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Event:
Dynasty 10
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Francis avoids the body shot from Mosby.
Mosby throws a front kick aimed at Francis's knee but Francis avoids it well.
Mosby dodges the punch combination from Francis.
Mosby moves out of range of the strikes.
Mosby tries to counter with a clinch but Francis shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Francis.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Mosby wants to counter with a clinch but Francis pushes him away.
Mosby works Francis's body with a nice hook.
Mosby lands a right hook to the body.
Mosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Mosby instigates a clinch.
Francis misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis trying to stall but Mosby improves his position.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis prevents a body shot from Mosby. #T1#
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Mosby.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Mosby.
Mosby blocking some punches.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Mosby lands with a shot to the body.
Francis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Francis gets tackled into the ropes by Mosby. Mosby maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mosby.
Mosby lands with a left to the head.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Mosby.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis blocking some punches.
#T2#
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mosby misses with a body punch.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Mosby 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis lands a nice looking body shot.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Mosby's shoulder, as Mosby tries to avoid the shot.
Mosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Mosby saw that one coming.
Mosby scoring well with a low kick there.
Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mosby connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mosby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis is looking to land body kicks.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Mosby counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Francis connects with a body shot that sends Mosby's belly button to the back.
Francis lands a jab to Mosby's midsection.
Francis tries to move into range but Mosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Francis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ted Mosby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis scores with a jab to the body.
Mosby misses with a straight right.
Mosby misses the jab.
Francis is looking to wear down Mosby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mosby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis throws a low kick but Mosby avoids it.
Francis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Mosby. Those never looked like landing.
Francis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mosby.
The crowd cheers as Francis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mosby doesn't seem phased though.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Mosby ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Mosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Mosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis is trying to push Mosby away but Mosby has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis tries to work over Mosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosby's elbow.
Francis presses Mosby against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis blocking some punches.
#BC#
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mosby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Francis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mosby's head.#T2#
Francis cracks Mosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Francis cracks Mosby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Mosby misses.
Francis misses with a low kick.
Francis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.
Mosby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Francis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mosby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mosby misses with a leg kick
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Mosby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Francis misses with a head kick.
Francis wants to clinch up but Mosby keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Mosby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Mosby moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mosby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Francis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mosby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Francis's calf.
Mosby checks a leg kick.
Mosby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis.#CL2#
Mosby clinches with his opponent.
Francis presses Mosby against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Mosby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mosby prevents a body shot from Francis.
Ted Mosby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Mosby avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosby controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Mosby controls the action.
Mosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Mosby keeps control of Francis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francis tries to work over Mosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Francis takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis throws a body punch but Mosby moves out of range. #CL2#
Mosby moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Mosby's head.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Francis lands a left hand.
Francis is working Mosby over against the ropes.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mosby has double underhooks.
Francis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mosby backwards.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Mosby avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Mosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mosby.
Francis creates a bit of distance and cracks Mosby with a big uppercut! Mosby goes down! The referee pushes Francis away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Mosby make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Francis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hunter Francis!
Hunter Francis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Dynasty 7
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Francis throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Small misses
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Francis.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Francis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Small slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Small has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A low kick from Small is predictable there #CL#
and Francis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis pushes Small back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Small.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis controls his hands.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Francis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Small.
Small working aggressively here.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Small counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Small bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Francis both land. Nice combination.
Francis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Francis looks to clinch
and Small counters with a right hand to the body.
Francis throws a low kick but Small moves out of range easily.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Small.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Francis.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Francis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small staying out of range there.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Francis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Small, right into the meat.
Francis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Small slips under a jab.
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small slips under a jab.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Francis.
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis moves out of range as Small strikes.
A quick step to the side and Francis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Small throws a leg kick but Francis checks it.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the ropes and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Small looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Francis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Francis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Francis!
Small turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small misses with a left hand
and Francis counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Small tries to keep at a distance but Francis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Small scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francis prevents a body shot from Small.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small misses with some punches.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small blocking some punches.
