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Event:
RISE 125
Date: Dec 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Kamogawa with a jab.
Franken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamogawa.
Franken misses with a body shot.
Franken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franken tries a head kick but it misses.
Franken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands with a straight right. Franken didn't see that one coming.
Kamogawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamogawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamogawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamogawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamogawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target.
Kamogawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kamogawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franken.
Franken throws a low kick but Kamogawa moves out of range easily. #T1#
Kamogawa looks to throw the jab but Franken is out of range.
Franken tries to land a front kick but Kamogawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamogawa throws a shot to the body.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
Franken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franken lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Kamogawa.
Franken misses with a left hand
and Kamogawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franken slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa sets himself, and Franken steps forward looking for the clinch! Kamogawa avoids it this time.#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Franken controls his hands.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa slows down the pace here.
Kamogawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Kamogawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franken has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa scores with a shot to the side of Franken's head.
Franken is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kamogawa pushes Franken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa is struggling to control the position.
Kamogawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamogawa scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Franken blocks a body shot from Kamogawa. #BC#
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamogawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target.
Kamogawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franken moves away.
Franken misses with a body shot
and Kamogawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kamogawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Franken backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franken.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franken or not.
Kamogawa digs a right hand underneath Franken's ribcage. Franken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kamogawa on the inside.
Kamogawa misses with a punch to the body.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franken's elbow. #BC#
Kamogawa breaks the clinch.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franken throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Franken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamogawa moves away.
Franken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa cracks Franken with a good jab.#CL2#
Franken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamogawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Franken tries to stall but Kamogawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franken ducks under a wild hook from Kamogawa.
A big left from Kamogawa misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamogawa throws out a powerful jab.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Franken moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franken! But no joy.
Kamogawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Franken throws a lazy right hand but Kamogawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kamogawa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamogawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Franken throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a hook
letting Franken counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Franken.
Genji Kamogawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Franken tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamogawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Franken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamogawa.
Franken looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamogawa is just out of range.
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamogawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamogawa throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken lands a high kick!
Franken throws a series of punches but Kamogawa avoids them all with ease.
Franken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Kamogawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franken tries to clinch there but Kamogawa circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Franken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Franken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamogawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamogawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Franken is just out of range.
Franken throws a low kick but Kamogawa avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franken moves out of range as Kamogawa strikes.
Franken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
Kamogawa misses with a looping right.
Franken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kamogawa's head.
Kamogawa misses with a hook. Franken ducked under it nicely.
Franken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamogawa clobbers Franken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Kamogawa manages to break the clinch.
Kamogawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franken.
Franken throws out a counter right but Kamogawa avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa throws a hook to the side of Franken's head but Franken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamogawa. Franken does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Franken tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Franken misses with a hook. Kamogawa ducked under it nicely.
Franken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franken throws a shot from downtown. Kamogawa moves away and avoids it.
Kamogawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franken can do to turn this around?
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Kamogawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franken doesn't seem phased though.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franken ducks under a wild hook from Kamogawa.
Franken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franken wants to clinch.
Franken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch successfully.
Kamogawa stalling in the clinch but Franken improves position.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kamogawa presses Franken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamogawa.
Franken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa tests Franken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa moves away from the strike by Franken.
Kamogawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franken moves away.
Kamogawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franken was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamogawa.
Franken tries to clinch but Kamogawa moves away
and Franken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Kamogawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franken slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a straight right.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Franken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamogawa throws the left hand but Franken avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target.
Franken misses with a straight right.
Franken tries to bum rush Kamogawa with a series of wild strikes but Kamogawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Kamogawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamogawa.
Franken tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
It looked like Kamogawa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franken tries to clinch there but Kamogawa circles away.
Franken lands with a nice body punch.
Kamogawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Franken slips under a jab.#CL2#
Franken clinches up with Kamogawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamogawa lands a body shot.
Franken lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Kamogawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kamogawa takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Kamogawa misses.
Franken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamogawa. Franken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamogawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa lands with a hook. Franken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamogawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamogawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franken scores with a hook.
