Post by The Sandmen on Apr 18, 2012 15:28:58 GMT -5
Franklin enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Ferocious staredown by Shields while Herb Dean recites the rules.
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
Shields is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Shields struggles on the ground and tries to break Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields is in Franklin open guard now
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Body shots by Jake Shields
Solid blows to Franklin's abdomen.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rich Franklin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rich Franklin doesn't defend himself!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shields tries to improve position.
Franklin adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to better his position on the ground...
Franklin holds Jake Shields's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Shields misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shields is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rich Franklin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields 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 American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Franklin is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Jake Shields
Franklin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rich Franklin looks to mount Jake Shields...
Rich Franklin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields tries to escape from the full mount...
Shields struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Franklin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields hovers above Franklin
Good punches to Franklin's body.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Jake Shields looks to posture up and open Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields forces Rich Franklin to open his guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields tries to open Franklin's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jake Shields. Franklin is unable to cover himself now!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Good looking punches from Jake Shields on the ground
They could take their toll on Franklin.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Rich Franklin moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. 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.
Jake Shields throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shields.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
A punch from Jake Shields
grazes Franklin's right cheek.
Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Shields with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Jake Shields just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Franklin may be in trouble!
Jake Shields tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Shovel hook by Rich Franklin
goes nowhere.
Shields is trying to counter now!
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields breaths deeply while on the ground
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Jake Shields turns out the lights for Franklin! What an astonishing KO by Shields!
Winner is Jake Shields by KO (GnP) at 1:29 Round 2
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Nice effort tonight from Jake Shields who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Franklin had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL).
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.
Ferocious staredown by Shields while Herb Dean recites the rules.
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
Shields is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Shields struggles on the ground and tries to break Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields is in Franklin open guard now
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Jake Shields seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Body shots by Jake Shields
Solid blows to Franklin's abdomen.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rich Franklin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rich Franklin doesn't defend himself!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shields tries to improve position.
Franklin adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to better his position on the ground...
Franklin holds Jake Shields's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Shields misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shields is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rich Franklin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields 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 American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Franklin is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Jake Shields
Franklin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rich Franklin looks to mount Jake Shields...
Rich Franklin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields tries to escape from the full mount...
Shields struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jake Shields
Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Franklin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields hovers above Franklin
Good punches to Franklin's body.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Franklin
Jake Shields looks to posture up and open Rich Franklin's guard...
Jake Shields forces Rich Franklin to open his guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Jake Shields tries to open Franklin's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jake Shields. Franklin is unable to cover himself now!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Good looking punches from Jake Shields on the ground
They could take their toll on Franklin.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Rich Franklin moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Jake Shields tries to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rich Franklin. 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.
Jake Shields throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Shields.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
A punch from Jake Shields
grazes Franklin's right cheek.
Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Shields with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Jake Shields just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Franklin may be in trouble!
Jake Shields tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Shovel hook by Rich Franklin
goes nowhere.
Shields is trying to counter now!
Shields grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jake Shields
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields breaths deeply while on the ground
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Franklin
Shields throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Jake Shields turns out the lights for Franklin! What an astonishing KO by Shields!
Winner is Jake Shields by KO (GnP) at 1:29 Round 2
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Nice effort tonight from Jake Shields who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Franklin had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL).
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.