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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Hollywood Undead- Undead as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
170 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shante Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Franklin. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Shante Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Franklin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franklin.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franklin lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Franklin has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Franklin steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gracie is rocked!
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Franklin finish him?
Franklin lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Franklin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Franklin's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Gracie falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shante Franklin!
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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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