Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: MMMA 50 Bestarsson vs Fortune
Date: Nov 19, 2017

#R1#
Van Gaal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from De Fran. Those never looked like landing.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gaal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gaal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Van Gaal closes the distance and pushes De Fran back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gaal.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Gaal digs a right hand underneath De Fran's ribcage. De Fran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Van Gaal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Van Gaal in his tracks for a moment. #T1#
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
Van Gaal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gaal avoids it.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
De Fran avoiding damage.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gaal.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gaal lands a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Fran.#T2#
Van Gaal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gaal is blocking nicely.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Gaal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Gaal's defenses.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Gaal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Fran lands a left hand.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gaal avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
Van Gaal is leaning against De Fran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Van Gaal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran takes a shot to the head.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal - that landed with a thud.
De Fran working aggressively here.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Gaal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
De Fran trying to control the position but instead, Van Gaal has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Fran into the cage.
Van Gaal managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal scores with a hook to the body.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal is trying to stall.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Van Gaal dodges the punch combination from De Fran.
De Fran ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Fran is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Van Gaal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gaal looks to land a combination. De Fran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Andr De Fran has been cut.
De Fran dodges the punch combination from Van Gaal.
Jab by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
De Fran is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gaal.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gaal.
Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
Van Gaal scores with a punch to the head.
Van Gaal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Fran on the side of the head. #T1#
Van Gaal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Van Gaal looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
Van Gaal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from De Fran. #CUT#
It looks like Cholo Van Gaal has been cut.
De Fran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Gaal lands with a good body shot.
Van Gaal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gaal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gaal cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Van Gaal lands a nice shot that snaps De Fran's head back.
Van Gaal misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Gaal counters with a body kick.
Van Gaal lands a big right hook! De Fran looks hurt but is still standing! Van Gaal lands a left jab and another right hook! This time De Fran falls down and Van Gaal dives in with a huge hammer fist! De Fran's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Van Gaal runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cholo Van Gaal!
Cholo Van Gaal is the new featherweight champion!
Cholo Van Gaal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Andr De Fran was interviewed post fight and said 'this was my last fight... thanks for support'.

Event: MMMA 46 Bestarrson vs De Crote
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lannister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fran moves out of range as Lannister strikes.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister misses with an uppercut. De Fran saw that one coming.
Lannister misses with a body kick.
De Fran avoids the head kick by Lannister.
De Fran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fran leaves Lannister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
De Fran closes the distance and pushes Lannister back into the cage.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran. #TD2#
Lannister lands a takedown into guard.
De Fran seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Lannister distracts De Fran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Fran wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.
De Fran trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
De Fran keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister is looking to advance position but De Fran has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Lannister is trying to escape the mount but De Fran keeps good control and instead manages to take Lannister's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister trying to control the position but De Fran manages to sink in the hooks. #T2#
De Fran really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lannister.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Lannister do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight! #T3#
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
De Fran slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lannister prevents De Fran from getting a body triangle.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
Lannister is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Fran.
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet but De Fran has full control of the position and if anything, Lannister has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. De Fran controlling the positon.
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
De Fran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Fran after a bit of a struggle.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
Lannister is trying to stall.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Lannister.
Lannister stalling in the clinch.
De Fran lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Fran as Lannister tries to tie him up.
De Fran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lannister up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Lannister is stalling here.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Lannister is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lannister is looking to control De Fran's arms but De Fran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lannister has his back to the cage.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Lannister wants to stall.
Lannister misses with a body punch. #T2#
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Lannister 's eye.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran scores with a shoulder strike.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Fran just leaning against Lannister, taking a breather.
Lannister misses with some punches.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Fran as Lannister tries to tie him up.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
De Fran scores with a knee to the head.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lannister tries to stall but De Fran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lannister seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Fran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran landing knees to the body.
Lannister slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lannister blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
De Fran pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Lannister.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head. #TD2#
Lannister has De Fran pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lannister pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De Fran tumbling to the mat - Lannister dives into De Fran's guard.
De Fran controlling Lannister's posture.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
De Fran lands a head kick!
Andr De Fran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister lands a leg kick that knocks De Fran off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from De Fran misses
and Lannister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lannister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
Lannister wants to clinch up but De Fran keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
De Fran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lannister to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1#
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Fran can't keep his opponent in guard - Lannister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Fran is trying to control but can't.
De Fran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lannister wants to advance to full mount but De Fran doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister stands up over De Fran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lannister passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lannister in side control, throwing shots but De Fran defends.
Lannister prevents De Fran from escaping the position.
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lannister wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
Lannister controlling from side mount. #T3#
De Fran managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lannister.
De Fran taking a bit of punishment here - Lannister scoring with strikes.
De Fran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lannister wants to control for a moment but De Fran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lannister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lannister wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy. #T4#
De Fran is trying to stand back up but Lannister is controlling him
De Fran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lannister.
De Fran is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lannister postures up in De Fran's guard and throws a big left but De Fran blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lannister motions for De Fran to come forward. Lannister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
De Fran throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Lannister counters with a low kick, right behind De Fran 's knee.
De Fran stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
De Fran throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.
Lannister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Lannister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Fran did well to prevent Lannister getting side control.#SUB2#
Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but De Fran still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, De Fran has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
De Fran controls the position.
What's Lannister going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#T1#
De Fran trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Lannister gets back to half guard.
Lannister moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lannister wants to stand and escape but De Fran is having none of it.
De Fran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lannister is trying to control the position but De Fran postures up. #SUB2#
Lannister has an active guard here but De Fran has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Lannister is trying to control De Fran's posture. De Fran takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Lannister! De Fran is rotating here... this could be the end... Lannister is out! De Fran has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Andr De Fran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Ascension 0617
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fran staying out of range there.
De Fran throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. De Fran shrugs it off though.
Brophy avoids the body shot from De Fran.
De Fran moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
De Fran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
De Fran lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy sizes up De Fran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Fran misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brophy throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and De Fran counters with a left to the body.
De Fran has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brophy takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
De Fran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Brophy dodges the punch combination from De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Brophy swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Brophy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
De Fran scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Brophy forces De Fran back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Brophy. #T3#
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brophy blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brophy. #T4#
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
Brophy avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran. #CUT2#
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
De Fran throws a head kick that Brophy semi-blocks.
De Fran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
It looks like Brophy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Fran! But no joy.
No joy there for Brophy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy. #CL2#
De Fran takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Davie Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
De Fran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran working Brophy over with knees to the body.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran lands an elbow inside that Brophy shrugs off. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
De Fran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy lands a shot to the body.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as De Fran tries to tie him up.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Brophy in his tracks for a moment.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy is working De Fran over against the cage.
De Fran is breathing heavily.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Brophy working aggressively here.
De Fran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
De Fran looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
Andr De Fran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Fran to score with a decent uppercut.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy pushes De Fran away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.#T1#
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Brophy tenderised De Fran's leg. De Fran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Brophy avoids the head kick by De Fran.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Fran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fran ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
De Fran throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Fran thinking.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Fran's calf.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
Brophy tests De Fran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fran fails to land with a series of punches.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy feints and then cracks De Fran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fran down.
A cross from Brophy lands.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Fran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fran. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Brophy drives through and clinches with De Fran against the cage.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran is trying to stall. #T4#
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brophy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: MMMA Clown Caos 12
Date: May 24, 2017

