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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Franklin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos jumps guard.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Franklin has moved into half guard.
Franklin prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Dos Santos wants to control but Franklin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franklin decides to stand up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franklin down to the mat. Franklin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franklin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Franklin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Franklin.
Franklin content to stall in guard here.
Franklin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Franklin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Franklin looks gassed!
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Franklin ducks under and follows up with a left that Franklin also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Franklin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Franklin is controlling the position.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos wants to hit a switch here but Franklin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dos Santos there!
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Franklin postures up.
Franklin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Franklin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dos Santos has worked his arm free - good work by Dos Santos !
Dos Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Franklin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franklin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franklin has picked Dos Santos up - he's going for a ride! Franklin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dos Santos is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Franklin wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franklin content just to control the position here.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Franklin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Franklin is retaining full guard.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Santos gets to his feet. Franklin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Franklin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Franklin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franklin punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franklin is trying to control but can't.
Franklin is pressing down on Dos Santos 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dos Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franklin is proving hard to escape from.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Franklin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos . Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Franklin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franklin.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Franklin moves into the clinch.
Franklin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dos Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dos Santos just trying to survive but Franklin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dos Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Franklin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Franklin is pressing down on Dos Santos 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dos Santos is holding on for now.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Dos Santos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Franklin manages to pass to mount!
Dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Franklin.
Dos Santos wants to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franklin controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dos Santos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Franklin trying to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos working away.
Dos Santos tries to advance to mount but Franklin denies him.
Tony Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Franklin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Franklin is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Franklin is right now.
Franklin trying to control but Dos Santos flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Franklin trying to control the action but Dos Santos just sinks the hooks in.
Franklin is trying to stand back up.
Dos Santos doesn't have the hooks in and Franklin manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Dos Santos controls Franklin momentarily but Franklin frees himself.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Franklin gets the takedown into side control.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Franklin working away.
Franklin trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
That's three 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!
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Franklin lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Franklin stands up and beckons Dos Santos to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Franklin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franklin controls the pace.
Franklin advances position into side control!
Franklin tries to advance to mount but Dos Santos denies him.
Franklin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dos Santos to his feet.
Lee Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franklin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Franklin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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