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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 1056 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 109 p4p, 116 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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18 - 15 - 0 |
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10 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aengus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aengus with a jab.
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aengus to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Aengus cracks Francis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Aengus manages to step out the way in time.
A right-left combo lands from Aengus.
Francis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aengus misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aengus throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Francis blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a left to the body.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Francis tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aengus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis throws a body kick that misses
letting Aengus counter with a right hand.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Aengus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aengus's knee momentarily.
Aengus misses with an uppercut
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aengus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aengus throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aengus tries to clinch but Francis moves away
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aengus moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Francis breaks the clinch.
Aengus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis pushes Aengus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aengus takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aengus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Francis in his tracks.
Aengus scores with the left hand. Francis knows he should have avoided that one.
Aengus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Aengus throws a big counter combination but Francis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aengus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Aengus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Oliver Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aengus wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Aengus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donk. Aengus catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Aengus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Aengus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Francis.
Aengus closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aengus.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Aengus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Aengus 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.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Aengus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aengus throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Aengus manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aengus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aengus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aengus misses with a left hand
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Aengus throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aengus wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Francis thumps Aengus with a low kick.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis throws a low kick, looking for Aengus's leg but Aengus calmly moves out of range.
Aengus misses with a hook
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Francis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aengus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis slips under a jab.
Francis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a double jab
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
A jab from Aengus finds it's way through Francis's defenses.
Aengus checks a low kick from Francis.
Aengus looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
Francis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus with a nice cross.
Aengus throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Aengus moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Aengus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus misses with a right hand
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Aengus misses with a lunging right hand
and Francis counters with a nice leg kick.
Aengus throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aengus feints a jab promting Francis to slip. Aengus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Francis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
Francis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aengus to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Francis tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Aengus dives in for a single leg takedown but Francis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aengus throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Aengus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aengus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Aengus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Aengus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis tries a body shot but Aengus blocks it.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Aengus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aengus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caelan Aengus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aengus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
Francis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aengus with a body shot.
Aengus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
Aengus throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
Aengus throws a right hand that misses
and Aengus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis slips under a jab from Aengus.
Francis needs to keep his hands up - Aengus had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Aengus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aengus tries to clinch up
and Francis counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Aengus out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Francis is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Francis!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Francis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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