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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 29 p4p, 24 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Le Franc comes to the cage accompanied by [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. Guy Le Franc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vernon Creed's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed lands the left hand.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a good low kick that Le Franc was not able to check.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le Franc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Le Franc moves into the clinch.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Franc.
Le Franc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le Franc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Franc misses with a hook
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Franc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a body kick.
Creed staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Creed misses.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc lunges at Creed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Creed's hand.
Le Franc drives through and clinches with Creed against the cage.
Le Franc blocking some punches.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Creed tries a body shot but Le Franc blocks it.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Le Franc breaks the clinch.
Le Franc misses with a straight right.
Le Franc throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creed moves out of range as Le Franc strikes.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Le Franc saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vernon Creed has been cut.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Creed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Franc.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Franc with a body shot.
Le Franc misses with a double jab
and Creed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Le Franc scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Le Franc lands.
Creed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le Franc if he has to take too many more of those.
Le Franc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Creed blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Le Franc.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Le Franc avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
A short right from Le Franc.
Creed misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc manages to break the clinch.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creed throws a leg kick but Le Franc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed moves away from the strike by Le Franc.
Creed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Creed slips under a jab.
Creed swings for the body but Le Franc moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vernon Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Creed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Franc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Creed now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed wants to slow Le Franc down by chopping away at his legs.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
Creed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le Franc under the eye.
Le Franc throws an off balance right hand
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Franc misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creed. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Le Franc wants to clinch.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Le Franc blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed presses Le Franc against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Good body shot from Creed.
Le Franc takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Creed catches Le Franc right on the button with a cross.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed slips under a jab from Le Franc.
Le Franc has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le Franc there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Creed throws a body punch but Le Franc moves out of range.
Le Franc closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Le Franc stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
Le Franc misses with a punch to the body.
Le Franc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Le Franc seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Vernon Creed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Franc breaks from the clinch.
Creed throws a head kick but Le Franc moves out of range.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creed thinks about the counter body kick.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Franc tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc closes the distance but Creed moves to the side
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed'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.
Le Franc throws a big shot that misses.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc wants to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Le Franc wants to clinch
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Creed.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Le Franc backing up. Le Franc nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
Le Franc has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Creed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Le Franc working hard to break the clinch.
Le Franc blocks an uppercut.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Franc's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Creed prevents Le Franc from breaking the clinch.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Creed keeps control of Le Franc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Francs head.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed works on Le Franc's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Le Franc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Creed moves out of range as Le Franc strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Le Franc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Le Franc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Franc misses with a two punch combination.
Creed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Franc momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creed.
Le Franc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Le Franc has closed the distance and engaged Creed in a clinch.
Le Franc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed scores with a jab 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!
Le Franc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Le Franc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Creed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Franc counters with a two punch combo.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Franc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Creed lands a slapping body shot.
Creed misses with a body shot.
It looked like Le Franc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Franc throwing a counter right hand but Creed manages to avoid it.
Le Franc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le Franc fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Franc with a body shot.
Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Creed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le Franc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed throws a body kick that misses.
Vernon Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Franc tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
And Creed responds with a good body kick, but Le Franc manages to step out the way in time.
Le Franc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Franc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Franc scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Le Franc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
As Le Franc backs off Creed throws a huge counter combo but Le Franc manages to avoid it all.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Le Franc rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc prevents a body shot from Creed.
Le Franc tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Le Franc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Franc moves out of range as Creed throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Franc misses the target.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc lands a left and a right that send Creed crashing to the mat, dazed. Le Franc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Franc drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Creed right on the button. Creed goes down! Le Franc follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Le Franc gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
Guy Le Franc retains his light heavyweight title!
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