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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 228 p4p, 473 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 36 p4p, 65 weight class). Jones has chosen I'm A Soldier as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Francis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Francis finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
Yohan Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Jones.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice combination there by Francis.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Francis throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones 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.
Francis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Francis checks a low kick from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Francis moves his leg out of the way.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Francis takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Francis throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Francis.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Francis.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Francis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Francis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Francis moved away.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis misses the jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick lands for Jones.
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the body from Francis misses
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones motions for Francis to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
Francis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Francis is out of range.
Francis takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Francis misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Francis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Francis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Jones.
Francis checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Francis misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Francis. That snapped Jones's head back.
Francis throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Francis is able to avoid easily.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Francis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Francis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Francis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Francis moves into the clinch successfully.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Francis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Francis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis misses with the combination.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Francis is wise to it.
Bubba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Francis loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Jones is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jones slips a straight right by Francis.
Francis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Francis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Francis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Francis's belly button to the back.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Francis's front leg but catches the back leg as Francis tries to avoid it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Francis blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones slips a straight right by Francis.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Francis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Francis throws a combination that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands with an overhand left.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Francis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Francis doesn't seem phased though.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones slips under a jab from Francis.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Francis slips the punch.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Francis with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Francis misses with a body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Jones misses.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Jones blocks a jab.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Francis takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands the left hand.
Francis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Francis misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bubba Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones slips under a jab from Francis.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Francis throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands a high kick!
Francis lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Francis.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Francis misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Francis throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Francis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Francis throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Francis misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Francis.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francis misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yohan Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones is looking to slow Francis down with leg kicks.
Francis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Francis on the side of the head.
Jones slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franciss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Francis throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Francis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones cracks Francis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones cracks Francis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones slips a straight right by Francis.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones feints and then cracks Francis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francis down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Francis loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Francis.
A big right from Francis misses.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the cage and back into range.
Francis checks a leg kick.
Francis drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Francis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones is rocked!
Francis misses with a hook.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Jones moves away from the strike by Francis.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Francis. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones moves out of range as Francis strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bubba Jones.
I've got Jones 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Jones!
A victorious Bubba Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Yohan Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'One Day.'.
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