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BRLSEDER · 01-07-2009, 01:19 PM

Wasn't Wanderlei sick as a dog when Hendo Ko'd him? I think he was dealing with some health issues so I don't think Dan will steamroll Rich with a stoppage. As far as cardio goes Franklin is a cardio machine and when this fight goes into deep water I expect that the takedowns and clinch from Dan will stop and Franklin will begin to pick him apart. Franklin went 5 rounds with the Crow and broke his hand early but that didn't even slow him down and although I hold Dan higher than David as a fighter it can be shown to prove Franklin can go 3 easy under heavy pressure. This is going to be a real test for Rich though as Hendo is on the upper echelon level of opponents that Franklin rarely sees in the cage. It's a very close fight but i think Rich has came a long way since training with Hume and can develop a good gameplan to win this fight if he wants it.

01-07-2009, 01:19 PM	#47 (permalink)
BRLSEDER Purple Belt Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hotel 23 Posts: 1,565	Wasn't Wanderlei sick as a dog when Hendo Ko'd him? I think he was dealing with some health issues so I don't think Dan will steamroll Rich with a stoppage. As far as cardio goes Franklin is a cardio machine and when this fight goes into deep water I expect that the takedowns and clinch from Dan will stop and Franklin will begin to pick him apart. Franklin went 5 rounds with the Crow and broke his hand early but that didn't even slow him down and although I hold Dan higher than David as a fighter it can be shown to prove Franklin can go 3 easy under heavy pressure. This is going to be a real test for Rich though as Hendo is on the upper echelon level of opponents that Franklin rarely sees in the cage. It's a very close fight but i think Rich has came a long way since training with Hume and can develop a good gameplan to win this fight if he wants it. __________________ WATCH FOR OUTBREAKS IN YOUR AREA.