won't be happy about that!
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Franco is working hard here to advance position.
Franco wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Franco?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Franco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith looking to finish Franco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Franco!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Franco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Franco wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith landing punches.
Franco is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Franco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Franco.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Franco shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for General Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franco has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Grayson Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Franco wants to control the position but Smith says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Franco wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Franco's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Franco's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith tries for a kimura but Franco is defending well.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Smith grinds an elbow into Franco's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Franco's half guard.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith misses with a head shot. Franco uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franco has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith is working Franco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grayson Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franco checks a low kick from Smith.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Franco tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grayson Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Franco closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Franco pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
General Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Franco being controlled here, momentarily.
General Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grayson Smith!
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hype
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RATING
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