#R1#
Redbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Redbeard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Redbeard scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Fran looks to land a combination. Redbeard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Fran defending well as Redbeard loads up on a big left hand.
Redbeard's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Redbeard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Fran lands a head kick. Redbeard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Redbeard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redbeard falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Fran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Redbeard in his tracks.
Redbeard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Fran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redbeard throws a sloppy body shot
and De Fran counters with a left and a right... And another left! Redbeard is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Andr De Fran thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Raymun Redbeard spoke after the fight, saying 'Yo, fuck this. This is bullshit. I was robbed. Peace.'.

Event: MMMA 22: Cursed
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Henley misses with the combination.
De Fran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henley misses with a left hand
and De Fran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Henley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Fran defending well as Henley loads up on a big left hand.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Henley finds it's target.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Henley.
Henley misses with a hook.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley lands with a cross.
De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henley throws out the jab.
De Fran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
A jab from Henley does it's job there.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henley looks for the body kick but De Fran saw that one coming.
De Fran misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Henley.
De Fran throws a counter combo.
Henley misses with a right hand
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henley misses with an uppercut.
Henley throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
Henley lunges at De Fran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Fran's hand.
Henley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henley.
Henley scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Henley throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Fran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henley throws a right and a left that De Fran avoids nicely.
Henley throws a shot to the body.
Henley swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on De Fran's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henley throws a leg kick but De Fran sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henley fails to land with a series of punches.
De Fran avoids the head kick by Henley.
Henley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Fran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henley misses with a hook
and De Fran counters with a two punch combo.
De Fran avoids the body shot from Henley. #T3#
Henley throws a hook to the side of De Fran's head but De Fran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henley thows a leg kick but De Fran checks it
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran blocks the body kick.
Henley throws a leg kick that misses.
De Fran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henley looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
De Fran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
Henley throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fran counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Henley! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Andr De Fran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Madness MMA 17: Wrecked
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Jasta.
Jasta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Jasta looks to move away, De Fran throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
De Fran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jasta.
Jasta throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Jasta tries to keep at a distance but De Fran has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jasta.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
Jasta is trying to break the clinch but De Fran has him pressed against the cage.
Jasta takes a shot to the head. #T1#
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jasta avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
A nice left hand lands by De Fran.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jasta.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
De Fran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jasta backwards.
De Fran misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jasta's elbow.
De Fran effectively controlling the action here.
Jasta is pushing De Fran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Jasta.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran. #T2#
De Fran lands an elbow inside that Jasta shrugs off.
Jasta scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran lands with a left to the head.
Jasta blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jasta throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jasta managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran. #BC2#
Jasta breaks from the clinch.
De Fran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jasta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fran. That one must have hurt.
Jasta lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamey Jasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T3#
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Jasta moves away and avoids it.
De Fran tries to clinch up
and Jasta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Jasta moves away and avoids it.
Jasta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body. #T4#
Jasta misses with an uppercut.
De Fran is looking to counter punch.
De Fran falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jasta to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran avoids the head kick by Jasta.
De Fran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fran throws out a loose jab but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
De Fran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasta misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. De Fran does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
De Fran moves into the clinch successfully.
De Fran lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Jasta.
De Fran crunches a lovely knee into Jasta's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Jasta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fran has him pressed against the cage.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jasta's defenses.
De Fran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasta can do to turn this around?
Jasta lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
De Fran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Jasta breaks the clinch.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Jasta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jasta lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fran as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Jasta.
De Fran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jamey Jasta seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
De Fran moves into the clinch.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jasta.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran blocking some punches. #T2#
Jasta lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Fran lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasta scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Jasta breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jasta.
It looked like De Fran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Fran throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Fran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Fran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Jasta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Jasta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jasta moves away.
The fighters circling - Jasta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Jasta looks to move away, De Fran throws a big counter combo but Jasta just gets out of the way.
Jasta swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jasta. #CL#
De Fran clinches up with Jasta and pushes him back against the cage.
De Fran stalling the fight.
De Fran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T4#
Jasta stalls.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Fran lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Fran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jasta cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta misses with a punch on the inside.
Jasta has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jasta up against the cage.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
Jasta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by De Fran.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
De Fran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jasta, pushing him back against the cage.
De Fran has Jasta pressed against the cage, preventing Jasta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jasta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jasta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jasta.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta has had enough of the clinch but De Fran keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Jasta manages to break the clinch.
