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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Wrzeszczycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Franco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrzej Wrzeszczycki's chin.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrzeszczycki closes the distance and clinches.
Wrzeszczycki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrzeszczycki scores a nice knee to the body.
Wrzeszczycki wants a takedown.
Franco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wrzeszczycki smiles and moves away.
Wrzeszczycki keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrzeszczycki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrzeszczycki clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to stall but Wrzeszczycki improves his position.
Wrzeszczycki has picked Franco up - he's going for a ride! Wrzeszczycki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wrzeszczycki prevents Franco from improving his position.
Wrzeszczycki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Franco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wrzeszczycki looking to score a takedown here. Franco is defending well but Wrzeszczycki drives through and ends up in Franco's guard.
Franco working for submissions but it's allowed Wrzeszczycki to get to half guard.
Wrzeszczycki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wrzeszczycki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki keeps the fight on the outside.
Franco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrzeszczycki defends well and Franco ends up having to push Wrzeszczycki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bradley Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wrzeszczycki moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco is trying to force a seperation but Wrzeszczycki has the dominant position.
Wrzeszczycki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrzeszczycki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Wrzeszczycki is controlling the position.
Franco fails to pull guard.
Franco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wrzeszczycki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Franco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrzeszczycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franco wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Wrzeszczycki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franco is trying to pull guard but Wrzeszczycki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco tries to pull guard but Wrzeszczycki holds him up against the cage and eventually Franco drops back down to his feet.
Franco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wrzeszczycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrzeszczycki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franco is fending him off so far but Wrzeszczycki persists. Nope, Franco circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki dominated that round.
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.
Wrzeszczycki clinches.
Wrzeszczycki looking to throw knees to the head but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco gets underhooks to prevent Wrzeszczycki's takedown attempt.
Wrzeszczycki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franco after a bit of a struggle.
Franco tries to pull guard but Wrzeszczycki won't allow it.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrzeszczycki tries a knee to the head but Franco blocks it.
Wrzeszczycki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wrzeszczycki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Franco avoids the elbow strike from Wrzeszczycki, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrzeszczycki struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Franco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bradley Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wrzeszczycki.
Franco has had enough of the clinch but Wrzeszczycki keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wrzeszczycki slowing the pace effectively.
Wrzeszczycki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrzeszczycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wrzeszczycki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wrzeszczycki breaks the clinch.
Franco tries to keep at a distance but Wrzeszczycki has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki misses with an elbow strike.
Wrzeszczycki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrzeszczycki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wrzeszczycki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franco is trying to pull guard but Wrzeszczycki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Franco avoiding damage as Wrzeszczycki throws knees to the body.
Wrzeszczycki jumps guard but Franco stands there with Wrzeszczycki around his waist. Wrzeszczycki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wrzeszczycki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franco pulls Wrzeszczycki into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wrzeszczycki has managed to get both his arms back between Franco's legs - danger averted.
Franco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wrzeszczycki stacks Franco 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 Wrzeszczycki!
Franco being controlled for a moment.
Franco tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wrzeszczycki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franco is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrzeszczycki trying to control but Franco is having none of it.
Wrzeszczycki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Wrzeszczycki has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wrzeszczycki stuffs the takedown.
Wrzeszczycki has his takedown stuffed
and Franco counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wrzeszczycki!
Franco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wrzeszczycki keeps working.
Franco tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Franco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to move to full mount but Wrzeszczycki actually manages to regain half guard.
Franco tries to stand and escape but Wrzeszczycki is controlling the position.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrzeszczycki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Franco postures up in Wrzeszczycki's guard and throws a big left but Wrzeszczycki blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco wants to control from the top but Wrzeszczycki keeps moving.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wrzeszczycki is on top in guard.
Wrzeszczycki trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Franco working for submissions but it's allowed Wrzeszczycki to get to half guard.
Wrzeszczycki passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco defending against the ground and pound.
Franco is trying to improve his position.
Wrzeszczycki gets to mount! Franco was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Wrzeszczycki has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wrzeszczycki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franco looks a forlorn figure.
Franco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franco holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wrzeszczycki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wrzeszczycki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bradley Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wrzeszczycki controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrzeszczycki 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
A victorious Andrzej Wrzeszczycki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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