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MadDogs 12 : Get Bent Trick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Reink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Reink had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reink tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reink is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Reink wants to clinch up but Guerra keeps it at a distance.
Reink has closed the distance and engaged Guerra in a clinch.
Reink stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reink keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guerra's efforts to push away.
Guerra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reink lands an elbow that stopped Guerra in his tracks for a moment.
Guerra is trying to break free.
Guerra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reink keeps control of Guerra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guerra gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reink trying to hold on to Guerra's head to control him but Guerra postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reink gets back to full guard.
Reink manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reink looking to ground and pound but Guerra is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerra is trying to escape the mount.
Reink raining down shots from the mount!
Reink won't let Guerra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reink throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reink has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reink in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Reink there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reink thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guerra is trying to escape the mount.
Reink throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Guerra is working to get back to half guard.
Reink thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reink definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reink goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Guerra turns into him and now he's in Reink's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra wants to pass the guard but Reink is keeping the position.
Guerra wants to stand and escape but instead Reink has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Guerra has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reink has passed into side control.
Guerra is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reink wants to take a breather but Guerra manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Reink.
Reink working some strikes from top position.
Reink postures up in Guerra's guard and throws a big left but Guerra blocks it.
Reink stands up over Guerra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reink throwing strikes but missing.
Guerra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reink. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reink trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reink throwing strikes from guard but Guerra blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Reink dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Guerra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guerra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reink swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reink tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guerra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reink is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerra misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reink shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra sprawls well. Guerra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reink gets slowly back to his feet.
Alex Reink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reink tries to close the distance and clinch but Guerra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reink throws a jab when Guerra was well out of range.
Reink wants to clinch but Guerra slips to the side
and Guerra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Reink has been cut.
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Reink.
Reink looks for a takedown but Guerra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Reink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Guerra. No joy for Reink on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reink doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Guerra counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Reink 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Reink.
Alex Reink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reink fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reink doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guerra counters with a crisp one two that drops Reink! Guerra thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reink to his feet! Reink is in big trouble!
Reink is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reink tries for a takedown but Guerra circles away easily
and Guerra counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick Guerra!
Dominick Guerra took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Virtually Identical [$25 clothes!] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Einari Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
1 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einari Hautamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Esteban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteban rushes Hautamaki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hautamaki jumps into guard, dragging Esteban to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hautamaki has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Esteban should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hautamaki has tightened it up now! Esteban should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Einari Hautamaki!
Einari Hautamaki very nearly forgot to thank Fight Night Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen "The Bridge Is Over" by Boogie Down Productions as his entrance music. David Hopkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Steel Penn Alliance's chin.
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Penn Alliance scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with an inside leg kick.
Steel Penn Alliance ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Steel Penn Alliance gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Steel Penn Alliance trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn Alliance seems to be working for a kimura but Hopkins defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn Alliance seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hopkins is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Steel Penn Alliance!
After the fight, The Steel Penn Alliance was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleman Pokong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pokong does no damage.
Pokong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ler moves away.
Ler shoots in for a double leg but Pokong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ler misses with a takedown
and Pokong counters with a nice leg kick.
Ler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pokong did well to prevent Ler getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pokong sees it coming and defends easily.
Pokong wants to improve his position but Ler is controlling well.
Ler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pokong really wants to buck Ler off and get back to his feet.
Ler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ler looking to isolate an arm here. Pokong doesn't see it coming and as Ler extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rio Ler!
In his post fight interview, Rio Ler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Richards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimazu lands with a right hand.
Shimazu delivers a nice body kick.
Shimazu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shimazu. Richards shrugs it off though.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Shimazu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shimazu misses with a knee strike.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shimazu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimazu scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimazu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Shimazu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Shimazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimazu.
Richards is rocked!
Shimazu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Richards! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Shimazu is unloading with more strikes now! Richards drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Shimazu!
William Shimazu gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Hershey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aztechnical. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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196 lbs
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183 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a sloppy body shot
and Hershey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed avoids the head kick by Hershey.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hershey moves away.
Hershey slips under a jab from Speed.
