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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Bohemian Rapsody. Ray Mancine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka misses with a looping left.
Chaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancine.
Chaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Mancine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chaka checks it well.
Chaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Chaka.
Chaka drives through and clinches with Mancine against the cage.
Chaka blocking some punches.
Mancine avoiding damage as Chaka throws knees to the body.
Chaka looking to throw knees to the head but Mancine is blocking nicely.
Mancine has a couple of punches blocked by Chaka.
Chaka misses with a punch to the body.
Chaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mancine manages to break the clinch.
Chaka takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
Chaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaka lands a nice hook to Mancine's body. Mancine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chaka is looking to slow Mancine down with leg kicks.
Chaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mancine walks into a stiff left hand from Chaka.
Zulu Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Chaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mancine connects with a looping right hand.
Chaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mancine tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancine digs a good hook to Chaka's body.
Chaka dodges the punch combination from Mancine.
Chaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaka throws a leg kick which misses Mancine's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancine tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mancine. That did some damage!
Mancine misses with a looping left.
Zulu Chaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancine.
Mancine instigates a clinch.
A short right from Chaka on the inside.
Chaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mancine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mancine tries to stall but Chaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mancine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaka backwards.
Mancine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mancine up against the cage.
Chaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mancines head.
Mancine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mancine jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chaka is in close to Mancine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mancine keeping full guard, as Chaka tries to pass.
Chaka works over Mancine with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka won't allow Mancine to sweep him here.
Chaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mancine wants to stand and escape but Chaka is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaka stands up over Mancine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chaka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mancine is trying to keep Chaka in close.
Chaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Mancine has wrist control.
Mancine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mancine keeping moving, preventing Chaka from controlling successfully.
Chaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is looking for a triangle but Chaka pushes his legs off easily.
Chaka is working Mancine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancine wants to stand up but Chaka is controlling him.
Chaka passes Mancine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chaka working the head and body with strikes.
Mancine wants to improve his position but Chaka is controlling well.
Mancine is in trouble now - Chaka has advanced to mount!
Mancine tries to lock up and control but Chaka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chaka tries to control but Mancine wriggling away.
Chaka dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mancine is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Chaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mancine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chaka feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
Chaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mancine throws a solid leg kick but Chaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mancine.
Mancine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaka.
Mancine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancine was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaka.
Chaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mancine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Chaka misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Mancine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaka ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
Chaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaka misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancine. Chaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaka misses with a body shot.
Chaka misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaka.
Zulu Chaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Chaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mancine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mancine misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine defending well as Chaka loads up on a big left hand.
Mancine throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaka.
Mancine misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mancine cracks a nice hook into Chaka's ribs.
Chaka is looking to slow Mancine down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mancine is breathing heavily.
Mancine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaka.
Chaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chaka throws a body punch but Mancine moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka throws a head kick but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mancine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaka manages to avoid it.
Mancine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaka.
Mancine lands a right hook to the body.
Chaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mancine checks it well.
Mancine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mancine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Chaka.
A clash of legs there as Mancine blocks the low kick.
Mancine tests Chaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mancine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancine.
Chaka throws a hook but Mancine avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Chaka.
Chaka takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
Mancine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mancine takes a swing at Chaka's ribcage but misses.
Chaka lands a leg kick that knocks Mancine off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Chaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaka misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Mancine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mancine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 works Mancine's body with a nice hook.
Chaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mancine.
Chaka throws a shot to the body.
Chaka thumps Mancine with a low kick.
Chaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Mancine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mancine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mancine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaka misses with a head kick.
Chaka missing with a left hand there. Mancine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mancine connects with a jab.
Chaka throws a body punch but Mancine moves out of range.
Chaka lands the left hand.
Chaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mancine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka clinches up with Mancine and pushes him back against the cage.
Mancine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaka pushes Mancine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Mancine controls his hands.
Mancine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chaka to keep the fight standing.
Zulu Chaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mancine.
Chaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mancine backwards.
Chaka trying to land knees to the body.
Chaka misses with a knee strike.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaka.
Chaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaka landing knees to the head.
Mancine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancine avoiding damage.
Zulu Chaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chaka misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Chaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaka lands a nice uppercut.
Mancine throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Chaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancine tries to break free but Chaka pushes him back against the cage.
Chaka misses with a knee to the head.
Mancine fails to pull guard.
Mancine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaka misses with a low kick.
Chaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mancine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mancine misses with a hook.
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mancines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mancine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chaka looks to land a left hand but Mancine moved out of range nicely.
Mancine blocks a jab.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Chaka ducks down to avoid it.
Mancine blocks a head kick by Chaka.
Mancine avoids the body shot from Chaka.
Ray Mancine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mancine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chaka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Mancine.
Chaka throws a series of punches but Mancine avoids them all with ease.
Chaka lunges at Mancine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mancine's hand.
Mancine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mancine somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaka throws a low kick, looking for Mancine's leg but Mancine calmly moves out of range.
Mancine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mancine misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine motions for Chaka to come forward. Mancine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine avoids the body shot from Chaka.
Chaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mancine can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Chaka.
Chaka throws a lazy right hand but Mancine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zulu Chaka!
Zulu Chaka looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks for a fine fight ....Oi Tomcik That belt is mine you hear MINE!!! I need to make it clear once again to you.'.
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energy
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hype
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