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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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160 cm
25
135 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillard swivels and escapes.
Franklin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Franklin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franklin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dillard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Franklin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dillard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Franklin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dillard to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Franklin in side control, throwing shots but Dillard defends.
Dillard is pushing Franklin's head away, looking to escape. Franklin manages to hold on to the position though.
Franklin throwing strikes but Dillard manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillard wants to stand but Franklin is controlling his arm.
Franklin is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard tries for a kimura but Franklin is defending well.
Franklin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dillard's best efforts.
Franklin tries to get to full guard but Dillard has control of the leg.
Dillard has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Franklin works to full guard.
Dillard wants to stand but Franklin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Franklin is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillard wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pulls Dillard in to control the position.
Dillard trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Jose Dillard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dillard slaps away a takedown attempt from Franklin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillard defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillard fails to land the takedown.
Dillard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dillard was covering up waiting for the punch and Franklin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillard keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franklin has gone for a leg lock! Dillard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Franklin's guard.
Franklin has a closed guard, preventing Dillard from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin seems keen to control Dillard's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillard wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Franklin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklin dives in and grabs Dillard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dillard pushes down on Franklin's head and hops out.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Dillard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillard throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Dillard or perhaps it was just good defense by Franklin which made him look bad.
Dillard shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Franklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dillard struggling a bit here.
Franklin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dillard can't do much from the bottom here.
Franklin is trying to ground and pound but Dillard uses the momentary lack of control by Franklin to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dillard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dillard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.
Franklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillard defending well though.
Franklin 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.
Dillard is looking to control Franklin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dillard avoid being mounted?
Franklin prevents Dillard from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Franklin seems to be working for a kimura but Dillard defends the submission attempt.
Dillard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Franklin is working away from the top position though.
Franklin is nestled in close to Dillard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franklin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dillard sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Franklin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dillard wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Franklin lands strikes from half guard.
Franklin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dillard!
Franklin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franklin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franklin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Franklin lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with good strikes from the mount here!
Dillard is bucking up trying to escape but Franklin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dillard tries to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.
Franklin lands a couple of good shots and Dillard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Franklin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Franklin.
Franklin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dillard up.
Franklin is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Dillard with him. Dillard is trying to defend but Franklin has an arm under the chin now! Dillard grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Franklin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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