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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Francis (ranked 23397 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Brown (ranked 6007 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Stuck in the middle with you as his entrance music. Andy Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Salvatore Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown closes the distance and pushes Francis back into the cage.
Francis fails to pull guard.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Francis up against the cage.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francis is struggling to control the position.
Francis wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Francis is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Francis shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown has Francis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Francis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown goes for a double leg but Francis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Francis continues to drive forward.
Brown misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Francis tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Francis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis stuffs the takedown.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Francis backing up. Francis nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown looks to land a combination but Francis avoids it well.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Francis dives in for a single leg takedown but Brown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Francis wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francis instigates a clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Francis avoids it.
Francis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Francis doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown misses with the combination.
Andy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis wants to clinch.
Salvatore Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Francis tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Francis drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Francis after a bit of a struggle.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Francis scores with a nice right hand.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Francis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Francis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Francis has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Francis's guard.
Francis is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Francis working for submissions but it's allowed Brown to get to half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Francis defending well though.
Francis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francis tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Francis is rocked!
It looks like Salvatore Francis has been cut.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Francis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Francis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Salvatore Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Brown.
Francis is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands a hook that stumbles Francis back into the cage. Brown follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Francis to the canvas! Brown pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Francis has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andy Brown!
Andy Brown spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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