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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teach me how to Daugie. 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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142 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Nice jab there from Kuma.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuma lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Kuma.
Kuma tries to bum rush Franklin with a series of wild strikes but Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin throws the left hand but Kuma avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuma. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuma. Kuma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a hook but Kuma avoids it easily.
Franklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franklin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuma controls his hands.
Kuma wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franklin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Kuma gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Franklin regains guard.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Kuma is proving a slippery customer.
Kuma preventing the sweep.
Kuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuma is fighting to break Franklin's control of his arms but Franklin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuma throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Kuma keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Officer Franklin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kuma checks a low kick from Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin misses with an uppercut
and Kuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Kuma moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuma lands a jab to the nose.
Kuma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuma misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuma counters with a two punch combo.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Kuma moved out of range nicely.
Franklin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin throws a hook to the side of Kuma's head but Kuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rila Kuma has been cut.
Kuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Franklin. That snapped Kuma's head back.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Kuma settles back down.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Kuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuma defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
Kuma keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuma as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rila Kuma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuma connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuma.
Kuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Kuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin throws a body punch but Kuma moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Officer Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin rushes Kuma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuma or not.
Kuma tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuma has hold of one of Franklin's legs. Franklin is fighting the takedown attempt but Kuma gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuma throws an elbow that misses. Franklin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuma's guard. Nice move by Franklin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kuma keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Officer Franklin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuma.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Franklin.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Kuma throws a big shot that misses.
Kuma takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Kuma scores with a body shot.
Kuma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuma in his tracks.
Kuma slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma scores with a nice strike.
Kuma connects with a crisp jab.
Kuma slips a jab from Franklin.
Kuma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
Kuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Kuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rila Kuma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuma looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Rila Kuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Kuma throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
Kuma throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Kuma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuma avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franklin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuma throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma misses with a body shot.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuma.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
A combination from Kuma does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Kuma throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuma ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Kuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuma. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franklin misses with a hook.
Franklin avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kuma tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Kuma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Officer Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rila Kuma.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franklin cracks Kuma with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuma being controlled against the cage.
Franklin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rila Kuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franklin is defending well.
Kuma looking for a takedown.
Kuma wants to take the fight to the mat but Franklin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuma has Franklin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is struggling to control the position.
Kuma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuma goes for a takedown attempt but Franklin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franklin digs a good body shot into Kuma's ribs.
Officer Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franklin rushes Kuma and presses him up against the cage.
Franklin presses Kuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin has Kuma pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franklin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Officer Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franklin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Officer Franklin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Officer Franklin waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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