Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2012 13:49:17 GMT -5
Rich Franklin is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Brian Stann raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rich Franklin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Franklin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Franklin and All American circle around the center of the cage.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
All American is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin leans back...
All American eyes him warily.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin leans back...
He clobbers Brian Stann's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
All American's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to All American's face!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin moves on the ground
Rich Franklin moves to side mount
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brian Stann! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brian Stann doesn't defend himself!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
All American tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Rich Franklin looks to mount Brian Stann...
Brian Stann takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin tries to jump to side mount.
Brian Stann closed his guard around Rich Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Franklin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rich Franklin rolls Brian Stann to his stomach and takes his back!
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
All American breaths deeply while on the ground
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
All American tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
Not a desiderable position that All American is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
All American has given his back to Rich Franklin who is trying to get one hook in!
All American struggles in the ground trying to break Franklin's control
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American has Franklin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Franklin is unable to move under All American control.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Brian Stann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
All American blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Brian Stann's cheek! All American stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside All American's guard.
All American fights back with his feet, forcing Franklin to try something else.
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Franklin moves backwards and gestures for Brian Stann to stand up.
All American climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rich Franklin leans forwards and tries to grapple with All American
Franklin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin slightly pushes All American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin fires a barrage of punches at All American's head!
The punches go wide.
All American tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
All American tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Franklin is holding Brian Stann's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Brian Stann loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Rich Franklin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin looks to mount Brian Stann...
Brian Stann takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid kick to the leg from Brian Stann
that visibly pains Franklin.
Rich Franklin and All American engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rich Franklin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on All American's face
Nice punch by Brian Stann
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Brian Stann's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rich Franklin was tooling Brian Stann for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Brian Stann lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Brian Stann jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Brian Stann runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin launches a body shot
All American dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brian Stann jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Incredible haymaker from Brian Stann!
You can see Rich Franklin's head being snapped backwards!
All American decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brian Stann paws at Franklin.
Franklin answers with solid punches!
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Brian Stann jumps back and jabs
All American seems staggered and Rich Franklin runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
All American launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Franklin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Brian Stann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brilliant combination from Brian Stann
Franklin is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on All American.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
High kick from Rich Franklin!
All American seems to be done!
All American has a small cut in his Forehead
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Brian Stann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
All American avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Brian Stann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
Brian Stann fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by All American who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
Brian Stann pushes away Franklin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Franklin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Brian Stann
The fighters are clinching.
Once Franklin is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Franklin struggles and launches a few punches to All American's head
Those punches are hitting! All American covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grab one of Brian Stann's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Rich Franklin throw All American to the mat like a ragdoll
Hard blow to All American's mid-section, he seems hurt
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Franklin opts to jump inside All American's guard.
All American didn't see that coming. Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Rich Franklin is cooling the fight on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
All American breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Franklin avoids a dangerous strike from All American
and counters with a solid straight!
All American's Left eye is beginning to swell
All American has a small cut in his Left eye
Brian Stann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Rich Franklin grabs All American
Brian Stann gets thrown to the mat.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as All American can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Rich Franklin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over All American
Franklin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rich Franklin moves to better his position on the ground...
Rich Franklin viciously slams hammer blows to All American's face!
Brian Stann can't continue fighting. Herb Dean doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen right eye!
There is a small laceration on Brian Stann's Forehead
Winner is Rich Franklin by TKO (Doctor Stoppage - Swollen eye) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Brian Stann
Punches 14/24 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/15 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 316 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 23/32 (72%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 289 s
What a great fight. very back and forth, and both men have great between-round recovery. Anderson better win now that Stann's MW title dreams are destroyed. If Anderson wins, it might be time for a Franklin-Anderson rematch? Maybe.. Franklin looked good. No suggested area of improvement. Stann could use a tweak on stamina perhaps. Some health too? I donno. He is just not quite ready.
