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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heihachi Mishima has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.
Franklin rushes Mishima and presses him up against the cage.
Mishima tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin prevents Mishima from breaking the clinch.
Franklin has Mishima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mishima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin keeps control of Mishima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mishima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin keeps control of Mishima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mishima can't break the clinch.
Franklin jumps guard.
Franklin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mishima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Franklin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mishima wants to stand but Franklin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mishima's guard.
Mishima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franklin on the ground.
Franklin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Franklin 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.
That's two 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 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mishima, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Mishima.
Franklin forces Mishima back against the cage and clinches.
Mishima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin successfully pulls guard.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Mishima controlling him for the moment.
Franklin pulls Mishima in close to prevent any damage.
Franklin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mishima off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Franklin lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Franklin showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Franklin 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.
Franklin trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Franklin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mishima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franklin.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Mishima.
A combination from Mishima does no damage.
Mishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Franklin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mishima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franklin in particular looking to stall.
Franklin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Franklin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mishima is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Franklin.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin working for a choke but Mishima is defending well.
Franklin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mishima could be in trouble here!
Franklin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mishima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Franklin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mishima.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.
Mishima is rocked!
It looks like Heihachi Mishima has been cut.
Mishima misses with a double jab
and Franklin moves into the clinch.
Oh Mishima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mishima is trying to break free.
Mishima seems to have got his legs back now.
Mishima has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Mishima can't break the clinch.
Franklin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mishima wants to stand but Franklin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franklin looking for a triangle here. Mishima is fighting it but it looks tight! Franklin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mishima is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Franklin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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