Franken throws out a loose jab but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kamogawa throws a body punch but Franken moves out of range.
Franken tries to counter by closing the distance.
Franken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamogawa doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Franken moved out of range.
Franken misses with a left hand
and Kamogawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Kamogawa misses with a looping right.
Franken wants to clinch up but Kamogawa keeps it at a distance.
Franken ducks under a wild hook from Kamogawa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franken.
Kamogawa scores with a jab. Franken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Franken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamogawa.
Franken tries to clinch up.
Kamogawa throws an overhand right that lands on Franken's shoulder, as Franken tries to avoid the shot.
Franken feints a counter leg kick.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franken.
Kamogawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kamogawa counter with a right hand.
Franken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamogawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kamogawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the side of Franken's head but Franken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franken misses with a right hand
and Kamogawa counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamogawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kamogawa throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Franken.
#CL2#
Franken clinches up against the cage.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jeroen Franken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Franken trying to control the position but instead, Kamogawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franken into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Franken tries a body shot but Kamogawa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa. #T3#
Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Franken.
Franken misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Kamogawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kamogawa scores with a hook to the body. Franken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franken moves away from the strike by Kamogawa.
Franken misses with a low kick.
Franken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamogawa scores with the left hand. Franken knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamogawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franken doesn't seem bothered though.
Franken staying out of range there.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franken ducks under a wild hook from Kamogawa.#T4#
Franken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamogawa.
Franken doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamogawa circles away.
Kamogawa throws a lazy right hand but Franken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamogawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Franken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamogawa throws out a powerful jab.
Kamogawa misses with a hook.
Kamogawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut. Franken saw that one coming.
Franken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Franken walks into a straight right hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franken misses with a hook.
Kamogawa is looking to counter punch.
Franken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genji Kamogawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamogawa jabs at Franken's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genji Kamogawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamogawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genji Kamogawa!
Genji Kamogawa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
CFC 7: Halloween Havoc
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Juan throws a lazy right hand but Franken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franken throws a right and a left that Juan avoids nicely.
Juan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Franken misses.
Juan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT#
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Jeroen Franken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franken wants to clinch.
Franken connects with a right hand. Juan shakes it off.
Juan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franken tries to avoid it but Juan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franken to the ground. Franken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juan tries to counter with a takedown but Franken is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken misses with a looping left.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Juan pushes him off.
Juan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franken.
Franken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Juan moves forwards but Franken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franken fails to land with a series of punches.
Juan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Juan lands a high kick!
Franken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franken. Franken obviously looking to wear him down.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
and Juan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Franken! He's just covering up as Juan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Juan!
After the fight, Pablo Juan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
CFC 4: Welcome To The Show
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Tallus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Otto Tallus has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franken.
Franken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tallus momentarily.
We've been told by Tallus's head coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tallus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franken pinned against the cage. Franken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franken checks a leg kick.#CL2#
Franken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tallus is looking for a takedown.
Franken tries a body shot but Tallus blocks it.
Franken stops a takedown attempt from Tallus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Tallus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tallus blocks a body shot from Franken.
Franken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tallus.
Tallus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T1#
Franken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franken throws a series of punches but Tallus moves out of range.
Tallus fails to land the takedown.
Tallus checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Franken clinches.
Tallus goes for a takedown attempt but Franken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Franken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tallus, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallus.
Franken misses with some punches.
Tallus has Franken pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franken manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken lunges at Tallus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tallus's hand.
Tallus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franken pinned against the cage. Franken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeroen Franken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Nice cross by Franken.
Franken swinging wildly here.
Tallus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franken's waist but Franken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tallus off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallus shoots for a takedown but Franken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Franken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tallus has time to react.
Tallus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franken throws a hook but Tallus blocks it.
Franken wants to clinch.
Franken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3##CL2#
Franken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tallus tries to score a body lock takedown but Franken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Franken.
Tallus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franken is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Franken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franken lands with a light punch inside.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallus.
Franken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franken pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tallus blocking some punches.
