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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis has closed the distance and engaged Maximus in a clinch.
Maximus blocks an elbow strike.
Francis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Francis misses with an elbow strike.
Francis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maximus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maximus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Maximus throws a wild body kick that Francis sees coming a mile off.
Francis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus throws a leg kick
and Francis moves into the clinch.
Francis'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.
Maximus tries to break free but Francis pushes him back against the ropes.
Maximus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Francis counters with a body kick.
Maximus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maximus misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
Francis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Francis lands an overhand right.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Francis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Francis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to clinch up.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maximus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis throws a sloppy head kick
and Maximus counters with an outside leg kick.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Francis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maximus really felt that one!
Maximus looks gassed!
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maximus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maximus!
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Maximus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Francis can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Francis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maximus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maximus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Francis is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
Maximus misses with a body shot
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis tries to clinch but Maximus is having none of it.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maximus!
A nice inside leg kick there by Francis. That's going to slow Maximus down.
Francis moves out of range of the body kick from Maximus.
Francis has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Francis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Maximus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Maximus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Maximus.
Maximus slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Francis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Francis counters with a nice leg kick.
Maximus lands a jab to the nose.
Francis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus swats away the attempt to clinch by Francis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maximus.
Francis is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus looks to throw a body kick
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Francis throws a head kick that misses.
Brutus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Maximus.
Francis clinches up with Maximus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Francis effectively controlling the action here.
Francis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Francis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fails to land with a series of punches.
Maximus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Francis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Francis.
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
Glenn Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but Maximus blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Francis prevents Maximus from breaking the clinch.
Maximus is trying to push Francis away but Francis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francis avoids a wild elbow strike from Maximus.
Francis wants to break free but Maximus has control.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Francis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Francis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maximus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Francis takes a step back to recover.
Maximus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus connects with a right hand. Francis shakes it off.
Francis moves out of range of the leg kick from Maximus.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maximus duly obliges.
Francis clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus scores with a jab to the head.
Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Francis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Maximus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maximus pushes Francis away with a front kick.
Francis is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
Maximus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Francis misses with a head kick.
Francis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Francis is looking to land body kicks.
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glenn Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis missing with knees to the body.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glenn Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maximus is trying to force a seperation but Francis has the dominant position.
Francis breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis keeps control of Maximus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximus avoiding damage as Francis throws knees to the body.
Francis is looking to control Maximus's arms but Maximus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Francis has his back to the ropes.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Francis has double underhooks.
Maximus managing to block the knees to the body from Francis.
Maximus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Francis has him pressed against the ropes.
Francis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
Francis misses with a knee strike.
Francis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Francis looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Francis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maximus prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Francis stalling in the clinch but Maximus improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Francis is trying to push Maximus away but Maximus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Maximus prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximus slips a jab from Francis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
Maximus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Francis.
Francis moves forwards but Maximus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a few strikes there.
Maximus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francis.
Maximus throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus lands with a nice body kick.
Francis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Maximus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glenn Francis.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glenn Francis!
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hype
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FIGHT
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