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Event:
AFC #5
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Francisco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Epicity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epicity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Francisco shoots in looking for a takedown. Epicity tries to sprawl out of it but Francisco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epicity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Epicity throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Francisco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Francisco moves to clinch but Epicity breaks away
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicity thuds a left hand into Francisco's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity lands with an uppercut that bounces Francisco off the cage and back into range.
Francisco blocks a jab.
Epicity misses with a leg kick.
Francisco scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epicity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Francisco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Francisco wants to counter with a clinch but Epicity pushes him away.#T1##CL2#
Francisco moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Epicity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francisco misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
A shot in the inside from Epicity.
Francisco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Epicity scores with a shoulder strike.
Francisco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity. #T2#
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Francisco controls the action.
Epicity lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Epicity.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Epicity.
Francisco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity tries to work over Francisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco misses with some punches.
Francisco digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Francisco.
Francisco digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco scores with a shot to the side of Epicity's head.
Epicity blocking some punches.
A short right from Epicity.
Epicity misses with some punches.
Epicity lands an uppercut.
Francisco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco throws a head punch that misses.
Francisco trying to stall but Epicity improves his position.
Epicity prevents the takedown attempt.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
Epicity managing to block the knees to the body from Francisco.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Francisco has a couple of punches blocked by Epicity.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Epicity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francisco or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity.
Epicity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco gets through Epicity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francisco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Epicity prevents it.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapua Francisco.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Epicity lands a body shot.
Epicity connects with a jab.
Francisco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL2#
Epicity tries to keep at a distance but Francisco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francisco fails to pull guard.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco lands a shoulder strike.
Francisco digs a right hand underneath Epicity's ribcage. Epicity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epicity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Epicity prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Francisco controlling the action here for a moment.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Francisco wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Epicity.
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
Francisco lands with a right to the head.
Francisco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Epicity is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Francisco.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Turbo Epicity has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Epicity gets through Francisco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francisco blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Francisco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity. #T3#
Francisco takes a shot to the head.
Francisco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Epicity lands a shoulder strike.
Francisco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Epicity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco working aggressively here.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Francisco.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
Epicity struggles to land a body shot inside as Francisco controls his hands.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity scores with a shoulder strike.
Francisco tries to stall but Epicity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Epicity lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Francisco fails to pull guard.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapua Francisco.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francisco tries to work over Epicity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Epicity.
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Epicity lands with a light punch inside.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Epicity scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francisco moves away.#CL#
Epicity closes the distance and clinches.
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Francisco controls the action.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
Francisco stalling.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
A short right from Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Francisco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Epicity scores with a shot to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Francisco.
Nice body punch from Epicity.
Epicity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Epicity pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epicity lands a left hand.
#ROC#
Francisco is rocked!
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Epicity finish him?
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francisco blocking some punches.
Francisco misses with some punches.
Epicity presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francisco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Epicity - that landed with a thud.
Francisco wants a takedown but no success here.
Kapua Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Epicity.
Francisco blocking some punches.
Epicity presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body.
Epicity lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicity lands a right hand.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Epicity.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Francisco.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Epicity lands a big right hand that drops Francisco! The killer instinct kicks in and Epicity finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Epicity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turbo Epicity!
After winning the bout, Turbo Epicity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
AFC #2
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Francisco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Epicity. That snapped Francisco's head back.
Epicity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francisco.
Epicity moves forwards but Francisco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Francisco tries to clinch but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Francisco eats them both and turns towards Epicity to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Francisco misses with a combination
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
Francisco fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Epicity lands a hook that snaps the head of Francisco backwards. #T1#
Epicity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francisco is working for takedown but Epicity is calmly controlling the position for now.
Epicity lands an uppercut.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Francisco.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epicity.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
Epicity is leaning against Francisco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Francisco misses with a punch on the inside.
Epicity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francisco's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity. #T2#
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Epicity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Francisco.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity pushes Francisco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francisco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Epicity tries a body shot but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Epicity pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Epicity.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity. #T3#
Epicity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciscos head.
Francisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD#
Francisco is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Epicity can't fight it off and eventually Francisco manages to take the fight to the floor. Epicity looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Epicity is controlling Francisco's posture.
Epicity's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Francisco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epicity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Epicity holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Epicity has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Francisco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Francisco has his takedown stuffed
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapua Francisco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francisco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Epicity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapua Francisco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Epicity misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Francisco misses
and Epicity makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Epicity with a hook.
