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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between alexander franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Legend's choice of entrance music: Edit Mix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, alexander franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Legend!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
franklin clinches.
franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legend shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
franklin is trying to keep Legend in close.
Legend thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
franklin tries to strike from the bottom.
Legend drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Legend jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Legend pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. franklin is keeping the position for now.
Legend stopping the sweep attempt from franklin.
Legend tries to free his leg and advance position but franklin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
franklin moves into range and clinches up with Legend.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Legend is trying to drag franklin to the mat but franklin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Legend is trying to drag franklin to the mat but franklin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
franklin with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bruce Legend has been cut.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. franklin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
alexander franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Legend.
franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legend shoots in for a takedown but franklin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Legend should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Legend shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has franklin pinned against the cage. franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Legend looks gassed!
Legend fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from franklin lands but Legend takes it in his stride.
Bruce Legend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legend tries for a takedown but franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
franklin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Legend is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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!
franklin is keen to just control but Legend is a slippery customer.
franklin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
franklin is just content to waste time from the top position. Legend takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Legend.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
franklin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legend is keeping the position for now.
Legend pulls franklin in close to prevent any damage.
franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Legend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Legend is looking to sinch up a triangle. franklin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Legend's body to avoid the submission. Legend has instead reached around franklin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Legend arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Legend!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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