Brian Stann raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rich Franklin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Franklin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Franklin and All American circle around the center of the cage.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
All American is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin leans back...
All American eyes him warily.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin leans back...
He clobbers Brian Stann's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
All American's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to All American's face!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin moves on the ground
Rich Franklin moves to side mount
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brian Stann! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brian Stann doesn't defend himself!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
All American tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Rich Franklin looks to mount Brian Stann...
Brian Stann takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin tries to jump to side mount.
Brian Stann closed his guard around Rich Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Franklin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rich Franklin rolls Brian Stann to his stomach and takes his back!
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
All American breaths deeply while on the ground
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
All American tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Franklin is in rear mount over All American
Not a desiderable position that All American is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
All American has given his back to Rich Franklin who is trying to get one hook in!
All American struggles in the ground trying to break Franklin's control
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American has Franklin controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Franklin is unable to move under All American control.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Brian Stann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
All American blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Brian Stann's cheek! All American stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside All American's guard.
All American fights back with his feet, forcing Franklin to try something else.
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Franklin moves backwards and gestures for Brian Stann to stand up.
All American climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rich Franklin leans forwards and tries to grapple with All American
Franklin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin slightly pushes All American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin fires a barrage of punches at All American's head!
The punches go wide.
All American tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
All American tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Franklin is holding Brian Stann's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Brian Stann loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Brian Stann
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Rich Franklin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin looks to mount Brian Stann...
Brian Stann takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid kick to the leg from Brian Stann
that visibly pains Franklin.
Rich Franklin and All American engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Rich Franklin tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on All American's face
Nice punch by Brian Stann
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Brian Stann's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rich Franklin was tooling Brian Stann for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Brian Stann lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Brian Stann jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Brian Stann runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin launches a body shot
All American dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brian Stann jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Incredible haymaker from Brian Stann!
You can see Rich Franklin's head being snapped backwards!
All American decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Brian Stann paws at Franklin.
Franklin answers with solid punches!
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Brian Stann jumps back and jabs
All American seems staggered and Rich Franklin runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
All American launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Franklin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Brian Stann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brilliant combination from Brian Stann
Franklin is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on All American.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
High kick from Rich Franklin!
All American seems to be done!
All American has a small cut in his Forehead
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Brian Stann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
All American avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Brian Stann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
Brian Stann fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by All American who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
Brian Stann pushes away Franklin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Franklin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Brian Stann
The fighters are clinching.
Once Franklin is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Franklin struggles and launches a few punches to All American's head
Those punches are hitting! All American covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grab one of Brian Stann's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Rich Franklin throw All American to the mat like a ragdoll
Hard blow to All American's mid-section, he seems hurt
Franklin is standing while All American is on the ground on his back
Franklin opts to jump inside All American's guard.
All American didn't see that coming. Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Rich Franklin is cooling the fight on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
All American breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Franklin avoids a dangerous strike from All American
and counters with a solid straight!
All American's Left eye is beginning to swell
All American has a small cut in his Left eye
Brian Stann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Rich Franklin grabs All American
Brian Stann gets thrown to the mat.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as All American can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Rich Franklin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in open guard over All American
Franklin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over All American
Franklin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Rich Franklin moves to better his position on the ground...
Rich Franklin viciously slams hammer blows to All American's face!
Brian Stann can't continue fighting. Herb Dean doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen right eye!
There is a small laceration on Brian Stann's Forehead
Winner is Rich Franklin by TKO (Doctor Stoppage - Swollen eye) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Brian Stann
Punches 14/24 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/15 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 316 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 23/32 (72%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 289 s
What a great fight. very back and forth, and both men have great between-round recovery. Anderson better win now that Stann's MW title dreams are destroyed. If Anderson wins, it might be time for a Franklin-Anderson rematch? Maybe.. Franklin looked good. No suggested area of improvement. Stann could use a tweak on stamina perhaps. Some health too? I donno. He is just not quite ready.