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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Chaka forces Franco back against the cage and clinches.
Chaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco being controlled against the cage.
Chaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaka can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Chaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Chaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaka stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco wants to slow Chaka down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch
and Chaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chaka jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chaka throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Franco looks gassed!
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 tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franco will feel that in the morning.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaka.
Chaka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaka, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chaka.
Chaka misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaka.
Chaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chaka.
A lazy left from Chaka finds it's target.
Good exchange - Chaka coming out on top.
Chaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chaka connects with a single shot there.
Franco is rocked!
Chaka digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Chaka lands with an uppercut that bounces Franco off the cage and back into range.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaka finish him?
Franco dodges the punch combination from Chaka.
Chaka thumps Franco with a low kick.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaka's sensitive parts.
Chaka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka avoids the head kick by Franco.
Jab, jab by Chaka - just one landing.
Chaka misses with a head kick.
Chaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco throws a series of punches but Chaka avoids them all with ease.
Chaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Chaka moves out of range easily.
Chaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franco's hands.
Chaka throws a low kick but Franco avoids it.
Chaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franco throws out a leg kick but Chaka moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Franco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Chaka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chaka scores with a head kick.
Chaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Chaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franco counters with a thumping low kick.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Chaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaka misses with a low kick.
Chaka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Franco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Franco misses
and Chaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco cracks Chaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
No joy there for Chaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franco is looking to chop away at Chaka's legs.
Franco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chaka is looking to wear down Franco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Chaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco throws a low kick but Chaka moves out of range easily.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaka dips to his left and cracks Franco with an uppercut!
Chaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Franco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Chaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Chaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaka connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaka blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Chaka looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Chaka lands a jab.
Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco lands a nice shot that snaps Chaka's head back.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franco misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaka manages to avoid it.
Chaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaka scores with a three punch combo!
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Chaka throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Zulu Chaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Franco.
Zulu Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Chaka there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaka tries to land a front kick but Franco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco takes one on the button.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaka.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chaka.
Chaka cracks Franco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaka scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaka connects with a jab.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chaka throws a front kick that sends Franco stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Franco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Chaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Chaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco ducks right into an uppercut from Chaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Franco catches Chaka right on the button with a cross.
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from Chaka.
Chaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Chaka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chaka lands with a cross.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaka misses with a low kick.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Chaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Chaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Chaka as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Franco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Franco misses
and Chaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franco throws a low kick, looking for Chaka's leg but Chaka calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Chaka - just one landing.
Franco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chaka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaka throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franco.
Chaka throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Chaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Franco walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Chaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Chaka misses with a looping left.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Franco throws a solid leg kick but Chaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a leg kick which misses Chaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaka tries to avoid it.
Chaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chaka.
Good leg kick by Franco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chaka throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
That kick from Franco tenderised Chaka's leg. Chaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chaka checks a leg kick.
Chaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chaka scores with a head kick.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Chaka moves out of range easily.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franco looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaka is just out of range.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Franco's head.
Chaka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franco thows a leg kick but Chaka checks it
and Chaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chaka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chaka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chaka throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Chaka misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses
and Franco counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Chaka's knee but Chaka avoids it well.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaka takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Franco there.
It looks like Zulu Chaka has been cut.
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaka.
Zulu Chaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Chaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu Chaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaka 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Zulu Chaka!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Zulu Chaka!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Zulu Chaka!
Zulu Chaka wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Zulu Chaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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