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Event:
DFN#50 Dall vs Ketler
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Franklin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vazquez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Franklin is in Vazquez's guard.
Vazquez is trying to control the position but Franklin postures up.
Franklin passes into half guard.
Franklin controlling the pace.
Vazquez is trying to control but can't.
Vazquez is refusing to be controlled, as Franklin sits in half guard.
Franklin throwing shots but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez trying to hold on to Franklin's head to control him but Franklin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin trying to mount his opponent but Vazquez defends it.
Vazquez trying to control from the bottom.
#T1#
Vazquez is concentrating on defense, preventing Franklin from advancing position.
Franklin is thwarting Vazquez's attempts to control the position.
Franklin trying to control the pace.
Franklin tries to pass to full mount but Vazquez defends it.
Franklin drops an elbow to the side of Vazquez's head.
Franklin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vazquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vazquez wants to get back to full guard.
Vazquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franklin scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Vazquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Franklin.
Franklin controlling the pace.
Vazquez tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
Vazquez misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T3##TD#
Franklin dives in and scores a takedown into Vazquez's guard.
Vazquez wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Vazquez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vazquez is controlling Franklin's posture.
Franklin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franklin connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Vazquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin lands a couple of elbows.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Vazquez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vazquez being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vazquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franklin is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD#
Franklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Franklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Vazquez sneaks out the side door and pushes Franklin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Franklin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Vazquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Vazquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Franklin sprawls well. He's pushed Vazquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Franklin tries to counter by clinching up but Vazquez breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
Franklin shoots in and bounces Vazquez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Franklin distracts Vazquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vazquez is trying to control the position but Franklin postures up.
Vazquez keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Vazquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Franklin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John Franklin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franklin looking to sit in guard and control but Vazquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Vazquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Franklin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franklin tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vazquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vazquez's guard. #REVR#
Vazquez has momentary wrist control but Franklin slips an elbow through the middle.
Vazquez wants to control but Franklin passes easily into half guard.
#T2#
Franklin thows a huge punch but Vazquez dodges it nicely.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Vazquez dodges it nicely.
Franklin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vazquez can do to turn this around?
Franklin wants to free his trapped foot but Vazquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vazquez defending well though.
Vazquez trying to hold on to Franklin's head to control him but Franklin postures up.
Vazquez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Franklin working Vazquez over with strikes.
Franklin is trying to control the action in half guard but Vazquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vazquez tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control.
Franklin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vazquez controls his leg.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vazquez defending well though.
Franklin is trying to control. Vazquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vazquez dives in and grabs Franklin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franklin pushes down on Vazquez's head and hops out.
John Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Vazquez.
Vazquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Franklin tries to land a leg kick but Vazquez saw it coming and moves away.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vazquez enables Franklin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vazquez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Vazquez keeps moving.
Franklin preventing the sweep.
Vazquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franklin cracks Vazquez with a solid left hand.
Franklin is working Vazquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vazquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Franklin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Franklin with that takedown attempt.
And Vazquez tries to counter it with a takedown but Franklin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Franklin lands an overhand right.
Vazquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Vazquez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franklin is trying to control Vazquez's posture but Vazquez avoids it.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Franklin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vazquez connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vazquez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vazquez lands some shots froms side control.
Vazquez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Franklin some visible discomfort.
Vazquez grinds an elbow into Franklin's temple.
Vazquez lands some shots froms side control.#ROC2#
Franklin is rocked!
Vazquez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Franklin!
Oh Franklin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vazquez cracks Franklin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vazquez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Franklin covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Vazquez!
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Event:
DUEL#170 Zhai vs Dad
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Franklin scores with a head kick. Avinu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#
It looks like Avraham Avinu has been cut.#TD#
Avinu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Franklin to the mat! Franklin manages to get full guard.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avinu works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Avinu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Franklin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franklin tries to strike from the bottom.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Franklin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Franklin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avinu is aware though and is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franklin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Avinu throws a big right hand that misses.
Franklin tries to strike from the bottom.
Avinu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avinu connects with a couple of short punches.
Avinu trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Alvey's House of MMA inform us that Franklin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Avinu throwing strikes from guard but Franklin blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Avinu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Avinu trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avinu is one step ahead there.
Franklin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avinu.
Avinu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin has momentary wrist control but Avinu slips an elbow through the middle.
Avinu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Avinu connects with a couple of short punches.
Avinu throwing strikes from guard but Franklin blocks nicely.
Avinu trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Franklin has his foot on Avinu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avinu works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Avinu showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Franklin working for a triangle but Avinu defends it easily.
Avinu landing with the ground and pound.
Avinu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Franklin's head.#ROC#
Franklin is rocked!
Avinu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can Avinu finish him?
Avinu gets to his feet and stands over Franklin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Franklin felt that one! Avinu unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Franklin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraham Avinu!
Avraham Avinu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
DFN#46 Arjuna vs Laiho
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Franklin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adaev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adaev wants to stand and escape but Franklin is having none of it.
Adaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Adaev, not yet.
Franklin trying to control but Adaev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Franklin drops back looking for a leg! Adaev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adaev manages to kick Franklin off! Franklin jumps back into Adaev's guard.
Adaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Franklin drops back looking for a leg! Adaev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adaev manages to kick Franklin off! Franklin jumps back into Adaev's guard. #T1#
Adaev is looking to stand back up but Franklin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Adaev.
Franklin prevents Adaev from improving his position.
Adaev is still trying to improve position.
Adaev is trying to control but can't.
Franklin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adaev keeps working.
Franklin is controlling the pace.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Franklin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adaev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franklin works his way into full mount!
Franklin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Franklin wants to control the pace but Adaev is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Franklin with a couple of short strikes.
Franklin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adaev is looking to escape.
Franklin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Adaev to take his back!#SUB#
Franklin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Adaev is defending well though. Franklin let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Franklin has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Adaev is in real trouble here. Franklin gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Adaev is tapping out! Franklin wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Franklin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Franklin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jacobs on his heels. He'll look to pass Jacobs's guard now, I'm sure.#ES#
Jacobs scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've been told by Jacobs's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobs misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Franklin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jacobs!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Franklin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin lands an elbow.
Jacobs taking a bit of punishment here - Franklin scoring with strikes.
Franklin cracks Jacobs with a big right hand but Jacobs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#ROC2#
Jacobs is rocked!
Check out the look on Franklin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Jacobs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jacobs looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Franklin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Franklin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
Franklin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
As Jacobs backs off Franklin throws a huge counter combo but Jacobs manages to avoid it all.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franklin's calf.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franklin's calf.
An inside leg kick from Jacobs misses.
Franklin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacobs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Franklin duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacobs - that will leave a mark!
#CL2#
Franklin takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Jacobs tries to counter by clinching up but Franklin breaks away and moves out of range.
Jacobs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franklin.
Josh Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Franklin.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franklin thinks about the counter body kick.
Franklin looks for the body kick but Jacobs saw that one coming. #CL2#
Franklin has Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Franklin manages to pull guard.
#T2#
Jacobs preventing the sweep.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Franklin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jacobs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Franklin's body to avoid the submission. Franklin has instead reached around Jacobs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Franklin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Franklin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2018 |
#R1##KD2#
Franklin drops Gray with a beautiful combination! Gray stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Franklin is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Gray is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Walton Gray has been cut.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Franklin needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Gray just on the top of the head. Gray drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Gray - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Franklin!
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