Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TFC 26
Date: Nov 28, 2021

#R1#
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toevadoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco throws an overhand right that lands on Toevadoit's shoulder, as Toevadoit tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Toevadoit blocks the low kick.
Toevadoit lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Toevadoit.
Toevadoit has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toevadoit checks a low kick from Franco.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Toevadoit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toevadoit lands a jab to the head.
Toevadoit throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toevadoit, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toevadoit. #BC2#
Toevadoit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toevadoit lands a nice looking body kick.
Franco is breathing heavily.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Toevadoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body kick there by Toevadoit.#T1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toevadoit. Franco shrugs it off though. #KD2#
Toevadoit catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Franco stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Franco walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toevadoit feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Franco collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaColdest Toevadoit!
After winning the bout, DaColdest Toevadoit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TFC 23
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Toevadoit is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Toevadoit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toevadoit circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Franco has managed to clinch.
Toevadoit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toevadoit lands with a light punch inside.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toevadoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Toevadoit avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Toevadoit avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco closes the distance but Toevadoit moves to the side
and Toevadoit counters with a solid body kick.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toevadoit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franco scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Franco blocks a head kick by Toevadoit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toevadoit.
Franco looks winded!
Toevadoit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franco takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Franco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheers as Toevadoit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franco doesn't seem phased though.
Toevadoit is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Franco is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaColdest Toevadoit!
Our winner, DaColdest Toevadoit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TFC - Hallows Eve
Date: Oct 31, 2021

#R1#
Franco throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Franco.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux shakes him off and moves away.
Franco swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Franco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Franco's head.
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at For Pride and Prodigies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Franco swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Franco throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Franco moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.#BC#
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Franco. #T1#
Thibodeaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thibodeaux tries to score with a low kick but Franco moves his leg out of the way.
Thibodeaux connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Franco out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imagine Thibodeaux!
A victorious Imagine Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TFC 20
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Toushiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toushiro's brow.
Franco stalling in the clinch but Toushiro improves position.
Toushiro misses with a knee to the head.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toushiro tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco trying to stall but Toushiro improves his position.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toushiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Toushiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco lands an uppercut.
Toushiro tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the ropes.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toushiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco blocks a body shot from Toushiro.
I was talking to Toushiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Toushiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Toushiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toushiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco wants to stall.
Toushiro prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Toushiro avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toushiro obliges.
Toushiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro misses with a double jab.
Toushiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Toushiro instigates a clinch.
Toushiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Toushiro lands a shot to the body.
Franco looks winded!
Good body shot from Toushiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro throws a good cross that connects.
Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
A low kick lands for Toushiro. #CL2#
Franco moves into the clinch.#BC#
Toushiro manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Toushiro.
Toushiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toushiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Franco pushes Toushiro up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
Toushiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Franco drives through and clinches with Toushiro against the ropes. #BC#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toushiro. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
A head kick misses from Toushiro.
Franco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Toushiro.#CL#
Toushiro has closed the distance and engaged Franco in a clinch.
Toushiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toushiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it. #BC#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL#
Toushiro pushes Franco up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Toushiro breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Toushiro drives through and clinches with Franco against the ropes.
Toushiro misses with a body punch.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Franco working aggressively here. #BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toushiro checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Franco misses.
Toushiro throws a big counter combination but Franco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shiro Toushiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Franco has closed the distance and engaged Toushiro in a clinch.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Toushiro gets tackled into the ropes by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco throws a wild body kick that Toushiro sees coming a mile off.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Franco darts in and clinches Toushiro up against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco presses Toushiro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Toushiro works over Franco's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco slips a straight right by Toushiro.#T1#
Toushiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toushiro throws a big shot that misses.
Franco takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Franco rushes Toushiro and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toushiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it. #BC#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Toushiro rushes Franco and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toushiro avoids it.
Toushiro tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Toushiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Toushiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franco doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Franco. #T2#
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Shiro Toushiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toushiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Toushiro misses with a head kick.
Toushiro looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Toushiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toushiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toushiro thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Toushiro ducks down to avoid it.
Franco moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Franco.#T3##CL2#
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toushiro tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Franco in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Toushiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toushiro misses with a knee to the head.
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Franco. #BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toushiro.
Toushiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Toushiro tries to keep at a distance but Franco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toushiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toushiro blocks the elbow strike. #T4#
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toushiro's efforts to push away.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Toushiro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Toushiro clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toushiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franco's brow.
Toushiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Toushiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Franco has Toushiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco is leaning against Toushiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toushiro wants to break free but Franco has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shiro Toushiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Franco looks to score with a jab to the body but Toushiro is just out of range.
Toushiro throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
Toushiro instigates a clinch.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Toushiro.
Toushiro is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Toushiro. #BC#
Toushiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Toushiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Franco avoids it.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely. #T1#
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toushiro can't break the clinch.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Toushiro is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Toushiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toushiro can't break the clinch.
Toushiro blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Toushiro manages to break the clinch.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco blocks a body shot from Toushiro. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Plebian Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiro Toushiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Toushiro scores with a head kick. Franco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Toushiro rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toushiro.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toushiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco avoids the head kick by Toushiro.
Franco wants to counter the offense by Toushiro and move into the clinch position.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Toushiro blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Toushiro controls the action.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch. #T3#
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro is trying to break free.
Toushiro lands an uppercut.
Toushiro is trying to break free.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Toushiro controls the action.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toushiro avoids it.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Toushiro avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4##CL2#
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position. #BC#
Toushiro breaks from the clinch.
Toushiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franco's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro slips a jab from Franco.
Toushiro lands a really nice looking cross but Franco seems unphased. #CL2#
Franco closes the distance and pushes Toushiro back into the ropes.
Toushiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Toushiro!
A victorious Shiro Toushiro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TFC 19
Date: Sep 11, 2021

