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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 743 p4p, 733 weight class) and Rade Franjic (ranked 96 p4p, 94 weight class). Isaac Newton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rade Franjic's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newton misses with a left hand
and Franjic counters with a good, hard body kick but Newton shrugs it off.
Newton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franjic avoids the body shot from Newton.
A little jabbing left from Franjic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newton throws a hook but Franjic blocks it.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franjic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franjic is trying to control Newton's posture but Newton avoids it.
Franjic holds on to Newton's head and controls the position momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Franjic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franjic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is looking to take a break and control but Franjic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franjic prevents Newton from improving position.
Newton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Franjic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Newton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Franjic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Franjic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Newton trying to control the action but Franjic is working from the bottom.
Newton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Franjic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Newton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Franjic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Franjic's face as Newton controls the position.
Newton working away.
Franjic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Newton trying to control the action but Franjic is working from the bottom.
Franjic is trying to get back to half guard.
Newton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Newton trying to control the position but Franjic is working away.
Newton working the head and body with strikes.
Newton working the ground and pound but Franjic is defending the strikes.
Newton grinds an elbow into Franjic's temple.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franjic keeps working.
Newton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton trying to control the position but Franjic is working away.
Newton working away.
Newton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Franjic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Newton is trying to get an arm triangle but Franjic is defending well.
Newton lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franjic keeps working.
Franjic wants to control but Newton postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franjic doesn't seem bothered though.
Franjic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franjic can do to turn this around?
Newton misses with a hook to the body
and Franjic counters with a right hand to the body.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franjic.
Franjic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Newton takes a swing at Franjic's ribcage but misses.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newton blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Franjic counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee.
Newton is looking to wear down Franjic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Franjic on his heels. He'll look to pass Franjic's guard now, I'm sure.
Isaac Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newton passes Franjic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franjic is not content to let Newton control the position.
Well, if Newton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Newton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've been hearing good reports from Newton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Newton wants to control but Franjic is keeping him busy.
Newton passes to side control.
Newton cracks Franjic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Newton trying to control the action but Franjic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton working the ground and pound but Franjic is defending the strikes.
Franjic is not content to let Newton control the position.
Newton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Franjic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton throws an elbow but Franjic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Franjic is not content to let Newton control the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Newton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Franjic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Newton trying to control the action but Franjic is working from the bottom.
Newton tries for a kimura but Franjic is defending well.
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Newton working the head and body with strikes.
Franjic defending against the ground and pound.
Newton wants to control but Franjic is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franjic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Newton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Newton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Franjic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franjic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick from Franjic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franjic.
Franjic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franjic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franjic misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franjic misses with a low kick.
Franjic wants to slow Newton down by chopping away at his legs.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a jab to the body
and Franjic counters with a straight right hand.
Newton misses with a jab to the body
and Franjic counters with a good low kick that Newton was not able to check.
Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Franjic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franjic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Franjic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franjic lands a leg kick that knocks Newton off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Newton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Newton.
Rade Franjic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Franjic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Franjic tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franjic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Franjic's head but Franjic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franjic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franjic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franjic throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton takes a swing at Franjic's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton checks a leg kick nicely.
Newton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Franjic misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Franjic.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton misses with a hook to the body
and Franjic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Franjic drops Newton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Newton looks back up at him and smiles so Franjic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Isaac Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Isaac Newton has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Franjic scores with a nice body kick.
Franjic misses with a body kick.
Franjic lands a big head kick that sends Newton tumbling to the mat! Franjic takes a step backwards and waves Newton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Newton is rocked!
Newton swings widly with a right hand
and Franjic counters with a huge right that knocks Newton out cold! Franjic is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rade Franjic!
Rade Franjic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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