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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cikotic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Cikotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin slips under a jab.
Franklin throws a combination. Cikotic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cikotic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cikotic throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Cikotic shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cikotic lands with a slapping head kick.
Franklin gets caught flat footed, as Cikotic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cikotic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mirko Cikotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cikotic fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Cikotic.
Cikotic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cikotic is breathing heavily.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Franklin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Cikotic clinches but Franklin breaks the clinch
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
Franklin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cikotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cikotic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cikotic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cikotic throws a head kick that misses.
Cikotic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cikotic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cikotic throws a sloppy head kick
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Cikotic misses with a knee to the head.
Cikotic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cikotic stops a takedown attempt from Franklin.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cikotic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cikotic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Cikotic holds him up against the ropes and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Cikotic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cikotic lands a knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cikotic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cikotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
Franklin prevents Cikotic from breaking the clinch.
Cikotic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cikotic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franklin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cikotic tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cikotic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cikotic manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cikotic clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cikotic.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cikotic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin jumps guard but Cikotic stands there with Franklin around his waist. Franklin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Cikotic holds him up against the ropes and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Cikotic misses with a knee to the head.
Cikotic tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Cikotic.
A head kick by Franklin misses
and Cikotic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Franklin's guard now.
Cikotic wants to stand but Franklin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cikotic passes Franklin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Franklin tries to kick Cikotic off but Cikotic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cikotic controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to hold on to Cikotic's head to control him but Cikotic postures up.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Cikotic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cikotic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cikotic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Franklin.
Cikotic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Cikotic is going to stand back up.
Cikotic tries to pass to full mount but Franklin defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Franklin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cikotic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Franklin. No joy for Cikotic on that attempt.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Cikotic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Cikotic.
It looks like Rick Franklin has been cut.
Cikotic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin tries to clinch up.
Cikotic takes the fight into the clinch.
Cikotic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cikotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cikotic darts in and clinches Franklin up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Franklin tries a body shot but Cikotic blocks it.
Cikotic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cikotic breaks the clinch.
Cikotic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cikotic throws a sloppy head kick
and Franklin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Franklin. No joy for Cikotic on that attempt.
Good exchange - Cikotic coming out on top.
Cikotic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cikotic throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Cikotic has managed to clinch.
Cikotic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franklin wants to break free but Cikotic has control.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cikotic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cikotic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Franklin fails to pull guard.
Cikotic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cikotic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cikotic circles away.
Franklin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Cikotic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Franklin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cikotic is one step ahead there.
Franklin is working an open guard so Cikotic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cikotic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cikotic is fending him off so far but Franklin persists. Nope, Cikotic circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick lands from Cikotic that sends Franklin to the canvas. Franklin tries to scramble back to his feet but Cikotic brings him back down into side control.
Franklin is rocked!
Cikotic decides to stand back up.
Cikotic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cikotic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Cikotic.
That has opened up Rick Franklin's cut even more.
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cikotic has him pressed against the ropes.
Cikotic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cikotic misses with a knee strike.
Cikotic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cikotic has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Cikotic is trying to break free.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cikotic just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Cikotic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cikotic tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin jumps guard but Cikotic stands there with Franklin around his waist. Franklin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Cikotic rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cikotic stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Cikotic keeps him there for the moment.
Cikotic lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cikotic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Cikotic improves position.
Cikotic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Cikotic.
Franklin pulls guard.
Franklin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Cikotic is proving a slippery customer.
Franklin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cikotic manages to get himself to full guard.
Franklin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cikotic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cikotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cikotic rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Cikotic.
Cikotic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cikotic is looking to control Franklin's arms but Franklin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cikotic has his back to the ropes.
Franklin misses with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cikotic lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Cikotic is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.
Cikotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cikotic lands a jab to the nose.
Cikotic wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Cikotic down.
Cikotic scores with a hook.
Cikotic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cikotic stands up and beckons Franklin to join him on the feet.
Cikotic throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Cikotic does no damage.
Cikotic fails to land with a series of punches.
Cikotic rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cikotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cikotic throws a head kick that Franklin semi-blocks.
The cut above Rick Franklin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cikotic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cikotic lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Franklin sprawling to the canvas. Cikotic follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Franklin hang on?
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can Cikotic finish him?
Cikotic stands up from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cikotic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cikotic looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin gets underhooks to prevent Cikotic's takedown attempt.
Cikotic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Franklin.
Franklin is working Cikotic over against the ropes.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Cikotic.
Cikotic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cikotic manages to break the clinch.
Franklin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rick Franklin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Franklin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Cikotic. That's going to slow Franklin down.
Franklin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cikotic connects with a stiff jab that staggers Franklin - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mirko Cikotic!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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