Jasta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Fran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Jasta tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
De Fran gets a clinch.
De Fran avoiding damage.
De Fran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasta.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Jasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jasta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Jasta is rocked!
De Fran drops Jasta with a big left hand! Jasta is injured, injured bad! De Fran jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andr De Fran!
A less than humble Andr De Fran misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Madness MMA 12: Global Peace
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1##CL2#
De Fran moves into the clinch.#TD#
Belleville jumps guard and drags De Fran to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Belleville has an active guard here but De Fran has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Belleville looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Belleville actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Belleville actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belleville is looking to improve his position.
Belleville is looking to get back to full guard here but De Fran has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks De Fran politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. De Fran prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belleville is trying to improve his position.
Belleville manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Fran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
De Fran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
Belleville is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fran has wrist control.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Fran is pulling down on Belleville's head to control his posture.
Belleville looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belleville has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belleville chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Belleville landing some decent shots from guard.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
De Fran has Belleville pulled in close to control his posture.
Belleville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belleville postures up.
Belleville postures up and lands a big shot to De Fran's brow.
De Fran is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
De Fran is adopting a defensive guard.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belleville.
Belleville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belleville lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Fran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belleville throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belleville is in close to De Fran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
De Fran trying to control the position.
Belleville postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Belleville thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
De Fran pulls Belleville in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Belleville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Belleville misses with a wild body shot.
Belleville throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fran.
Belleville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Belleville blocks the leg kick.
De Fran cracks Belleville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
Belleville throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from De Fran finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Belleville shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Fran manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T1#
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
Belleville connects with a couple of short punches.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Fran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belleville is in close to De Fran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belleville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Fran is trying to keep Belleville in close.
Belleville lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Belleville stands up over De Fran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belleville postures up.
Belleville with a nice head shot there.
Belleville missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
Belleville working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belleville postures up.
De Fran is controlling Belleville's posture.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
De Fran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belleville is working De Fran over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Belleville is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Fran controlling the position.
Belleville postures up in De Fran's guard and throws a big left but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran has momentary wrist control but Belleville slips an elbow through the middle.
De Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Belleville is proving a slippery customer.
De Fran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benjamin Belleville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Belleville postures up.
Belleville chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran controlling the position.
Belleville is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Belleville drops back looking for a leg! De Fran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Fran manages to kick Belleville off! Belleville jumps back into De Fran's guard. #SUB2#
De Fran is looking for a triangle but Belleville pushes his legs off easily.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belleville.
De Fran throws the left hand but Belleville avoids the punch easily.
De Fran lands a nice hook to Belleville's body. Belleville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belleville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville tried to counter with a leg kick but De Fran avoided it.
Andr De Fran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belleville moves away.
Belleville uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belleville or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fran, which made it look bad.
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fran tries to counter with a clinch but Belleville shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
A jab lands there for Belleville.
Belleville scores with a leg kick.
De Fran misses with a shot to the body
and De Fran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Belleville misses the jab.
De Fran stuns Belleville with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran feints and then cracks Belleville's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belleville down.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
Belleville is looking to counter punch.
Nice cross by Belleville.
Belleville connects with a crisp jab.
Belleville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belleville slips a straight right by De Fran.
Belleville misses with a takedown attempt - De Fran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Belleville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belleville swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick
and Belleville counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Belleville's front leg but catches the back leg as Belleville tries to avoid it.
De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belleville throws out the jab.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belleville.#T2#
A solid body kick from De Fran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belleville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran blocks a jab.
De Fran with a nice cross.
Belleville moves out of range of the body kick from De Fran.
Decent striking displayed by De Fran there.
Belleville lands with a right hand.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belleville looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belleville misses with a series of wild punches.
Belleville takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT2#
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Belleville tries for a takedown but De Fran circles away easily
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Belleville throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fran with a nice cross.
Belleville walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Belleville off balance momentarily.
Belleville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benjamin Belleville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Fran is looking to clinch.
Belleville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
De Fran cracks Belleville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belleville avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belleville dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.#T4#
De Fran lands a really nice looking cross but Belleville seems unphased.
De Fran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belleville is out of range and De Fran settles back down.
De Fran needs to keep his hands up - Belleville had a free shot at his head there.
Belleville paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belleville throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran misses with a straight right.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Belleville counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Belleville darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Belleville misses.
De Fran lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andr De Fran.
I think Belleville has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Madness MMA 8: Warrior Spirit
Date: Jan 21, 2017