#T4#
A short right from Franken on the inside.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Franken to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallus's elbow. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Franken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tallus doesn't seem phased though.
Tallus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franken but Franken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franken has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tallus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franken circles away.
Franken misses with a double jab.
Tallus shoots in and drives through. Franken sprawls well.
Franken lunges at Tallus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tallus's hand. #ROC2#
Tallus is rocked!
Franken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Tallus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tallus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franken throws out a counter right but Tallus avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Franken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Tallus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Franken clinches up with Tallus and pushes him back against the cage.
Tallus seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Tallus wants to take the fight to the mat but Franken manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franken.
Franken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franken is leaning against Tallus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franken throws a big uppercut that drops Tallus! More strikes from Franken and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tallus lies dazed against the cage as Franken celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeroen Franken!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 61
Date: Jul 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Eaton throws a hook but Franken avoids it easily.
Eaton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Franken to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Franken takes the fight into the clinch.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Franken avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the ropes.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton can't find room to land a body shot as Franken controls the action.
Eaton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Franken controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken prevents a body shot from Eaton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
A short uppercut from Franken. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch.
Franken is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Eaton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Franken clinches.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Eaton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franken looks to clinch
and Eaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Eaton throws a body punch but Franken moves out of range.
Franken only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Franken has managed to clinch.
Eaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franken stalling in the clinch.
Eaton lands a nice elbow.
Franken has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Eaton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Franken can turn it around.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franken pulls his leg out and moves away.
Franken wants to clinch up but Eaton keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Franken clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Eaton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Franken. #T2#
Franken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franken's elbow. #BC2#
Franken manages to break the clinch.
Franken is looking to clinch.
Franken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franken tries to clinch up but Eaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Eaton pushes him off.
Eaton throwing a counter right hand but Franken manages to avoid it.
Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eaton throws a lazy right hand but Franken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Franken rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Eaton misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eaton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.
Franken is trying to force a seperation but Eaton has the dominant position.#T3#
Franken taking a breather.
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eaton lands with a short shot to the head.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eaton is keeping busy.
Franken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken throws a head punch that misses.
Eaton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Franken taking a breather.
Eaton is leaning against Franken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eaton prevents a body shot from Franken.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton misses with a punch to the body.
Franken misses with some punches.
Eaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
#T4#
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Franken avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the ropes.
Eaton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eaton cracks Franken with a nice body shot.
Franken looks winded!
Eaton lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Franken.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franken.
Franken controlling the action here for a moment.
Eaton can't find room to land a body shot as Franken controls the action.
A short uppercut from Franken.
Eaton digs a right hand into Franken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franken's gas tank.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franken takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eaton has Franken pressed against the ropes, preventing Franken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Franken tries to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling the position.
Eaton misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Eaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeroen Franken's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Franken closes the distance and pushes Eaton back into the ropes.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Eaton.
Eaton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franken blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Franken.
Paris Eaton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Franken.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eaton working aggressively here.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Franken.
Franken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eaton's elbow.
Eaton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franken after a bit of a struggle.
Franken blocking some punches.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franken.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses. #T1##BC2#
Franken breaks from the clinch.
Franken tries to clinch there but Eaton circles away.
Eaton is looking to counter punch.
Franken tries to clinch
and Eaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franken tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Franken clinches with his opponent.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Franken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Franken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eaton is keeping busy.
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a nice shot to the body.
Franken taking a breather.
Eaton lands with a left to the head.
Eaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eaton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton tries to work over Franken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eaton blocking some punches.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eaton.
Franken working aggressively here.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eaton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franken can do to turn this around?
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franken backwards.
Franken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Eaton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Eaton.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Eaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Eaton fails to land.
Franken lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Franken drives through and clinches with Eaton against the ropes.
Franken prevents a body shot from Eaton.
Eaton is leaning against Franken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Eaton as the two fighters clinch.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Franken avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the ropes.
Eaton tries a body shot but Franken blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franken.
A right handed body shot lands from Eaton.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken lands with a left to the head.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franken blocking some punches.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
#BC2#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eaton misses with a straight right.
Eaton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eaton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eaton scores with a jab. Franken acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Jeroen Franken's cut even more.
