Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2018 23:55:56 GMT -5
Michael Bisping looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bisping
Franklin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Nothing from this... Michael Bisping seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Franklin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Bisping tries to take Rich Franklin down... Franklin stumbles backwards and Michael Bisping launches a few punches...
Rich Franklin dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Bisping misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Bisping's chin! That stops Bisping in his tracks!
Michael Bisping tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rich Franklin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Bisping jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Franklin misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bisping jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Michael Bisping pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin is launching some bone breaking punches to Bisping's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Michael Bisping's eyes.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grapple with Michael Bisping and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Bisping falls hard on the mat with Rich Franklin on top of him
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Bisping can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Michael Bisping attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
Rich Franklin tries to free his leg
Rich Franklin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Bisping's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin is holding Michael Bisping's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Rich Franklin! That one hits Rich Franklin cheek like a hammer!
Bisping's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Bisping staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Michael Bisping takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Bisping
Rich Franklin is looking to pass Michael Bisping's guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 half guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Michael Bisping. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Bisping is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Franklin launches a furious hook!
That hits Bisping's chin like a wrecking ball! Bisping loses balance and goes to the mat.
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Bisping checks that kick!
Franklin misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Bisping launches an up-kick intended for Rich Franklin's head...
Franklin leans out of the way.
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin steps back and allows Bisping to get back to his feet.
Michael Bisping is on his feet again.
A left hook from Bisping
falls short.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Bisping from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Bisping is out! Bisping is out! Rich Franklin has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Michael Bisping's Right cheek
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punches) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Why wasn't Franklin put in open weight for all those...oh yeah, open weight is not catchweight. I see it now, I see it.
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bisping
Franklin shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Nothing from this... Michael Bisping seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for some grappling action
Franklin has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Bisping tries to take Rich Franklin down... Franklin stumbles backwards and Michael Bisping launches a few punches...
Rich Franklin dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Bisping misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Bisping's chin! That stops Bisping in his tracks!
Michael Bisping tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rich Franklin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Michael Bisping jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Franklin misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bisping jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Michael Bisping pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin is launching some bone breaking punches to Bisping's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Michael Bisping's eyes.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grapple with Michael Bisping and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Bisping falls hard on the mat with Rich Franklin on top of him
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Bisping can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Michael Bisping attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
Rich Franklin tries to free his leg
Rich Franklin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Bisping's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin is holding Michael Bisping's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Rich Franklin! That one hits Rich Franklin cheek like a hammer!
Bisping's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Bisping staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Michael Bisping takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Bisping
Rich Franklin is looking to pass Michael Bisping's guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 half guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Michael Bisping. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Bisping is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Franklin launches a furious hook!
That hits Bisping's chin like a wrecking ball! Bisping loses balance and goes to the mat.
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Bisping checks that kick!
Franklin misses a step and Michael Bisping sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Bisping launches an up-kick intended for Rich Franklin's head...
Franklin leans out of the way.
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Bisping's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin steps back and allows Bisping to get back to his feet.
Michael Bisping is on his feet again.
A left hook from Bisping
falls short.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Bisping from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Bisping is out! Bisping is out! Rich Franklin has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Michael Bisping's Right cheek
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punches) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Why wasn't Franklin put in open weight for all those...oh yeah, open weight is not catchweight. I see it now, I see it.