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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garcia (ranked 25084 p4p, 25175 weight class) and Poor Franklin (ranked 497 p4p, 496 weight class). Franklin has chosen POWER as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poor Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia darts in and clinches Franklin up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Franklin is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Garcia keeps control of Franklin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin throws out a powerful jab.
Franklin lands a nice looking body shot.
Franklin scores with a jab.
Franklin scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Franklin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franklin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Poor Franklin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Franklin finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia moves forwards but Franklin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poor Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
Garcia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Franklin.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Franklin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Franklin back into the ropes.
Franklin working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Franklin blocks a body shot from Garcia.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Franklin can't break the clinch.
Garcia works on Franklin's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Franklin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franklin can't break the clinch.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklin's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Franklin tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Franklin working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklin's efforts to push away.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin connects with a nice looking jab.
Franklin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franklin moves out of range of the strikes.
Franklin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia cracks Franklin with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poor Franklin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Garcia has Franklin pressed against the ropes, preventing Franklin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Franklin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Franklin.
Franklin gets tackled into the ropes by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
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!
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has Franklin pressed against the ropes, preventing Franklin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklin can do to turn this around?
Franklin can't break the clinch.
Franklin wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin is rocked!
Miguel Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
With the fighters up against the ropes, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the ropes.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Franklin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
Franklin takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Franklin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Franklin drops to his knees and Garcia pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Garcia!
Poor Franklin spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll never be Rich Franklin'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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