Post by The Sandmen on Sept 4, 2012 11:31:54 GMT -5
Rich Franklin is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia).
Frank Shamrock looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Rich Franklin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frank Shamrock has fight Rich Franklin 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
And there you go! I would put my money on Rich Franklin today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Frank and Franklin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Pulverizing punch to Frank's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Frank is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Rich Franklin moves to better his position on the ground...
Rich Franklin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Franklin won't allow him to take this position easily.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Frank Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Franklin
Frank tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frank Shamrock fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Frank Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Shamrock who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Rich Franklin pushes away Frank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Frank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rich Franklin
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Franklin circles out and slips free of Frank Shamrock's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Frank stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Rich Franklin is coming in again!
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Frank fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Frank blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Frank stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Rich Franklin away.
Rich Franklin takes a kick to the body.
Franklin is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin creates space and allows Frank Shamrock to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Frank Shamrock is standing now.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Frank struggles... Rich Franklin is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Frank is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin shows great balance while pushing away Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Frank from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Terrible one sided match... Frank was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Some nice shots from Rich Franklin
that stun Frank.
Frank studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Franklin tries to grapple
He puts Frank in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Franklin pummels back into position.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Superb haymaker by Franklin
that lands on Frank's face like a cannon ball!
Frank's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Franklin is holding Frank Shamrock's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Rich Franklin in his guard.
Rich Franklin keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock 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.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to show some ground skills
Franklin uses his strength to keep Franklin at a disadvantage
Frank clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Franklin tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Frank in the side of the head
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock 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.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin tries to open Frank's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rich Franklin. Frank is unable to cover himself now!
Frank has a small cut in his Forehead
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin looks to pass to mount...
Franklin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frank Shamrock.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Frank's face with those brutal elbows! Frank needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frank's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Frank staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rich Franklin pushes Frank Shamrock down and prevents his attempts to escape
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin fires a barrage of punches at Frank's head!
This is bad! Franklin is just pounding on Frank Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frank's Nose is beginning to swell
Frank has a small cut in his Nose
Frank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Frank Shamrock shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Frank struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Frank's eyes...
Frank struggles to free himself
That Americana looks tight...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Rich Franklin's lock! This is over! Frank didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Rich Franklin by Submission (Americana) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 16/17 (94%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 27/39 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
The first shot of the fight from Franklin seemed to mess up Shamrocks game for basically the rest of the fight. Frank was just never able to get it going after. If he is going ot try for the takedown-style fight, he might want to get some upgrades in that department, as 0-3 on the takedown is not okay when you are a ground fighter in a #1 contender matchup.
Frank Shamrock looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Rich Franklin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frank Shamrock has fight Rich Franklin 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
And there you go! I would put my money on Rich Franklin today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Frank and Franklin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Pulverizing punch to Frank's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Rich Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Frank is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Rich Franklin moves to better his position on the ground...
Rich Franklin wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Franklin won't allow him to take this position easily.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Frank Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Franklin
Frank tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frank Shamrock fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Frank Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frank Shamrock who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Rich Franklin pushes away Frank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Frank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rich Franklin
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Franklin circles out and slips free of Frank Shamrock's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Frank stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Rich Franklin is coming in again!
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Frank fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Frank blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Frank stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Rich Franklin away.
Rich Franklin takes a kick to the body.
Franklin is standing while Frank is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin creates space and allows Frank Shamrock to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Frank Shamrock is standing now.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Frank struggles... Rich Franklin is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Frank is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin shows great balance while pushing away Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin launches a rapid series of punches
taking Frank from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Terrible one sided match... Frank was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Some nice shots from Rich Franklin
that stun Frank.
Frank studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Franklin tries to grapple
He puts Frank in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Franklin pummels back into position.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Frank
Franklin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Superb haymaker by Franklin
that lands on Frank's face like a cannon ball!
Frank's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Franklin is holding Frank Shamrock's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Rich Franklin in his guard.
Rich Franklin keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock 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.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to show some ground skills
Franklin uses his strength to keep Franklin at a disadvantage
Frank clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Franklin tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Frank in the side of the head
Frank's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin was tooling Frank Shamrock for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Shamrock lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock 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.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin tries to open Frank's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rich Franklin. Frank is unable to cover himself now!
Frank has a small cut in his Forehead
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin looks to pass to mount...
Franklin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frank Shamrock.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Frank's face with those brutal elbows! Frank needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frank's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Frank staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rich Franklin pushes Frank Shamrock down and prevents his attempts to escape
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin fires a barrage of punches at Frank's head!
This is bad! Franklin is just pounding on Frank Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frank's Nose is beginning to swell
Frank has a small cut in his Nose
Frank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Rich Franklin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Frank Shamrock shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Frank struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Frank's eyes...
Frank struggles to free himself
That Americana looks tight...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Rich Franklin's lock! This is over! Frank didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Rich Franklin by Submission (Americana) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 16/17 (94%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 27/39 (69%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
The first shot of the fight from Franklin seemed to mess up Shamrocks game for basically the rest of the fight. Frank was just never able to get it going after. If he is going ot try for the takedown-style fight, he might want to get some upgrades in that department, as 0-3 on the takedown is not okay when you are a ground fighter in a #1 contender matchup.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!