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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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190 cm
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets a clinch.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklin has Wilson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin has Wilson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Franklin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joe Franklin has been cut.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
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!
Wilson taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilson.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the ropes.
Franklin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklin tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the ropes.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Franklin is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Franklin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Wilson wants to stall.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Wilson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wilson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson stalling against the ropes.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Franklin.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franklin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Franklin tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the ropes.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Franklin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Wilson clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Franklin's takedown attempt.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
A short right from Wilson.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the ropes.
Wilson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Franklin to his knees! Wilson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Wilson!
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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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