Post by The Sandman on Oct 30, 2021 0:48:51 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva! Wanderlei Silva! This is what the people are chanting here.
Rich Franklin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Wanderlei Silva looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Rich Franklin today.
Rich Franklin comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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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!
A right hand from Rich Franklin
surprises The Spider!
The Spider's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Left eye
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on The Spider's chin! That stops The Spider in his tracks!
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin attempts to cut off The Spider with punches
The Spider reels from the strikes.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Every time Rich Franklin attempts to get inside
The Spider fires a low kick.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin charges at The Spider throwing flurries left and right.
Wanderlei Silva gets out of the way.
Rich Franklin paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
A bunch of leg kicks from Wanderlei Silva
are bothering his opponent.
Franklin hyper-extended his left leg
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Wanderlei Silva tries a hook to the body
and hits Franklin's ribs hard
Incredible haymaker from Rich Franklin!
You can see Wanderlei Silva's head being snapped backwards!
The Spider moves backwards and Rich Franklin is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nice punches from Wanderlei Silva.
Franklin staggers backwards. The Spider wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Wanderlei Silva has seen better days.
The Spider avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and counters with a solid straight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The Spider jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Those punches are hitting! Franklin covers his head!
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.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Spider blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Wanderlei Silva's cheek! The Spider stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while The Spider is on the ground on his back
The Spider tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Wanderlei Silva is on his feet again.
Rich Franklin chases The Spider and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! The Spider steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The Spider tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Spider is clinching with Franklin.
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Franklin is throwing a flurry of punches!
Wanderlei Silva just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting The Spider hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rich Franklin embrace and tries to move away...
Rich Franklin pushes The Spider forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Spider misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Franklin who put distance between them
Franklin avoids a dangerous strike from The Spider
and counters with a solid straight!
Franklin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... The Spider was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Franklin seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Rich Franklin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Spider's chin
Franklin pushes Wanderlei Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
Franklin slips it.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
The Spider is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
The Spider is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The Spider's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Right cheek
Nice punches from Wanderlei Silva.
Even nicer blocks from Franklin.
The Spider clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces The Spider to try and defend better.
The Spider's Mouth is beginning to swell
Nice beating Rich Franklin has received.
Rich Franklin has found an opening in the defense of The Spider, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! The Spider is wobbling!
Wanderlei Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rich Franklin!
Rich Franklin fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rich Franklin put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Wanderlei Silva's face like a wrecking ball!
The Spider hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Rich Franklin knocks The Spider out cold in a stunning fashion!
The Spider's Nose is beginning to swell
The Spider has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Superman punch) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 27/39 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 11/25 (44%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 8 s
Big fight. Big KO. Good fight. Good KO. Happy wins.
Rich Franklin glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Wanderlei Silva looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Rich Franklin today.
Rich Franklin comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Franklin and The Spider move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A right hand from Rich Franklin
surprises The Spider!
The Spider's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Left eye
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on The Spider's chin! That stops The Spider in his tracks!
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rich Franklin attempts to cut off The Spider with punches
The Spider reels from the strikes.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Every time Rich Franklin attempts to get inside
The Spider fires a low kick.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rich Franklin charges at The Spider throwing flurries left and right.
Wanderlei Silva gets out of the way.
Rich Franklin paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
Franklin and The Spider circle around the center of the cage.
A bunch of leg kicks from Wanderlei Silva
are bothering his opponent.
Franklin hyper-extended his left leg
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Wanderlei Silva tries a hook to the body
and hits Franklin's ribs hard
Incredible haymaker from Rich Franklin!
You can see Wanderlei Silva's head being snapped backwards!
The Spider moves backwards and Rich Franklin is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nice punches from Wanderlei Silva.
Franklin staggers backwards. The Spider wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The two exchange wildly
Franklin is connecting with a few punches
Wanderlei Silva has seen better days.
The Spider avoids a dangerous strike from Franklin
and counters with a solid straight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The Spider jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Those punches are hitting! Franklin covers his head!
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.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Rich Franklin launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Spider blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Wanderlei Silva's cheek! The Spider stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Franklin is standing while The Spider is on the ground on his back
The Spider tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Wanderlei Silva is on his feet again.
Rich Franklin chases The Spider and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! The Spider steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The Spider tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Spider is clinching with Franklin.
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Franklin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Franklin is throwing a flurry of punches!
Wanderlei Silva just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
The Spider struggles and launches a few punches to Franklin's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Poorly executed technique. Rich Franklin looks to counter!
Rich Franklin postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting The Spider hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rich Franklin embrace and tries to move away...
Rich Franklin pushes The Spider forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The Spider misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Franklin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Franklin who put distance between them
Franklin avoids a dangerous strike from The Spider
and counters with a solid straight!
Franklin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... The Spider was not ready to fight a fighter of Rich Franklin caliber.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Franklin seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Rich Franklin fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Spider's chin
Franklin pushes Wanderlei Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
Franklin slips it.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
The Spider is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
Franklin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
The Spider is on the receiving end of a great combo by Franklin.
The Spider's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Right cheek
Nice punches from Wanderlei Silva.
Even nicer blocks from Franklin.
The Spider clumsily fails here and it's time for Rich Franklin to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Rich Franklin
that forces The Spider to try and defend better.
The Spider's Mouth is beginning to swell
Nice beating Rich Franklin has received.
Rich Franklin has found an opening in the defense of The Spider, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! The Spider is wobbling!
Wanderlei Silva seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rich Franklin!
Rich Franklin fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rich Franklin put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Wanderlei Silva's face like a wrecking ball!
The Spider hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Rich Franklin knocks The Spider out cold in a stunning fashion!
The Spider's Nose is beginning to swell
The Spider has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Superman punch) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 27/39 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 11/25 (44%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 8 s
Big fight. Big KO. Good fight. Good KO. Happy wins.