#R1#
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
De Fran defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Falcone throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a good, hard body kick but Falcone shrugs it off.
Falcone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcone. That did some damage!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but De Fran checks it.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a two punch combination.
Falcone throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and De Fran moves into the clinch.
Falcone told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Falcone is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
Falcone scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to De Fran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Fran effectively controlling the action here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Fran scores with a hook to the body.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Falcone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Fran is looking to control Falcone's arms but Falcone gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Fran has his back to the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran. #BC2#
Falcone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fran seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Falcone walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
Falcone cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.
Falcone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fran scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but De Fran moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Falcone manages to circle out of the way.
Falcone lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fran off the cage and back into range.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Falcone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a one two! De Fran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
De Fran scores with a spinning back kick!
Falcone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Falcone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Falcone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falcone throws a right hand that De Fran ducks under and follows up with a left that De Fran also avoids with ease.#T4#
De Fran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
A head kick misses from Falcone.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Falcone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
De Fran misses with a hook to the body
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
De Fran throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
De Fran misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fran cracks Falcone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone tries to move into range but De Fran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone looks to throw a body kick
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falcone duly obliges.
A low kick from De Fran misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that De Fran was not able to check.
De Fran throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range. #T1#
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcone on the side of the head.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
De Fran darts in and clinches Falcone up against the cage.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Falcone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Falcone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falcone scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Falcone is predictable there #CL#
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone is trying to push De Fran away but De Fran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
Falcone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcone needs to keep his hands up - De Fran had a free shot at his head there.
Falcone lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
De Fran forces Falcone back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
Falcone takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Falcone controls the action.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Fran prevents it.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards. #T4#
Falcone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.
De Fran tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcone.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick
and De Fran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
De Fran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Falcone! #CL#
De Fran gets a clinch.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Rocco Falcone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcone throws a combination that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.#CL#
De Fran has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcone's elbow. #BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Fran blocks the low kick.
De Fran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone checks a leg kick.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
De Fran thows a body kick. Falcone tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
De Fran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran checks a low kick from Falcone.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.#CL#
De Fran clinches.
Falcone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
De Fran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcone prevents a body shot from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Falcone avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage. #T2#
Falcone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fran is keeping busy.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
De Fran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside.
Falcone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcone lands a shot to the body.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC2#
Falcone breaks from the clinch.
Falcone connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.#T3#
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
Falcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Falcone wants to counter with a clinch but De Fran pushes him away.
Falcone cracks De Fran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fran, as that shot connected.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcone blocks a head kick by De Fran.
And Falcone responds with a good body kick, but De Fran manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Falcone. Those never looked like landing.
Falcone slips a jab from De Fran.#T4#
De Fran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fran throws out a leg kick but Falcone moves out of range and De Fran only half commits.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Fran looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Fran.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fran's hands.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran blocks a jab.#CL#
De Fran pushes Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falcone.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andr De Fran made sure he mentioned Dead Orbit , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Madness MMA 3: Deviance
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
De Fran scores with the left hand. De Groot knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groot misses with a left hand #CL#
and De Fran moves into the clinch.
De Fran stalling.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran lands a left hand.
De Groot blocks a body shot from De Fran.
De Groot takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Fran stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Fran is pushing De Groot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Groot misses with some punches. #T1#
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Groot's defenses.
De Fran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Fran is pushing De Groot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Groot letting De Fran take a breather here.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Groot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran lands a nice knee to the body.
De Fran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Groot up against the cage.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
De Fran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Fran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran effectively controlling the action here.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
A short right from De Fran.
De Fran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for De Fran to work. #T3#
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fran looking to stall.
De Groot lands an uppercut.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Fran is defending well for now.
De Fran displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Groot up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andr De Fran.
Nice shot lands for De Fran.
Good shot there by De Fran.
De Groot misses with a hook
and De Fran counters with a straight right hand.
De Fran tests De Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fran scores with a push kick.
De Fran connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
De Fran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Fran lands a jab to the head.
De Fran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
De Groot is rocked!
De Groot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Groot is still on wobbly legs! Can De Fran finish him?
De Fran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Groot looks winded!
De Fran flashes De Groot a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. De Groot's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. De Groot crumples to the floor! He's out cold! De Fran punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dead Orbit , into his post fight interview.
Karl De Groot spoke after the fight, saying 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.

