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Event:
UFC 4-Creepshow
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#KD#
Francis lands a big uppercut and Sanders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanders looks OK. Francis waves Sanders back to his feet!#ROC#
Sanders is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Marshall Sanders has been cut.
Sanders is aggressively charging in as Francis backs up avoiding any damage. Francis tosses out a jab and Sanders runs right into it face first! Sanders is out cold! Francis dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanders's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
A very excited looking Oliver Francis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 2
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Noel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Francis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel staying out of range there.
Noel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Noel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Francis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Francis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noel momentarily.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Donk. Noel catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Francis misses with a body punch
letting Noel counter with a right hand.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Noel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Francis swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Noel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Francis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Noel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Francis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Noel is looking to counter punch.
Noel slips under a jab.
Francis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Noel throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Noel.
Francis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noel slips under a jab from Francis.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but Francis manages to avoid it.
Noel misses with a looping right.
A jab from Noel misses.
Francis flicks out a counter leg kick but Noel steps away.
Noel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Francis.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Noel moves away and avoids it.
Noel lands a glancing blow to the side of Francis's head.
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noel to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Noel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Noel staying out of range there.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noel.
Noel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Francis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Noel's shoulder, as Noel tries to avoid the shot.
Noel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francis back to the cage. Noel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Francis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Noel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Francis scrambles back to his feet.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Francis scores with a shot to the body.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Francis.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
Noel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Noel lands a jab.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noel.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Noel misses its target.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel. #T4#
Noel throws a series of strikes that have Francis backpedaling.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Francis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Francis throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel moves away from the strike by Francis.
It looked like Noel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Francis.
Francis swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Francis's head.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
Francis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noel scores with a jab. Francis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Noel lunges at Francis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Francis's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Noel throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noel scores with a nice strike.
Noel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francis momentarily.
Francis catches Noel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
Francis tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Francis.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis lands with a nice body punch.
Francis misses with a head kick.
Noel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Noel misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Francis drops his hands momentarily and Noel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Francis throws a hook but Noel avoids it easily.
Francis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Noel misses.
Noel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Francis slips under a jab.
Noel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Francis throws a low kick but Noel moves out of range easily.
Francis walks into a straight right hand from Noel.
Francis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Noel is looking to counter punch.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noel.
Noel avoids the body shot from Francis.
Chubby Noel is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel throws a jab when Francis was well out of range.
Good exchange - Francis coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel lands a head shot.
Francis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Francis catches Noel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Francis motions for Noel to come forward. Francis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francis tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
Francis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Francis misses with a leg kick.
Noel slips under a jab from Francis.
Noel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Noel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Noel slips under a jab.
Francis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Noel throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Francis throws a leg kick
and Noel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel tests Francis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Francis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noel with a nice cross.
Francis lands with a good body shot.
Francis throws a body kick that misses
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Francis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noel sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Noel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Noel checks a leg kick nicely.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noel.
Francis throws a hook but Noel blocks it.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel works over Francis's head and body with a nice combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Francis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Noel has got the better of the exchanges.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Noel slips a straight right by Francis.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Francis throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Noel.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Noel's shoulder, as Noel tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Francis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Noel digs a good body shot into Francis's ribs.
Francis scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Good shot there by Noel.
Francis throws a good cross that connects.
Noel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Francis staying out of range there.
Francis flicks out a counter leg kick but Noel steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noel checks a leg kick.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but Francis manages to avoid it.
Noel scores with a one two! Francis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis slips a jab from Noel.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Noel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Noel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis misses with a low kick.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Francis misses with a hook. Noel ducked under it nicely.
Noel staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Noel misses the target.
Noel misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noel.
Francis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Francis misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Noel counters with a shoot takedown. Francis fights it but they end up in guard.
Francis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noel's guard. #REVB#
Francis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Francis throwing strikes from guard but Noel blocks nicely.
Francis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Noel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2##SUB#
Noel working for submissions but it's allowed Francis to get to half guard.
Francis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Francis trying to control the pace.
Noel is trying to control but Francis manages to pass to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel tries to reverse the position but Francis maintains control.
Francis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Noel because Francis loaded up on that one. #T3#
Francis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Noel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Francis.
Francis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Noel is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis thowing shots but they're missing.
Noel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Noel suckers Francis into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Noel is now in Francis's guard!
#T4#
Noel wants to stand but Francis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Noel trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Noel is fighting to break Francis's control of his arms but Francis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francis wants to stand and escape but Noel is having none of it.
Francis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noel trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chubby Noel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Noel slips a straight right by Francis.
A big left from Francis misses.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis scores with a sloppy right hand. Noel should have avoided that one.
Noel moves away from the strike by Francis.
Noel lands a nice looking body shot.
Noel scores with a shot to the body.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Francis tries to move into range but Noel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Francis blocks a jab.
Francis tries a quick counter leg kick but Noel is wise to it.
Noel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Francis.
Francis thumps Noel with a low kick.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Francis misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noel checks a leg kick. #T1#
Noel stalks Francis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Francis's face. Francis staggers backwards, shaken.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
Noel blocks a head kick by Francis.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel looks to throw the jab but Francis is out of range.
Francis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Noel misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Francis as he connects with a hook.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Noel misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel misses the jab.
Noel digs a good body shot into Francis's ribs.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Francis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Noel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Francis walks into a left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noel.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Noel lunges at Francis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Francis's hand.
Noel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis slips a straight right by Noel.
