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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Franco (ranked 1522 p4p, 1976 weight class) and Black Heart (ranked 102 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Bamba. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Heart!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Franco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco counters with a nice leg kick.
Heart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heart duly obliges.
Franco clinches.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franco looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart clobbers Franco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Manny Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with a hook.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Franco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Heart misses.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Heart has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heart 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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Franco blocks a head kick by Heart.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Franco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heart.
Franco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heart throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco slips under a jab from Heart.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heart's sensitive parts.
Franco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heart thinking.
Donk. Franco catches Heart right on the button with a cross.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Franco is out of range.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Franco.
Franco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Heart throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heart just manages to avoid it.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Jab from Franco.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Heart misses its intended target.
Franco is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heart throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Heart misses with a hook
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Franco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franco slips under a jab from Heart.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with a nice body kick.
Franco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Franco lands with a straight right. Heart didn't see that one coming.
Heart misses with a body punch
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Heart misses with a right hand
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heart digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
A big right from Heart misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Franco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heart has time to react.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Franco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manny Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco moves away from the strike by Heart.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Heart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Heart misses.
A jab from Heart misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Franco tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with some punches.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Franco tried to counter with a leg kick but Heart avoided it.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart connects with a nice looking jab.
Heart throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart misses with a hook.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Franco should have avoided that one.
Franco tries a low kick but Heart avoids it.
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Franco lands a shot to the body.
Heart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Heart's ribcage. Heart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Heart trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco tries to pull guard but Heart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Franco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco is leaning against Heart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heart wants to break free but Franco has control.
Heart prevents a body shot from Franco.
Manny Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franco being controlled against the cage.
Franco misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Heart is trying to stall.
Heart blocks a body shot from Franco.
Heart blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franco tries to avoid it but Heart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franco to the ground. Franco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco walks into a straight right hand from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Heart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Franco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heart.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heart misses with an uppercut
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco avoids the head kick by Heart.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heart throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Heart misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heart misses with a hook
and Franco makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heart really felt that one!
Heart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Franco scores with a sloppy right hand. Heart should have avoided that one.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Heart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
Franco moves forwards but Heart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franco wants to clinch.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Heart swings widly with a right hand
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heart cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hearts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heart.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
A jab from Heart does it's job there.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heart thinking.
Franco staying out of range there.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heart.
Heart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franco.
Heart misses the jab.
Heart misses with a hook to the body
and Franco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
Franco slips a straight right by Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco staying out of range there.
And Franco counters with a quick kick to the body but Heart blocks it.
Good shot there by Franco.
Heart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Franco rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
That's four 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!
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franco.
Franco wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Franco thinks about countering with a body kick.
Franco scores with a hook to the body. Heart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heart walks into a jab.
Heart throws a big shot that misses.
Franco scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Franco wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Heart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Heart misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco slips a straight right by Heart.
And Franco counters with a quick kick to the body but Heart blocks it.
Franco scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Franco!
A very excited looking Manny Franco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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