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Event:
PSE 19
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Cropop clinches with his opponent.
Cropop looking for a takedown.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Yan Cropop has been cut.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cropop is breathing heavily.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franco landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Cropop is blocking nicely.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco. #T1#
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Cropop controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cropop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cropop's defenses.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cropop's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.#T2#
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Cropop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cropop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Cropop shrugs off.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Cropop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Cropop won't want to take too many of those.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Franco jerks Cropop's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cropop drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Franco goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Franco because Cropop was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Sean Franco!
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Event:
BOTBC The end
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Franco wants to clinch
and Daines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franco tries to clinch but Daines moves away
and Daines counters with a two punch combo.
Daines lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco tries to clinch up
and Daines counters with a left and a right that stings Franco.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Franco forces Daines back against the cage and clinches.
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Mike Daines has been cut.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daines is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Daines is breathing heavily.
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#
Daines is rocked!
Daines takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Daines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Franco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Daines backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Daines controls the action.
Franco pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Daines! Franco unloads with more strikes and Daines sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Franco!
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Event:
PSE 6
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Carruthers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franco, pushing him back against the cage.
Carruthers has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Carruthers blocks it.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Carruthers blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Carruthers is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carruthers is defending well for now.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carruthers avoids it.
Carruthers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Franco. #CUT2#
It looks like Jeff Carruthers has been cut.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carruthers is breathing heavily.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Carruthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carruthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Carruthers 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.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Carruthers controls the action.
#T1#
Carruthers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Carruthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carruthers takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Jeff Carruthers's cut is getting worse.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carruthers has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Carruthers managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco has Carruthers pressed against the cage, preventing Carruthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carruthers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carruthers managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
A short right from Carruthers on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carruthers scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Carruthers.
Carruthers is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Carruthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carruthers is defending well for now.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carruthers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco lands an elbow just above Carruthers 's eye. #CUT2#
Jeff Carruthers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Carruthers shrugs off.
Franco presses Carruthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franco working Carruthers over with knees to the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Carruthers prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Carruthers misses with the head strike.
Carruthers takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Jeez, Jeff Carruthers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carruthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T3#
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carruthers blocks a body shot from Franco. #BC#
Carruthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carruthers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carruthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carruthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carruthers's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Carruthers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Franco!
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Event:
PSE 3
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Aziz throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Aziz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#
It looks like Sean Franco has been cut.
Aziz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco looks winded!
Aziz with a hook.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Aziz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franco walks into a left hand.
Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Franco! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hannibal Aziz!
A very excited looking Hannibal Aziz 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Franco tries to clinch up.
Perez throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco wants to counter the offense by Perez and move into the clinch position.#TD#
Perez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franco tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perez is in Franco's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is in close to Franco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perez lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco is looking to stand up but Perez isn't so interested in that idea.
Franco has momentary wrist control but Perez slips an elbow through the middle.
Franco being controlled here, momentarily.
Perez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Perez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perez is putting a hurting on Franco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Perez scores with punches from side control.
Perez controls the position.
Perez lands an elbow.
Perez cracks Franco with a big right hand but Franco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Perez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perez working the ground and pound from side control.
Perez working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Franco's face as Perez controls the position.
Perez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perez controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Franco taking a bit of punishment here - Perez scoring with strikes.
Perez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Franco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Franco to see if he's OK.
Perez cracks Franco with a big elbow.
Perez cracks Franco with a big elbow.
Perez staying calm.#T3#
Perez landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Perez 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.
Perez working the ground and pound.
Franco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow.
Franco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perez taking a breather here.
Franco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Perez is controlling him well.
Perez is staying tight to Franco's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Franco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Franco taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T4#
Perez cracks Franco with a big right hand but Franco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Perez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Franco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow.
Perez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Franco to see if he's OK.
Perez cracks Franco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Franco taking a bit of punishment here - Perez scoring with strikes.
Perez prevents Franco from escaping the position.
Perez lands a few punches from side control.
Franco being controlled for a moment.
Perez landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez takes a little break here. Franco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Perez 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##CL2#
Franco clinches.
Perez blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez wants to stall.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Perez tries for a takedown but Franco manages to get underhooks.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the cage.
Perez takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#
Perez is rocked!#T1#
Knees to the body from Franco.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco lands a big knee! That's hurt Perez! Oh, he's all over the place! Franco lands another knee that sends Perez to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Franco!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2018 |
#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Bly.
A combination from Bly does no damage.
Franco wants to clinch.
Bly misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Bly.
Franco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bly connects with a body shot that sends Franco's belly button to the back.
Bly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Sean Franco has been cut.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Bly coming out on top.
Bly throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bly. That snapped Franco's head back.
Bly throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bly.
Franco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bly tries to avoid it but Franco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bly to the ground. Bly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bly.
Bly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Franco fails with the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bly.
Bly scoring well with a low kick there.
Bly misses with a head kick.
Bly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bly.
Bly cracks Franco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bly stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bly lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bly connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Bly. No joy for Franco on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bly throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
#ROC2#
Franco is rocked!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bly batters Franco with a massive right followed by a huge left! Franco is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bly lands a final crushing right hand to drop Franco to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bly is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mario Bly!
Mario Bly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Franco misses with a takedown
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Geroge Mason has been cut.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
#T1#
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Mason is rocked!
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow. #T3#
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands a right hand.
Franco tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco with a knee to the head.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geroge Mason's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Mason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco fails to land the takedown.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Franco clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Sean Franco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Franco is working Mason over against the cage.
Franco landing knees to the body.
#T2#
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mason's face.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason blocks a body shot from Franco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Franco with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mason just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franco's brow.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
#T3#
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
#T4#
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Geroge Mason's cut.
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##CL2#
Franco rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
Franco working aggressively here.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
#KD2#
Franco drops Mason with a big knee straight up the middle! Mason is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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!
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Geroge Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2#
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Geroge Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.#T3#
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Sean Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franco 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Franco!
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