Francisco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epicity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turbo Epicity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Epicity scores with a hook.
Francisco wants to clinch
and Epicity counters with a left and a right that stings Francisco.
Epicity scoring well with a low kick there.
Francisco tries to clinch up but Epicity circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco misses with a shot to the body
and Epicity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francisco moves to clinch but Epicity breaks away
and Epicity makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Francisco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Epicity has Francisco up against the cage in a clinch.
Francisco has Epicity pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Epicity.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity managing to block the knees to the body from Francisco.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Epicity tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Epicity back against the cage.
Francisco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Francisco is looking for a takedown.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco misses with the head strike.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Epicity.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Epicity - that landed with a thud.
Francisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Turbo Epicity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Francisco tries for a takedown but Epicity manages to get underhooks.
Francisco misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epicity.
Still in the clinch, Epicity scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Epicity lands a hook that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Epicity.
Francisco misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francisco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Epicity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Francisco is rocked!
Epicity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Francisco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Epicity.
Francisco seems to have got his legs back now.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Francisco.
Francisco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Epicity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
Epicity lands a body shot.
Epicity presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Epicity.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity tries to work over Francisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.#T4#
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity lands a right hand.
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity pushes Francisco against the cage. Epicity is working some dirty boxing. Epicity pushes off with a quick right hook! Francisco goes down! Francisco tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Epicity moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turbo Epicity!
A relieved looking Turbo Epicity thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
ABW 76 Calacon - Jones II
Date: Oct 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Francisco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Botha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francisco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Francisco misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#
It looks like Herman Botha has been cut.
Francisco jabs Botha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francisco moves out of range of the strikes.#KD#
Francisco drops Botha with a right and a left! Francisco comes rushing in but Botha regains his composure and manages to keep Francisco in guard.
#ROC#
Botha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botha has momentary wrist control but Francisco slips an elbow through the middle.
Botha is still in real trouble! Can Francisco finish him?
Francisco 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.
Francisco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francisco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Botha's head.
Francisco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Francisco is working Botha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botha tries to strike from the bottom.
Francisco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francisco trying to control but Botha is working from the bottom.
Botha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Francisco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T1#
Francisco trying to mount his opponent but Botha defends it.
Botha seems to have recovered his senses.
Botha is trying to get back to full guard.
Francisco trying to control the action but Botha is working from the bottom.
Botha trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Francisco lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Botha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Botha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francisco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Botha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Botha postures up.
#SUB#
Francisco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botha working some strikes from top position.
My spies in Double XX inform me that Botha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T3#
Francisco looking to control.
Botha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #CUT2#
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Francisco looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Botha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Botha landing with the ground and pound.
Francisco trying to control the position.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Botha landing some decent shots from guard.
Botha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #ROC2#
Francisco is rocked!#SUB#
Francisco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Botha passes into side control.
Botha cracks Francisco with a big right hand but Francisco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Francisco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botha lands a strong strike to the head of Francisco. That's dazed him! Botha looking to finish here. Francisco is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Botha lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herman Botha!
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Event:
ABW 66 Athanas - Skrarski
Date: Sep 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Francisco throws a body punch but Opdivo moves out of range.
Opdivo just misses with a punch to the body.
#KD#
Opdivo lands a left and a right that send Francisco crashing to the mat, dazed. Opdivo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Opdivo steps in with a hook that catches Francisco right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Opdivo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Francisco looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nivolumab Opdivo!
Nivolumab Opdivo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 61
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Francisco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gastelum throws a leg kick but Francisco moved away.
Gastelum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Francisco misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Gastelum gets tackled into the cage by Francisco. Francisco maintains the clinch.
Francisco tries to work over Gastelum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco lands an uppercut.
Gastelum is struggling to control the position.
Francisco lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Gastelum controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Gastelum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Francisco.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gastelum throws an elbow but misses.
Gastelum 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.
Francisco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T1#
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Francisco.
Gastelum misses with a body punch.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Gastelum.
Francisco lands a shot to the body.
Francisco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Francisco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Francisco. #TD2#
Francisco has hold of one of Gastelum's legs. Gastelum is fighting the takedown attempt but Francisco gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Francisco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Francisco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gastelum trying to control the position.
Francisco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gastelum's head.
Gastelum is looking to sweep but instead, Francisco has passed into half guard.
Francisco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Francisco is keen to just control but Gastelum is a slippery customer.#T3#
Francisco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Francisco connects with a nice short shot to Gastelum's temple.
Francisco controlling the pace.
