Post by The Sandman on Jul 21, 2022 22:01:07 GMT -5
Shogun Rua is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Rich Franklin looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rick Franchlin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Shogun Rua comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Rick Franchlin
Rich Franklin pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rich Franklin
The fighters are clinching.
Rick Franchlin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Rick Franchlin who put distance between them
Rick Franchlin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rick Franchlin goes to the body...
He punishes Shogun's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rick Franchlin launches a furious hook!
That hits Shogun's chin like a wrecking ball! Shogun loses balance and goes to the mat.
Rick Franchlin is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin steps back and allows Shogun to get back to his feet.
Shogun climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Several good body shots
land on Shogun.
Hard blow to Shogun's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shogun Rua tries a hook to the body
and hits Rick Franchlin ribs hard
Crushing shot to Rick Franchlin's body! He's holding his side
Rich Franklin moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Shogun's right thigh
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shogun is holding Rich Franklin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin shows great balance while pushing away Shogun Rua
Middle kick from Shogun.
The kick just misses.
Rick Franchlin is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces Shogun to try and defend better.
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rick Franchlin's face
Shogun Rua has found an opening in the defense of Rick Franchlin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rick Franchlin is wobbling!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Rick Franchlin.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Shogun's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rich Franklin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Rich Franklin blocks
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
A left hook from Rick Franchlin
grazes the chin of Shogun.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
Rich Franklin doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Rick Franchlin steps backwards away from Shogun Rua. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Terrible one sided match... Shogun was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rick Franchlin goes to the body...
He punishes Shogun's ribs with a couple of hooks.
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Shogun staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Rick Franchlin launches a furious hook!
That hits Shogun's chin like a wrecking ball! Shogun loses balance and goes to the mat.
This is over! That impact from Rich Franklin has left Shogun laying flat on the mat!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punch) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 11 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 18/20 (90%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Franklin is not Rashad Evans. Whatever that means.
Rich Franklin looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rick Franchlin is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Shogun Rua comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shogun wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Shogun moves forward and holds Rick Franchlin
Rich Franklin pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Rich Franklin
The fighters are clinching.
Rick Franchlin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shogun Rua embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Rick Franchlin who put distance between them
Rick Franchlin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rick Franchlin goes to the body...
He punishes Shogun's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rick Franchlin launches a furious hook!
That hits Shogun's chin like a wrecking ball! Shogun loses balance and goes to the mat.
Rick Franchlin is standing while Shogun is on the ground on his back
Rich Franklin steps back and allows Shogun to get back to his feet.
Shogun climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Several good body shots
land on Shogun.
Hard blow to Shogun's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shogun Rua tries a hook to the body
and hits Rick Franchlin ribs hard
Crushing shot to Rick Franchlin's body! He's holding his side
Rich Franklin moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Shogun's right thigh
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shogun is holding Rich Franklin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rich Franklin shows great balance while pushing away Shogun Rua
Middle kick from Shogun.
The kick just misses.
Rick Franchlin is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces Shogun to try and defend better.
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rick Franchlin's face
Shogun Rua has found an opening in the defense of Rick Franchlin, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rick Franchlin is wobbling!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Rick Franchlin.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Shogun's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rich Franklin's knows what to do here and blocks them
Shogun launches a furious low kick!
Rich Franklin blocks
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
A left hook from Rick Franchlin
grazes the chin of Shogun.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
Rich Franklin doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Rick Franchlin steps backwards away from Shogun Rua. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Terrible one sided match... Shogun was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
Rich Franklin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rick Franchlin goes to the body...
He punishes Shogun's ribs with a couple of hooks.
That punishment by Rich Franklin has left Shogun staggered! Rich Franklin should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Rick Franchlin launches a furious hook!
That hits Shogun's chin like a wrecking ball! Shogun loses balance and goes to the mat.
This is over! That impact from Rich Franklin has left Shogun laying flat on the mat!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punch) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 11 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 18/20 (90%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Franklin is not Rashad Evans. Whatever that means.
