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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Spadoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Spadoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spadoni counters with a nice uppercut.
Spadoni throws a push kick but Franklin slaps the foot to one side.
Spadoni throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spadoni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin lands a high kick!
Spadoni throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin has Spadoni up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spadoni throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Spadoni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Franklin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to buck Spadoni off but Spadoni is having none of it.
Spadoni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spadoni working the ground and pound.
Spadoni trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin is looking for a sweep.
Spadoni decides to stand up, so the ref orders Franklin to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Spadoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin has Spadoni up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Spadoni changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spadoni pinned against the cage. Spadoni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spadoni shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense.
Spadoni closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franklin did well to prevent Spadoni getting side control.
Franklin kicks Spadoni off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
It looked like Spadoni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Franklin.
Franklin tries to clinch there but Spadoni circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spadoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spadoni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spadoni decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Spadoni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spadoni doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Franklin with the counter takedown but Spadoni avoids it easily.
Spadoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Spadoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Franklin with that takedown attempt.
Franklin shoots for a double leg takedown but Spadoni sprawls well. He's pushed Franklin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spadoni tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
We've been informed that Franklin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Spadoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spadoni shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spadoni.
Spadoni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Franklin. That one must have hurt.
Spadoni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spadoni takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Franklin lands a high kick!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Franklin! Spadoni is out on his feet! Franklin rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Spadoni is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Spadoni is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Franklin!
A relieved looking David Franklin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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