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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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308 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
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303 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hill catches Franklin right on the button with a cross.
It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Harry Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franklin circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill misses with a hook. Franklin ducked under it nicely.
Hill looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franklin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franklin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Harry Hill has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a jab to Franklin's midsection.
Franklin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franklin slips a straight right by Hill.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill staying out of range there.
Franklin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Franklin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franklin!
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Franklin misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a really nice looking cross but Franklin seems unphased.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Hill throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.
Franklin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hill's head.
Franklin seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin with the ground and pound but Hill uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.
Franklin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hill has escaped and now he's on top!
Hill 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.
Franklin has a closed guard, preventing Hill from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hill dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Franklin saw that one coming.
Hill throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Franklin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Hill tries to bum rush Franklin with a series of wild strikes but Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Franklin missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Franklin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
Franklin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up John Franklin's cut even more.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Harry Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Franklin takes one on the button.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Hill.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franklin is defended easily by Hill.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill tries to bum rush Franklin with a series of wild strikes but Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franklin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Franklin stops Hill from standing up.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franklin throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franklin's guard. Nice move by Hill!
Hill stands up and waves to Franklin to follow him.
Franklin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Franklin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Franklin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
Franklin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harry Hill's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Franklin, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position here.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Franklin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Franklin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Franklin misses with a hook.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill misses with the combination.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Franklin should have avoided that one.
Franklin blocks a jab.
Hill slips a jab from Franklin.
Harry Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Franklin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franklin's guard. Nice move by Hill!
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
John Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Horrible takedown by Franklin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Harry Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Franklin.
Franklin lands with a cross.
Franklin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franklin there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill cracks Franklin with an open hand slap.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Franklin moves away and avoids it.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franklin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin landing some decent shots from guard.
Franklin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Franklin, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to stand up but Franklin won't let him.
Hill wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Franklin.
Hill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Franklin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franklin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 Harry Hill.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Hill!
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energy
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hype
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