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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 10
Date: May 13, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Santos gets a clinch.
Franklin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos gets through Franklin 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Franklin 's ribcage. Franklin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos throws a big uppercut that drops Franklin ! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Franklin lies dazed against the cage as Santos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos! |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 4
Date: Apr 01, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
McQuirk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franklin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#BC#
McQuirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
McQuirk lands a left and a right that send Franklin crashing to the mat, dazed. McQuirk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.#TD2#
Franklin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McQuirk's half guard.
McQuirk has one foot on Franklin 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've been told by McQuirk's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Franklin tries to keep at a distance but McQuirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
McQuirk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but McQuirk improves position.
Franklin is looking to control McQuirk's arms but McQuirk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
McQuirk is working Franklin over against the cage.#T1##TD2#
Franklin jumps guard and drags McQuirk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McQuirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Franklin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McQuirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McQuirk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #ROC#Franklin is rocked!
McQuirk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can McQuirk finish him?#SU#
McQuirk stands and steps away. Franklin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McQuirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franklin at a distance.
#CL#
McQuirk pushes Franklin up against the cage in a clinch.
McQuirk avoiding damage.
#BC#
McQuirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
McQuirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Franklin responds with a good body kick, but McQuirk manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
McQuirk takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Franklin tightens his grip and picks McQuirk up, before dumping him to the ground. McQuirk manages to land in guard.
McQuirk wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirk cracks Franklin with a hook to the temple - Franklin is on wobbly legs here! McQuirk swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Franklin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McQuirk wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerk McQuirk! |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 1
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
A short left from Santos. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Franklin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin 's sensitive parts. #KD#
Santos cracks Franklin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Franklin to stand back up!#CUT#It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from Santos and Franklin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santiago Santos! |
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Event:
AVKT 6: Hanma - Castiana
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Leighton or perhaps it was just good defense by Franklin , which made it look bad. #TD2#
Franklin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leighton kicks off Franklin and gets to his feet.
Leighton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leighton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leighton gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Leighton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leighton showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighton controlling the pace. #T1#
Franklin has hold of Leighton's hands but Leighton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leighton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franklin !
Leighton content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Leighton has control of Franklin 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Franklin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leighton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leighton is landing with some decent strikes but Franklin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T2#
Leighton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Franklin is trying to reverse the position but instead Leighton has taken his back - oops!
Leighton scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#CUT#It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Leighton working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Franklin is doing well to defend. Leighton seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Franklin is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gregory Leighton!
Gregory Leighton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
AVKT 4: New Year’s Smash-Up
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
Jeffrey Franklin had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 273.6, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Teddy Greenburg was cancelled. |
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