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SPFT #15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Daugherty (ranked 25159 p4p, 3796 weight class) and Reinaldo Hernandez (ranked 524 p4p, 402 weight class). Reinaldo Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reinaldo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Maximillian Daugherty has been cut.
Hernandez cracks Daugherty with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Daugherty tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hernandez pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Daugherty is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinaldo Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 4305 p4p, 3155 weight class) and George Johnson (ranked 476 p4p, 363 weight class). Jimmy Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jimmy Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
George Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jimmy Johnson takes a step back to recover.
George Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Jimmy Johnson is defending well but George Johnson drives through and ends up in Jimmy Johnson's guard.
Jimmy Johnson keeping moving, preventing George Johnson from controlling successfully.
George Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
George Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
George Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jimmy Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson controlling the position.
Jimmy Johnson keeping moving, preventing George Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jimmy Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
George Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Jimmy Johnson closes the distance and pushes George Johnson back into the cage.
George Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jimmy Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
George Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimmy Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jimmy Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
George Johnson's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on George Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
George Johnson tries to stall but Jimmy Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jimmy Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of George Johnson backwards.
Jimmy Johnson scores with a shot to the side of George Johnson's head.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a right to the head.
 It looks like George Johnson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jimmy Johnson tries to throw a body punch but George Johnson avoids it by throwing Jimmy Johnson back against the cage.
A short right from George Johnson on the inside.
George Johnson has Jimmy Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Jimmy Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jimmy Johnson is trying to break free.
Jimmy Johnson avoiding damage as George Johnson throws knees to the body.
Jimmy Johnson lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimmy Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimmy Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a combination
and George Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jimmy Johnson really felt that one!
Jimmy Johnson looks to land a right hand but George Johnson moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by George Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jimmy Johnson, which made it look bad.
George Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson throws a right and a left that George Johnson avoids nicely.
No joy there for Jimmy Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George Johnson is looking to clinch.
Jimmy Johnson sizes up George Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a double jab.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Jimmy Johnson scores with a one two! George Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
George Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
George Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jimmy Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
George Johnson is trying to drag Jimmy Johnson to the mat but Jimmy Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Jimmy Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimmy Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George Johnson keeps control of Jimmy Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jimmy Johnson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jimmy Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson throws a right and a left that George Johnson avoids nicely.
Jimmy Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jimmy Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jimmy Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson manages to break the clinch.
George Johnson tries to clinch up but Jimmy Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
George Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Jimmy Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Jimmy Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
George Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jimmy Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George Johnson somewhat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jimmy Johnson drops George Johnson with a beautiful combination! George Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jimmy Johnson is looking for the KO!
Jimmy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
George Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimmy Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George Johnson.
George Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Jimmy Johnson pushes him away.
Jimmy Johnson clinches up against the cage.
George Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jimmy Johnson is defending well.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Johnson.
George Johnson tries to stall but Jimmy Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jimmy Johnson lands a right hand.
That has opened up George Johnson's cut even more.
George Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Jimmy Johnson on the inside.
Jimmy Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
George Johnson tries to pull guard but Jimmy Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jimmy Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from George Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
George Johnson tries a body shot but Jimmy Johnson blocks it.
Jimmy Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Jimmy Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Jimmy Johnson is trying to break free.
George Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimmy Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jimmy Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of George Johnson backwards.
The cut above George Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Jimmy Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimmy Johnson stalling against the cage.
George Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jimmy Johnson wants to break free but George Johnson has control.
Jimmy Johnson is trying to break the clinch but George Johnson is controlling him.
George Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Jimmy Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed George Johnson into the cage.
George Johnson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
Jimmy Johnson stalling the fight.
Jimmy Johnson is stalling here.
George Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, George Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jimmy Johnson's brow.
George Johnson slows down the pace here.
George Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jimmy Johnson is blocking nicely.
Jimmy Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jimmy Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but George Johnson won't allow it.
George Johnson keeps control of Jimmy Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jimmy Johnson is blocking nicely.
George Johnson jumps guard but Jimmy Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jimmy Johnson breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a wild combination.
George Johnson misses with a body kick.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from George Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimmy Johnson misses with a double jab.
Jimmy Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jimmy Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Jimmy Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jimmy Johnson loads up on a big right hand but George Johnson slips the punch.
George Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Jimmy Johnson pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George Johnson throws a head kick that Jimmy Johnson semi-blocks.
George Johnson moves forwards but Jimmy Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
George Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jimmy Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Jimmy Johnson pushes him away.
A punch combination from Jimmy Johnson misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
George Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
George Johnson dodges the punch combination from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jimmy Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George Johnson can do to turn this around?
George Johnson throws a strike but Jimmy Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimmy Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jimmy Johnson has managed to clinch.
Jimmy Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George Johnson misses with a knee strike.
George Johnson is looking to control Jimmy Johnson's arms but Jimmy Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now George Johnson has his back to the cage.
Jimmy Johnson wants to break free but George Johnson has control.
