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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 704 p4p, 374 weight class) and Chris Kane (ranked 21 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane works Francis's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Francis's head coaches at Gunplay MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kane scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Kane.
Kane with a nice calf kick.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Kane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kane throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Francis at a distance.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francis's sensitive parts.
Kane misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Francis sees coming a mile off.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kane stuns Francis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Francis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Chris Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane misses with a hook
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kane dips to his left and cracks Francis with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Kane breaks away and moves out of range.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Francis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the cage and back into range.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Francis ducks down to avoid it.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Francis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kane misses with a hook
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Kane sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kane.
Jayson Francis's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Francis doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a right hand that misses
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Francis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kane manages to circle out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Francis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Francis ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.
Francis walks into a straight right hand from Kane.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Kane misses
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Francis's head back.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kane looks to move away, Francis throws a big counter combo but Kane just gets out of the way.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Francis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane misses with a straight left.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kane misses.
Francis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Francis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane throws a leg kick
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kane 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.
Kane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Francis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a leg kick.
Kane misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Kane thumps Francis with a low kick.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Francis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kane! Francis lets Kane back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kane thows a leg kick but Francis checks it
and Francis counters with a head kick that wobbles Kane - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Francis sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Francis!
Jayson 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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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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