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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldir Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldir Carvalho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldir Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho looks for the body kick but Franklin saw that one coming.
Carvalho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franklin's waist but Franklin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carvalho off to one side.
Carvalho moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
Franklin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bryan Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldir Carvalho.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Carvalho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Carvalho shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho shoots for a takedown but Franklin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carvalho's sensitive parts.
Carvalho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franklin.
Carvalho fails with the takedown.
Bryan Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has a takedown stuffed.
Carvalho looks gassed!
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franklin scoring well with a low kick there.
Waldir Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Franklin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franklin.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carvalho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin slaps away a takedown attempt from Carvalho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Carvalho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franklin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Carvalho's front leg but catches the back leg as Carvalho tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Franklin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carvalho.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franklin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Franklin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvalho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carvalho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Franklin - the referee stops the clock and Carvalho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Franklin. Carvalho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Franklin - that will leave a mark!
Franklin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carvalho's head.
A good leg kick by Franklin.
Carvalho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bryan Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carvalho shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carvalho's calf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carvalho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Franklin has got the better of the exchanges.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carvalho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Franklin slams his shin into Carvalho's torso.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin misses with a head kick.
Franklin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franklin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franklin stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldir Carvalho.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Carvalho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franklin's waist but Franklin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carvalho off to one side.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franklin defends it nicely.
Franklin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Franklin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carvalho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carvalho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carvalho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Bryan Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldir Carvalho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Franklin throws a head kick that half lands.
Franklin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carvalho's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryan Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carvalho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Franklin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franklin.
Good leg kick by Franklin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franklin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Carvalho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carvalho.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franklin defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franklin leaves Carvalho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franklin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franklin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin scores with a head kick. Carvalho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin thumps Carvalho with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carvalho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Franklin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carvalho will feel that in the morning.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Carvalho misses
and Franklin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Franklin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Franklin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Carvalho does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Franklin.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franklin.
Franklin connects with an inside leg kick.
Franklin feints and then cracks Carvalho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carvalho down.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franklin as he avoids it easily.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Franklin.
Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Carvalho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franklin is fending him off so far but Carvalho persists. Nope, Franklin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Franklin.
Franklin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carvalho.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Franklin scores with a leg kick.
Carvalho tries to clinch
and Franklin counters with a big head kick but Carvalho shrugs it off.
Franklin misses with a head kick.
Carvalho misses with a takedown
and Franklin counters with a leg kick.
Bryan Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldir Carvalho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho looks for a takedown but Franklin sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carvalho.
That kick from Franklin tenderised Carvalho's leg. Carvalho is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Franklin had his way with Waldir Carvalho in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Franklin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.
Carvalho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franklin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carvalho darts in trying to clinch
and Franklin counters with a nice leg kick.
Carvalho is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Carvalho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carvalho looks to clinch
and Franklin counters with a head kick.
Bryan Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Franklin moves away
and Franklin counters with an outside leg kick.
Franklin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carvalho takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho tries to clinch
and Franklin counters with a nice leg kick.
Carvalho blocks a head kick by Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a leg kick
and Franklin counters with a thumping low kick.
Carvalho looks to clinch
and Franklin counters with a good low kick that Carvalho was not able to check.
Franklin slaps away a takedown attempt from Carvalho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryan Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldir Carvalho.
Franklin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy body kick from Carvalho
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franklin.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carvalho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Franklin stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Carvalho or perhaps it was just good defense by Franklin which made him look bad.
Waldir Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franklin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:42
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:42
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Franklin!
Bryan Franklin retains his bantamweight title!
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