Jeroen Franken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton misses with a straight right.
Franken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eaton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eaton counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Eaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeroen Franken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Eaton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eaton looks to land a right hand but Franken moved out of range.
Franken scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL2#
Franken rushes Eaton and presses him up against the ropes.
Franken is looking to control Eaton's arms but Eaton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franken has his back to the ropes.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken blocking some punches.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Franken blocks a body shot from Eaton.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Eaton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
Eaton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eaton misses with an elbow over the top.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Franken breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Franken is looking to clinch.
Franken lunges at Eaton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eaton's hand.
Franken tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franken wants to clinch but Eaton slips to the side
and Eaton counters with a straight right hand.
Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eaton throws a right hand that misses
and Franken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Franken instigates a clinch.
Eaton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eaton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eaton is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Eaton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton. #T2#
Eaton blocking some punches.
Eaton lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Franken is trying to break free.
Eaton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton tries to work over Franken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franken.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franken gets through Eaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeroen Franken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franken takes a shot to the head.
Franken is trying to push Eaton away but Eaton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franken blocks an elbow strike from Eaton.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
A shot in the inside from Eaton.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Franken throws a head punch that misses.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
Eaton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Eaton.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Eaton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franken.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franken. #BC2#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton misses with a left hand
letting Franken counter with a right hand.
Eaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eaton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eaton misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Franken clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the ropes.#T4#
Eaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eaton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eaton prevents Franken from breaking the clinch.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Franken controls his hands.
Eaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Eaton.
#BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franken doesn't manage to clinch there - Eaton circles away.
Eaton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Franken tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range. #CL2#
Franken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eaton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton tries to work over Franken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Eaton blocking some punches.
Paris Eaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eaton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franken misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paris Eaton.
Well Eaton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Paris Eaton!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Paris Eaton!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Paris Eaton!
Paris Eaton wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Paris Eaton 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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Event:
Skrap Fights 51
Date: May 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Franken checks a leg kick.
Grissom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Franken.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Franken wants to clinch but Grissom slips to the side
and Franken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grissom misses with the head strike.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken is looking to control Grissom's arms but Grissom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franken has his back to the ropes.
Franken prevents a body shot from Grissom. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Grissom rushes Franken and presses him up against the ropes.
Grissom lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Franken clinches.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken has Grissom pressed against the ropes, preventing Grissom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Grissom can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range. #CL2#
Franken clinches up with Grissom and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franken wants to clinch.
As Franken looks to move away, Grissom throws a big counter combo but Franken just gets out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grissom feints and then cracks Franken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franken down.
Grissom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franken.
Franken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Franken closes the distance and pushes Grissom back into the ropes.#BC#
Grissom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grissom throws a shot from downtown. Franken moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Franken has closed the distance and engaged Grissom in a clinch.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.
Franken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grissom's efforts to push away.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
#T2##BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Grissom blocking some punches.
Franken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Grissom finds it's way through Franken's defenses.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throwing a counter right hand but Franken manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grissom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grissom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grissom connects with a jab.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Good leg kick by Grissom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franken doesn't manage to clinch there - Grissom circles away.
Franken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grissom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grissom swinging wildly here.
#T3#
Grissom scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Franken.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Grissom throws a series of punches but Franken moves out of range.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Grissom misses the jab.
Grissom misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Franken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grissom.
Grissom throws a hook but Franken avoids it easily.
Grissom misses with a looping left.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.#CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch.
Grissom wants to stall.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Grissom misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grissom throws a big counter combination but Franken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grissom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grissom misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Franken has Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Grissom swings wildly with an uppercut but Franken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Franken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grissom.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Franken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Grissom cracks Franken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grissom.
Franken is looking to clinch.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range. #CL#
Grissom has Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clive Grissom is winning the standup battle so far.
Grissom throws a looping overhand right but Franken ducks down to avoid it.
Franken moves in looking to clinch but Grissom pushes him off.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken closes the distance but Grissom moves to the side
and Grissom counters with a nice uppercut.
Grissom throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franken.#CL#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grissom moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Grissom looks to land a body kick but Franken moved away.
