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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Jay Franlkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franlkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC- For Those About To Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard Jay Franlkin enters the ring!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Jay Franlkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Franlkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escargesa blocks a leg kick.
Escargesa connects with a nice looking jab.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franlkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franlkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escargesa slips a jab and a cross from Franlkin.
Escargesa lands a nice shot that snaps Franlkin's head back.
Escargesa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franlkin manages to avoid it.
Escargesa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franlkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franlkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escargesa.
Escargesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franlkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Franlkin misses with a kick to the body.
Escargesa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escargesa checks a leg kick.
Escargesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franlkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franlkin throws a body punch but Escargesa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa connects with a looping right hand.
Escargesa tries to clinch but Franlkin is having none of it.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Franlkin avoids them all with ease.
Escargesa scores with a jab.
Franlkin misses with a looping right.
Franlkin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Escargesa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franlkin.
Escargesa throws a body punch but Franlkin moves out of range.
Escargesa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escargesa misses with a wild combination.
Franlkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franlkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch but Franlkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escargesa lands a two punch combo.
Franlkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escargesa manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escargesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franlkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Escargesa scores with a jab.
Franlkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franlkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escargesa.
Franlkin tries to bum rush Escargesa with a series of wild strikes but Escargesa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escargesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franlkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franlkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franlkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franlkin misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Escargesa. That snapped Franlkin's head back.
Franlkin misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Franlkin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Escargesa prevents Franlkin from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escargesa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escargesa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franlkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franlkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Franlkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Escargesa tries to bum rush Franlkin with a series of wild strikes but Franlkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Escargesa catches Franlkin right on the button with a cross.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Escargesa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franlkin doesn't seem phased though.
Escargesa tries to clinch up.
Escargesa doesn't manage to clinch there - Franlkin circles away.
Escargesa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa has Franlkin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Escargesa is trying to break the clinch but Franlkin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escargesa tries to break the clinch but Franlkin is controlling the position.
Escargesa lands with a right to the head.
Franlkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Escargesa won't allow it.
Escargesa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franlkin breaks from the clinch.
Escargesa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escargesa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franlkin throws an overhand right that lands on Escargesa's shoulder, as Escargesa tries to avoid the shot.
Escargesa scores with a jab to the body.
Escargesa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escargesa avoids the head kick by Franlkin.
Escargesa wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escargesa has closed the distance and engaged Franlkin in a clinch.
Escargesa is trying to force a seperation but Franlkin has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franlkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escargesa misses with a straight left.
A cross from Escargesa lands.
Escargesa misses with a wild combination.
Franlkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escargesa works Franlkin's body with a nice hook.
Franlkin throws a shot from downtown. Escargesa moves away and avoids it.
Escargesa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franlkin.
Escargesa dodges the punch combination from Franlkin.
Escargesa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escargesa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escargesa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vincent Escargesa is winning the standup battle so far.
Franlkin misses with a head kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Franlkin. Escargesa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escargesa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franlkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Escargesa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franlkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escargesa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franlkin has time to react.
Escargesa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Escargesa misses with a double jab.
Escargesa feints a jab promting Franlkin to slip. Escargesa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franlkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Franlkin. Those never looked like landing.
Franlkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escargesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franlkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franlkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escargesa blocks a head kick by Franlkin.
Escargesa lands with a shot to the body.
Escargesa throws a right and a left that Franlkin avoids nicely.
A combination from Franlkin does no damage.
Franlkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Escargesa off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escargesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Escargesa rushes Franlkin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Escargesa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franlkin is trying to push Escargesa away but Escargesa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franlkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Franlkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Escargesa tries a body shot but Franlkin blocks it.
Escargesa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franlkin's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franlkin has had enough of the clinch but Escargesa keeps him there for the moment.
Escargesa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Escargesa.
Franlkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franlkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa misses with a wild body shot.
Franlkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Escargesa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franlkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Franlkin misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escargesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escargesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escargesa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escargesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franlkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
Franlkin throws a body punch but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa moves into range and clinches up with Franlkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin tries to circle away but Escargesa has him pinned against the ropes.
Franlkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Escargesa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franlkin is trying to push Escargesa away but Escargesa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franlkin blocks a body shot from Escargesa.
Escargesa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franlkin's efforts to push away.
Franlkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franlkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escargesa has him pressed against the ropes.
Escargesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escargesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franlkin's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franlkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escargesa has him pressed against the ropes.
Franlkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Franlkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franlkin slips a jab and a cross from Escargesa.
Franlkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Escargesa there.
Escargesa moves into the clinch.
Franlkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escargesa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franlkin slips a jab and a cross from Escargesa.
Escargesa with a hook.
Escargesa tries to bum rush Franlkin with a series of wild strikes but Franlkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escargesa throws a combination. Franlkin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escargesa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franlkin throws a push kick but Escargesa slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franlkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Escargesa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franlkin doesn't seem phased though.
Franlkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franlkin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa wants to clinch up but Franlkin keeps it at a distance.
Franlkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Escargesa finish him?
Franlkin misses with a head kick.
Franlkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escargesa.
Escargesa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escargesa misses with a wild combination.
Escargesa wobbles Franlkin with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Escargesa dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Franlkin to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Escargesa!
After winning the bout, Vincent Escargesa 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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