#R1#
Blow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Blow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blow throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Franco counters by clinching up.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blow blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blow tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
Blow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Franco has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Blow blocks it.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Maurice Blow has been cut.
Blow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blow dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Blow blocks an elbow strike.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco landing knees to the head. #T2#
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Blow shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blow's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Blow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Blow working hard to break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Blow won't want to take too many of those.
Blow is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.#T3#
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Blow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco is stalling here.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blow blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Blow wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco lands a left hand.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Blow dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Blow avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Blow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco pushes Blow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blow is trying to break free.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Blow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Franco lands an overhand right.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blow can do to turn this around?
Franco cracks Blow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blow manages to avoid it.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blow checks a low kick from Franco.
Blow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Blow lands.#CUT2#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.#KD2#
Blow catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Franco stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Franco walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow weaves into range and cracks Franco right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Franco goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Blow is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Blow!

Event: TFC 17 - Mainland
Date: Aug 29, 2021

#R1##CL#
Franco rushes Toushiro and presses him up against the ropes.
Toushiro is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franco misses with some punches. #BC2#
Toushiro breaks from the clinch.
Toushiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Toushiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.#CL#
Franco closes the distance and pushes Toushiro back into the ropes.
Toushiro is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco prevents Toushiro from breaking the clinch.
Toushiro looking to throw knees to the head but Franco is blocking nicely. #BC2#
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro's coach down at Thib's Sweat Shoppe was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Toushiro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franco throws a head kick but Toushiro moves out of range.
Toushiro scores with a head kick. Franco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Franco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toushiro lands a front kick.
Toushiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco misses with a straight left.
Toushiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toushiro tests Franco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Toushiro. #T1#
Toushiro lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toushiro manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Toushiro misses.
Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toushiro manages to circle out of the way.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toushiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franco.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toushiro manages to circle out of the way.
Toushiro delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Franco clinches.
Toushiro tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Toushiro lands a damaging elbow.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toushiro.
Toushiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toushiro tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the ropes.
Franco tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco lands with a left 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!#BC2#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toushiro's efforts to push away.
Toushiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Toushiro controls the action.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes. #BC2#
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Franco prevents Toushiro from breaking the clinch.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toushiro is defending well for now.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Toushiro manages to break the clinch. #T3##CL#
Franco instigates a clinch.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Toushiro misses with a body punch.
Toushiro blocking some punches.
Franco gets through Toushiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franco will feel that in the morning.
Toushiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Toushiro tries to get set, Franco tries to push him back and clinch up but Toushiro manages to avoid the attempt.
Franco stuns Toushiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toushiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Franco if he has to take too many more of those.
Franco takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Toushiro closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the ropes.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco working aggressively here.
Toushiro avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes. #T4#
Toushiro blocks an uppercut.
Franco tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Franco.
Toushiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Toushiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro. #CUT2#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.#BC2#
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Toushiro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Toushiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Franco is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toushiro lands a slapping body shot.
Toushiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toushiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toushiro avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toushiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shiro Toushiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco's cut.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Franco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franco throws a head kick but Toushiro moves out of range.
Nice cross by Toushiro.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Franco rushes Toushiro and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Toushiro breaks from the clinch.
Toushiro looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Toushiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toushiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands. #BC2#
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Franco has Toushiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it. #T1#
Toushiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC2#
Toushiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toushiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franco circles away quickly and effectively.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#Franco is rocked!
Toushiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toushiro feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Franco collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shiro Toushiro!
During a confident post fight interview, Shiro Toushiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TFC Island Finale
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
A telegraphed right hand from Franco misses the target.
Franco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.#CL#
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Thibodeaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux. #T1#
Franco misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Franco scores with a hook to the body.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux pushes Franco back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands. #T2#
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the ropes.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the forehead. #T3#
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco lands an elbow inside. #CUT#That has opened up Imagine Thibodeaux's cut even more.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco stalling in the clinch.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T4#
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws the kick towards the body but Franco avoids it.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Thibodeaux throws a big counter head kick but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with a jab.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick! #CL#
Franco closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#T1#
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco. #CUT#The cut above Imagine Thibodeaux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.#T2#
Franco lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco lands an elbow inside. #CUT#Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Imagine Thibodeaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Plebian Franco!
A very excited looking Plebian Franco 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.

