Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2020 23:31:07 GMT -5
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Gegard Mousasi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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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The fight gets underway.
Mousasi moves to shoot
but Rich Franklin delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Franklin is holding Gegard Mousasi 's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Rich Franklin
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Franklin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi tries to block Rich Franklin punches...
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi cannot escape Rich Franklin's clinch! Rich Franklin is just brutalizing Mousasi with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Gegard Mousasi
well done Mousasi falls hard on the mat
Franklin is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Gegard Mousasi launches an up-kick intended for Rich Franklin's head...
It lands flush with Rich Franklin's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Franklin is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Gegard Mousasi 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
Gegard Mousasi is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gegard Mousasi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Mousasi
Franklin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mousasi's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin launches a barrage of elbows over Mousasi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mousasi doesn't fight back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin throws down elbows...
Mousasi is not making himself an easy target.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin aggressively and repeatedly punches Mousasi.
Good job by Mousasi blocking and slipping the blows.
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 Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Franklin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gegard Mousasi launches a body shot
Franklin evades.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Gegard Mousasi steps forward and fires a high kick!
Franklin blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Franklin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Franklin launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mousasi stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Mousasi steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin launches a furious low kick!
Mousasi blocks.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Franklin doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Mousasi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Franklin's thigh!
Franklin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rich Franklin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Mousasi was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Gegard Mousasi tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Franklin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi tries to block Rich Franklin punches...
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Mousasi pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Rich Franklin's offensive.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Franklin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grab one of Gegard Mousasi 's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Mousasi done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Rich Franklin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries a high kick!
Franklin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Left cheek
Gegard Mousasi and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
High kick from Gegard Mousasi !
Franklin seems to be done!
A wicked punch by Rich Franklin
rocks Mousasi!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Lightning fast low kick from Mousasi!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Franklin's ribs!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Gegard Mousasi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gegard Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rich Franklin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Solid kick to the leg from Rich Franklin
Mousasi checks it.
Gegard Mousasi moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Franklin's left thigh
Franklin hyper-extended his left leg
Middle kick from Mousasi.
Franklin receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The ref pulls off Gegard Mousasi ! Franklin seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Franklin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (Body kick) at 2:01 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/17 (24%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Unbelievable! Franklin lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Gegard is legit and knows the score. Score-wise, of course.
Gegard Mousasi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Mousasi moves to shoot
but Rich Franklin delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Franklin is holding Gegard Mousasi 's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi shows great balance while pushing away Rich Franklin
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Franklin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin looks to be in very good shape.
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi tries to block Rich Franklin punches...
The fighters are clinching.
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi cannot escape Rich Franklin's clinch! Rich Franklin is just brutalizing Mousasi with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rich Franklin is taking the best of the fight.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Gegard Mousasi
well done Mousasi falls hard on the mat
Franklin is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Gegard Mousasi launches an up-kick intended for Rich Franklin's head...
It lands flush with Rich Franklin's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Franklin is standing while Mousasi is on the ground on his back
Gegard Mousasi 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
Gegard Mousasi is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Franklin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gegard Mousasi didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Mousasi
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Franklin
He is not able to do it
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Mousasi
Franklin positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mousasi's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Gegard Mousasi tries to take advantage...
Mousasi tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin launches a barrage of elbows over Mousasi's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mousasi doesn't fight back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin throws down elbows...
Mousasi is not making himself an easy target.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Mousasi
Franklin is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Rich Franklin uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin aggressively and repeatedly punches Mousasi.
Good job by Mousasi blocking and slipping the blows.
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 Ashburton Grove (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Franklin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gegard Mousasi launches a body shot
Franklin evades.
Franklin clumsily fails here and it's time for Gegard Mousasi to fight back!
Gegard Mousasi steps forward and fires a high kick!
Franklin blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Franklin sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Franklin launches a hook to the body
Bang! Mousasi stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Mousasi steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin launches a furious low kick!
Mousasi blocks.
Mousasi is trying to counter now!
Mousasi wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Franklin doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Mousasi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Franklin's thigh!
Franklin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rich Franklin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Mousasi was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Gegard Mousasi tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Franklin is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Franklin pushes Gegard Mousasi againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Mousasi tries to block Rich Franklin punches...
The fighters are clinching.
Rich Franklin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Mousasi pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Rich Franklin's offensive.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Franklin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Franklin grab one of Gegard Mousasi 's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Mousasi done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Rich Franklin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi tries a high kick!
Franklin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Franklin's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Left cheek
Gegard Mousasi and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
High kick from Gegard Mousasi !
Franklin seems to be done!
A wicked punch by Rich Franklin
rocks Mousasi!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Lightning fast low kick from Mousasi!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Franklin's ribs!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mousasi decides to launch some tentative punches
Gegard Mousasi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gegard Mousasi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rich Franklin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Solid kick to the leg from Rich Franklin
Mousasi checks it.
Gegard Mousasi moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Franklin's left thigh
Franklin hyper-extended his left leg
Middle kick from Mousasi.
Franklin receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The ref pulls off Gegard Mousasi ! Franklin seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Franklin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by TKO (Body kick) at 2:01 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/17 (24%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 87 s
Unbelievable! Franklin lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Gegard is legit and knows the score. Score-wise, of course.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!