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Public Fight Report Match Friday, April 02, 1999 In this corner, standing 5 feet and 8 inches (173 centimeters) tall weighing in at 185 pounds (84 kilograms) is Joel Franklin!! In this corner, standing 6 feet and 6 inches (198 centimeters) tall weighing in at 260 pounds (118 kilograms) is The Phantom Menace!! The referee for this bout will be Mills Lane. ROUND 1 Franklin comes out fighting. Menace fights inside. (inside) -Menace attempts a right hook to the mouth, but only hits air. +Franklin jolts Menace with a pair of vicious punches to the head! +Franklin smacks Menace with a jab to the eye. Menace doesn't seem bothered. ... +Franklin lands a volley of mean blows to the eye. +Menace throws a stiff hook to the nose. Menace lands a well placed left blow to the head and Franklin goes over backwards!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE Franklin struggles to his feet and the fight goes on. -Menace probes with a volley of left blows to the jaw, but Franklin takes it in the forearms. ... ... +Franklin lands a flurry of hard blows to the mouth. +Menace attacks with a flurry of shots to the mouth. ... +Franklin fires a series of punches to the face. +Franklin whacks Menace with a barrage of painful blows to the mouth! Franklin lands a crashing right uppercut and Menace lands flat on his back!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE Menace struggles to his feet and the fight goes on. ... +Franklin jars Menace with a barrage of light shots to the head. Franklin lands a cruel hook and Menace falls senseless!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX Menace struggles to his feet and the fight goes on. ... +Menace hammers Franklin with a volley of nasty shots to the jaw. ... ... +Menace hits with a series of powerful punches to the face! -Menace paws a flurry of right punches to the eye, but Franklin blocks. ... ... -Menace charges with a pair of right shots to the mouth, but Franklin stays away from it. ... -Menace throws a right left to the jaw, but Franklin ducks. +Franklin rocks Menace with a volley of stiff blows to the eye! Menace backpedals to his own corner. ... +Franklin nails Menace with a series of powerful shots to the face. +Franklin tags Menace with a barrage of wild punches to the nose. +Menace pokes Franklin with a pair of quick shots to the nose. Franklin sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!" ... +Franklin pops Menace with a volley of painful shots to the mouth. Menace quickly recovers. -Menace tries a left roundhouse to the temple, but falls short. ... ... +Franklin slams Menace with a pair of wild blows to the jaw. +Menace strikes with a stinging sweeping right to the face! Franklin doesn't seem bothered. ... ... -Franklin tries a volley of left shots to the chin, but Menace covers himself well. -Menace charges with a series of right blows to the chin, but Franklin leaps aside. +Franklin nails Menace with a barrage of off balance blows to the head. Menace backpedals to his own corner. ... BELL According to the commentator: Joel Franklin landed 42 of 44 punches, and The Phantom Menace landed 27 of 65 punches. Joel Franklin won the round 10-9 Joel Franklin is winning the fight 10-9 Franklin remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has gash below the left eye. Menace doesn't even want to rest! He has swelling above the left eye. ROUND 2 Franklin comes out fighting. Menace fights inside. (inside) +Franklin throws a pair of solid punches to the nose. +Franklin grazes Menace with a flurry of nasty shots to the nose. Menace sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!" ... -Menace launches a series of shots to the mouth, but Franklin ties him up. +Franklin attacks with a flurry of solid blows to the chin. +Menace lands a powerful cross to the head. ... -Menace tries a pair of blows to the head, but Franklin hides behind his gloves. ... +Franklin smacks Menace with a pair of blows to the temple. Franklin lands a bone crushing cross to the jaw and Menace lands flat on his back!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN He's Out! Joel Franklin wins by a Knock Out!! BELL Franklin remains standing while the trainer wipes him down. He has gash below the left eye. Menace grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has the left eye swollen shut. Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: Joel Franklin 10-9 Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: Joel Franklin 10-9 Christy Martin had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: Joel Franklin 10-9 Joel Franklin wins by a knockout!