Post by The Sandman on Aug 27, 2021 16:54:40 GMT -5
Anderson Silva is the favourite fighter of the crowd at SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario).
Rich Franklin shifts back and forth nervously.
Anderson Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Franklin is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Franklin and The Spider move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A punch from Rich Franklin
whizzes past The Spider.
Franklin misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin steps forward
The Spider feints.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Rich Franklin
tags The Spider.
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Anderson Silva
surprises Franklin!
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Spider seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Spider pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Rich Franklin tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
A right hand from Anderson Silva
surprises Franklin!
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Spider may be in trouble!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Spider and Franklin circle around the center of the cage.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Crushing shot to The Spider's body! He's holding his side
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Spider
Rich Franklin looks to posture up and open Anderson Silva's guard...
Rich Franklin forces Anderson Silva to open his guard.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
Franklin breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
The Spider uses his forearms to block the impact!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Spider
Franklin is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Rich Franklin
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Spider goes to the body...
He punishes Franklin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Franklin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Spider with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Anderson Silva shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rich Franklin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Anderson Silva slips his head out and ends up in Rich Franklin's guard.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Franklin
The Spider gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rich Franklin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rich Franklin doesn't defend himself!
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Franklin
The Spider tries to escape from the closed guard
The Spider succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
The Spider blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
The Spider throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
The Spider is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Anderson Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Spider looks to work from half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Franklin launches a flurry of punches
The Spider slips out of danger.
The Spider tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! Franklin stops that one with his ribs!
Rich Franklin and The Spider engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rich Franklin fires an unorthodox punch to The Spider's torso
that goes wide.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Anderson Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The Spider tries to grapple
He puts Franklin in a double underhook!
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anderson Silva
Franklin fails to take The Spider down and both man are still clinching
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
The Spider is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The Spider is trying to counter now!
The Spider avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Franklin followed by a hard jab
The Spider deflects the blows.
Tremendous strikes from The Spider!
Some big punches are landing!
Rich Franklin fires an unorthodox punch to The Spider's torso
that goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Brutal-looking high kick from Anderson Silva!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
The Spider launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Franklin!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Franklin leads with a punch
Anderson Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by The Spider who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Rich Franklin's ribs!
Rich Franklin's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Rich Franklin's ribs!
Rich Franklin's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Franklin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider tries to take Rich Franklin down... Franklin stumbles backwards and Anderson Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Franklin's jaw!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider takes a break to breathe while holding Rich Franklin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
The Spider is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Franklin.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Franklin pushes Anderson Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Spider is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The Spider steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Franklin's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Anderson Silva, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Anderson Silva was tooling Rich Franklin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rich Franklin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Franklin fell like he got shot! This is over!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 0:34 Round 3
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 9/38 (24%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 31/41 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
It took a bit, but Silva got his shit TOGETHER now. Franklin couldn't get anything meaningful going here.
Rich Franklin shifts back and forth nervously.
Anderson Silva doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Franklin is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Franklin and The Spider move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A punch from Rich Franklin
whizzes past The Spider.
Franklin misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin steps forward
The Spider feints.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Rich Franklin
tags The Spider.
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Anderson Silva
surprises Franklin!
Rich Franklin goes with a looping right hand while Anderson Silva jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Spider seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Rich Franklin moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Spider pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Rich Franklin tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
A right hand from Anderson Silva
surprises Franklin!
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Spider may be in trouble!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anderson Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Spider and Franklin circle around the center of the cage.
Franklin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rich Franklin
Crushing shot to The Spider's body! He's holding his side
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Spider
Rich Franklin looks to posture up and open Anderson Silva's guard...
Rich Franklin forces Anderson Silva to open his guard.
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
Franklin breaths deeply while on the ground
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to move on the ground and shows Rich Franklin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
The Spider uses his forearms to block the impact!
Rich Franklin is in open guard over The Spider
The Spider tries to close his guard around Franklin
He succeeds!
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over The Spider
Franklin is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rich Franklin!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Rich Franklin
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Spider goes to the body...
He punishes Franklin's ribs with a couple of hooks.
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Franklin seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Franklin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Spider with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Anderson Silva shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rich Franklin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Rich Franklin locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Anderson Silva slips his head out and ends up in Rich Franklin's guard.
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Franklin
The Spider gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rich Franklin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rich Franklin doesn't defend himself!
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Franklin
The Spider tries to escape from the closed guard
The Spider succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
Franklin launches a few weak punches
The Spider blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
The Spider throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rich Franklin
Solid shots!
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Anderson Silva is in open guard over Franklin
The Spider is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Anderson Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Rich Franklin can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Spider looks to work from half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
=========================================
Franklin launches a flurry of punches
The Spider slips out of danger.
The Spider tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Spider launches a hook to the body
Bang! Franklin stops that one with his ribs!
Rich Franklin and The Spider engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rich Franklin fires an unorthodox punch to The Spider's torso
that goes wide.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Franklin is in now. Anderson Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Rich Franklin jumps back and jabs
Franklin seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The Spider tries to grapple
He puts Franklin in a double underhook!
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anderson Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Anderson Silva pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rich Franklin tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anderson Silva
Franklin fails to take The Spider down and both man are still clinching
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
The Spider is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The Spider is trying to counter now!
The Spider avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Franklin followed by a hard jab
The Spider deflects the blows.
Tremendous strikes from The Spider!
Some big punches are landing!
Rich Franklin fires an unorthodox punch to The Spider's torso
that goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Brutal-looking high kick from Anderson Silva!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
The Spider launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Franklin!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Franklin leads with a punch
Anderson Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Rich Franklin
Great move by The Spider who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Rich Franklin's ribs!
Rich Franklin's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Rich Franklin's ribs!
Rich Franklin's ribs shows the damage! Anderson Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Franklin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Rich Franklin tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider tries to take Rich Franklin down... Franklin stumbles backwards and Anderson Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Franklin's jaw!
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Franklin staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Franklin's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! Franklin can take many more shots like that!
Rich Franklin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider takes a break to breathe while holding Rich Franklin.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Franklin seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
The Spider is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Rich Franklin gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Franklin.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Franklin pushes Anderson Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Spider is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The Spider steps backwards away from Rich Franklin. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Anderson Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Franklin's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Anderson Silva, but it's close.
=========================================
Round 3
=========================================
Anderson Silva was tooling Rich Franklin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rich Franklin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
A bad move from Rich Franklin
allows The Spider to land a solid head kick.
Franklin fell like he got shot! This is over!
There is a small laceration on Rich Franklin's Chin
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 0:34 Round 3
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 9/38 (24%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 31/41 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
It took a bit, but Silva got his shit TOGETHER now. Franklin couldn't get anything meaningful going here.