Event: TFC 15
Date: Aug 05, 2021

#R1#
Toevadoit avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit lands a high kick! #CUT#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow. #KD#
Toevadoit catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Franco stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Franco walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC#Franco is rocked!
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 glances at the clock... BAM! Toevadoit nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Franco crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Franco is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DaColdest Toevadoit!
A victorious DaColdest Toevadoit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TFC 13
Date: Jul 27, 2021

#R1#
Franco throws a head kick that half lands. #CL#
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dajung lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Dajung avoids the damage to the body.
Dajung's coach down at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dajung's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dajung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dajung blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dajung.
Dajung avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Still in the clinch, Dajung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Franco.
Dajung looks winded!
Dajung has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco avoiding damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dajung takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dajung as Franco tries to tie him up.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dajung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco lands an elbow just above Dajung 's eye.
Franco digs a right hand into Dajung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dajung's gas tank.
Franco presses Dajung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franco cracks Dajung with a nice body shot.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dajung blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Dajung wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franco works on Dajung's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Franco has the Thai clinch. Franco obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Dajung's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!#CUT#It looks like Choi Dajung has been cut.
Franco looks for the body kick but Dajung saw that one coming.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL#
Franco rushes Dajung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco lands an elbow inside. #ROC#Dajung is rocked!#T2#
Franco lands an elbow inside that Dajung shrugs off.
Dajung is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco lands a body punch.
Franco cracks Dajung with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Dajung drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Dajung isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Franco struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Franco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Plebian Franco!
Plebian Franco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TFC 11 - Battle of Champions
Date: Jul 19, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Franco up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco wants to stall.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Franco.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T2#
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
Franco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thibodeaux up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.#CL#
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Franco tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plebian Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike. #T2#
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux has his back to the ropes.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco blocks the elbow strike.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with an inside leg kick.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick!
Thibodeaux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL#
Franco clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco misses with a body punch. #T2#
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plebian Franco!
A victorious Plebian Franco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TFC 10
Date: Jul 10, 2021

#R1#
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Franco clinches up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Franco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Franco. #CUT#It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Franco just leaning against Thibodeaux, taking a breather.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
Franco tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco misses with a knee strike. #T1#
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Thibodeaux can't break the clinch.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Franco tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Franco misses with some punches.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Franco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Franco coming out on top.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick! #CL#
Franco moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Thibodeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco scores with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Thibodeaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.#T1#
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeaux wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Franco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plebian Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Franco. #T2#
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco stalls.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco scores with a hook to the body.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thibodeaux's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
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 left hand.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franco tries to clinch up.#CL#
Thibodeaux tries to keep at a distance but Franco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes Franco back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
Franco pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Franco gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Imagine Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
A short right from Thibodeaux. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Imagine Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plebian Franco!
During a confident post fight interview, Plebian Franco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TFC 9
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Franco jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco moves away from the strike by Scott. #CL2#
Scott rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Roy Scott has been cut.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Scott.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Scott looks winded!
Franco presses Scott against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Scott to the canvas! Can Scott beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Scott was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Franco is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Plebian Franco!
After winning the bout, Plebian Franco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Seventh Rule of Fight Club
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
Franco defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Saunders throws a counter combo.
Franco scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Franco lands but Saunders takes it in his stride. #CL#
Franco gets a clinch.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saunders tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Saunders misses with a jab to the body #CL#
and Franco moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Saunders is trying to maintain a safe position but Franco gets an underhook and turns Saunders into the ropes.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Franco. #T1#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco is looking to control Saunders's arms but Saunders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Franco.
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Franco avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Franco.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders looking to slow down the pace here.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franco.
Nice elbow from Saunders. #CUT2#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders is trying to maintain a safe position but Franco gets an underhook and turns Saunders into the ropes.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Franco blocks a body shot from Saunders. #T3#
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#It looks like Evan Saunders has been cut.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Saunders digs a right hand into Franco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franco's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franco.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.#T4#
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Saunders taking a breather.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
We've been informed that Saunders has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Evan Saunders will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Franco digs a good hook to Saunders's body.
Some wild striking there from Saunders. #CL2#
Saunders forces Franco back against the ropes and clinches.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evan Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders avoiding damage. #T1#
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Franco 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco looking to stall. #T3#
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards. #BC2#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL2#
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Franco trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Franco. #T4#
Saunders avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Saunders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders is trying to break free.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Franco misses with a body kick.
Saunders throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side.
Saunders just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFranco.
Franco misses with a body kick.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but Saunders is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Saunders.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Franco looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Saunders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Saunders rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco keeps control of Saunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Saunders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
Franco lands a right hand.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw! #ROC#Saunders is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Evan Saunders's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Evan Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands a body punch.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saunders's efforts to push away.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Franco scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco taking a breather.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco lands a body punch.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco has Saunders pushed against the ropes.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Franco as the two fighters clinch. #KD#
Franco has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Saunders to the canvas! Can Saunders beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!#CUT#The cut above Evan Saunders's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco connects with a body shot.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Franco. #CL2#
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco stalling the fight.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco is working Saunders over against the ropes.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Plebian Franco!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Plebian Franco!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Plebian Franco!