Franken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grissom scores with a nice strike.
Grissom tries a low kick but Franken avoids it.
Franken scores with a decent looking hook.
Franken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franken can do to turn this around?
Franken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grissom.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franken defending well as Grissom loads up on a big left hand.
Grissom looks to land a right hand but Franken moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Franken does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Franken takes the fight into the clinch.
Franken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grissom is keeping busy.#BC#
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Grissom blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franken is pushing Grissom up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Franken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Grissom tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook
and Franken counters with a left to the body.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
Franken wants to clinch up but Grissom keeps it at a distance.
Grissom throws a right and a left that Franken avoids nicely.
Franken lunges at Grissom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grissom's hand.
Nice body punch from Grissom. #CL2#
Franken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Grissom is trying to break the clinch but Franken has him pressed against the ropes.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grissom lands a jab.#CL#
Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Grissom tries to work over Franken's front leg with a kick but Franken checks it.
Franken feints a counter leg kick.
Franken tries to clinch there but Grissom circles away.
Franken throws an overhand right that lands on Grissom's shoulder, as Grissom tries to avoid the shot.
Franken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grissom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Franken gets a clinch.
A short left from Grissom. #BC#
Grissom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Grissom misses. #T4#
Franken blocks a jab.
Franken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franken tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch.#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Franken slips a jab from Grissom.
It seemed like Franken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franken tries to clinch but Grissom is having none of it.
Grissom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grissom dips to his left and cracks Franken with an uppercut!
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franken.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grissom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franken tries to clinch up but Grissom circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Franken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grissom tries to bum rush Franken with a series of wild strikes but Franken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Franken has managed to clinch.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Grissom tries to break free but Franken pushes him back against the ropes.
Franken pushes Grissom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grissom scores with a shot to the side of Franken's head.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grissoms head.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grissom as Franken tries to tie him up.
Grissom can't break the clinch.
Grissom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franken. #T1#
Franken pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken misses with a punch to the body.
Grissom tries to circle away but Franken has him pinned against the ropes.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grissom backwards.
Franken trying to stall but Grissom improves his position.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grissom has a couple of punches blocked by Franken.
#BC#
Grissom manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Grissom pushes Franken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grissom wants to break free but Franken has control.
Grissom is looking to break free of the clinch but Franken has double underhooks.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom. #BC2#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to clinch up.#T2#
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Franken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grissom throws a jab but it's blocked by Franken. #CL2#
Franken pushes Grissom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Franken keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franken working aggressively here.
Jeroen Franken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Franken avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grissom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Franken missing with a left hand there. Grissom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3##CL#
Grissom clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grissom.#CUT#
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Grissom gets through Franken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Grissom.
Franken misses with some punches.
Franken misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grissom.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Grissom.
#BC#
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Franken working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franken in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken prevents Grissom from breaking the clinch.
Grissom misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Grissom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grissom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grissom is looking for a counter combo.
Franken is looking to clinch but Grissom is avoiding it.
Franken checks a low kick from Grissom.#T4#
Grissom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clive Grissom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franken wants to break free but Grissom has control.
Franken is looking to break free of the clinch but Grissom has double underhooks.
Franken can't find room to land a body shot as Grissom controls the action.
Franken working aggressively here.
Franken tries to throw a body punch but Grissom avoids it by throwing Franken back against the ropes. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch.
Franken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grissom manages to avoid it.
Franken tries to close the distance and clinch but Grissom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franken tries to clinch up.
Franken connects with the punch.
Franken moves out of range of the strikes.
Grissom connects with a solid leg kick.
Franken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeroen Franken.
I think Grissom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Clive Grissom!
Clive Grissom wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Clive Grissom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 43
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Franken darts in and clinches Schooley up against the ropes.
Schooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2#
Schooley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Franken is trying to maintain the position but Schooley is very close to passing his half guard.
Franken manages to get to full guard.
Schooley trying to control but Franken is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schooley looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Franken pulls Schooley in close to his closed guard and prevents Schooley from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schooley stopping the sweep attempt from Franken.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schooley scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Franken gets a clinch. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schooley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franken trying to stall but Schooley improves his position.
