Public Fight Report
(Welterweight) Grant Hill defeated Joey 'The Ghost' Franks by unanimous decision: 117-111, 116-111, 115-112.Match Monday, March 29, 1999In this corner, standing 5 feet and 6 inches (168 centimeters) tall weighing in at 147 pounds (67 kilograms) is Joey 'The Ghost' Franks!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet(183 centimeters) tall weighing in at 147 pounds (67 kilograms) is Grant Hill!!
The referee for this bout will be Mills Lane.
ROUND 1
Joey comes out fighting.
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
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-Joey lashes out with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus, but Grant steps aside.
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+Grant hits Joey with a light cross to the temple.
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+Joey solidly lands a pair of punches to the stomach.
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+Grant pokes Joey with a pair of loud punches to the nose.
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+Joey lands a flurry of punches to the solar plexus.
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+Joey nails Grant with a heavy hook to the chest. Grant asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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-Joey throws a jab to the chest, but Grant steps aside.
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+Grant suprises Joey with a off balance cross to the mouth.
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-Joey launches a flurry of right blows to the stomach, but only hits air.
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-Grant probes with a pair of punches to the ribs, but flails uselessly.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 23 of 49 punches, and Grant Hill landed 16 of 23 punches.
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks won the round 10-9
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks is winning the fight 10-9
Joey doesn't want to stop fighting!
Grant doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Joey comes out fighting.
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
-Joey attempts a barrage of right blows to the stomach, but Grant ties him up.
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+Grant tosses a flurry of off balance punches to the eye.
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+Joey tosses a barrage of punches to the chest.
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+Grant hits Joey with a nice cross to the jaw. Joey hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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+ The fighters trade punches to the head.
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-Joey tries to land a volley of punches to the ribs, but Grant ties him up.
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+Joey attacks with a barrage of loud punches to the stomach.
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-Joey throws a series of right punches to the solar plexus, but Grant escapes.
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-Joey tries a pair of punches to the solar plexus, but misses.
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+Grant attacks with a straight right to the chest. Joey gets mad!
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+Grant lands a volley of furious punches to the head.
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+Joey fires a flurry of blows to the stomach.
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+Joey scores with a barrage of stinging shots to the stomach.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 20 of 48 punches, and Grant Hill landed 26 of 31 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
This fight is too close to call.
Joey doesn't even want to rest!
Grant doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 3
Joey comes out fighting.
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
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-Joey probes with a series of punches to the stomach, but Grant backs out of it.
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+Grant throws a jab to the ribs.
+Joey tags Grant with a flurry of punches to the stomach.
-Joey tries to land a series of punches to the stomach, but Grant narrowly avoids it
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-Joey throws a series of blows to the chest, but Grant deftly avoits it.
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+Joey smashes Grant with a flurry of solid punches to the stomach! Grant sneers "Is that the best you can do?"
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-Joey lashes out with a pair of punches to the stomach, but goes wide.
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+Grant hits with a pair of punches to the jaw!
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+Grant tags Joey with a jab to the nose.
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+Joey takes charge with a uppercut to the chest.
+Grant takes charge with a flurry of blows to the chest.
+Grant scores with a pair of punches to the face.
-Joey attempts a series of shots to the stomach, but is ineffective.
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+Grant throws a flurry of stinging punches to the chin.
-Joey lunges with a series of right punches to the stomach, but Grant covers himself well.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 19 of 47 punches, and Grant Hill landed 26 of 34 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 29-28
Joey doesn't even want to rest!
Grant doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 4
Joey comes out fighting.
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
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+Joey clocks Grant with a glancing sweeping right to the ribs. Grant shakes his head to clear it.
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-Joey throws a right hook to the stomach, but Grant steps aside and laughs.
+Joey wallops Grant with a barrage of heavy blows to the chest.
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-Joey lunges with a series of right punches to the stomach, but only hits air.
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+Joey throws a barrage of nasty punches to the chest.
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+Grant jars Joey with a volley of shots to the head.
-Joey paws a left right to the stomach, but comes up empty.
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+Grant scores with a pair of punches to the stomach.
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-Joey probes with a barrage of left punches to the ribs, but only hits air.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 18 of 48 punches, and Grant Hill landed 21 of 23 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 39-37
Joey remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Grant doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 5
Joey is using the ring. (using the ring)
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
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+Grant fires a barrage of punches to the face.
+Joey hits with a left to the ribs. Grant is hurt!
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+Grant fires a series of off balance punches to the head.