Francisco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francisco wants to control but Gastelum is keeping him busy.
Gastelum trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Francisco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Francisco working Gastelum over with strikes.
Francisco thows a huge punch but Gastelum dodges it nicely.
Francisco throwing shots but Gastelum is blocking nicely. #T4#
Francisco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Francisco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Francisco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francisco working the head and body with strikes.
Francisco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Francisco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#
Gastelum is rocked!
Francisco works his way into full mount!
Gastelum is bucking up trying to escape but Francisco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gastelum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapua Francisco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Francisco gets a clinch.
Gastelum struggles to land a body shot inside as Francisco controls his hands.
Gastelum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francisco blocks it with crossed arms.
Francisco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francisco pushes Gastelum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Francisco - that landed with a thud.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gastelum's elbow.
Gastelum tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Gastelum back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Francisco.
Francisco leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Francisco scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco lands a body punch. #TD2#
Francisco has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gastelum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Francisco patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Francisco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Francisco is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Francisco gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Francisco gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Francisco apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gastelum throws an overhand right that lands on Francisco's shoulder, as Francisco tries to avoid the shot.
Gastelum misses with a hook to the body
enabling Francisco to counter with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Francisco catches Gastelum napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Gastelum to the canvas!
Oh Gastelum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francisco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Francisco gets to his feet and stands over Gastelum, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gastelum felt that one! Francisco unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gastelum from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kapua Francisco!
A very excited looking Kapua Francisco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
ABW 53 Hope - Murhaa
Date: Aug 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Francisco ducks right into an uppercut from Uesugi. #CUT2#
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Francisco moves into the clinch.
Francisco misses with the head strike.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Francisco has Uesugi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Francisco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Uesugi tumbling to the mat - Francisco dives into Uesugi's guard.
Francisco is standing up over Uesugi. Uesugi looks to escape but Francisco dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.
Uesugi wants to control but Francisco postures up.
Uesugi tries to improve position but can't.
Uesugi is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Uesugi can't do much from the bottom here.
Francisco scoring with punches and elbows.
Francisco trying to control the position but Uesugi is working away.
Uesugi parries the strikes from Francisco easily there. Francisco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Uesugi to escape.
Uesugi struggling a bit here.
Uesugi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Francisco looks up at the clock and then as Uesugi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Francisco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Uesugi is looking to regain half guard here but Francisco keeps moving and retains side control.
Uesugi is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Francisco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Francisco scoring with punches from side control.
Uesugi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uesugi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Francisco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Francisco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uesugi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francisco lands a couple of digs.
Uesugi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Uesugi is trying to control the position but Francisco postures up.
Uesugi keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Francisco throws a strike but Uesugi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Uesugi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Uesugi is continuing to stall.
Uesugi is looking to stand up but Francisco won't let him. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uesugi controlling from the top position.
Francisco is trying to keep Uesugi in close.
Francisco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Uesugi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francisco shoots in looking for a takedown. Uesugi tries to sprawl out of it but Francisco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uesugi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uesugi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francisco momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kagekatsu Uesugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kapua Francisco's cut.
That's time! Francisco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
Francisco tries to clinch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Francisco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Francisco misses the target.
Uesugi swinging wildly here.
Uesugi stuns Francisco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Francisco's head backwards.
Francisco is looking to clinch.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uesugi moves away.
Francisco wants to clinch up but Uesugi keeps it at a distance.
Francisco is looking to clinch. #T1#
Francisco scores with a hook to the body. Uesugi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uesugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uesugi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francisco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francisco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uesugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Uesugi.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Francisco.
Francisco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Francisco misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Uesugi.#ROC2#
Francisco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Francisco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi lands an uppercut, right on the button! Francisco tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
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Event:
ABW 45 Vurny - High
Date: Jul 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Experiment lV lands a nice shot that snaps Francisco's head back.
Experiment lV comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD2#
Francisco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Francisco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Francisco lands with a punch from half guard.
Francisco has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Archon Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Francisco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Francisco there.
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. Francisco connects with a nice short shot to Experiment lV's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francisco trying to control the action but Experiment lV is working from the bottom.
Francisco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Francisco lands strikes from half guard.
Francisco is nestled in close to Experiment lV, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Francisco is keen to just control but Experiment lV is a slippery customer.
Experiment lV is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Secret Lab, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Experiment lV is looking for a sweep. Francisco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Francisco is keen to just control but Experiment lV is a slippery customer.
Experiment lV is looking for a sweep. Francisco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Francisco connects with a nice short shot to Experiment lV's temple.