#BC2#
Schooley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Schooley tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franken.
A short left from Franken.
Schooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Franken.
Franken digs a right hand underneath Schooley's ribcage. Schooley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Franken tries to circle away but Schooley has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schooley.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Franken is pressed up against the ropes. Schooley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franken down to the mat. Franken avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Schooley tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Franken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Franken dodges an elbow strike from Schooley.
#BC#
Franken breaks from the clinch.
Schooley lands a slapping body shot.
#TD2#
Schooley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Franken is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Schooley dives into side control.
#REVR#
Franken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schooley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Franken sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
My spies in Fallen Angels inform me that Schooley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Franken is trying to work for a sweep but Schooley has mounted him!#T4#
Schooley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schooley trying to control but Franken is having none of it. #SUB2#
Schooley swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Franken is now in Schooley's guard. A big mistake from Schooley there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schooley looking for a sweep. Not yet Schooley, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Franken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Franken clinches up against the ropes.
Franken lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Franken dodges an elbow strike from Schooley.
Franken avoids a wild elbow strike from Schooley.
Schooley working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schooley can do to turn this around?
Franken lands a hook that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Schooley blocks an uppercut.
Schooley throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schooley wants a takedown but no success here.
Schooley takes a shot to the head.
Schooley blocks an uppercut.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Franken is trying to maintain a safe position but Schooley gets an underhook and turns Franken into the ropes.
Franken is looking to control Schooley's arms but Schooley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franken has his back to the ropes.
Schooley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schooley has him pressed against the ropes.
Schooley blocking some punches.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schooley blocking some punches.
Franken misses with the head strike.
Schooley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franken swings wildly with an uppercut but Schooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schooley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schooley lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Franken misses with the head strike.
#T2##BC#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Franken clinches.
Franken looking to slow down the pace here.
Schooley lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Franken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schooley wants to take the fight to the mat but Franken manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schooley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Franken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schooley throws a lazy right hand but Franken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franken looks to land a left hand but Schooley moved out of range nicely.
Franken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franken misses with some punches.
#T3#
Schooley misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franken.
A nice left hand lands by Franken.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Schooley.
#BC#
Franken breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Schooley tries to keep at a distance but Franken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franken tries to work over Schooley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Franken.
Franken scores with a shot to the side of Schooley's head.
A short right from Schooley.
Franken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franken misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Franken misses with the head strike.
Franken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Schooley tries for a takedown but Franken manages to get underhooks.
Jeroen Franken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ellis Schooley.
Franken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franken lands a body punch.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Schooley.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schooley lands an elbow just above Franken 's eye.
Schooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schooley lands a hook that snaps the head of Franken backwards.
Franken tries to circle away but Schooley has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Franken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeroen Franken's cut.
That's time! Franken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Schooley lands with a straight right. Franken didn't see that one coming.
Jeroen Franken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Franken moves into the clinch.
Schooley throws an elbow that misses.
Schooley lands a nice shot to the body.
Franken misses with some punches.
Schooley lands with a light punch inside.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken lands a hook that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Schooley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schooley throws an elbow but misses.
Schooley misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken working aggressively here.
Schooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franken throws a punch but it's blocked by Schooley.
Schooley takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Schooley tries to pull guard but Franken holds him up against the ropes and eventually Schooley drops back down to his feet.
Franken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schooley blocks an uppercut.
Schooley wants to stall.
Franken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schooley pushes off an throws an elbow but Franken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schooley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#TD2#
Schooley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Franken is trying to keep an underhook but Schooley manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES#
Franken has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Schooley is on him like a limpet, forcing Franken back against the ropes.
Schooley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Schooley blocking some punches.
Franken displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schooley up against the ropes.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schooley.
Schooley blocks a body shot from Franken.
A right hand to the body from Franken.
Franken wants to break free but Schooley has control.
Franken working aggressively here.
Jeroen Franken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Franken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schooley.
Franken misses with a punch on the inside.
Franken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franken tries to stall but Schooley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franken taking a breather.
