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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viceroy misses with a hook.
Viceroy misses with a few strikes there.
Viceroy misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franklin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franklin darts in and clinches Viceroy up against the cage.
Franklin presses Viceroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franklin lands a left hand.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viceroys head.
Franklin stalling in the clinch.
Franklin prevents Viceroy from breaking the clinch.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Viceroy tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Viceroy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viceroy's efforts to push away.
Viceroy working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Viceroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Viceroy tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Franklin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Franklin avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Franklin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viceroy up against the cage.
Franklin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Viceroy wants to break free but Franklin has control.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Viceroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viceroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viceroy is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Viceroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin gets through Viceroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a short shot to the head.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viceroy tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Franklin.
A short left from Franklin.
Viceroy working hard to break the clinch.
Viceroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Franklin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franklin prevents Viceroy from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franklin.
Viceroy tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
Franklin avoiding damage.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Viceroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Franklin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
Viceroy tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Franklin.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Viceroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Franklin.
Franklin just leaning against Viceroy, taking a breather.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viceroy's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin lands with a light punch inside.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viceroy up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viceroy is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viceroy is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.
Franklin has Viceroy pressed against the cage.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Franklin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Viceroy fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Viceroy misses.
Viceroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
Franklin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franklin keeps control of Viceroy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin lands a left hand.
Franklin has Viceroy pressed against the cage, preventing Viceroy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Viceroy up against the cage.
Viceroy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aaron Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Viceroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin lands with a light punch inside.
Franklin just leaning against Viceroy, taking a breather.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viceroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viceroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viceroy tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
Viceroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viceroy is trying to break free.
Viceroy is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
Viceroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
Good body shot from Franklin.
Viceroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a shot to the side of Viceroy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Viceroy or not.
Viceroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin has Viceroy pressed against the cage, preventing Viceroy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Viceroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Viceroy is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Viceroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viceroy up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franklin scores with a shot to the side of Viceroy's head.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Franklin.
Franklin gets through Viceroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin digs a right hand into Viceroy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viceroy's gas tank.
Viceroy tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
Viceroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viceroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franklin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Viceroy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Viceroy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin presses Viceroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin lands a left hand.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Viceroy is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franklin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franklin leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Viceroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Viceroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Viceroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Viceroy or not.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin leaning against his opponent.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Viceroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viceroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Viceroy throws a looping overhand right but Franklin ducks down to avoid it.
Franklin moves into the clinch.
Viceroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viceroy being controlled against the cage.
Franklin lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Franklin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin.
Viceroy working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Viceroy tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Franklin.
Viceroy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeps control of Viceroy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viceroy backwards.
Viceroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viceroy working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Viceroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Franklin.
Franklin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Viceroy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Viceroy can't break the clinch.
Viceroy working hard to break the clinch.
Viceroy is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Franklin.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viceroy's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeps control of Viceroy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lord Viceroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viceroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viceroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viceroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Viceroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Franklin pushes Viceroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
Viceroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Franklin.
Franklin stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Franklin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Viceroy has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Viceroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Franklin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viceroy's efforts to push away.
Franklin pushes Viceroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viceroy is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin lands with a short shot to the head.
Viceroy has a couple of punches blocked by Franklin.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Franklin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franklin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Franklin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aaron Franklin thanked L.A. Elite Clothing Co ($8.50 shorts and shirt) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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