Small misses with the head strike.
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small prevents a body shot from Francis.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis misses with some punches.
#T2#
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Francis prevents a body shot from Small.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis blocking some punches.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis lands with a nice combination. Small backs away looking to recover.
Small swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
Small is rocked!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Small seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small feints and then cracks Francis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francis down.
Francis tests Small's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Francis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis slips a straight right by Small.
Hunter Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Francis misses with a head kick.
Small tries a quick counter leg kick but Francis is wise to it.
Small throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Francis misses with a looping left.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francis blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Small misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Francis is able to avoid easily.
Francis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Small avoids the body shot from Francis.
Small only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Francis stuns Small with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Small tries to score with a low kick but Francis moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Small misses with a hook to the body
and Francis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Small thumps Francis with a low kick.
Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Small throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis checks a low kick from Small.
Francis lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Francis.
Small throws a low kick but Francis avoids it.
Small closes the distance but Francis moves to the side
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Francis - just one landing.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis tries to land a front kick but Small steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.#T2#
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Francis rather than just go for the knockout.
Francis drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Small tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Francis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Francis lands a head kick!
A low kick from Small is predictable there
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Francis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Small in his tracks.
Small takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Small scores with a jab. Francis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Small throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Francis!
A relieved looking Hunter Francis 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:
Dynasty 4
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Steiner slips a jab from Francis.
Steiner 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.
Steiner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Steiner ducks down to avoid it.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steiner throws a big shot that misses.
Francis connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Steiner coming out on top.
Francis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steiner.
Steiner misses with a wild body shot.
Steiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis jabs at Steiner's body.
Steiner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steiner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Francis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Francis lands a leg kick that knocks Steiner off balance momentarily.#CL#
Francis closes the distance and pushes Steiner back into the ropes.
Steiner is leaning against Francis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steiner scores with a shot to the side of Francis's head. #T1#
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steiner's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steiner backwards.
Steiner tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Steiner back against the ropes.
Steiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Francis working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
Steiner prevents a body shot from Francis.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Steiner.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steiner can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Steiner fails to land.
Steiner lands a nice uppercut.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steiner misses with a body punch.
Steiner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francis or not.
Steiner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Francis as Steiner tries to tie him up.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Francis as the two fighters clinch.
Steiner can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis is looking to control Steiner's arms but Steiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Francis has his back to the ropes.
Steiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Steiner fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Steiner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Francis doesn't manage to clinch there - Steiner circles away.
Steiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Francis checks a leg kick.
Francis blocks a head kick by Steiner.
Francis throws a good cross that connects.
Alex Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Steiner throws a solid leg kick but Francis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steiner.
Francis slips a straight right by Steiner.
Francis avoids the body shot from Steiner.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Steiner is out of range.
Francis throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Alex Steiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner tries a head kick but it misses.
Steiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steiner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steiner scores with a shot to the body.
Steiner moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Francis.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis moves out of range of the leg kick from Steiner.
Steiner scores with a jab to the body.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Steiner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francis to score with a decent uppercut.
Steiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steiner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Francis blocks the body kick.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Steiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steiner! But no joy.
Steiner takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Francis tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
Francis checks a leg kick. #T2#
Francis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Francis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steiner.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steiner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Francis lands a jab to the head.
Francis misses with a looping right.#CL#
Francis moves into the clinch.
Steiner looking to slow down the pace here.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steiner misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Steiner.
Francis lands with a light punch inside.
Steiner tries to stall but Francis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Francis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Steiner keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Steiner misses.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Steiner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Francis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steiner throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
Francis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Steiner throws a body kick that misses.
Francis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steiner lands with a nice body kick.
Steiner walks into a left hand.
Steiner slips a jab from Francis.
Francis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Steiner misses its intended target.
Steiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Francis rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis moves out of range of the body kick.
Steiner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steiner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Francis gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Steiner presses Francis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
Steiner blocking some punches.
Steiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steiner works on Francis's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Francis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Steiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steiner blocking some punches.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Steiner avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Steiner misses with a body punch.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis tries to work over Steiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Steiner tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Steiner back against the ropes.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steiner's elbow.
Steiner prevents a body shot from Francis.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Steiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steiner misses with a punch to the body.
Steiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Steiner controls the action.
Steiner trying to stall but Francis improves his position.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Steiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steiner misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Francis!
A very excited looking Hunter Francis 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:
Lumpinee 17
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Pitung gets tackled into the ropes by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitung.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Francis letting Pitung take a breather here.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Francis has Pitung pressed against the ropes, preventing Pitung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitung lands an uppercut.
Francis pushes Pitung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis lands a body punch.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Francis lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Pitung working aggressively here.
Pitung lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
Francis 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.
Pitung has had enough of the clinch but Francis keeps him there for the moment.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Francis has double underhooks.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Francis.
Pitung works on Francis's body with a couple of short punches.
Francis presses Pitung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Francis.
Pitung looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Pitung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francis is leaning against Pitung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis thuds a left hand into Pitung's body.
Si Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis tests Pitung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung throws a body kick that misses.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Francis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pitung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis avoids a kick to the body.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Pitung moves away and avoids it.
Pitung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Francis thuds his right hand into Pitung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pitung misses with a right hand
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Pitung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francis to score with a decent uppercut.
Pitung throws a lazy body kick
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Pitung is rocked!
Pitung scores with a kick to the body.
Francis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pitung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitung walks into a stiff left hand from Francis.#CL#
Francis rushes Pitung and presses him up against the ropes.#T3#
Francis digs a right hand into Pitung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitung's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis lands a shot to the body.
Francis keeps control of Pitung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Francis prevents a body shot from Pitung.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis. #BC2#
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Francis counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Pitung finds it's target.#T4#
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#KD#
Francis drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Pitung onto his butt! Pitung pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Pitung misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL#
Francis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Francis works on Pitung's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Francis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Francis as the two fighters clinch.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Pitung takes a shot to the head.
Francis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitung or not.
Francis is working Pitung over against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Pitung crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Pitung face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Francis takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hunter Francis!
Hunter Francis got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
Lumpinee 14
Date: Apr 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MBaye.
MBaye tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
MBaye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MBaye tries a quick counter leg kick but Francis is wise to it.
MBaye moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but MBaye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MBaye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MBaye.
MBaye slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and MBaye counters with a nice leg kick.
MBaye wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis avoids the head kick by MBaye.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis takes a swing at MBaye's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Francis works over MBaye's head and body with a nice combination.
Francis takes a kick to the side of the head.
MBaye just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from MBaye.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
MBaye is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
MBaye throws a nice inside leg kick.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and MBaye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MBaye misses with a knee to the head.
MBaye missing with knees to the body.
MBaye throws a knee to the head but misses.
MBaye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Francis.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MBaye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Francis avoiding damage as MBaye throws knees to the body.
MBaye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
MBaye throws a knee to the head but misses.
MBaye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
MBaye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MBaye misses with a knee to the head.
Francis prevents a body shot from MBaye.
MBaye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Nice body punch from Francis.
MBaye looks winded!
MBaye tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but MBaye avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Francis avoiding damage as MBaye throws knees to the body.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from MBaye.
MBaye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MBaye looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as MBaye controls the action.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MBaye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour MBaye 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#
Francis throws a body punch but MBaye moves out of range.
MBaye slips a straight right by Francis.
MBaye tries to clinch
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Francis throws a good cross that connects.
Francis throws a jab when MBaye was well out of range.
MBaye counters with a body kick.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on MBaye's shoulder, as MBaye tries to avoid the shot.
Francis swings for the body but MBaye moves out of range.
MBaye drops his hands momentarily and Francis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by MBaye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis cracks a nice hook into MBaye's ribs.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
MBaye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
MBaye throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
MBaye is rocked!#T1#
Francis cracks MBaye with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Francis!
A determined Hunter Francis didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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