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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Francis (ranked 24769 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Maximus (ranked 4843 p4p, 0 weight class). Hung Francis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 cm
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178 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Francis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Maximus! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maximus gets the takedown into side control. Francis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maximus's best efforts. Maximus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Francis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Francis is staying active underneath Maximus, who seems content to just control the action from this position. 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 wants to improve his position but Maximus is controlling well.
Maximus wants to pass to mount but Francis is defending the position. Francis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maximus pulls his head out easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maximus is figuring out what he wants to do next. Francis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maximus slips a nice elbow through Francis's hands, connecting with Francis's forehead. Nice strikes from Maximus there. Maximus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Francis keeps working. Francis is pressing down on Maximus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Maximus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Maximus stands up over Francis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Francis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Maximus trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom. Maximus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Maximus wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving. Francis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maximus on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maximus lands a couple of elbows. Maximus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Maximus advances to half guard. Francis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maximus is looking to take a break and control but Francis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Maximus moves into full mount! Francis won't be happy about that! Maximus with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maximus is landing with some decent strikes but Francis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Maximus controlling the position easily from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Maximus looking to control but Francis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Maximus landing shots from mount. Maximus trying to control but Francis is having none of it. Francis is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Maximus controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maximus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Maximus with the ground and pound from mount.
Francis is rocked! Francis takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Maximus's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Maximus! After winning the bout, Brady Maximus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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