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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 2021 p4p, 229 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 2937 p4p, 292 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying George's choice of entrance music: West Side Connection Bow Down. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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249 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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227 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis blocking some punches.
Francis blocks a body shot from George.
A short left from George.
Francis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt George or not.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with the head strike.
Francis gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George lands a body punch.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Francis tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George misses with the head strike.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
A short left from George.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
Francis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George blocks a body shot from Francis.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George misses with some punches.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from George.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
Francis prevents a body shot from George.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Francis blocks a body shot from George.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from George.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Francis back against the cage.
Francis tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis blocking some punches.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Francis.
George looks winded!
Francis blocking some punches.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis controls his hands.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francis presses George against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Francis.
Francis lands a body punch.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George blocks a body shot from Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis blocking some punches.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis presses George against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis misses with a body punch.
George blocks a body shot from Francis.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Francis.
A nice left hand lands by Francis.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
Francis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt George or not.
Francis lands a left hand.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George tries to work over Francis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis digs a right hand into George's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on George's gas tank.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George prevents a body shot from Francis.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Nice body punch from Francis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Francis.
Francis tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Francis pushes George back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Francis clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
Yohan Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis lands a right hand.
George misses with some punches.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George is rocked!
George blocks a body shot from Francis.
George tries to work over Francis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Francis.
Francis lands an uppercut.
George is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
A short uppercut from Francis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George blocks an uppercut.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George seems to have recovered his senses.
George blocks a body shot from Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
George is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Francis.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francis is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Francis.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Francis.
Francis lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Francis.
Francis lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Francis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
Francis mutters something to George before pushing him back against the cage. As George comes back towards him, Francis unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks George clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yohan Francis!
A very excited looking Yohan Francis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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