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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. Drake Dusk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws out a leg kick but Dusk moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
Dusk throws out a leg kick but Franco moves out of range and Dusk only half commits.
Dusk throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Dusk blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dusk.
Dusk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dusk throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Dusk misses with a straight left.
Franco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dusk throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Dusk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dusk avoids the body shot from Franco.
Dusk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franco avoids it really well and circles away.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franco as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk connects with a jab.
Dusk throws a leg kick that misses.
Franco lands with a shot to the body.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dusk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Dusk controls his hands.
A short left from Franco.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco keeps control of Dusk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Franco.
Dusk lands an uppercut.
Dusk breaks the clinch.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dusk.
Franco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dusk feinted with a counter takedown.
Franco misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Franco throws a leg kick that misses.
Dusk misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Franco scores with a spinning back kick!
Dusk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters with a right hand to the body.
Franco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dusk's head backwards.
Dusk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dusk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franco defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco blocks a jab.
Dusk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk blocks a jab.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Dusk misses with a right hand
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco throws a push kick but Dusk slaps the foot to one side.
Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dusk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franco as he avoids it easily.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dusk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dusk jabs at Franco's body.
Franco tries to land a leg kick but Dusk saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Dusk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco is looking to clinch but Dusk is avoiding it.
Dusk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franco throws a shot to the body.
Dusk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dusk. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dusk's head backwards.
Franco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Dusk is out of range.
Dusk throwing a counter right hand but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco throws the left hand but Dusk avoids the punch easily.
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dusk is out of range and Franco settles back down.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franco lands a head kick. Dusk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dusk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Dusk.
Donk. Franco catches Dusk right on the button with a cross.
Dusk throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dusk misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
A jab from Dusk misses.
Franco rushes Dusk and presses him up against the cage.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dusk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco lands a glancing blow to the side of Dusk's head.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Dusk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFranco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dusk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dusk cracks Franco with a good jab.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franco leaves Dusk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dusk misses.
A little jabbing left from Franco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franco lands a leg kick that knocks Dusk off balance momentarily.
Dusk lands a nice shot that snaps Franco's head back.
Dusk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dusk slips under a jab from Franco.
Dusk throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dusk.
Dusk throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Dusk misses.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dusk's head backwards.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
Dusk misses with a looping left.
Dusk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Dusk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dusk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dusk blocks a head kick by Franco.
A little feinted left hand from Dusk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Dusk moves out of range easily.
Dusk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Dusk misses.
Franco scores with a one two! Dusk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dusk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dusk misses with a straight right.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dusk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dusk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco throws a leg kick but Dusk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dusk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franco explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Franco lands a head shot.
Dusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco lunges at Dusk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dusk's hand.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Dusk down.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franco but Franco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown but Franco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dusk cracks Franco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franco rushes Dusk and presses him up against the cage.
Dusk blocking some punches.
Dusk gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dusk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Dusk blocking some punches.
Franco working aggressively here.
Dusk lands a shoulder strike.
Franco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dusk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Franco can turn it around.
Dusk has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Dusk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dusk takes one on the button.
Drake Dusk's cut is getting worse.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franco misses with a head kick.
Dusk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Dusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco tries to circle away but Dusk has him pinned against the cage.
Dusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dusk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Dusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dusk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Franco is rocked!
Dusk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a right hand to the body.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco misses with a low kick as Dusk jumps back.
Franco scores with a hook.
Franco moves out of range as Dusk strikes.
Dusk throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco lands the left hand.
A big left from Franco misses.
Dusk throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dusk.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dusk. That did some damage!
Dusk misses with a lunging right hand
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
Dusk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franco under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco throws a head kick but Dusk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Dusk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dusk lands a jab to the head.
Dusk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dusk looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Franco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco lands with a nice body kick.
Dusk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Franco sprawling to the canvas! Franco rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dusk finish him?!
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Dusk finish him?
Franco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franco slips a straight right by Dusk.
Franco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Dusk misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dusk.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco throws a hook but Dusk avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franco.
Dusk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Dusk moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Dusk.
Franco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dusk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Begbie Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dusk misses with a low kick as Franco jumps back.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Dusk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dusk.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco thumps Dusk with a low kick.
Franco moves away from the strike by Dusk.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Dusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dusk avoids the head kick by Franco.
Dusk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dusk throws a big shot that misses.
Dusk scores with a jab to the head.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Dusk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco throws a leg kick but Dusk checks it.
Dusk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco lands a high kick!
Drake Dusk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco lands with a kick to the temple. Dusk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Begbie Franco.
Well Franco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
During a confident post fight interview, Begbie Franco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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