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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Ikban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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209 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Franco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Ikban! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ikban clinches with his opponent.
Franco tries to break free but Ikban pushes him back against the cage. Ikban lands a body shot. Ikban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Franco wants to break free but Ikban has control.
Franco is looking to control Ikban's arms but Ikban gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the cage. Ikban displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage. Ikban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Franco tries to circle away but Ikban has him pinned against the cage. Franco is trying to break the clinch but Ikban has him pressed against the cage. Ikban lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franco or not. Ikban pressing his opponent against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ikban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ikban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Franco tries to break free but Ikban pushes him back against the cage. Ikban softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ikban lands a good knee to the midsection. Franco won't want to take too many of those. Ikban has Franco pushed against the cage. Franco is trying to break free. Ikban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franco.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Ikban is controlling the position. Ikban misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ikban lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Franco. Ikban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franco is breathing heavily. A right hand to the body from Ikban.
A left hand lands to the body for Ikban.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Ikban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Franco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ikban lands a good knee to the midsection. Franco won't want to take too many of those. Ikban landing knees to the head.
Ikban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ikban leaning against his opponent.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ikban works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Ikban.
Ikban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ikban is pushing Franco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Come on Ikban - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Ikban. It's a brutal combination of punches from Ikban! Franco is backing up but he can't get away as Ikban lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Franco and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vlad Ikban!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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