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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 4211 p4p, 518 weight class) and Black Francis (ranked 6725 p4p, 653 weight class). Simon Gustafsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Francis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis scores with a shot to the body.
Francis throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
Gustafsson attempts a counter takedown but Francis avoids it well and moves away.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustafsson tries to counter with a takedown but Francis is quick to defend against it.
Francis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gustafsson pinned against the cage. Gustafsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis trying to keep a closed guard but Gustafsson is proving a slippery customer.
Francis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws an elbow that misses. Francis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustafsson's guard. Nice move by Francis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis is looking to work some ground and pound but Gustafsson has wrist control.
Gustafsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Francis defends it easily.
Gustafsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Francis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Francis is pushing down on Gustafsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gustafsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Francis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gustafsson looking for submissions off his back.
Gustafsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gustafsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throwing strikes from guard but Gustafsson blocks nicely.
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustafsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafsson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Francis frees his head nicely. Oh but Gustafsson has switched to an armbar! Francis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Simon Gustafsson!
The defeated Black Francis had this to say: 'No worries. We all know how my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs and cocaine, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a No-Contest.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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