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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakk Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakk Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shante Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Franklin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Hari.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Hari throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hari manages to avoid it.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hari circles away quickly and effectively.
Hari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Franklin throws a right hand that Hari ducks under and follows up with a left that Hari also avoids with ease.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Hari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Zakk Hari has been cut.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Hari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Hari avoids them all with ease.
Franklin looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hari.
Hari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hari lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Franklin trying to stall but Hari improves his position.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari with a knee to the head.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin tries to break free but Hari pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Franklin gets tackled into the ropes by Hari. Hari maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Hari wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Hari tries to stall but Franklin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Hari blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but Hari blocks with his arms.
Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Hari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franklin takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hari!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zakk Hari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zakk Hari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Franklin does it's job there.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Hari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franklin is rocked!
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!
Franklin misses the body punch
and Hari counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hari finish him?
Franklin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari lands a knee to the head.
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Hari cracks Franklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hari misses with the combination.
Hari is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Hari counters by moving into the clinch.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Hari is pushing Franklin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Franklin.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Hari stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zakk Hari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Hari counters with a body kick that stops Franklin in his tracks momentarily.
Franklin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hari tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Hari.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hari moves away.
Zakk Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Franklin misses with a hook
and Hari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hari moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Hari dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Hari.
Zakk Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hari - that will leave a mark!
Franklin misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Hari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shante Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Hari avoids them all with ease.
Hari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakk Hari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zakk Hari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Hari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Hari 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
Hari scores with a knee to the head.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
Hari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Hari breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Franklin.
Franklin moves forwards but Hari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franklin!
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Hari counters with a nice body kick.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Hari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
Hari scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Hari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hari swinging wildly here.
Hari tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin tries to bum rush Hari with a series of wild strikes but Hari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.
Hari lands a head kick!
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hari lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari cracks Franklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Hari avoids nicely.
Hari thows a body kick. Franklin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Hari counters with a head kick. That will keep Franklin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Franklin looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hari thuds his shin into the meat of Franklin's side.
Donk. Hari catches Franklin right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a high kick!
Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklin is leaning against Hari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franklin looking to stall.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hari backwards.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zakk Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Zakk Hari!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Zakk Hari!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Zakk Hari!
Zakk Hari wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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FIGHT
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