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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 2088 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 200 p4p, 154 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Francis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chandler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Francis won't be happy with that.
Chandler cracks Francis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chandler working the strikes but Francis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chandler working Francis over with strikes.
Francis is looking for a sweep. Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Francis dodges it nicely.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Francis keeps working.
Chandler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Francis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Francis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
Chandler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Chandler chips away with some ground and pound.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
Chandler with a nice head shot there.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chandler landing some decent shots from guard.
Chandler stands up over Francis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chandler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chandler tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Chandler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Francis is pulling down on Chandler's head to control his posture.
Chandler distracts Francis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chandler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chandler trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler working some strikes from top position.
Francis wants to sweep but no luck.
Francis has momentary wrist control but Chandler slips an elbow through the middle.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Francis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Chandler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis pulls Chandler in to control the position.
Chandler trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chandler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Francis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chandler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chandler trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Chandler is looking to advance position but Francis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chandler is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Francis misses with a body shot.
Chandler gets a double leg takedown into Francis's guard.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francis's head.
Chandler works over Francis with some ground and pound from guard.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chandler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chandler stops Francis from standing up.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Joey Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler won't allow Francis to sweep him here.
Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francis trying to keep a closed guard but Chandler is proving a slippery customer.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Chandler throws a strike but Francis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chandler working a defensive guard but Francis passes into half guard.
Chandler trying to control but Francis postures up.
Chandler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back!
Francis grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Francis has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler scores with punches to the body.
Chandler lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Chandler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chandler punches Francis on the ear.
Francis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chandler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Francis looks a forlorn figure.
Chandler with good strikes from the mount here!
Chandler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Francis wants to control but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler landing shots from mount.
Chandler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chandler working Francis over with strikes here.
Chandler breaks from Francis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Francis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Francis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chandler is keeping the position for now.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chandler pushing down on Francis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chandler prevents Francis from improving his position.
Chandler lands strikes from half guard.
Francis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chandler has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Francis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chandler wants to control the pace but Francis is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Francis misses with a double jab.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chandler.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Chandler moved out of range.
Chandler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler misses with a hook.
Chandler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chandler prevents Francis from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chandler trying to control the action but Francis is working from the bottom.
Francis is trying to maintain the position but Chandler is very close to passing his half guard.
Chandler controlling the pace.
Francis has his hands clasped together around Chandler's back. He's all about the action.
Chandler is trying to control. Francis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Francis keeping hold of Chandler's head, controlling as best he can.
Francis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Francis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Francis pulls Chandler in close to his closed guard and prevents Chandler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Francis trying to keep a closed guard but Chandler is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Francis moves out of range as Chandler strikes.
Francis leaves Chandler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francis counters with an inside leg kick.
Chandler feints and as Francis raises his hands in defense, Chandler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Francis wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Francis being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Chandler!
Joey Chandler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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