Post by The Sandmen on Jul 20, 2018 2:39:24 GMT -5
Rich Franklin looks very relaxed.
Wanderlei Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
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 Wanderlei
Franklin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Wanderlei's ribs.
Wanderlei is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Franklin launches a barrage of elbows over Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei Silva blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Franklin works on the ground with his fingers over Wanderlei's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Rich Franklin for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Wanderlei time to recover. Wanderlei Silva seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Wanderlei's face while in the clinch!
Wanderlei can't take many more shots like those!
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Franklin holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Not a desiderable position that Wanderlei is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Franklin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Wanderlei with a double overhooks!
Wanderlei Silva throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei throws a lazy kick
Franklin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Wanderlei's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
Wanderlei moves aside and dodges.
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Franklin
Franklin wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin swings...
hard impact to Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Rich Franklin.
Wanderlei staggers backwards. Franklin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Wanderlei's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Right eye
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rich Franklin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rich Franklin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei pushes off of Rich Franklin and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Franklin holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin is launching some bone breaking punches to Wanderlei's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Wanderlei Silva's eyes.
Crushing shot to Wanderlei's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Wanderlei Silva
well done Wanderlei falls hard on the mat
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Rich Franklin away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei hyper-extended his left leg
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Franklin.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Wanderlei may be in trouble!
Wanderlei seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Rich Franklin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rich Franklin is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Quick hook by Rich Franklin
Good shot! Wanderlei has reasons to be worried.
The ref pulls off Rich Franklin! Wanderlei seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Wanderlei's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rich Franklin by TKO (Hook) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 35/45 (78%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 86 s
The West Coast Knockouts is not making a good case for himself in light of the big BUllies/Underdogs team dispersals. #GetUpgrading!
Wanderlei Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
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 Wanderlei
Franklin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Wanderlei's ribs.
Wanderlei is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Franklin launches a barrage of elbows over Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei Silva blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Franklin works on the ground with his fingers over Wanderlei's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Rich Franklin for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Wanderlei time to recover. Wanderlei Silva seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Wanderlei's face while in the clinch!
Wanderlei can't take many more shots like those!
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Franklin holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Wanderlei decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Wanderlei with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Not a desiderable position that Wanderlei is in now. Rich Franklin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Franklin moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Wanderlei with a double overhooks!
Wanderlei Silva throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei throws a lazy kick
Franklin dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Wanderlei's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
Wanderlei moves aside and dodges.
Wanderlei looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Franklin
Franklin wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin swings...
hard impact to Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Rich Franklin.
Wanderlei staggers backwards. Franklin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Wanderlei's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Right eye
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rich Franklin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rich Franklin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei pushes off of Rich Franklin and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Franklin holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin is launching some bone breaking punches to Wanderlei's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Wanderlei Silva's eyes.
Crushing shot to Wanderlei's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Wanderlei Silva
well done Wanderlei falls hard on the mat
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei Silva kicks his legs trying to keep Rich Franklin away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Franklin is standing while Wanderlei is on the ground on his back
Franklin launches a kick to Wanderlei's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei hyper-extended his left leg
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Franklin.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Wanderlei may be in trouble!
Wanderlei seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Rich Franklin seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Franklin decides to launch some tentative punches
Rich Franklin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rich Franklin is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Quick hook by Rich Franklin
Good shot! Wanderlei has reasons to be worried.
The ref pulls off Rich Franklin! Wanderlei seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Wanderlei's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rich Franklin by TKO (Hook) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 35/45 (78%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 86 s
The West Coast Knockouts is not making a good case for himself in light of the big BUllies/Underdogs team dispersals. #GetUpgrading!