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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Fransisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransisco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr.President - Coco Jambo. Paulo Fransisco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stacey Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Fransisco !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransisco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reyes holds on and takes a little breather.
Fransisco trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fransisco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reyes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reyes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reyes!
Fransisco is looking to regain half guard here but Reyes keeps moving and retains side control.
Reyes working the strikes but Fransisco uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fransisco gets full guard.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco has a closed guard, preventing Reyes from standing up.
Reyes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fransisco on the ground.
Fransisco tries to strike from the bottom.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Fransisco blocks nicely.
Fransisco wants to sweep but no luck.
Reyes stops Fransisco from standing up.
Fransisco has a closed guard, preventing Reyes from standing up.
Fransisco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fransisco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reyes is aware though and is defending well.
Reyes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fransisco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fransisco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes trying to control but Fransisco is working from the bottom.
Fransisco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reyes trying to control but Fransisco is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fransisco looking for a guillotine here but Reyes defends easily.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing.
Fransisco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fransisco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco trying to control the position here.
Fransisco strikes from his own guard.
Fransisco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Reyes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes wants to get up but he can't break Fransisco 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fransisco keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Fransisco 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.
Fransisco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reyes's half guard.
Fransisco seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reyes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paulo Fransisco !
Paulo Fransisco opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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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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