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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Tourniquet . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Franco feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Franco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franco swivels and escapes.
Franco lands with a cross.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco counters with a body kick.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Begbie Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franco works the jab nicely.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franco jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Franco is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Donk. Lee catches Franco right on the button with a cross.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tries for a takedown but Franco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franco sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franco throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Franco lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab by Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Franco, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Franco against the cage but Franco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Franco throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Franco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Franco should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Franco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Franco.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
The cut above Bruce Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Franco backs away looking to recover.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Franco misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Franco misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Franco slips under a jab.
Franco slips a jab from Lee.
Franco throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Franco misses.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Lee misses.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franco counters with a nice body kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franco circles away quickly and effectively.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Begbie Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Franco.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco with a jab.
Franco slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 has a takedown stuffed.
Begbie Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Franco slips under a jab.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Franco looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Franco cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Franco blocks a jab.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Franco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Begbie Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Franco throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Franco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Franco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Franco.
Franco throws a big shot that misses.
Franco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Begbie Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco working a defensive guard here.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee slips a straight right by Franco.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franco as he jumps to the side.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Franco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Begbie Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
A relieved looking Begbie Franco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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