Post by The Sandmen on Nov 29, 2014 15:45:48 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Franklin while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Jon Fitch 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 better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Rich Franklin and Jon Fitch touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rich Franklin paws at Fitch.
Fitch swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces Fitch to try and defend better.
Jon Fitch circles around Franklin
Jon Fitch attempts to cut off Franklin with punches
Franklin avoids getting cornered.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Fitch is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Franklin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by Fitch who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch pushes away Franklin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Franklin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jon Fitch
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin pushes away Fitch trying to keep the fight at striking range
Fitch stumbles backwards and Rich Franklin circles to get the center of the cage
Nice punches from Rich Franklin.
Fitch staggers backwards. Franklin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Fitch steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin steps forward
Fitch feints.
Fitch is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jon Fitch looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to move on the ground and shows Jon Fitch a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Franklin uses his forearms to block the impact!
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Franklin
Fitch is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rich Franklin aggressively and repeatedly punches Fitch.
Good job by Fitch blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Franklin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rich Franklin controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Franklin's ribs.
That hit Franklin who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Hard blow to Franklin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rich Franklin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Jon Fitch shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Jon Fitch breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Fitch
Franklin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fitch leans and gets Rich Franklin's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Rich Franklin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Fitch sets up a throw
Rich Franklin flies through the air!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Franklin
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin circles around Fitch
Franklin tries to grapple
He puts Fitch in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Those punches are hitting! Franklin covers his head!
Franklin crumples to the mat and Fitch moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 0:50 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/13 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 173 s
I did not see that coming. Giving Rich's recent history, I am not sure I should be as surprised as I am.
Jon Fitch 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 better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rich Franklin and Jon Fitch touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rich Franklin paws at Fitch.
Fitch swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces Fitch to try and defend better.
Jon Fitch circles around Franklin
Jon Fitch attempts to cut off Franklin with punches
Franklin avoids getting cornered.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Fitch is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rich Franklin's punches
Franklin is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Franklin!
Nice move by Fitch who clinches and pushes Franklin against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch pushes away Franklin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Franklin doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jon Fitch
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin pushes away Fitch trying to keep the fight at striking range
Fitch stumbles backwards and Rich Franklin circles to get the center of the cage
Nice punches from Rich Franklin.
Fitch staggers backwards. Franklin wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Fitch steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Franklin steps forward
Fitch feints.
Fitch is holding Rich Franklin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Jon Fitch looks to mount Rich Franklin...
Rich Franklin takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin tries to move on the ground and shows Jon Fitch a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Franklin uses his forearms to block the impact!
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Franklin
Fitch is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Franklin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Franklin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rich Franklin aggressively and repeatedly punches Fitch.
Good job by Fitch blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Franklin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rich Franklin controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Franklin's ribs.
That hit Franklin who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Hard blow to Franklin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rich Franklin takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Jon Fitch shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Jon Fitch breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rich Franklin is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Fitch
Franklin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fitch leans and gets Rich Franklin's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Rich Franklin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Fitch sets up a throw
Rich Franklin flies through the air!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Franklin
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Rich Franklin circles around Fitch
Franklin tries to grapple
He puts Fitch in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Those punches are hitting! Franklin covers his head!
Franklin crumples to the mat and Fitch moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 0:50 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/13 (15%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 173 s
I did not see that coming. Giving Rich's recent history, I am not sure I should be as surprised as I am.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!