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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McClane's choice of entrance music: Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. John McClane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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184 cm
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shante Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries to clinch up
and McClane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin moves forwards but McClane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McClane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McClane throws a combination that misses
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Franklin has McClane pressed against the ropes.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but McClane gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the ropes.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
McClane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McClane trying to control the position but instead, Franklin has worked for underhooks and has pushed McClane into the ropes.
McClane breaks the clinch.
Franklin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McClane misses with a straight left.
McClane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin tries to clinch there but McClane circles away.
McClane clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
Franklin taking a breather.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClane blocking some punches.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as McClane controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane manages to break the clinch.
McClane thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McClane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McClane avoids the body shot from Franklin.
McClane lands with a kick to the ribs.
McClane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McClane throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
McClane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin rushes McClane and presses him up against the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but McClane improves position.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
McClane lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Franklin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Franklin to work.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
McClane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McClane connects with a high kick.
McClane scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but McClane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McClane finds it's way round the side to connect with Franklin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
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.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
McClane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
McClane jabs Franklin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McClane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Franklin looking to stall.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McClane tries to throw a body punch but Franklin avoids it by throwing McClane back against the ropes.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
McClane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
Franklin blocks a body shot from McClane.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
McClane working aggressively here.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane taking a breather.
McClane is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McClane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklin is keeping busy.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin digs a right hand into McClane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McClane's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
McClane lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklin controls his hands.
Shante Franklin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franklin lands a body punch.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McClane stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
McClane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin digs a right hand underneath McClane's ribcage. McClane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McClane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands a body shot in the clinch.
McClane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
McClane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McClane thows a left - swing and a miss!
McClane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McClane lands with a thumping leg kick.
McClane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McClane throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin darts in and clinches McClane up against the ropes.
McClane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McClane as Franklin tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
McClane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from McClane lands.
McClane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McClane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franklin looks to land a combination. McClane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane takes the fight into the clinch.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McClane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.
McClane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franklin counters with a leg kick.
McClane misses with a body shot
and Franklin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franklin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but McClane is just out of range.
McClane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McClane lands with a right to the head.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McClane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franklin tries to stall but McClane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for McClane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by McClane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin is stalling here.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McClane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franklin on the side of the head.
McClane looks to land a right hand but Franklin moved out of range.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McClane.
McClane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McClane scores with a three punch combo!
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane checks a leg kick.
Franklin is looking to wear down McClane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by McClane - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane stuns Franklin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McClane ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
Franklin motions for McClane to come forward. Franklin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by McClane as he connects with a hook.
McClane cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
McClane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClane throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane dips to his left and cracks Franklin with an uppercut!
Franklin clinches.
A short uppercut from McClane.
McClane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franklin tries to work over McClane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
McClane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but McClane gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the ropes.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franklin or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McClane clinches.
A short left from Franklin.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Franklin tries to work over McClane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as McClane controls the action.
A short right from McClane.
Franklin wants to stall.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Franklin blocking some punches.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin prevents a body shot from McClane.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
McClane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Franklin struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McClane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McClane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from McClane - that landed with a thud.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McClane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin trying to stall but McClane improves his position.
McClane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McClane.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the ropes.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
A short left from McClane.
McClane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McClane digs a right hand underneath Franklin's ribcage. Franklin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McClane pushes Franklin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Franklin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McClane scores with a jab to the body.
McClane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McClane lands a jab to Franklin's midsection.
McClane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McClane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklin, pushing him back against the ropes.
McClane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McClane.
McClane looking to stall.
McClane breaks the clinch.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a leg kick but McClane moved away.
McClane lands with a good body shot.
McClane moves into the clinch.
Franklin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McClane is keeping busy.
McClane pushes Franklin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane manages to break the clinch.
McClane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franklin at a distance.
McClane takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
McClane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McClane lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McClane thuds a left hand into Franklin's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane works Franklin's body with a nice hook.
Franklin blocks a leg kick.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McClane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McClane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McClane backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McClane throws an off balance right hand
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franklin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franklin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - McClane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McClane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franklin misses with a body shot
and McClane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franklin blocks a head kick by McClane.
McClane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McClane can pounce on him.
McClane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franklin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
Franklin moves out of range as McClane strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as McClane blocks the leg kick.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McClane.
McClane lands a jab.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McClane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McClane slips under a jab.
McClane darts in and clinches Franklin up against the ropes.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
John McClane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
McClane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franklin.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McClane is keeping busy.
McClane blocking some punches.
McClane blocks a body shot from Franklin.
McClane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McClane.
McClane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McClane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franklin takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from McClane finds it's target.
McClane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McClane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McClane breaks the clinch.
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin thuds a left hand into McClane's body.
McClane keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shante Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin wants to clinch.
McClane throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
McClane rushes Franklin and presses him up against the ropes.
Franklin working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClane misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McClane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McClane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClane!
After winning the bout, John McClane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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