Event: Syn 482 - Panda vs Fortunado
Date: Nov 06, 2016

#R1#
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
De Fran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jarnkarl checks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl feints a jab promting De Fran to slip. Jarnkarl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Fran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jarnkarl avoids the body shot from De Fran.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
Jarnkarl looks to clinch
and Jarnkarl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarnkarl closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Fran circles away.
De Fran throws a right hand that misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws an off balance right hand
and Jarnkarl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarnkarl.
A lazy left from De Fran finds it's target.#T1#
De Fran throws a body kick that misses.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Fran has time to react.
De Fran misses with a looping right.
Jarnkarl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fran throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
De Fran throws a solid leg kick but Jarnkarl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Fran.
Jarnkarl went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Fran gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice body shot.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
De Fran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jarnkarl with a body shot.
De Fran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Jarnkarl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Fran as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arni Jarnkarl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Fran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jarnkarl - the referee stops the clock and De Fran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jarnkarl. De Fran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick by De Fran misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
Jarnkarl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran wants to counter with a clinch but Jarnkarl pushes him away.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fran throws a hook but Jarnkarl blocks it.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarnkarl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarnkarl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
De Fran misses with a hook.
De Fran throws a lazy body kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarnkarl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Fran walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarnkarl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarnkarl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jarnkarl is looking to wear down De Fran with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarnkarl cracks a nice hook into De Fran's ribs.
De Fran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jarnkarl defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
De Fran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarnkarl was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jarnkarl throws a series of strikes that have De Fran backpedaling.
De Fran is looking to slow Jarnkarl down with leg kicks. #T4#
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch but De Fran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Fran takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jarnkarl slips under a jab from De Fran.
De Fran cracks the inside of Jarnkarl's front leg.
Jarnkarl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran throws a right hand that misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fran.
De Fran moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Fran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jarnkarl avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arni Jarnkarl dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fran delivers a nice body kick.
Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Fran is out of range.
Jarnkarl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran cracks Jarnkarl with a good jab.
De Fran's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Fran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jarnkarl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Fran wants to slow Jarnkarl down by chopping away at his legs.
Jarnkarl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Fran might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jarnkarl has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarnkarl misses the target.
Jarnkarl has a takedown stuffed.
Jarnkarl misses with a body kick. #T1#
De Fran checks the leg kick.
De Fran throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
De Fran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by De Fran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Fran.
Jarnkarl slips a straight right by De Fran.
Jarnkarl shoots in for a takedown but De Fran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Fran misses with a right hand
letting Jarnkarl counter with a right hand.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
Jarnkarl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Fran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarnkarl.
De Fran misses with a low kick.#T2#
Jarnkarl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Jarnkarl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jarnkarl jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses.
De Fran throws a hook but Jarnkarl avoids it easily.
De Fran misses with a hook.
De Fran cracks a nice hook into Jarnkarl's ribs.#TD#
De Fran tries to sprawl but Jarnkarl drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarnkarl wants to free his trapped foot but De Fran is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jarnkarl lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
De Fran is positioning himself well to prevent Jarnkarl advancing to mount.
Jarnkarl misses with a head shot. De Fran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jarnkarl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarnkarl throwing strikes but missing.
Jarnkarl throws a big elbow that misses.
De Fran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Jarnkarl is proving a slippery customer.
Jarnkarl with a nice head shot there.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Jarnkarl postures up.
Jarnkarl throwing strikes but missing.
De Fran working a defensive guard here.
Jarnkarl throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
Jarnkarl wants to pass the guard but De Fran is keeping the position.
Jarnkarl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jarnkarl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jarnkarl looking to pass the guard.
Jarnkarl throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Fran throws a push kick but Jarnkarl slaps the foot to one side.
Jarnkarl circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fran throws a push kick but Jarnkarl slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarnkarl misses the target.
Jarnkarl misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Jarnkarl moves away and avoids it.
Jarnkarl lands with a kick to the temple. De Fran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut lands for De Fran. That snapped Jarnkarl's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarnkarl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jarnkarl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fran. De Fran obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
De Fran blocks the body kick.
Jarnkarl swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
Jarnkarl is looking to clinch but De Fran is avoiding it.
Jarnkarl throws a front kick aimed at De Fran's knee but De Fran avoids it well.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from De Fran.
Jarnkarl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jarnkarl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Fran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Fran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
Jarnkarl appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Fran throws a lazy head kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarnkarl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarnkarl is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jarnkarl lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran swings for the body but Jarnkarl moves out of range. #T3#
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarnkarl.
A clash of legs there as De Fran blocks the low kick.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran tries to land a body kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice body kick.
De Fran takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Fran lands with a good body shot.
De Fran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarnkarl is out of range and De Fran settles back down.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses. #T4#
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Fran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fran throws an overhand right that lands on Jarnkarl's shoulder, as Jarnkarl tries to avoid the shot.
Jarnkarl throws a good cross that connects.
Jarnkarl scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Jarnkarl shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jarnkarl showed some decent athleticism there.
Jarnkarl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jarnkarl takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jarnkarl connects with a nice short shot to De Fran's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Jarnkarl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarnkarl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Jarnkarl!
An out of breath Arni Jarnkarl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 475 -
Date: Oct 05, 2016

#R1#
De Santo Cristo cracks De Fran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook but De Fran avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo digs a good hook to De Fran's body.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Santo Cristo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran moves out of range of the leg kick from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CL#
De Fran has De Santo Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand.
De Fran pushes off an throws an elbow but De Santo Cristo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fran lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
De Fran misses with some punches.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice uppercut.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Fran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Santo Cristo can turn it around.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Fran or not.
De Santo Cristo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from De Fran. #CUT#
It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
De Fran has De Santo Cristo pushed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fran looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Santo Cristo avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo takes an elbow to the temple.
De Fran prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
Still in the clinch, De Santo Cristo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fran stalling in the clinch but De Santo Cristo improves position.
De Santo Cristo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santo Cristo gets through De Fran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. De Santo Cristo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for De Santo Cristo.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Santo Cristo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by De Fran there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
De Santo Cristo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Santo Cristo wants to take the fight to the mat but De Fran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo wants a takedown.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
A short right from De Santo Cristo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T4#
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Fran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo lands a lovely overhand right.
De Fran swats away the attempt to clinch by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body shot
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Santo Cristo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt
letting De Fran counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Fran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but De Santo Cristo avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran lands a hook that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
De Santo Cristo lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo being controlled against the cage.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santo Cristo is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
De Fran prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
De Fran lands an elbow just above De Santo Cristo 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran taking a breather. #T3#
De Santo Cristo pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Santo Cristo lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
De Santo Cristo is trying to trip De Fran. He has hold of a leg but De Fran is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Santo Cristo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
De Fran keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Santo Cristo looking to pass the guard.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Fran holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Santo Cristo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Fran controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
De Santo Cristo darts in and clinches De Fran up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from De Santo Cristo.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
De Santo Cristo has De Fran pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Santo Cristo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De Fran tumbling to the mat - De Santo Cristo dives into De Fran's guard.
De Santo Cristo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Santo Cristo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Santo Cristo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Fran trying to control the position. #T1#
De Santo Cristo trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Fran haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Santo Cristo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Santo Cristo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Santo Cristo scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Fran trying to control the position here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Santo Cristo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santo Cristo scores with a leg kick.
De Fran throws a head kick but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Santo Cristo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fran's hands.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick from De Santo Cristo. #T3#
De Fran swings for the body but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo throws a shot from downtown. De Fran moves away and avoids it.
De Fran tries to counter by clinching up but De Santo Cristo breaks away and moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Santo Cristo counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santo Cristo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santo Cristo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Fran.#CL#
De Fran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santo Cristo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches. #T4#
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo blocks an elbow strike.
De Santo Cristo blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santo Cristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santo Cristo.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Fran misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Santo Cristo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Syn 465 - Gymer vs. Bustamante
Date: Aug 21, 2016