George Johnson lands an elbow inside that Jimmy Johnson shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jimmy Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from George Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimmy Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimmy Johnson taking a breather.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
George Johnson stalling in the clinch but Jimmy Johnson improves position.
George Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jimmy Johnson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George Johnson has Jimmy Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Jimmy Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jimmy Johnson lands an uppercut.
Jimmy Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
George Johnson prevents a body shot from Jimmy Johnson.
George Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimmy Johnson gets an underhook and turns George Johnson into the cage.
Jimmy Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Jimmy Johnson's cut is getting worse.
George Johnson wants a takedown.
George Johnson fails to pull guard.
Jimmy Johnson works on George Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
George Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jimmy Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimmy Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of George Johnson backwards.
Jimmy Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Jimmy Johnson tries to break free but George Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
George Johnson can't get the takedown.
George Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jimmy Johnson.
A short uppercut from Jimmy Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jimmy Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Johnson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hector (ranked 25239 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Joaquim Paz (ranked 572 p4p, 399 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquim Paz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hector tries to clinch up.
Hector definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hector scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paz doesn't seem bothered though.
Paz fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Hector misses.
Hector moves in looking to clinch but Paz pushes him off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hector throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paz is trying to pull guard but Hector turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paz goes for a takedown attempt but Hector pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jack Hector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Paz.
A left lands for Hector.
It looks like Joaquim Paz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hector connects with the punch.
Hector swinging wildly here.
Paz fails with the takedown
and Hector holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hector breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hector counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Paz off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Hector follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Paz was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Hector!
Jack Hector really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Franklin (ranked 25067 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Yujirou The Ogre (ranked 560 p4p, 471 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yujirou The Ogre!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
The Ogre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
Franklin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Ogre defends it nicely.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ogre as he jumps to the side.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Ogre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Franklin looks for a takedown but The Ogre sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Ogre throws a big shot that misses.
The Ogre misses the jab.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Ogre avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Ogre pinned against the cage. The Ogre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Ogre, pushing him back against the cage.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from The Ogre does no damage.
Franklin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ogre as he jumps to the side.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - The Ogre circles away.
Franklin needs to keep his hands up - The Ogre had a free shot at his head there.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from The Ogre misses.
Yujirou The Ogre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Ogre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franklin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Ogre's waist but The Ogre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franklin off to one side.
Franklin has closed the distance and engaged The Ogre in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin is pushing The Ogre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin stalling.
Franklin has The Ogre pressed against the cage, preventing The Ogre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Ogre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Ogre's efforts to push away.
The Ogre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franklin tries to pull guard but The Ogre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.
The Ogre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard but The Ogre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.
The Ogre dodges an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin manages to break the clinch.
The Ogre swinging wildly here.
The Ogre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Ogre pushes Franklin off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ogre throws a hook but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin gets a double leg takedown into The Ogre's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
The Ogre looking for a sweep. Not yet The Ogre, not yet.
The Ogre managing to control the position.
The Ogre keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
The Ogre seems keen to control Franklin's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yujirou The Ogre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franklin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Ogre smiles and moves away.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Ogre tries to keep at a distance but Franklin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franklin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franklin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.
Franklin pulls The Ogre into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing The Ogre from controlling successfully.
The Ogre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Ogre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Ogre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Ogre throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Ogre stands and steps away. Franklin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and The Ogre moves out of range easily.
Franklin tries to clinch up but The Ogre circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - The Ogre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Ogre.
Franklin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from The Ogre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
The Ogre has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin has The Ogre pressed against the cage, preventing The Ogre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but The Ogre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ogre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Ogre walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but The Ogre pushes him off.
The Ogre stuffs the takedown.
The Ogre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Ogre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin slips a jab from The Ogre.
The Ogre scores with a nice head shot.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from The Ogre.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Ogre defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Ogre misses its intended target.
Franklin drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Ogre sprawls and moves away.
Franklin closes the distance and pushes The Ogre back into the cage.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Ogre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
Franklin throws a series of punches but The Ogre avoids them all with ease.
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 tries to clinch but The Ogre is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from The Ogre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Ogre.
The Ogre misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from The Ogre misses.
The Ogre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
A jab from The Ogre misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yujirou The Ogre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ogre but The Ogre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Ogre throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franklin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ogre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Ogre throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Ogre throws out the jab.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Ogre avoids it really well and circles away.
The Ogre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from The Ogre misses.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - The Ogre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. The Ogre sprawls well.
The Ogre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
The Ogre works over Franklin's head and body with a nice combination.
The Ogre throws a left that rocks Franklin and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! The Ogre dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Franklin regain composure!
 Franklin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as The Ogre stalls from top position.
Oh Franklin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Ogre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Franklin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! The Ogre gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Franklin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yujirou The Ogre!
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