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-Joey paws a series of punches to the stomach, but Grant leaps aside.
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+Grant slams Joey with a pair of glancing punches to the temple!
-Joey attempts a flurry of right punches to the ribs, but is ineffective.
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+Grant tosses a pair of mean shots to the jaw.
-Joey lashes out with a pair of punches to the chest, but is ineffective.
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-Joey launches a volley of left punches to the chest, but Grant ducks just in time.
+Joey scores with a series of nasty punches to the chest.
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-Joey tries to land a straight right to the solar plexus, but Grant ties him up.
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+Grant attacks with a barrage of quick punches to the chin.
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-Joey paws a flurry of right punches to the solar plexus, but Grant steps aside.
+Joey attacks with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 20 of 50 punches, and Grant Hill landed 23 of 26 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 49-46
Joey remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Grant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 6
Joey is backpedaling. (using the ring)
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
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+Grant smashes Joey with a nasty jab to the jaw. Joey covers up.
-Grant throws a left jab to the eye, but Joey beats a hasty retreat.
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+Grant catches Joey with a volley of punches to the chin. Joey covers up.
+Grant connects with Joey with an elbow! The referee sees it and issues a warning!
-Joey fires a volley of right punches to the eye, but Grant blocks.
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+Joey shakes Grant with a flurry of punches to the mouth.
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-Grant paws a jab to the chin, but Joey backs out of it.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 7 of 16 punches, and Grant Hill landed 13 of 25 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 59-55
Joey remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Grant doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 7
Joey fights inside. (inside)
Grant stays outside and uses his jab.
-Joey throws a volley of punches to the temple, but only hits air.
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+Joey pokes Grant with a pair of punches to the stomach!
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+Joey pops Grant with a uppercut to the chin. Grant is hurt!
+Joey thumps Grant with a barrage of stiff punches to the temple.
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+Grant suprises Joey with a series of punches to the jaw.
+ The fighters trade punches to the eye.
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+Grant lashes out with a barrage of punches to the ribs.
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+Joey tosses a uppercut to the nose.
-Joey probes with a pair of right shots to the mouth, but Grant blocks.
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+Grant pokes Joey with a barrage of nasty punches to the eye.
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+Grant fires a barrage of blows to the nose. Joey hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
-Joey fires a barrage of right shots to the mouth, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Joey paws a flurry of right shots to the chin, but Grant ducks just in time.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 24 of 48 punches, and Grant Hill landed 25 of 25 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 69-64
Joey remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Grant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 8
Joey fights inside. (inside)
Grant is backpedaling. (using the ring)
-Joey probes with a flurry of shots to the nose, but Grant ducks.
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+Joey smashes Grant with a volley of mean blows to the face.
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-Joey lashes out with a barrage of shots to the chin, but Grant leaps aside.
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+Grant staggers Joey with a powerful hook to the eye.
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+Joey tosses a volley of punches to the nose. Grant shakes his head to clear it.
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-Joey probes with a series of right punches to the jaw, but comes up empty.
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-Joey tries a series of blows to the stomach, but Grant steps aside and laughs.
+Grant jolts Joey with a pair of nice shots to the chin.
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+Joey solidly lands a pair of glancing shots to the nose.
-Joey fires a flurry of left punches to the nose, but is ineffective.
+Joey fires a right to the solar plexus. Grant asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 18 of 45 punches, and Grant Hill landed 19 of 22 punches.
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 78-74
Joey grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Grant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 9
Joey fights inside. (inside)
Grant is using the ring. (using the ring)
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-Joey fires a flurry of shots to the nose, but only hits air.
+Joey hits with a furious right to the mouth.
+Grant lands a series of furious punches to the jaw! Joey seems wobbly!
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-Joey tries to land a flurry of left shots to the face, but to no avail.
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-Joey attempts a volley of punches to the jaw, but Grant covers himself well.
+Joey wakes up the fans with a series of punches to the stomach.
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+Joey grazes Grant with a furious right to the eye. Grant quickly recovers.
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+Grant jars Joey with a strong jab to the temple.
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-Joey tries to land a volley of left shots to the solar plexus, but Grant quickly backs away.
+Joey attacks with a volley of punches to the face. Grant sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!"
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+Grant drills Joey with a flurry of punches to the jaw.
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-Joey tries a cross to the face, but Grant narrowly avoids it
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 20 of 48 punches, and Grant Hill landed 20 of 25 punches.
