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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Zhengtao Wei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Begbie Franco's chin.
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190 lbs
40 - 23 - 1 |
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179 cm
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200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhengtao Wei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Wei tenderised Franco's leg. Franco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Wei takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Franco tenderised Wei's leg. Wei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franco 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.
Wei lands a big head kick that sends Franco tumbling to the mat! Wei takes a step backwards and waves Franco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Franco is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Wei misses.
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wei works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Wei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franco checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wei if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Wei misses the target.
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wei drops Franco with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Franco looks back up at him and smiles so Wei waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wei looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wei.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Franco defends it well.
Franco throws a series of punches but Wei moves out of range.
Wei sends Franco crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wei is motioning to the referee to let Franco up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei keeps the fight on the outside.
Wei misses with a leg kick.
Wei blocks a head kick by Franco.
Wei throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wei shoots for a double leg takedown but Franco sprawls well. He's pushed Wei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Wei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wei.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wei.
Wei tries to work over Franco's front leg with a kick but Franco checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei cracks Franco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Franco to stand back up!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wei. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Franco finds it's way through Wei's defenses.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wei swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Wei wants to land a leg kick but Franco is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco slips under a jab from Wei.
Franco blocks a leg kick.
Wei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a jab when Wei was well out of range.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Wei throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Franco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wei throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Wei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Wei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wei throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wei throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Franco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhengtao Wei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wei throws out the jab.
Wei just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFranco.
Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Wei breaks the clinch.
Wei misses with a leg kick.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wei is able to avoid easily.
Wei throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wei throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wei lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Franco! Wei is out on his feet! Franco rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Wei is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Wei is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
After winning the bout, Begbie Franco 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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FIGHT
RATING
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