Jeroen Franken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schooley digs a right hand into Franken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franken's gas tank. #T3#
Schooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Franken controls his hands.
Schooley lands an elbow that stopped Franken in his tracks for a moment.
Franken lands an uppercut.
Schooley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Franken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Franken darts in and clinches Schooley up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Franken fails to land.
Schooley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franken just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Franken avoids the elbow strike from Schooley, against the ropes.
Franken working aggressively here.
Schooley missing with knees to the body.
Franken misses with a punch to the body.
Franken effectively controlling the action here.
Schooley blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Franken misses with a body punch.
Franken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schooley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franken is defending well for now.
Schooley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franken after a bit of a struggle.
Jeroen Franken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ellis Schooley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schooley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Jeroen Franken's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schooley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schooley jumps guard but Franken stands there with Schooley around his waist. Schooley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schooley.
Ellis Schooley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schooley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franken avoids the elbow strike from Schooley, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeroen Franken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jeroen Franken!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jeroen Franken!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jeroen Franken!
Jeroen Franken wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 32
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Edmond tries to clinch up but Franken circles away and keeps his distance.
Franken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edmond with a jab.
Franken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edmond seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Edmond scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Jeroen Franken has been cut.
Franken throws a jab when Edmond was well out of range.
Edmond scores with a leg kick.
Franken ducks right into an uppercut from Edmond.
Rayful Edmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Edmond.
Franken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franken slaps away a takedown attempt from Edmond, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Edmond fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Franken to the ground. Edmond is now in Franken's guard.
Edmond stopping the sweep attempt from Franken.#T1#
Edmond not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Franken is trying to control the position but Edmond postures up.
Franken keeping moving, preventing Edmond from controlling successfully.
Edmond is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Edmond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Franken throws a hook but Edmond avoids it easily.
It looked like Edmond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Franken avoids them all with ease.
Edmond misses with a right hand
enabling Franken to counter with a crisp jab.
Edmond throws a right hand that misses
and Franken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edmond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edmond tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Franken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edmond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edmond, as that shot connected.
and Edmond counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Franken! He's just covering up as Edmond starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayful Edmond!
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Event:
Evolution Stage 11
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Dalton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franken doesn't seem bothered though.
Dalton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dalton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton jabs Franken right on the nose. Franken blinks but takes it well.
Franken misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Franken.
Franken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franken misses with a hook.
Franken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dalton thinking.
Franken looks to score with a jab to the body but Dalton is just out of range.
We've been told by Franken's head coaches at Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dalton lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Dalton lands a nice hook to Franken's body. Franken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Franken tries to bum rush Dalton with a series of wild strikes but Dalton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalton jabs Franken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dalton lands an overhand right.
Dalton on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
It looks like James Dalton has been cut.
Franken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#KD#
Franken cracks Dalton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dalton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Franken finish him?
#ROC#
Dalton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Franken.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Franken finish him?
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franken manages to avoid it.
Franken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franken manages to avoid it.
Dalton seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Franken misses with the combination.
A jab from Franken misses.
Dalton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franken rather than just go for the knockout.
Franken throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalton.
Franken fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Dalton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franken avoids the body shot from Dalton.
#KD#
Franken cracks Dalton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dalton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Franken finish him?
Dalton lands a body shot.
Dalton lands an overhand right.
Franken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dalton circles away quickly and effectively.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Franken is just out of range.#T3#
Franken misses with a straight right.
Dalton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Franken clinches.
Franken keeps control of Dalton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalton avoids it.
Dalton takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franken.
Franken dips a shoulder and cracks Dalton with a mighty uppercut! Dalton falls back against the cage and Franken unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dalton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Franken screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeroen Franken!
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Event:
Evolution Stage 7
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Ueli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Franken sneaks out the side door and pushes Ueli away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL2#
Franken has managed to clinch.
Franken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ueli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Franken has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ueli.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Ueli lands a takedown into guard.
Franken is looking to stand up but Ueli isn't so interested in that idea.
Ueli is looking to work some ground and pound but Franken has wrist control.
Ueli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ueli throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Ueli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ueli throwing strikes from guard but Franken blocks nicely.