Francisco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francisco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Experiment lV keeps working. #T2#
Francisco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Experiment lV's head. #SUB#
Experiment lV actively working from the bottom here.
Experiment lV won't allow Francisco to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Francisco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Experiment lV is just riding it out for now. Francisco eventually gives up the hold.
Francisco prevents Experiment lV from improving his position.
Francisco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Francisco seems to be looking for submissions.
Francisco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Experiment lV wants to control but Francisco is keeping busy.
Francisco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Francisco passes to full mount!
Francisco unloading with bombs!
Francisco landing strikes from the mount.
Francisco with shots to the head and body - Experiment lV looks very uncomfortable down there. #T4#
Francisco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Experiment lV looks a forlorn figure.
Experiment lV is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Francisco lands a nice shot to the head.
Experiment lV keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Experiment lV is working to get back to half guard.
Francisco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francisco with the ground and pound from mount.
Experiment lV tries to lock up and control but Francisco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francisco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapua Francisco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Francisco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Francisco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment lV has momentary wrist control but Francisco slips an elbow through the middle.
Francisco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Francisco is in close to Experiment lV's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Francisco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francisco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Experiment lV trying to keep a closed guard but Francisco is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Experiment lV throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Experiment lV is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Francisco is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Experiment lV's head.
Francisco is in close to Experiment lV's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Francisco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Francisco cracks Experiment lV with a solid left hand.
Francisco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francisco pushing down on Experiment lV's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Francisco drops an elbow to the side of Experiment lV's head. #SUB2#
Francisco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Experiment lV sees it coming and defends easily.
Experiment lV trying to control here.
Experiment lV is trying to get back to full guard.
Francisco working over Experiment lV with some ground and pound. Experiment lV looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Francisco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Experiment lV is looking for a sweep. Francisco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Experiment lV trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco winds up and cracks Experiment lV with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Francisco lands strikes from half guard.
Experiment lV trying to control but Francisco postures up.
Francisco is stalling here. Experiment lV is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Francisco seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Experiment lV has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB#
Experiment lV is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francisco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Francisco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Experiment lV is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Francisco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Experiment lV.
Francisco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Francisco.
Francisco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Experiment lV postures up.
#SUB2#
Francisco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Experiment lV defends well.#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.
Francisco pulls Experiment lV in to control the position.
Experiment lV looking to pass the guard.
Francisco working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Francisco has his foot on Experiment lV's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Experiment lV works his way back into a safe position though.
Francisco working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Experiment lV drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Experiment lV jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Francisco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Experiment lV can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapua Francisco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Experiment lV lands with a hook. Francisco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Experiment lV fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francisco on the side of the head.
Experiment lV doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Experiment lV wants to clinch up but Francisco keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Experiment lV coming out on top.
Francisco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Experiment lV is able to avoid easily.
Experiment lV just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Francisco clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lV softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Experiment lV lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment lV controls the action.
#T1#
Experiment lV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Experiment lV avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Francisco tries to work over Experiment lV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment lV prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Experiment lV wants to stall.
Experiment lV is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Experiment lV.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnish Experiment lV has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kapua Francisco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Experiment lV is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Experiment lV is trying to maintain a safe position but Francisco gets an underhook and turns Experiment lV into the cage.
Experiment lV seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Francisco is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Francisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment lV lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment lV tries for a takedown but Francisco manages to get underhooks.
Experiment lV is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Francisco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Francisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment lV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
Experiment lV stalling in the clinch but Francisco improves position. #T3#
Experiment lV drops down looking for an ankle pick but Francisco pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnish Experiment lV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francisco.
Experiment lV scores with a body shot.
Francisco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment lV closes the distance but Francisco moves to the side #TD2#
and Francisco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Francisco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Francisco wants to take a breather but Experiment lV is having none of it.
Francisco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Francisco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Francisco wants to free his trapped foot but Experiment lV is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Francisco prevents Experiment lV from improving his position.
Francisco controlling the action here. #SUB#
Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Francisco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francisco is looking to take a break and control but Experiment lV is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kapua Francisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Francisco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kapua Francisco!
An out of breath Kapua Francisco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 32
Date: Jun 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Scrotum checks a leg kick.
Scrotum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Francisco under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Francisco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Francisco takes one to the chin there.
Scrotum is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
Scrotum swings for the body but Francisco moves out of range.
#CL2#
Francisco clinches.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Scrotum.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francisco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scrotum is defending well.
