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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreh Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbu Uechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco comes to the cage accompanied by No Mercy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreh Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbu Uechi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco with a jab.
Uechi shoots in and bounces Francisco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uechi has gone for a leg lock! Francisco slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uechi's guard.
Uechi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Francisco stacks Uechi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Francisco!
You can see the frustration on Uechi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uechi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Francisco is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Francisco looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uechi tries to lock up and control but Francisco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uechi taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco trying to control but Uechi is having none of it.
Uechi is working to get back to half guard.
Francisco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Uechi?
Francisco working for a guillotine from mount but Uechi is in no mood to give up.
Francisco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Francisco is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Uechi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Uechi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francisco trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Uechi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uechi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Francisco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uechi keeps working.
Francisco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Francisco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francisco trying to work for an americana but Uechi has managed to regain full guard.
Francisco lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Francisco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Uechi.
Francisco lands an elbow.
Francisco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uechi looks winded!
Francisco tries to stand but Uechi is controlling his head.
Check out the look on Francisco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Uechi tries to buck Francisco off but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco landing strikes.
Uechi is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Francisco in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uechi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francisco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uechi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Francisco 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco cracks Uechi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uechi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Francisco working the head with strikes.
Francisco is trying to get an arm triangle but Uechi is defending well.
Uechi is looking to regain half guard here but Francisco keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreh Francisco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Francisco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Francisco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uechi looking for submissions off his back.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Francisco is thwarting Uechi's attempts to control the position.
Francisco is trying to work for a kimura but Uechi is defending well.
Uechi tries to get to full guard but Francisco has control of the leg.
Uechi trying to control but Francisco postures up.
Uechi is breathing heavily.
Uechi is staying active underneath Francisco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uechi tries to get to full guard but Francisco has control of the leg.
Francisco wants to take a breather but Uechi is having none of it.
Francisco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Francisco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Francisco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Francisco seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Uechi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andreh Francisco!
Andreh Francisco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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