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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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130 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Doyle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franklin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
Bryan Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by Franklin misses
and Doyle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ernest Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Doyle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle feints a jab promting Franklin to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franklin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle motions for Franklin to come forward. Doyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Franklin misses with a kick to the body
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Franklin misses with a kick to the body
and Doyle counters with a left and a right that stings Franklin.
A low kick from Franklin is predictable there
and Doyle counters with a single leg into guard. Franklin didn't expect that.
Doyle advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Doyle stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernest Doyle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Doyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doyle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
Doyle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doyle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doyle pushes down on Franklin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle controlling the pace.
Doyle is looking to advance position but Franklin won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Doyle with good strikes from the mount here!
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Doyle really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Doyle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Doyle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Franklin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Doyle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doyle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Franklin to get to his feet.
That's four 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.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Doyle dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryan Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
Ernest Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Doyle!
Ernest Doyle is the new bantamweight champion!
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