A nice left hand lands by Scrotum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scrotums head.
Francisco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scrotum prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrotum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Scrotum lands with a left to the head.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Francisco wants a takedown.
Hairy Scrotum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapua Francisco.
Scrotum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Francisco blocking some punches.
#TD2#
Francisco has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Scrotum is trying to keep an underhook but Francisco manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES#
Scrotum kicks off Francisco and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Francisco moves into range and clinches up with Scrotum.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Francisco.
Scrotum lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco. #T2#
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francisco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scrotum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Francisco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Francisco tightens his grip and picks Scrotum up, before dumping him to the ground. Scrotum manages to land in guard. #ES#
Scrotum uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Scrotum swats away the attempt to clinch by Francisco.
Scrotum tries to counter by clinching up but Francisco breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Francisco moves into range and clinches up with Scrotum.
Francisco blocks an uppercut.
Francisco digs a right hand underneath Scrotum's ribcage. Scrotum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Scrotum.
Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scrotum lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Scrotum.
A right hand to the body from Francisco.
#T3#
Scrotum lands a right hand.
Scrotum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Francisco tries to pull guard but Scrotum holds him up against the cage and eventually Francisco drops back down to his feet.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Francisco breaks the clinch.
Francisco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#
That has opened up Kapua Francisco's cut even more.
Francisco's coach down at Archon Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Francisco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scrotum fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Francisco to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Francisco looks to clinch but Scrotum throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Francisco taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hairy Scrotum!
Hairy Scrotum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 18
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Mikhailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
Francisco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mikhailov just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mikhailov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francisco manages to avoid it.
Francisco throws a body punch but Mikhailov moves out of range.
Francisco jabs Mikhailov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francisco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mikhailov.
Francisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mikhailov.
#TD#
Francisco gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Francisco is trying to work for a kimura but Mikhailov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco throws a strike but Mikhailov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Mikhailov controlling the position.#SUB2#
Francisco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mikhailov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Francisco has managed to get both his arms back between Mikhailov's legs - danger averted.
Mikhailov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francisco's guard. #REVB#
Francisco is pulling down on Mikhailov's head. It's preventing any offense from Mikhailov, at least for the moment.
Mikhailov content to stall in guard here.
Mikhailov won't allow Francisco to sweep him here. #T2#
Francisco keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
Francisco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailov wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
Francisco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mikhailov's guard. #REVR#
Francisco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mikhailov keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Mikhailov looking to control.
#T3#
Francisco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Francisco distracts Mikhailov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Francisco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Francisco trying to control but Mikhailov is working from the bottom.
Mikhailov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francisco manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4#
Mikhailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francisco wants to sweep here but Mikhailov controlling him for the moment.
Francisco is working hard here to advance position.
Mikhailov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikhailov trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mikhailov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mikhailov postures up in Francisco's guard and throws a big left but Francisco blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapua Francisco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Mikhailov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Francisco sprawls well. Francisco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mikhailov gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikhailov takes a swing at Francisco's ribcage but misses.
Mikhailov throws a body shot but no joy.
Mikhailov connects with a body shot that sends Francisco's belly button to the back.
Francisco leaves Mikhailov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2#
Mikhailov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Francisco is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Francisco cracks Mikhailov with a solid left hand.#T1#
Mikhailov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francisco manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mikhailov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Francisco's guard.
Francisco is looking for a sweep. Mikhailov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Mikhailov is thwarting Francisco's attempts to control the position.
Mikhailov controlling the action here.#SUB#
Francisco actively working from the bottom here.
Mikhailov is looking to advance position but Francisco won't allow it. #T2##SUB2#
Mikhailov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Francisco could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mikhailov has cracked it and Francisco is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mikhailov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexei Mikhailov!
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Event:
TWGC 16 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2
Date: Apr 24, 2017 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kapua Francisco and Rafael Mendes. Francisco's entrance music is Pantera - Slaughtered . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kapua Francisco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Francisco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Francisco lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Francisco (2) vs (0) Mendes
Francisco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Francisco.
Mendes is positioning himself well to prevent Francisco advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Francisco.
Francisco controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes makes his way to full guard, as Francisco worked for a kimura.
Francisco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Francisco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
Francisco is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Mendes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Francisco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendes trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mendes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mendes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mendes! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Francisco (2) vs (4) Mendes
Francisco is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Mendes working away.
Mendes trying to control the action but Francisco is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco tries to buck Mendes off but Mendes is having none of it.
