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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Law (ranked 21500 p4p, 320 weight class) and Pedro Franco (ranked 4423 p4p, 193 weight class). Pedro Franco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
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130 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco rushes Law and presses him up against the cage.
Franco is pushing Law up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Law's ribcage. Law let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Law tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franco smiles and moves away.
Franco rushes Law and presses him up against the cage.
Franco gets control of Law's arms and successfully pulls guard. Franco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Franco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Franco is trying to control the position but Law postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Franco manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to break free but Franco has control.
Law is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Law fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Law looking to score a takedown here. Franco is defending well but Law drives through and ends up in Franco's guard.
Franco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Law gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franco working for a triangle but Law defends it easily.
Franco working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law postures up in Franco's guard and throws a big left but Franco blocks it.
Franco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franco on the ground.
Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Franco, not yet.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Franco is looking to cinch up a triangle. Law throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Franco's body to avoid the submission. Franco has instead reached around Law's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Franco arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.
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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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