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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Del Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Francisco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Del Smith's chin.
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278 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Del Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franky Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Francisco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith tries for a takedown but Francisco manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Del Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Francisco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
It looks like Del Smith has been cut.
Francisco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Francisco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Francisco. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Francisco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Francisco sprawls well. Francisco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Francisco closes the distance and clinches.
Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Francisco defending well though.
Francisco trying to control from the bottom.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Smith thows a huge punch but Francisco dodges it nicely.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Francisco scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
Francisco is trying desperately to improve position.
Francisco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Francisco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francisco is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francisco can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith 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.
You get the feeling that Francisco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Francisco wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Francisco is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smith cracks Francisco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Francisco is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Smith locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Francisco is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Del Smith!
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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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