Ueli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franken is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franken trying to keep a closed guard but Ueli is proving a slippery customer.
Ueli with a nice head shot there.
Franken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ueli manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SU2#
Franken gets to his feet - Ueli follows without any prompting. #T2##CL2#
Franken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ueli wants to take the fight to the mat but Franken manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Franken.
Franken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueli backwards.
Franken tries to land knees in the clinch but Ueli avoids the damage to the body.
Ueli is trying to break the clinch but Franken has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Ueli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueli lands a jab to Franken's midsection.
Jeroen Franken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ueli shoots in and drives through. Franken sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dierk Ueli. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ueli looking for a takedown.
Ueli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ueli misses with a takedown #KD2#
and Franken counters with a crisp one two that drops Ueli! Franken thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ueli to his feet! Ueli is in big trouble!#T3##CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch.#TD#
Ueli pulls Franken into guard.
Franken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ueli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franken controls the pace.#SU2#
Ueli is working an open guard so Franken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Ueli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Franken!
Ueli creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Franken can't do much from the bottom here.
Ueli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Franken is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ueli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ueli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franken keeps working.
Franken tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ueli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Franken is trying to control Ueli's posture but Ueli avoids it.
Franken tries to bench press Ueli off him but Ueli keeps the position.
Ueli working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franken can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franken is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franken pushes Ueli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ueli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Ueli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Franken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ueli shoots in but Franken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ueli shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Franken moves into the clinch.
Franken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueli has Franken pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franken manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dierk Ueli. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch.
Ueli shoots in but no luck this time.
Franken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueli backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Franken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Still in the clinch, Franken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Franken - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franken lands a right hand.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Ueli.
Franken prevents the takedown attempt.
Franken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Franken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Franken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ueli, pushing him back against the cage.
Ueli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ueli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ueli is trying to drag Franken to the mat but Franken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Franken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Franken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ueli shoots in looking for a takedown. Franken tries to sprawl out of it but Ueli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ueli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Franken gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Franken breaks from the clinch.
Ueli wants to clinch up but Franken keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Ueli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ueli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Franken clinches with his opponent.
Franken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ueli.
#TD#
Ueli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dierk Ueli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ueli working a defensive guard but Franken passes into half guard.
Franken trying to control the action but Ueli is working from the bottom.
Franken throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ueli to regain full guard.
Franken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Ueli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franken's guard. #REVR#
Ueli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ueli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ueli is looking to work some ground and pound but Franken has wrist control.
Ueli won't allow Franken to sweep him here.
Ueli trying to control but Franken is working from the bottom.
Ueli is fighting to break Franken's control of his arms but Franken is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Franken is looking to sweep but instead, Ueli has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Franken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ueli shoots in for a double leg but Franken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Franken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Franken closes the distance and clinches.
Franken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franken has a couple of punches blocked by Ueli.
#BC2#
Franken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Franken drives through and clinches with Ueli against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franken.
Still in the clinch, Franken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeroen Franken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franken stalling in the clinch.
Ueli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franken to keep the fight standing.
Franken prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dierk Ueli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franken lands a nice uppercut.
Franken lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Franken scores with a shot to the side of Ueli's head.
Ueli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Franken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franken taking a breather.
Ueli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franken is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franken lands an uppercut.
Franken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franken stalling the fight.
Franken lands an uppercut.
Ueli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franken keeps control of Ueli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franken leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Franken.
#T2#
Franken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ueli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franken is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Ueli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ueli is trying to drag Franken to the mat but Franken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Franken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uelis head.
Jeroen Franken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ueli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franken lands a body shot.
Franken lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Franken breaks from the clinch.
Ueli fails with the takedown.
Franken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3##CL2#
Franken rushes Ueli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ueli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franken has Ueli pressed against the cage, preventing Ueli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ueli takes a shot to the head.
Franken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueli backwards.
Franken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Ueli is rocked!
Franken lands an uppercut.
Oh Ueli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ueli is trying to pull guard but Franken turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Franken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franken lands a big right hand that drops Ueli! The killer instinct kicks in and Franken finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Franken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeroen Franken!
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