Hershey looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Speed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hershey has time to react.
Abel Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hershey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey misses with an uppercut
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed jabs Hershey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hershey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hershey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Speed! Hershey is backing up but he can't get away as Speed lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hershey and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abel Speed!
A victorious Abel Speed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes clinches with his opponent.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Bob drops Reyes with a beautiful combination! Reyes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bob is looking for the KO!
Reyes is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Reyes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Reyes out cold! Reyes corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Bob!
Billy Bob made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview.
The defeated Daniel Reyes had this to say: 'i fucked up a bit...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JC The Easter Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Easter Bunny comes to the ring accompanied by Bunny stuff. . Banners has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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275 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC The Easter Bunny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Banners!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Banners 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Easter Bunny rushes Banners and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Banners tries a body shot but The Easter Bunny blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Easter Bunny.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Easter Bunny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banners is looking to control The Easter Bunny's arms but The Easter Bunny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banners has his back to the ropes.
The Easter Bunny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to The Easter Bunny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Easter Bunny lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Easter Bunny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banners's elbow.
The Easter Bunny blocking some punches.
Banners lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Banners misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Easter Bunny lands a shoulder strike.
Banners blocking some punches.
The Easter Bunny is working Banners over against the ropes.
The Easter Bunny working aggressively here.
Banners trying to stall but The Easter Bunny improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from The Easter Bunny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banners misses with a punch to the body.
The Easter Bunny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banners trying to stall but The Easter Bunny improves his position.
Banners stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Easter Bunny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Easter Bunny misses with a punch to the body.
The Easter Bunny misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for The Easter Bunny.
Banners lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Easter Bunny backwards.
Banners tries a body shot but The Easter Bunny blocks it.
The Easter Bunny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Easter Bunny misses with a punch to the body.
The Easter Bunny works on Banners's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Banners takes a shot to the head.
The Easter Bunny avoiding damage.
The Easter Bunny stalling in the clinch but Banners improves position.
The Easter Bunny misses with the head strike.
Banners blocks a body shot from The Easter Bunny.
Banners lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Easter Bunny backwards.
The Easter Bunny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banners tries a body shot but The Easter Bunny blocks it.
Banners stalling in the clinch but The Easter Bunny improves position.
The Easter Bunny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banners misses with an elbow over the top.
The Easter Bunny controlling the action here for a moment.
The Easter Bunny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banners's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny blocks an uppercut.
The Easter Bunny prevents a body shot from Banners.
Banners can't find room to land a body shot as The Easter Bunny controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banners misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Easter Bunny lands a shot to the body.
The Easter Bunny lands an uppercut.
The Easter Bunny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banners is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Easter Bunny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Easter Bunny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banners.
The Easter Bunny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick lands from The Easter Bunny that sends Banners to the canvas. Banners tries to scramble back to his feet but The Easter Bunny brings him back down into side control.
The Easter Bunny cracks Banners with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banners is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banners is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Banners is still in real trouble! Can The Easter Bunny finish him?
Banners tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Easter Bunny taking a breather here.
Banners seems to have recovered his senses.
The Easter Bunny throws a strike aimed at the side of Banners's head but Banners avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Easter Bunny goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Banners rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Easter Bunny's guard! Nice work there by Banners!
The Easter Bunny wants to sweep here but Banners controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JC The Easter Bunny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banners ducks under a wild hook from The Easter Bunny.
Banners connects with the punch.
It looks like JC The Easter Bunny has been cut.
The Easter Bunny misses with a hook.
The Easter Bunny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Easter Bunny slips under a jab from Banners.
Banners cracks the inside of The Easter Bunny's front leg.
The Easter Bunny tries a head kick but it misses.
Banners avoids the head kick by The Easter Bunny.
Banners avoids the head kick by The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny tries a head kick but it misses.
The Easter Bunny misses with a leg kick.
Banners cracks The Easter Bunny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! The Easter Bunny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Banners finish him?
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!
Banners is looking to chop away at The Easter Bunny's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Banners throws an absolute beast of a head kick! The Easter Bunny is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ken Banners!
Ken Banners is the new heavyweight champion!
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