Post by The Sandmen on Jul 6, 2015 15:56:03 GMT -5
Rich Franklin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Thiago Alves 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.
Alves follows Rich Franklin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alves needs to stop playing Rich Franklin's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Rich Franklin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Thiago Alves is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Franklin into his guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Alves
Franklin is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Alves looks to be in very good shape.
Alves works on the ground with his fingers over Franklin's face
Franklin shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to escape from the full mount...
Franklin struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Alves misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Alves is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Thiago Alves is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Alves tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin rolls him over and takes his back!
Franklin is in rear mount over Alves
Rich Franklin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Alves locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Rich Franklin unil he can pull his arm free! Franklin lost his dominant position.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Alves is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves 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.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alves's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alves launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin storms over Alves with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Franklin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alves's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Franklin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Thiago Alves
gets deflected.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alves from the ground!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Franklin and Alves circle around the center of the cage.
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Terrible one sided match... Alves was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Rich Franklin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves goes down.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Alves
Franklin tries to move to full mount
Franklin succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll on the ground...
Franklin knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin tries to better his position on the ground...
Franklin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Alves's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Rich Franklin storms Thiago Alves's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Thiago Alves to defend himself!
Rich Franklin turns out the lights for Alves! What an astonishing KO by Franklin!
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Mouth
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/25 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Franklin brings the IT, Alves brings the "I need toughness upgrades if I want to be a champion", and the result...is this.
Thiago Alves 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.
Alves follows Rich Franklin
only to get counter punched in a big way! Alves needs to stop playing Rich Franklin's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Rich Franklin shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Thiago Alves is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Franklin into his guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Alves
Franklin is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Alves looks to be in very good shape.
Alves works on the ground with his fingers over Franklin's face
Franklin shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin tries to escape from the full mount...
Franklin struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Alves misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Rich Franklin gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Alves is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Thiago Alves is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Alves tries to stand up!
Franklin doesn't allow him!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll to his side and trap Rich Franklin in his guard...
Rich Franklin rolls him over and takes his back!
Franklin is in rear mount over Alves
Rich Franklin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Alves locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Rich Franklin unil he can pull his arm free! Franklin lost his dominant position.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Franklin measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Franklin
Alves is in closed guard... Franklin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves 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.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alves's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alves launches a few weak punches
Franklin blocks them effectively.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin storms over Alves with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Franklin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alves's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Franklin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Thiago Alves
gets deflected.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alves from the ground!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Franklin and Alves circle around the center of the cage.
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Terrible one sided match... Alves was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Rich Franklin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves goes down.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over Alves
Franklin tries to move to full mount
Franklin succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves tries to roll on the ground...
Franklin knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin tries to better his position on the ground...
Franklin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Alves's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Alves seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Rich Franklin is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Rich Franklin positions himself and tries to finish this!
Rich Franklin storms Thiago Alves's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Thiago Alves to defend himself!
Rich Franklin turns out the lights for Alves! What an astonishing KO by Franklin!
Alves's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Mouth
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/25 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 247 s
Franklin brings the IT, Alves brings the "I need toughness upgrades if I want to be a champion", and the result...is this.