Post by The Sandmen on Jul 20, 2015 10:20:04 GMT -5
Rich Franklin looks very relaxed.
Jon Fitch glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rich Franklin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Fitch moves forward looking for some action
Rich Franklin struggles a bit before breaking Fitch's attemp of grappling
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jon Fitch and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A right hand from Jon Fitch
gets deflected.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Fitch's chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Franklin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Fitch blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Fitch!
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Franklin struggles... Jon Fitch is unable to take him down
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
An overhand right from Rich Franklin that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Fitch's stops that one with his face! How is Fitch standing?!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Fitch hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Rich Franklin knocks Fitch out cold in a stunning fashion!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Left eye
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (High kick) at 1:38 Round 1
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Fitch was able to get 0 wrestling accomplished against the maxed out former Phoenix super-stud in Richard R. Franklin, esq. Wrestling was his key, but Franklin was the locksmith here.
Jon Fitch glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rich Franklin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Franklin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Franklin throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Fitch moves forward looking for some action
Rich Franklin struggles a bit before breaking Fitch's attemp of grappling
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jon Fitch and Franklin engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A right hand from Jon Fitch
gets deflected.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Fitch's chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Franklin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Fitch blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Fitch!
Franklin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Franklin struggles... Jon Fitch is unable to take him down
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
An overhand right from Rich Franklin that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Fitch's stops that one with his face! How is Fitch standing?!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Rich Franklin steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Fitch hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Rich Franklin knocks Fitch out cold in a stunning fashion!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Left eye
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (High kick) at 1:38 Round 1
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Fitch was able to get 0 wrestling accomplished against the maxed out former Phoenix super-stud in Richard R. Franklin, esq. Wrestling was his key, but Franklin was the locksmith here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!