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 87-84
Joey grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Grant remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 10
Joey fights inside. (inside)
Grant is using the ring. (using the ring)
+Grant wakes up the fans with a series of strong punches to the eye.
-Joey charges with a volley of punches to the stomach, but he's too slow.
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-Grant attacks with a pair of punches to the temple, but Joey steps aside and laughs.
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+Grant lands a barrage of wild punches to the eye!!
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-Grant launches a series of punches to the chin, but Joey quickly backs away.
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-Joey charges with a pair of right punches to the mouth, but goes wide.
-Joey launches a flurry of right blows to the eye, but Grant takes it in the forearms.
+Grant connects with a flurry of glancing punches to the jaw.
+Joey takes charge with a flurry of nasty punches to the mouth.
+Grant annoys Joey with a flurry of punches to the nose!
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+Grant hits with a mean jab to the nose.
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+Joey fires a pair of nasty shots to the face. Grant retreats to the far corner.
+Grant tags Joey with a barrage of punches to the eye. Joey doesn't seem bothered.
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-Grant tries a flurry of right punches to the temple, but Joey blocks.
+Grant fires a series of punches to the temple.
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+Grant punches Joey with a flurry of solid punches to the nose!
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+Grant pounds Joey with a pair of glancing punches to the temple! Joey backpedals to his own corner.
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+ The fighters swap punches to the head.
+Joey lands a pair of nice blows to the mouth.
-Joey throws a barrage of left shots to the jaw, but Grant narrowly avoids it
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+Joey hurts Grant with a barrage of shots to the jaw.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 25 of 47 punches, and Grant Hill landed 48 of 70 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 97-93
Joey grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Grant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 11
Joey is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Grant is using the ring. (using the ring)
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+Joey shakes Grant with a series of vicious shots to the temple. Grant ignores it.
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+Joey lands a pair of solid hooks to the eye!
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-Grant charges with a left left to the mouth, but misses.
+Grant hits Joey with a series of punches to the face.
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-Joey tries a flurry of left punches to the eye, but Grant steps aside.
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-Joey charges with a flurry of uppercuts to the mouth, but misses completely.
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-Joey attempts a barrage of right roundhouses to the nose, but loses his balance.
+Grant strikes with a series of punches to the eye.
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+Grant tosses a series of glancing punches to the mouth!
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+Grant hits with a nasty left to the jaw.
Grant lands a slow motion blow to the head and Joey is knocked out of the ring!!
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Joey struggles to his feet and the fight goes on.
+Joey clocks Grant with a series of solid punches to the chin.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 13 of 32 punches, and Grant Hill landed 17 of 27 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-8
Grant Hill is winning the fight 107-101
Joey is obviously tired.
Grant grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
ROUND 12
Joey is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Grant is backpedaling. (using the ring)
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+Grant tags Joey with a light straight right to the eye. Joey gets mad!
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-Grant launches a volley of left blows to the mouth, but Joey deftly avoits it.
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-Joey paws a volley of punches to the mouth, but flails uselessly.
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-Joey probes with a series of right crosses to the jaw, but loses his balance.
+Grant punches Joey with a series of punches to the head.
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+Joey slams Grant with a series of stiff hooks to the nose!
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+Joey throws a flurry of hooks to the mouth.
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+Grant punches Joey with a pair of crosses to the head. Joey seems wobbly!
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Joey 'The Ghost' Franks landed 13 of 30 punches, and Grant Hill landed 19 of 23 punches.
Grant Hill won the round 10-9
Grant Hill is winning the fight 117-110
Joey is slowing down. He has minor cut above the right eye.
Grant is obviously tired. He has swelling above the left eye.
The judges decisions are:
Judge Guimond scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 2: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 3: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 4: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 5: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 6: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 7: A 10-10 tie.
Round 8: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 9: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 10: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 11: Grant Hill 10-8
Round 12: Grant Hill 10-9
Total Score: Grant Hill 117-111
Judge Leinbach scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 2: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 3: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 4: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 5: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 6: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 7: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 8: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 9: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 10: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 11: Grant Hill 10-8
Round 12: Grant Hill 10-9
Total Score: Grant Hill 116-111
George Foreman scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 2: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 3: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 4: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 5: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 6: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 7: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 8: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 9: Joey 'The Ghost' Franks 10-9
Round 10: Grant Hill 10-9
Round 11: Grant Hill 10-8
Round 12: Grant Hill 10-9
Total Score: Grant Hill 115-112
Grant Hill wins by decision!
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