The referee asks Mendes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mendes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Francisco tries to buck Mendes off but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Francisco (2) vs (6) Mendes
Francisco can't escape the position.
Francisco gets back to half guard.
Francisco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Francisco working a defensive guard but Mendes passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to pass to full mount but Francisco defends it.
Francisco tries to get to full guard but Mendes has control of the leg.
Mendes slows the pace down in half guard.
Mendes is trying to control. Francisco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendes is thwarting Francisco's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Francisco gets full guard.
Mendes forces his way into half guard.
Francisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francisco trying to control from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to get back to full guard but Mendes has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Francisco (2) vs (9) Mendes
Francisco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Francisco is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Francisco keeps working.
Francisco tries to roll over but Mendes keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to control but can't.
Francisco wants to control but Mendes passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Francisco (2) vs (12) Mendes
Francisco is looking for a sweep.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Francisco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Francisco is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Francisco (2) vs (14) Mendes
Francisco is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Francisco is trying to escape the mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is squirming around, avoiding Mendes's attempts to control the action.
Francisco sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Francisco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to get back to full guard.
Francisco is staying active underneath Mendes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Francisco wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
Francisco trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco tries to get to full guard but Mendes has control of the leg.
Francisco looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to control. Francisco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Francisco is trying to control but can't.
Mendes is pressing down on Francisco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Francisco is holding on for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Francisco trying to control here.
Mendes prevents Francisco from improving his position.
Mendes controlling the pace.
Mendes uses his free foot to push down on Francisco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Francisco. Score +3 for passing guard: Francisco (2) vs (17) Mendes
Francisco looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to escape the mount.
Mendes avoids the attempt from Francisco to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francisco tries to reverse the position but Mendes maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mendes wins on points by 17 to 2. |
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Event:
TWGC 16 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Apr 23, 2017 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kapua Francisco and Nintendo Takada Jr. Francisco comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Slaughtered . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kapua Francisco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Nintendo Takada Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Francisco takes the fight into the clinch.
Francisco prevents the takedown attempt.
Francisco has hold of one of Takada Jr's legs. Takada Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Francisco gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Francisco (2) vs (0) Takada Jr
Francisco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Francisco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Francisco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francisco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takada Jr keeping full guard, as Francisco tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takada Jr keeping full guard, as Francisco tries to pass.
Francisco forces his way into half guard.
Francisco seems to be working for a kimura but Takada Jr defends the submission attempt.
Takada Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Francisco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is working for a kimura but Takada Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Francisco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Takada Jr is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takada Jr is just riding it out for now. Francisco eventually gives up the hold.
Francisco is just content to waste time from the top position. Takada Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Francisco content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco stands and throws Takada Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Francisco (5) vs (0) Takada Jr
Francisco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takada Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes a little break here. Takada Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Francisco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Francisco just content to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Takada Jr, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Francisco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takada Jr keeps working.
Francisco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takada Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Francisco controlling the position from side mount.
Francisco is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Takada Jr is trying to escape and Francisco transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Takada Jr is forced to tap! Nice work there by Francisco! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kapua Francisco!
During a confident post fight interview, Kapua Francisco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Francisco forces San back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Francisco as the two fighters clinch.
#TD#
Francisco pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Francisco is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francisco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Francisco won't allow San to get back to his feet.
Francisco stands up over San, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
San is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Francisco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
San really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francisco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Francisco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Francisco landing with the ground and pound.
Francisco prevents San from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Francisco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francisco advances position into side control!
Francisco scores with punches from side control.
San trying to remain calm as Francisco controls from the top position.
Francisco working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T1#
San is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
San taking punishment in the form of punches.
San on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Francisco lands a nice forearm strike.
Francisco taking a breather here.
Francisco is chipping away with strikes.
Francisco working the head and body with strikes.
San takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Francisco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Francisco prefers to stall for the moment though.
San taking a bit of punishment here - Francisco scoring with strikes.
San should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Francisco controlling the position from side mount.
Francisco working the ground and pound.
Francisco moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T2#
Francisco cracks San with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB#
Francisco is trying to get an arm triangle but San is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francisco is staying tight to San's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Francisco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Francisco is chipping away with strikes.
Francisco lands a few punches from side control.
Francisco slows the pace down.
Francisco working the head with strikes.
Francisco 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.
Francisco staying calm.
Francisco in side control lands a decent elbow. #T3##SUB#
Francisco is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. San looks calm but he's in trouble here. Francisco gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. San is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Francisco lets go of the hold and San can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kapua Francisco!
A very excited looking Kapua Francisco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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