Francis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A combination from Noel does no damage. #T3#
A big left from Francis misses.
Noel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Noel stuns Francis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel lands with a straight right. Francis didn't see that one coming.
Noel misses with a body shot.
Francis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel tests Francis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Noel with a hook.
Good shot there by Noel.
Noel misses with a combination
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noel misses the jab.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noel.
Francis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noel.
Francis takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Francis scores with a shot to the body.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis throws a leg kick but Noel moved away.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but Francis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Francis misses with a kick to the body
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel had his way with Oliver Francis in that round.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Francis coming out on top.
Francis's corner calls for a 1-2. Francis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Francis.
Francis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Francis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Francis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Noel throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
That kick from Francis tenderised Noel's leg. Noel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Noel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noel swinging wildly here.
Noel digs a good body shot into Francis's ribs.
Francis misses with a hook.
Francis swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
Noel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francis's hands.
Noel throws a good cross that connects.
Noel misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Noel as he connects with a hook.
Noel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Francis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.
Noel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Noel throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Noel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Francis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis scores with a nice head shot.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Noel - just one landing.
Noel moves away from the strike by Francis.
A counter left hand to the body from Noel misses its target.
Francis throws a jab when Noel was well out of range.
Noel throws a jab when Francis was well out of range.
Noel lands with a straight right. Francis didn't see that one coming.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Francis lands a nice looking body shot.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Noel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
A little feinted left hand from Noel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Noel scores with a nice right hand.
Francis throws a leg kick that misses.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Noel scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Noel as he connects with a hook.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
A shot to the liver by Francis. Beautiful body shot.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chubby Noel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Francis lunges at Noel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noel's hand.
Noel digs a good body shot into Francis's ribs.
Francis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noel scores with a nice right hand.
Noel lands a slapping body shot.
Francis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Noel to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel works the jab nicely.
Noel defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Noel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Noel scores with a hook to the body. Francis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis misses with a hook
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noel lands a nice hook to Francis's body. Francis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chubby Noel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Chubby Noel wins by unanimous decision!
Chubby Noel is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chubby Noel made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
UFC 2-Game Time
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Wetness wants to clinch.
Wetness swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Francis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wetness lands a high kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Oliver Francis has been cut.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wetness is just out of range.#T1#
Francis digs a good hook to Wetness's body.
Francis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wetness drops his hands momentarily and Francis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis connects with a body shot.
Francis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Francis lands a body shot.
Francis lands a jab to Wetness's midsection.#CL#
Wetness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the cage.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wetness's elbow.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Wetness has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wetness trying to land knees to the body.
Francis lands a left hand.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Wetness throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wetness working Francis over with knees to the body.#T3#
Wetness misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francis tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Francis.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wetness backwards.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Wetness's head.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis presses Wetness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Wetness controls the action.
Francis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis is working Wetness over against the cage.
Wetness is breathing heavily.
Francis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Wetness controls the action.
Francis tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
#T4#
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
Wetness landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wetness's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wetness.
Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Wetness.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis pushes Wetness back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Francis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Wetness's ribcage. Wetness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Francis'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.
#R2##KD2#
Francis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wetness sprawling to the canvas! Wetness rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Francis finish him?!
#ROC2#
Wetness is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#KD2#
Francis sends Wetness crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Francis is motioning to the referee to let Wetness up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Wetness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis fakes the body blow, causing Wetness to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wetness goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
In his post fight interview, Oliver Francis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
DFC 42: Penn Vs Lijikiszcz
Date: May 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Masters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Francis. Francis obviously looking to wear him down.
Francis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Francis with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Jaws Masters has been cut.
Masters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Francis.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Masters throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Masters throws a right and a left that Francis avoids nicely.
Francis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#KD2#
Francis drops Masters with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Masters looks back up at him and smiles so Francis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Masters is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Masters clinches.
Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Francis drops Masters onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Masters is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Francis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Masters to his knees! Francis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
DFC 34: Penn Vs Turner
Date: Apr 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Parker tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
Francis cracks Parker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Parker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Francis finish him?
#ROC#
Parker is rocked!
Francis throws an uppercut from hell that sends Parker clean off his feet! He's out cold! Francis stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Castillejo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SU#
Castillejo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Johnson to stand up.
Javi Castillejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillejo as he avoids it easily. #TD#
Castillejo gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Castillejo is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Castillejo is breathing heavily.
Castillejo scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Castillejo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to control Castillejo's posture but Castillejo avoids it. #T1#
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Johnson wants to control but Castillejo postures up.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Castillejo keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Castillejo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Castillejo tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castillejo defends it nicely.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Javi Castillejo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polo Johnson.#KD2#
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Castillejo tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Castillejo back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Javi Castillejo has been cut.#T3#
Castillejo slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castillejo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dives in and grabs Castillejo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castillejo pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Castillejo feinted with a counter takedown.
Castillejo darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Castillejo into the cage.
Castillejo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson dives in and grabs Castillejo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castillejo pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillejo circles away quickly and effectively.
Castillejo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Castillejo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Castillejo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Castillejo controlling the action here.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Castillejo is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Johnson tries to kick Castillejo off but Castillejo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
#SUB#
Castillejo seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Castillejo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Javi Castillejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javi Castillejo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Castillejo tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Castillejo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands with a right and another and another! Castillejo is in big trouble! Johnson lands again and this time it's lights out for Castillejo! A quality knockout there for Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Polo Johnson!
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