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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (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. John Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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218 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a leg kick.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franklin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thompson throws a strike aimed at the side of Franklin's head but Franklin avoids it well.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson throws an elbow but Franklin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thompson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Franklin is avoiding damage well.
Franklin can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson throws an elbow but Franklin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson advances nicely into full mount.
Franklin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Franklin is now in Thompson's guard. A big mistake from Thompson there, giving up the dominant position!
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Franklin is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franklin defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Franklin defends easily.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin gets to his feet. Thompson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Franklin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franklin.
Thompson lands the left hand.
Franklin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin scores with a body shot.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Ben Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franklin at a distance.
Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franklin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Franklin defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Franklin misses the jab.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Franklin quickly recovers to half guard.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson with the ground and pound but Franklin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Franklin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
John Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson passes Franklin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Franklin has one foot on Thompson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Franklin swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Franklin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thompson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson feints a jab promting Franklin to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franklin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Franklin tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franklin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
Thompson clinches.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franklin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Franklin regains guard.
Franklin wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Franklin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
John Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Franklin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson advances to half guard.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Franklin wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Franklin for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin kicks Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franklin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Franklin's guard.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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!
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thompson!
John Thompson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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