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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 2983 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Manny Franco (ranked 175 p4p, 146 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Manny Franco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Franco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Franco finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Franco looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco staying out of range there.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zombie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Lee misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
Franco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Lee takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Franco misses.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee moves away from the strike by Franco.
Franco misses the jab.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Lee with a hook.
Lee takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Lee lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Franco walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Francos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Lee stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Franco throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Franco had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Zombie Lee has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Franco misses the target.
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franco counters with a nice body shot.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zombie Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zombie Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Franco lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Franco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
It seemed like Franco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Franco throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a body shot
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab from Franco.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franco under the eye.
Franco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Franco should have avoided that one.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee is rocked!
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zombie Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Franco throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Franco.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Franco goes for a small jab and connects. Now Franco goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Lee stumbles back but Franco runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Lee to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Lee will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Franco!
An out of breath Manny Franco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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