#R1#
Clap misses with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Clap has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fran!
Clap tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clap is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clap moves away.
Clap throwing a counter right hand but De Fran manages to avoid it.
Clap lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap.
Clap defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
Clap checks a low kick from De Fran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
Clap takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Clap.
Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Clap takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran throws a chopping leg kick but Clap manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clap scores with a jab to the head.
Clap looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
Clap misses with a low kick.
De Fran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clap scores with a nice strike.
De Fran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clap throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.
De Fran thows a leg kick but Clap checks it
and Clap counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Fran is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Clap tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Clap misses with a takedown attempt
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Clap.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Clap darts in and clinches De Fran up against the cage.#T2#
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
De Fran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clap goes for a takedown attempt but De Fran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Clap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fran connects with a high kick.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Clap connects with the punch.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clap is able to avoid easily.#CL#
Clap has De Fran up against the cage in a clinch.
Clap is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clap is pushing De Fran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Clap cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Clap lands a body punch.
Clap lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Clap.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clap.
A short right from De Fran.
De Fran wants to stall.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Clap. #T4#
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran stops a takedown attempt from Clap.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clap blocks an uppercut.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clap's defenses.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
Clap can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Clap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Clap has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clap checks a low kick from De Fran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erick Clap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clap was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Clap lands a right hook to the body.
Clap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clap.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
De Fran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clap fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Fran on the side of the head.
De Fran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fran tries to clinch but Clap is having none of it.
Clap is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erick Clap is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from De Fran misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
Clap lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
De Fran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Fran does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clap. That did some damage!
De Fran lands with a cross.
De Fran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clap counters with an inside leg kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Clap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Fran throws a head kick but Clap moves out of range.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap sets himself, and De Fran steps forward looking for the clinch! Clap avoids it this time.
Clap walks into a stiff left hand from De Fran.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
Clap stuns De Fran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran takes a swing at Clap's ribcage but misses.
De Fran throws a hook but Clap avoids it easily.#TD#
De Fran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clap to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clap drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clap jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
De Fran looking to control.
Clap tries to free his leg and advance position but De Fran is retaining full guard.
De Fran controlling the position.
De Fran trying to control the position.
De Fran managing to control the position. #T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Clap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Fran counters with a low kick, right behind Clap 's knee.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Clap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clap lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Fran's sensitive parts.
Clap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Clap throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Clap.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
Clap scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap misses the jab.
Clap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clap misses with a few strikes there.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap.
Clap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like De Fran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Clap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Fran to the mat! De Fran manages to get full guard.
Clap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clap controlling from the top position.
Clap wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Clap dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clap.#TD#
De Fran gets caught napping as Clap dives in and scores a takedown. De Fran manages to retain guard.
De Fran wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clap manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REVB#
Clap content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Fran trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
De Fran is not content to let Clap control the position.
De Fran is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Clap is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Fran has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Fran is trying is best to control the position here.
De Fran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clap being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clap trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clap trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Clap moves out of range as De Fran strikes.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
Clap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clap lands with a nice body kick.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Clap.
De Fran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clap lands a nice looking body shot.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. Clap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Clap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Fran misses with a series of wild punches.
Clap quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T4#
Clap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Clap has closed the distance and engaged De Fran in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap blocking some punches.
Clap tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clap avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
Clap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Clap.
A shot in the inside from Clap.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
Clap dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clap blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Clap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.

