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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaii Five O Theme. Don Ho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
1 - 4 - 1 |
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Ho leaves Franklin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ho showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ho lands strikes from half guard.
Franklin is trying to stand back up but Ho is controlling him
Ho lands with a punch from half guard.
Franklin is trying to stand.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho prevents Franklin from standing back up.
Ho decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Ho digs a good body shot into Franklin's ribs.
Franklin looks gassed!
Ho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Ho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Franklin.
Ho dips to his left and cracks Franklin with an uppercut!
Ho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ho gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ho wants to slow Franklin down by chopping away at his legs.
Franklin walks into a straight right hand from Ho.
Franklin tries for a takedown but Ho circles away easily
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Franklin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho sprawls well. Ho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franklin.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin ducks right into an uppercut from Ho.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franklin slaps away a takedown attempt from Ho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ho tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franklin slips a straight right by Ho.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Ho down.
Jab from Ho.
Don Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho is fending him off so far but Franklin persists. Nope, Ho circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Franklin as Ho shoots in.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho needs to keep his hands up - Franklin had a free shot at his head there.
Ho avoids the head kick by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ho but Ho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ho gets the takedown into side control.
Ho decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franklin did well to prevent Ho getting side control.
Franklin pushes Ho off looking to stand but Ho dives back in and keeps control.
Ho working over Franklin with some ground and pound. Franklin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho scores with a jab. Franklin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Franklin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ho is trying to defend but Franklin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Franklin wants to stand up but Ho is controlling the position.
Ho pushes Franklin off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a shot to the body.
Franklin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Franklin's head but Franklin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franklin blocks the body kick.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Franklin.
Ho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franklin has time to react.
Ho swinging wilding here.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Ho.
Ho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Ho swings for the body but Franklin moves out of range.
Ho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ho throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ho is looking to stand up but Franklin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to get up but he can't break Ho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Franklin won't allow Ho to sweep him here.
Ho pushes Franklin off and gets back to his feet.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Ho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Franklin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Ho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Franklin punishes Ho's body with a nice straight punch.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Ho fails with the takedown.
Franklin slips under a jab.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franklin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin tries to clinch up
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin looks for a takedown but Ho sprawls well.
Ho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ho swivels and escapes.
Ho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho prevents Franklin from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho wants to stand up but Franklin is controlling the position.
Ho tries to stand and escape but Franklin actually recovers to full guard.
Ho wants to stand but Franklin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franklin uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho dives in and grabs Franklin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franklin pushes down on Ho's head and hops out.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Ho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ho gets to his feet. Franklin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Ho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance.
Ho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Franklin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Franklin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
James Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Don Ho!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Don Ho!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Don Ho!
Don Ho wins by unanimous decision!
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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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