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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirza Ceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanjose Franco (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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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 Rio de Janeiro, Mirza Ceman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juanjose Franco!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco rushes Ceman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ceman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco avoiding damage as Ceman throws knees to the body.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Ceman is controlling him.
Ceman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Ceman breaks from the clinch.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but Ceman shows good takedown defense.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Franco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ceman defends it easily.
Ceman stands up from Franco's guard - Ceman perhaps looking for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirza Ceman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ceman tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ceman tries to clinch up
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco misses with a kick to the body.
Franco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ceman avoids it really well and circles away.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Franco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Franco tries to pull guard but Ceman won't allow it.
Mirza Ceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanjose Franco.
Ceman working Franco over with knees to the body.
Franco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ceman walks away with a smile on his face. Franco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceman keeps control of Franco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ceman looking to slow down the pace here.
Franco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Franco tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ceman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ceman after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Ceman is controlling him.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Franco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ceman walks away with a smile on his face. Franco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franco looks winded!
Franco gets a clinch.
Ceman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ceman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ceman has Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Ceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Juanjose Franco has been cut.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ceman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ceman breaks the clinch.
Ceman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown but Ceman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Ceman moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Ceman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franco is defended easily by Ceman.
Ceman doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco scores with a jab to the head.
Franco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ceman swivels and escapes.
Franco avoids the head kick by Ceman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franco's head.
Ceman misses with a head kick.
Mirza Ceman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ceman tries to clinch
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirza Ceman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juanjose Franco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ceman tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ceman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franco blocks a head kick by Ceman.
Ceman tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Ceman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ceman tries to clinch up.
Ceman tries to clinch there but Franco circles away.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Ceman moves to clinch but Franco breaks away
and Franco counters by moving into the clinch.
Ceman manages to break the clinch.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco has closed the distance and engaged Ceman in a clinch.
Franco successfully pulls guard.
Franco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ceman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ceman!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ceman tries to buck Franco off but he can't manage it.
Franco working for a guillotine from mount but Ceman is in no mood to give up.
Ceman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ceman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ceman landing knees to the head.
Ceman trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Ceman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Ceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Franco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ceman to keep the fight standing.
Franco wants to get back to striking at distance but Ceman won't allow it.
Franco tries to circle away but Ceman has him pinned against the cage.
Ceman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceman throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
Franco shoots for a takedown but Ceman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ceman sprawls well. Ceman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirza Ceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanjose Franco.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ceman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franco, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ceman backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juanjose Franco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juanjose Franco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco looks for a takedown but Ceman sprawls well.
Ceman is looking to clinch.
Ceman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves away
and Franco moves into the clinch.
Ceman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ceman tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Ceman tries to clinch up
and Franco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ceman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ceman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mirza Ceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanjose Franco.
Ceman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ceman tries to clinch up.
Ceman moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Ceman. No joy for Franco on that attempt.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ceman clinches.
Franco pulls guard successfully.
Franco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ceman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ceman has managed to get both his arms back between Franco's legs - danger averted.
Ceman wanted to stand there but Franco had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ceman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ceman throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ceman looking to sit in guard and control but Franco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ceman wants to stand but Franco is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco wants to control from the top but Ceman keeps moving.
Franco sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Juanjose Franco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Franco shoots for a double leg takedown but Ceman sprawls well. He's pushed Franco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ceman tries to clinch there but Franco circles away.
Ceman looks to clinch
and Franco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franco tries for a takedown but Ceman manages to get underhooks.
Ceman breaks the clinch.
Franco avoids the head kick by Ceman.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirza Ceman.
I think Ceman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirza Ceman!
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