Post by The Sandman on Jan 23, 2023 17:37:15 GMT -5
Israel Adesanya 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 calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Israel Adesanya has fight Rich Franklin 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Rich Franklin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Israel Adesanya comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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The Last Adesanyabender and Rick Franchlin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rick Franchlin won't budge, forcing The Last Adesanyabender to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
The Last Adesanyabender breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The Last Adesanyabender's ribs.
The Last Adesanyabender is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Israel Adesanya holds Rich Franklin and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The Last Adesanyabender's ribs.
The Last Adesanyabender blocks Rich Franklin's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Rick Franchlin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rick Franchlin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rich Franklin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Israel Adesanya manages to switch to full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is in closed guard... The Last Adesanyabender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The Last Adesanyabender is in rear mount over Rick Franchlin
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
The Last Adesanyabender is in rear mount over Rick Franchlin
Rick Franchlin has The Last Adesanyabender controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Rick Franchlin manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along The Last Adesanyabender
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rich Franklin!
The Last Adesanyabender ducks under...
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Israel Adesanya!
You can see Rich Franklin's head being snapped backwards!
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Rick Franchlin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
surprises Rick Franchlin!
Tremendous strikes from Rick Franchlin!
Some big punches are landing!
The Last Adesanyabender's Chin is beginning to swell
The Last Adesanyabender pushes Rich Franklin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
that nearly tags The Last Adesanyabender.
3:38 Round 1 and The Last Adesanyabender is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nice punches from Israel Adesanya.
Rick Franchlin staggers backwards. The Last Adesanyabender wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Rick Franchlin has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin's mind is definitely in the fight, The Last Adesanyabender just got nailed! Rich Franklin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
The Last Adesanyabender moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Israel Adesanya looks to counter!
Nice punch by Israel Adesanya
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin tries a hook to the body
and hits The Last Adesanyabender's ribs hard
Rick Franchlin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Rick Franchlin decides to launch some tentative punches
Israel Adesanya takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Terrible one sided match... Rick Franchlin was not ready to fight a fighter of Israel Adesanya caliber.
Israel Adesanya tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rick Franchlin's face
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
makes Rick Franchlin stumble back!
Israel Adesanya chases Rick Franchlin and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rick Franchlin steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The Last Adesanyabender and Rick Franchlin circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Israel Adesanya.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Last Adesanyabender dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rick Franchlin from the ground!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Last Adesanyabender shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Israel Adesanya tries a high kick!
Rick Franchlin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Rick Franchlin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Crushing shot to Rick Franchlin's body! He's holding his side
Rick Franchlin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rick Franchlin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
surprises Rick Franchlin!
Israel Adesanya tries a high kick!
Rick Franchlin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Oh! Down goes Rick Franchlin! Israel Adesanya knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Israel Adesanya really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Rick Franchlin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Israel Adesanya by KO (High kick) at 2:00 Round 2
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Rich showed up. That's...about it.
Rich Franklin looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Israel Adesanya has fight Rich Franklin 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Rich Franklin is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Israel Adesanya comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The Last Adesanyabender and Rick Franchlin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rick Franchlin won't budge, forcing The Last Adesanyabender to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
The Last Adesanyabender breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The Last Adesanyabender's ribs.
The Last Adesanyabender is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Israel Adesanya holds Rich Franklin and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The Last Adesanyabender's ribs.
The Last Adesanyabender blocks Rich Franklin's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Rick Franchlin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rick Franchlin tries to cover his face,
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rich Franklin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Rich Franklin is in half guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Israel Adesanya attempts to move to full guard
Israel Adesanya manages to switch to full guard.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Last Adesanyabender
Rick Franchlin is in closed guard... The Last Adesanyabender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The Last Adesanyabender is in rear mount over Rick Franchlin
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
The Last Adesanyabender is in rear mount over Rick Franchlin
Rick Franchlin has The Last Adesanyabender controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Rick Franchlin manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along The Last Adesanyabender
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rich Franklin!
The Last Adesanyabender ducks under...
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Israel Adesanya!
You can see Rich Franklin's head being snapped backwards!
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Rick Franchlin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
surprises Rick Franchlin!
Tremendous strikes from Rick Franchlin!
Some big punches are landing!
The Last Adesanyabender's Chin is beginning to swell
The Last Adesanyabender pushes Rich Franklin and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punch by Rich Franklin
that nearly tags The Last Adesanyabender.
3:38 Round 1 and The Last Adesanyabender is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nice punches from Israel Adesanya.
Rick Franchlin staggers backwards. The Last Adesanyabender wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Rick Franchlin has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin's mind is definitely in the fight, The Last Adesanyabender just got nailed! Rich Franklin saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
The Last Adesanyabender moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Israel Adesanya looks to counter!
Nice punch by Israel Adesanya
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin tries a hook to the body
and hits The Last Adesanyabender's ribs hard
Rick Franchlin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Rick Franchlin decides to launch some tentative punches
Israel Adesanya takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Terrible one sided match... Rick Franchlin was not ready to fight a fighter of Israel Adesanya caliber.
Israel Adesanya tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rick Franchlin's face
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
makes Rick Franchlin stumble back!
Israel Adesanya chases Rick Franchlin and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rick Franchlin steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The Last Adesanyabender and Rick Franchlin circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Israel Adesanya.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Last Adesanyabender dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rick Franchlin from the ground!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Last Adesanyabender shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Israel Adesanya tries a high kick!
Rick Franchlin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Rick Franchlin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rick Franchlin's ribs!
Crushing shot to Rick Franchlin's body! He's holding his side
Rick Franchlin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rick Franchlin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Israel Adesanya!
A right hand from Israel Adesanya
surprises Rick Franchlin!
Israel Adesanya tries a high kick!
Rick Franchlin was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Oh! Down goes Rick Franchlin! Israel Adesanya knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Israel Adesanya really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Rick Franchlin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Israel Adesanya by KO (High kick) at 2:00 Round 2
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Rich showed up. That's...about it.
