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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Landslide by Fleetwood Mac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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218 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega missing with a left hand there. Franklin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franklin moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Vega avoids them all with ease.
Franklin throws out a loose jab but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Vega - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vega .
Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franklin lunges at Vega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vega 's hand.
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Vega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin blocks a jab.
Franklin throws a series of strikes that have Vega backpedaling.
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Franklin misses with a hook
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
Franklin throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Vega lands a jab to the nose.
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin misses with the combination.
Franklin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vega .
Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vega circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Franklin lunges at Vega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vega 's hand.
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin looks gassed!
Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega .
Vega misses with a body shot.
Franklin misses with a hook
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franklin.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Franklin's head.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Franklin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vega 's hands.
Franklin swinging wildly here.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Vega lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega .
Franklin takes one on the button.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega .
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Franklin dominated that round.
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 scores with a hook.
Vega throws a shot to the body.
Vega lands a body shot.
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vega throws a jab when Franklin was well out of range.
Vega lunges at Franklin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franklin's hand.
Franklin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vega avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Vega .
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega .
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Franklin tries to bum rush Vega with a series of wild strikes but Vega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Nice cross by Franklin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Vega lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franklin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Vega lands a jab to the head.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franklin lands a jab to the nose.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Vega counters with a series of strikes. Franklin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franklin misses with a body punch
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franklin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franklin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Franklin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
Vega scores with a hook to the body. Franklin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vega lands with a cross.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Vega throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Vega finds it's way through Franklin's defenses.
Franklin is rocked!
Vega lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Vega finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vega jabs at Franklin's body.
A jab from Vega finds it's way through Franklin's defenses.
Vega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Vega .
A decent looking cross lands there for Vega .
Vega connects with the punch.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and Vega counters with a huge left! Franklin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vega isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Franklin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vega !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armando Vega !
Armando Vega took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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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