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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borrachinha Costa (ranked 3553 p4p, 374 weight class) and Wayne Franklin (ranked 4718 p4p, 472 weight class). Borrachinha Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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198 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borrachinha Costa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Franklin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Franklin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costa quickly recovers to half guard.
Franklin is thwarting Costa 's attempts to control the position.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franklin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Costa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
Franklin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Costa defends it well.
Franklin wants to take a breather but Costa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa gets full guard.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franklin defends it easily.
Franklin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Costa working for a triangle but Franklin defends it easily.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Costa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Franklin has passed into side control.
Franklin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Franklin trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Costa tries to bench press Franklin off him but Franklin keeps the position.
Costa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Franklin easily slips into full mount!
Franklin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Franklin has control of Costa 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Costa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Franklin raining down shots from the mount!
Costa tries to lock up and control but Franklin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franklin lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin dominating with strikes here.
Costa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Costa covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Franklin!
Wayne Franklin 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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