Plebian Franco wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Plebian Franco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Fifth Rule of Fight Club
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reliford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Reliford moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
A left lands for Reliford.
Franco throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Reliford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reliford scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Reliford backwards.
Reliford throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
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 trying to land knees to the body.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reliford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Reliford lands a shoulder strike.
Reliford is trying to stall.
Franco stalling in the clinch but Reliford improves position.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Reliford lands with a right to the head.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Franco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Reliford.
Franco just leaning against Reliford, taking a breather.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Reliford controls his hands.
Reliford lands with a light punch inside.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reliford misses with some punches.
Reliford scores with a knee to the head.
Reliford managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Reliford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Reliford blocks with his arms.
Reliford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reliford dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Reliford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reliford is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reliford has his back to the ropes.
Reliford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reliford misses with a knee to the head.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Reliford avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Reliford blocks the elbow strike.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reliford's elbow.
Reliford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Reliford blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sanderson Reliford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sanderson Reliford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Reliford misses the shot to the body.
Franco lands the left hand.
Reliford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
Franco scores with a spinning back kick!
Franco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reliford misses with a straight left.
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reliford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Franco - the referee stops the clock and Reliford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Franco. Reliford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reliford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Franco. #CL#
Reliford tries to keep at a distance but Franco has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reliford is defending well for now.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reliford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reliford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Reliford. #T1#
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Reliford avoids the damage to the body.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Reliford controls his hands.
Reliford misses with a punch on the inside.
Reliford misses with an elbow strike.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reliford avoids it.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reliford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reliford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reliford lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Reliford fails to land.
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reliford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reliford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reliford as Franco tries to tie him up. #T2#
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reliford's elbow.
Reliford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Franco lands with a light punch inside.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reliford wants to stall.
Reliford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reliford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Reliford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reliford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reliford avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Reliford controls the action.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Reliford is blocking nicely.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Reliford avoids the damage to the body.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Reliford throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Plebian Franco will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reliford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Reliford moves out of range easily.
Reliford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Franco.
Reliford scores with a nice strike.
Reliford lands a body shot.
Reliford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reliford works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Reliford misses the target.
Jab by Reliford.
Reliford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Franco clinches up with Reliford and pushes him back against the ropes.
Reliford can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Reliford scores with a hook to the body.
Reliford lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco blocks an elbow strike from Reliford.
Reliford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco is looking to control Reliford's arms but Reliford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the ropes.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Reliford blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Reliford.
Reliford swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reliford throws an elbow that misses.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Reliford blocks it.
Reliford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reliford blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco lands an uppercut.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reliford's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco blocks a body shot from Reliford.
Reliford lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reliford scores with a knee to the head.
Reliford lands a nice elbow.
Reliford misses with the head strike.
Reliford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reliford is keeping busy.
Franco blocks a body shot from Reliford.
Reliford lands with a left to the head.
Reliford lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reliford is working Franco over against the ropes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Third Rule Of Fight Club
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Favor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Favor's elbow.
Favor tries to stall but Franco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Favor is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco prevents Favor from breaking the clinch.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco tries to work over Favor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Franco. #BC2#
Favor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Franco rushes Favor and presses him up against the ropes.
Favor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Favor taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Favor's face.
Franco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco working Favor over with knees to the body.
Franco tries a body shot but Favor blocks it. #T1#
Come on Franco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Favor controls his hands.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Favor's elbow.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Justin Favor has been cut.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Favor looks winded!
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco is controlling Favor's neck. Franco unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Favor goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Plebian Franco!

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