Post by The Sandmen on Sept 4, 2015 12:52:50 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Rich Franklin is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Jason MacDonald looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rich Franklin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Franklin and MacDonald move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jason MacDonald tries to bring the fight to the ground
Franklin goes down.
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Franklin
MacDonald moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Rich Franklin who tries a hammer punch to MacDonald's ribs.
MacDonald blocks those punches
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to MacDonald's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because MacDonald tries to cover his face,
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around MacDonald
He succeeds!
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of MacDonald's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
MacDonald blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Franklin misses a step and Jason MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jason MacDonald is looking to pass Rich Franklin's guard...
Rich Franklin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to MacDonald's cheek from the guard.
Jason MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
MacDonald is trying to counter now!
MacDonald tries to escape from the closed guard
MacDonald succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Franklin
MacDonald tries to jump to side mount.
Rich Franklin jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over MacDonald
Rich Franklin moves to better his position on the ground...
Rich Franklin viciously slams hammer blows to MacDonald's face!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Franklin's moves.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over MacDonald
Rich Franklin tries to pass Jason MacDonald's guard...
Rich Franklin manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in half guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over MacDonald
Rich Franklin tries to free his leg
Rich Franklin uses some of his skill by jumping out of MacDonald's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Rich Franklin looks to pass to mount...
MacDonald creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
MacDonald is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over MacDonald
Rich Franklin tries to finish with a leg lock!
MacDonald is able to break the lock.
Franklin misses a step and Jason MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over MacDonald
Franklin tries to open up Jason MacDonald's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching MacDonald in the side of the head
Rich Franklin is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over MacDonald
Terrible one sided match... MacDonald was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! MacDonald's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
MacDonald is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Rich Franklin by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 3:13 Round 1
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/17 (59%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Jason MacDonald
Punches 0/0 (0%)
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 166 s
Rich Franklin defends the Middleweight title!
Rich was just starting to get in the groove of things when...ping, pow, pop, Pyp, DEAD. May Jason's cheekbone rest in peace.