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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 cm
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189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! dAnconia takes a swing at Buck's ribcage but misses. dAnconia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buck momentarily.
Buck throws a leg kick that is checked and dAnconia counters with a lovely straight right hand! Buck fails in his attempt to clinch. Buck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
dAnconia with a body punch. A glancing blow. The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Buck is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but dAnconia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Buck moves to clinch but dAnconia breaks away and dAnconia counters with a lovely shot to the body. dAnconia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A head kick by Buck misses and dAnconia counters with a straight right hand. Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia is having none of it. Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Buck wants to clinch. A nice leg kick lands there from dAnconia. dAnconia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buck wants to clinch up but dAnconia keeps it at a distance. dAnconia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Buck moves in looking to clinch but dAnconia pushes him off. A looping hook to the body misses from dAnconia. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet. dAnconia blocks a head kick by Buck.
dAnconia just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Buck. dAnconia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buck throws a sloppy head kick and dAnconia moves out of range easily. That kick from dAnconia tenderised Buck's leg. Buck is trying to keep his angry face on. Buck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. dAnconia avoids the head kick by Buck.
Buck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Trevor Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Buck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buck 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 dAnconia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dAnconia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. dAnconia avoids the head kick by Buck.
Buck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! dAnconia is looking for a sweep. dAnconia can't do much from the bottom here. Buck misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
dAnconia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
dAnconia tries to bench press Buck off him but Buck keeps the position. dAnconia is holding Buck down, trying to stall. Sloppy strikes there by Buck. dAnconia tries to bench press Buck off him but Buck keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dAnconia keeps Buck under control for a moment. dAnconia is looking for a sweep. dAnconia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Buck trying to control from half guard but dAnconia is working away. Buck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Buck throwing shots but dAnconia is blocking nicely. dAnconia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Buck is looking to advance position but dAnconia won't allow it. Buck slips a nice elbow through dAnconia's hands, connecting with dAnconia's forehead. Buck missing with the ground and pound from half guard. dAnconia wants to sweep but Buck has passed to side control! Buck working away. Buck with the ground and pound but dAnconia regains half guard under the barage of strikes. dAnconia keeping control of the position. Buck missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francisco dAnconia will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Buck doesn't manage to clinch there - dAnconia circles away.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia is having none of it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buck 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 dAnconia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from dAnconia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. dAnconia cracks a nice hook into Buck's ribs. Buck is looking to slow dAnconia down with leg kicks. Buck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Buck with a poor takedown and dAnconia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. dAnconia scores with a kick to the body.
Buck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dAnconia throws a right and a left that both miss. dAnconia is looking to wear down Buck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Buck tries to clinch up and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Buck wants to clinch. Buck wants to clinch and dAnconia counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. dAnconia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Buck throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as dAnconia blocks the leg kick.
Buck moves to clinch but dAnconia breaks away and dAnconia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. dAnconia blocks a low kick nicely. Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but dAnconia swats him away and circles back towards the center. dAnconia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buck throws a leg kick but dAnconia checks it. Buck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. dAnconia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Buck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Buck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away. Buck connects with a leg kick. dAnconia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Buck tries a low kick but dAnconia avoids it. Buck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. dAnconia lands a nice shot to the body.
Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buck tries to clinch but dAnconia moves out of range. dAnconia lands with a good body shot. Buck throws a nice outside leg kick. dAnconia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Buck pivots, looking for a leg kick but dAnconia is out of range and Buck settles back down. Buck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Buck looks to clinch and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Buck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dAnconia pinned against the cage. dAnconia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. dAnconia dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Buck blocks the body kick.
Buck fails with an attempt to clinch.
dAnconia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buck in his tracks. Buck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch but dAnconia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. dAnconia jabs Buck to the body, keeping him at a distance. Buck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling dAnconia to counter with a crisp jab. Francisco dAnconia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Buck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buck drops his hands momentarily and dAnconia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buck is rocked! The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Buck is still on wobbly legs! Can dAnconia finish him? dAnconia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
dAnconia moves in close and cracks Buck with a massive right hand! Buck, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by dAnconia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco dAnconia! During a confident post fight interview, Francisco dAnconia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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