Event: Syn 454 - Independence
Date: Jul 05, 2016

#R1#
Ignatiev throws a head kick but De Fran moves out of range.
It looked like De Fran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ignatiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
Ignatiev tries to counter with a clinch but De Fran shakes him off and moves away.
De Fran motions for Ignatiev to come forward. De Fran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatiev wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot.
Ignatiev tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Ignatiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Fran, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatiev trying to control the position but instead, De Fran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignatiev into the cage.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing De Fran back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatiev looking to throw knees to the head but De Fran is blocking nicely.
Ignatiev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
De Fran avoiding damage as Ignatiev throws knees to the body. #T1#
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but De Fran blocks with his arms.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
Ignatiev lands a nice knee to the body.
Ignatiev throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatiev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Fran's face.
Ignatiev blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Birigiz Ignatiev has been cut.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ignatiev's defenses.
Ignatiev lands with a left to the head.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ignatiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T2#
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran scores with a hook to the body.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from De Fran.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Ignatiev.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Ignatiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatiev controls his hands.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
De Fran is working Ignatiev over against the cage.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatiev avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
A short right from Ignatiev.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignatiev avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fran.
De Fran pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatiev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
De Fran misses with a body punch.
De Fran lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that De Fran has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Fran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatiev's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Fran blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatiev is defending well for now.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatiev throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran crunches a lovely knee into Ignatiev's ribcage.
De Fran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Ignatiev takes a shot to the head.
Ignatiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatievs head.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatiev lands a left hand.
Ignatiev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Fran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ignatiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatiev staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Ignatiev.
De Fran jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ignatiev tries to clinch but De Fran is having none of it.
Ignatiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignatiev.
De Fran throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ignatiev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, jab by De Fran - just one landing.
Ignatiev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
De Fran blocks a head kick by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev is looking to clinch.
De Fran is looking for a counter combo.
De Fran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Good leg kick by De Fran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatiev on the side of the head.
De Fran throws a shot to the body.
De Fran thows a leg kick but Ignatiev checks it
and Ignatiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ignatiev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ignatiev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Fran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatiev wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.
Ignatiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatiev connects with a jab.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Ignatiev moves into the clinch successfully.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but De Fran blocks with his arms.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatiev looking to slow down the pace here.
Ignatiev looking to throw knees to the head but De Fran is blocking nicely. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
Ignatiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Fran avoids it.
Ignatiev taking a breather.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ignatiev prevents a body shot from De Fran.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but De Fran blocks with his arms.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
Ignatiev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
Ignatiev missing with knees to the body.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tries to land knees in the clinch but De Fran avoids the damage to the body.
Ignatiev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Ignatiev avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Fran blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Fran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatiev's brow.
Ignatiev blocks a body shot from De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Ignatiev 's eye.
Ignatiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignatiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Fran is defending well for now.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatiev's elbow.
De Fran lands a good knee to the midsection. Ignatiev won't want to take too many of those.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatiev looking to throw knees to the head but De Fran is blocking nicely.
De Fran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Fran.
Ignatiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignatiev is breathing heavily.
De Fran lands a shot to the body.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
Ignatiev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran landing knees to the head. #ROC#
Ignatiev is rocked!
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev is still on wobbly legs! Can De Fran finish him?
Ignatiev tries to land knees in the clinch but De Fran avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Fran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatiev's brow.
De Fran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatiev misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran lands a shot to the body.
De Fran avoiding damage as Ignatiev throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
De Fran feints a jab and as Ignatiev dips his head, De Fran unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Ignatiev right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Ignatiev falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! De Fran smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran made sure to mention his sponsor, Dead Orbit in his post fight interview.

Event: EPL 10 - Week 2
Date: May 11, 2016

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Jamison lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fran doesn't seem phased though.
Jamison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
Jamison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fran.
De Fran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jamison.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from De Fran.
De Fran lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
De Fran takes one to the side of the head.
Jamison thumps De Fran with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses.
Jamison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran scores with a jab.
De Fran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Jamison misses.
De Fran misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
A good leg kick by Jamison.
De Fran throws a head kick but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jamison with the counter takedown but De Fran avoids it easily.
Jamison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Fran at a distance.
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran wants to control but Jamison postures up.#T2#
De Fran is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Jamison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Jamison crashes against the mat.
De Fran is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.
De Fran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Fran taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jamison working the strikes but De Fran uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jamison wants to pass to mount but De Fran is defending the position.
Jamison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
De Fran is looking to control Jamison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Fran avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Jamison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Fran is just riding it out for now. Jamison eventually gives up the hold.
Jamison trying to control the action but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Jamison winds up and cracks De Fran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Fran has hold of Jamison's hands but Jamison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but De Fran defends it.
De Fran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T4##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jamison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Fran sees it coming and defends easily.
Jamison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Fran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jamison chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran looking to control.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
De Fran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jamison scoring with some ground and pound.
Jamison trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom. #T5#
Jamison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jamison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamison working some strikes from top position.
De Fran is controlling Jamison's posture.
Jamison is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fran has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Fran holds on and takes a little breather.
Jamison postures up.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Fran keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jamison. #T6#
Jamison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jamison cracks De Fran with a solid left hand.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Jamison postures up.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison throwing strikes but missing.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jamison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jamison is fighting to break De Fran's control of his arms but De Fran is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jamison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T7#
Jamison passes De Fran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jamison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Fran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jamison.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fran defending well though.
De Fran taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Jamison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jamison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fran's head. #T8#
De Fran trying to hold on to Jamison's head to control him but Jamison postures up.
Jamison working De Fran over with strikes.
Jamison trying to pass the guard but De Fran defending well.
De Fran is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jamison lands a nice short elbow.
Jamison throwing shots but De Fran is blocking nicely.
De Fran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Jamison there. #T9#
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamison passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jamison working the ground and pound effectively.
Jamison landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jamison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Fran because Jamison loaded up on that one.
De Fran is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jamison is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jamison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
After the fight, John Jamison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: EPL 10 - Week 1
Date: May 04, 2016

#R1#
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Fran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Donowitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Fran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran with a hook.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Donowitz is avoiding it.
De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
De Fran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.#T1#
De Fran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donowitz in his tracks. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a decent elbow from side control.
De Fran tries to bench press Donowitz off him but Donowitz keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Donowitz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donowitz working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Fran is not content to let Donowitz control the position. #T2#
Donowitz working the ground and pound from side control.
De Fran tries to improve position but can't.
Donowitz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Fran is avoiding damage well.
De Fran dodges the ground and pound from Donowitz.
We've been hearing that Donowitz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Fran is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on De Fran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donowitz wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy. #T3#
De Fran tries to bench press Donowitz off him but Donowitz keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on De Fran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donowitz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Fran some visible discomfort.
De Fran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donowitz lands some shots froms side control.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but De Fran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Donowitz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Fran is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Donowitz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donowitz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Donowitz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De Fran is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T5#
Donowitz wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
Donowitz working the head with strikes.
De Fran is looking for a sweep.
Donowitz working the ground and pound but De Fran is defending the strikes.
Donowitz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Fran down.
De Fran struggling a bit here.
Donowitz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Fran is not content to let Donowitz control the position.
Donowitz working away.#T6#
De Fran is looking to regain half guard here but Donowitz keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
De Fran has one of Donowitz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Donowitz controlling the position.
De Fran on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T7#
Donowitz tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Fran's legs.
De Fran gets back to half guard.
Donowitz working De Fran over with strikes.
Donowitz prevents De Fran from improving his position.
De Fran desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T8#
De Fran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Donowitz thows a huge punch but De Fran dodges it nicely.
Donowitz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donowitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Fran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Fran is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz trying to control from half guard but De Fran is working away. #T9#
De Fran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donowitz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
Donowitz is really struggling to control De Fran but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Donowitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donowitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donowitz tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEC 439
Date: Apr 13, 2016

