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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Gunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Dipset Anthem-The Diplomats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kyle Gunz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Gunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin lands with a nice body kick.
Gunz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Kyle Gunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunz moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunz is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Gunz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunz tries to clinch up.
Gunz tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Gunz stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyle Gunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Franklin.
Gunz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunz is looking to clinch.
Gunz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunz moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin cracks the inside of Gunz's front leg.
Gunz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franklin.
Franklin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Franklin.
Gunz is rocked!
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. Gunz sprawls well.
Franklin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Franklin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gunz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Franklin has Gunz in his guard.
Gunz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kyle Gunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin drives through with a powerful takedown. That's hurt Gunz!
Oh Gunz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franklin's guard.
Franklin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gunz seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunz is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gunz is trying desperately to improve position.
Franklin working Gunz over with strikes here.
Franklin trying to control but Gunz is having none of it.
Franklin is working for a guillotine from mount but Gunz frees his head quite easily.
Franklin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gunz is on top in guard.
Gunz looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin controls Gunz momentarily but Gunz frees himself.
Gunz trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Gunz pushes his legs off easily.
Gunz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Franklin, up you get!
Gunz tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Gunz tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunz has managed to clinch.
Gunz throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunz stalling.
Gunz breaks from the clinch.
Franklin scores with a nice body kick.
Gunz wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Franklin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gunz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Franklin off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Franklin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gunz!
Franklin is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gunz working the ground and pound effectively.
Franklin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin tries to reverse the position but Gunz maintains control.
Gunz landing shots from mount.
Franklin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Franklin is pressing down on Gunz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gunz wants to stand and escape but instead Franklin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Franklin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gunz's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gunz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Franklin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunz throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunz misses with an elbow strike.
Gunz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunz leaning against his opponent.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Gunz won't allow it.
Gunz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Gunz.
Gunz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Gunz, against the cage.
Franklin prevents Gunz from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunz lands a shoulder strike.
Gunz leaning against his opponent.
Gunz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kyle Gunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Franklin.
A shot in the inside from Gunz.
Gunz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franklin pulls guard successfully.
Franklin working for a triangle but Gunz defends it easily.
Gunz gets to his feet. Franklin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gunz doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Gunz tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Gunz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin throws a one two combo.
Kyle Gunz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunz clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunz breaks the clinch.
Gunz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunz doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunz tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jake Franklin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunz tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Gunz tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Gunz tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunz moves into range and clinches up with Franklin.
Gunz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunz.
Gunz throws an elbow that misses.
Gunz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunz throws an elbow that misses.
Gunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunz is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunz.
Gunz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunz breaks the clinch.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunz'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.
Franklin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunz smiles and moves away.
Franklin tries to clinch
and Gunz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Gunz holds him up against the cage and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Franklin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Gunz as Franklin shoots in.
Franklin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gunz tries to clinch up
letting Franklin counter with a right hand.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunz tries to clinch up
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Gunz avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Gunz misses.
Franklin has a takedown stuffed.
Gunz wants to clinch
and Franklin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Gunz is looking to clinch.
Gunz moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Gunz misses with a few strikes there.
Gunz tries to clinch up.
Gunz tries to clinch up.
Gunz moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Gunz.
Franklin breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunz is fending him off so far but Franklin persists. Nope, Gunz circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Gunz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gunz tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Gunz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franklin gets a clinch.
Gunz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franklin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunz closes the distance but Franklin moves to the side
and Franklin counters with a body kick that stops Gunz in his tracks momentarily.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunz tries to move into range but Franklin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunz wants to clinch but Franklin slips to the side
and Franklin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gunz stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Gunz shows good takedown defense.
Kyle Gunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Franklin.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunz pinned against the cage. Gunz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunz wants to clinch but Franklin slips to the side
and Franklin counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunz wants to clinch
and Franklin counters with a two punch combo.
Gunz tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunz is looking to clinch.
Gunz wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Gunz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklin, pushing him back against the cage.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Gunz, against the cage.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Gunz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gunz misses with a punch to the body.
Gunz stops a takedown attempt from Franklin.
Gunz missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunz.
Gunz misses with an elbow strike.
Gunz misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunz.
Gunz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunz misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunz.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Gunz.
Franklin fails to pull guard.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gunz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Franklin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gunz to the mat. Gunz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin won't allow Gunz to get back to his feet.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Gunz keeps moving.
Gunz keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Gunz is looking to stand up but Franklin isn't so interested in that idea.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Gunz keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunz wants to clinch.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Gunz darts in and clinches Franklin up against the cage.
Gunz stalling against the cage.
Franklin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gunz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Franklin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gunz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Franklin controlling well, preventing Gunz from escaping the position.
Gunz is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gunz is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Gunz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franklin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunz moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Gunz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franklin backs up against the cage.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Gunz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
Gunz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Franklin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gunz's knee momentarily.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunz.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunz as he jumps to the side.
Gunz doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Franklin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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