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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Rawlings told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 The Island, Frank Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawlings.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rawlings moves into the clinch successfully.
Rawlings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rawlings.
Franklin stops a takedown attempt from Rawlings.
Rawlings working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Rawlings has the dominant position.
Franklin tries to stall but Rawlings uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin closes the distance and pushes Rawlings back into the cage.
Franklin wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Rawlings scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rawlings landing knees to the head.
Franklin has Rawlings pressed against the cage.
Franklin working Rawlings over with knees to the body.
Rawlings looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dave Rawlings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawlings moves into the clinch.
Rawlings throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Rawlings has Franklin pushed against the cage.
Rawlings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rawlings lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rawlings.
Rawlings is trying to break free.
Rawlings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to push Rawlings away but Rawlings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rawlings breaks from the clinch.
Rawlings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franklin avoids it really well and circles away.
Franklin cracks the inside of Rawlings's front leg.
Rawlings clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Rawlings gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the cage.
Rawlings lands a nice knee to the body.
Rawlings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Rawlings counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rawlings has managed to clinch.
Rawlings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin jumps into guard, dragging Rawlings to the mat.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Rawlings controlling him for the moment.
Rawlings controlling from the top position.
Rawlings won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.
Franklin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franklin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rawlings slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Rawlings has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawlings avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Rawlings wants to counter the offense by Franklin and move into the clinch position.
Rawlings is looking to clinch.
Rawlings closes the distance and clinches.
Rawlings breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rawlings. That's going to slow Franklin down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rawlings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rawlings to the ground. Franklin is now in Rawlings's guard.
Franklin wants to get up but he can't break Rawlings's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rawlings dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rawlings enables Franklin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rawlings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Franklin won't allow Rawlings to get back to his feet.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawlings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rawlings is looking to stand up but Franklin isn't so interested in that idea.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawlings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rawlings pulls Franklin in close to prevent any damage.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Franklin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rawlings scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Franklin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rawlings gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Franklin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rawlings wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawlings has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rawlings keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklin's efforts to push away.
Rawlings pulls guard.
Rawlings controlling Franklin's posture.
Franklin content to stall in guard here.
Franklin being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin won't allow Rawlings to sweep him here.
Franklin working some strikes from top position.
Rawlings seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rawlings can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rawlings uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rawlings moves into the clinch.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings has Franklin up against the cage in a clinch.
Rawlings effectively controlling the action here.
Rawlings misses with an elbow strike.
Rawlings with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franklin taking a breather.
Franklin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rawlings is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dave Rawlings seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rawlings breaks from the clinch.
Rawlings moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Rawlings.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawlings is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rawlings misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rawlings has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rawlings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Rawlings.
Rawlings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Rawlings was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Franklin forces Rawlings back against the cage and clinches.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Rawlings gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the cage.
Rawlings is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin successfully pulls guard.
Rawlings controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings controlling from the top position.
Franklin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rawlings is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rawlings controls the pace.
Franklin is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings pushes down on Franklin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rawlings is looking for a kimura here.
Rawlings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rawlings is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Franklin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Franklin trying to control but Rawlings postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franklin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franklin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franklin jumps guard and drags Rawlings to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rawlings is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Rawlings is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rawlings.
Franklin is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but Rawlings is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dave Rawlings is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rawlings has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Franklin has Rawlings pressed against the cage.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Rawlings improves position.
Rawlings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rawlings scores with a knee to the head.
Franklin pulls Rawlings into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rawlings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rawlings scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Franklin.
Well Rawlings has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Rawlings!
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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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