#R1#
A combination from Robbery does no damage.
Robbery takes one to the side of the head.
De Fran's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Fran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Fran lands with an overhand left.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
Robbery checks the leg kick.
Robbery avoids the body shot from De Fran.
Robbery cracks De Fran with a good jab.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
Robbery connects with a crisp jab.
Robbery lands with a kick to the temple. De Fran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran throws out a loose jab but Robbery uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Robbery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Robbery misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robbery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab. #T1#
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Robbery is avoiding it.
Robbery lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fran as he connects with a hook.
Robbery moves out of range as De Fran throws a body kick.
De Fran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robbery's calf.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
Robbery moves out of range of the body kick from De Fran.
Robbery misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut.
Robbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
Nice jab there from Robbery.
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robbery finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robbery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Robbery counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbery lands a nice shot to the body.
De Fran throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
De Fran throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbery checks a low kick from De Fran.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Fran thuds a left hand into Robbery's body.
Robbery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robbery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robbery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robbery blocks it well.
Robbery throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a quick counter leg kick but Robbery is wise to it.
De Fran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robbery is able to avoid easily.
Robbery is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Fran checks a leg kick.
Robbery misses with a looping left.
De Fran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robbery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Fran lands with a nice body kick.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Robbery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Robbery slips a jab from De Fran.
De Fran throws a solid leg kick but Robbery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Fran.
De Fran walks into a left hand.
De Fran misses with a looping right.#TD#
Robbery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robbery is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Fran reverses the position - he's now on top in Robbery's guard.
De Fran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbery is keeping the position for now.
De Fran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Robbery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Fran gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robbery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
De Fran trying to control the position here.
De Fran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Fran trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran controls Robbery momentarily but Robbery frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
De Fran looks to throw the jab but Robbery is out of range.
Robbery went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Robbery ducks down to avoid it.
Robbery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran throws a low kick but Robbery moves out of range easily.
De Fran slaps away a takedown attempt from Robbery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robbery.
Robbery ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robbery looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
De Fran stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robbery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Fran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robbery misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbery misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbery.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery tries to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling the position.
Robbery lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbery.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbery.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Robbery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robbery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Robbery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
Robbery backing away here, and De Fran unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Robbery misses with a takedown attempt - De Fran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
De Fran loads up on a big right hand but Robbery slips the punch.
Robbery throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robbery's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robbery on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Robbery misses the jab.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Robbery saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbery.
De Fran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fran.
Jab from Robbery.#TD#
Robbery closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Fran to the mat! De Fran manages to get full guard.
De Fran controls Robbery momentarily but Robbery frees himself.
De Fran trying to control the position here. #T3#
De Fran is continuing to stall.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robbery.
Robbery postures up.
Robbery looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Fran checks a leg kick nicely.
Robbery lands a jab to the nose.
De Fran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robbery.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran scores with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robbery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Franck Robbery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbery throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran lands a body shot.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Robbery moved out of range nicely.
De Fran slips a straight right by Robbery.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
De Fran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Robbery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andr De Fran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Robbery with a hook.
A jab from Robbery misses.
De Fran wants to counter the offense by Robbery and move into the clinch position.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robbery.
The fighters circling - Robbery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fran throws a chopping leg kick but Robbery manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbery fails to land the takedown.
De Fran scores with the left hand. Robbery knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery scores with a nice strike.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robbery crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Fran - the referee stops the clock and Robbery gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Fran. Robbery manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Robbery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Fran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arjen Franck Robbery is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot.
Robbery blocks a jab.
Robbery attempts a counter takedown but De Fran avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
De Fran scores with a nice right hand.
Robbery misses with a straight left.
De Fran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Fran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robbery in his tracks.
Robbery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Robbery is out of range.
Robbery looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
Robbery misses with a low kick.
Robbery misses the jab.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Robbery counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robbery.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
De Fran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robbery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Robbery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran thows a body kick. Robbery tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Fran.
De Fran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robbery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran lands a really nice looking cross but Robbery seems unphased.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran throws a hook but Robbery avoids it easily.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran thuds his right hand into Robbery's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Fran lands a nice looking body shot.
Robbery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Robbery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fran, as that shot connected.
De Fran slips a straight right by Robbery.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robbery throws a leg kick
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbery throws an overhand right that lands on De Fran's shoulder, as De Fran tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Robbery misses.
Robbery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fran is fending him off so far but Robbery persists. Nope, De Fran circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Franck Robbery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Robbery.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
De Fran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fran slips under a jab from Robbery.
Robbery throws a series of punches but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robbery is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Robbery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbery shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robbery swings widly with a right hand
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Robbery's front leg but catches the back leg as Robbery tries to avoid it.
Robbery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Robbery moves away and avoids it.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robbery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fran takes a swing at Robbery's ribcage but misses.
De Fran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Fran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andr De Fran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andr De Fran made sure he mentioned Dead Orbit , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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