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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Weasley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Banks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weasley moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Banks throws a head kick but Weasley moves out of range.
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
Weasley tries to break the clinch but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks effectively controlling the action here.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weasley avoids it.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weasley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banks lands a knee to the head.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weasley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weasley closes the distance but Banks moves to the side
and Banks moves into the clinch.
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Weasley is trying to break the clinch but Banks is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Banks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weasley.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
Weasley staying out of range there.
Weasley moves out of range of the leg kick from Banks.
Weasley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a one-two to the body.
Banks pushes Weasley up against the cage in a clinch.
Weasley fails to pull guard.
Weasley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Weasley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banks throws a hook but Weasley blocks it.
Weasley avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weasley.
Banks looks gassed!
Weasley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Weasley looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks looks for the body kick but Weasley saw that one coming.
Weasley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasley throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
It looks like Dave Banks has been cut.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weasley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weasley shoots in and drives through. Banks sprawls well.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Weasley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Weasley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Weasley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weasley works over Banks's head and body with a nice combination.
Weasley misses with a few strikes there.
Weasley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banks scores with a nice strike.
Banks is looking to slow Weasley down with leg kicks.
Banks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Weasley counters with a head kick.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weasley.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weasley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Weasley fails with the takedown
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banks.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks throws a leg kick but Weasley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weasley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banks.
Weasley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Weasley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weasley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weasley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weasley can't break the clinch.
Weasley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Weasley shoots in.
Banks misses with a low kick as Weasley jumps back.
Weasley dodges the punch combination from Banks.
Weasley tries to clinch up
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banks.
Weasley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weasley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weasley wants a takedown but no success here.
Banks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weasley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Banks avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Banks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Banks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weasley darts in trying to clinch
and Banks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weasley's knee momentarily.
Weasley throws a body kick that misses.
Weasley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Banks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weasley wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
Banks throws and elbow that misses. Weasley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banks's guard. Nice move by Weasley!
Weasley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banks keeping full guard, as Weasley tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Banks dives on top into guard.
Banks won't allow Weasley to sweep him here.
Weasley is looking to stand up but Banks isn't so interested in that idea.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weasley keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weasley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks wants to control from the top but Weasley keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weasley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Banks blocks the low kick.
Weasley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banks.
Banks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weasley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley blocks a body shot from Banks.
Banks landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks is pressed up against the cage. Weasley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banks down to the mat. Banks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Banks misses
and Weasley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matt Weasley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weasley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weasley lands a front kick.
Weasley shoots in looking for a takedown. Banks tries to sprawl out of it but Weasley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Weasley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Banks misses
and Weasley counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
Banks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weasley tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Weasley is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a body punch but Weasley moves out of range.
Weasley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Weasley does it's job there.
Matt Weasley is winning the standup battle so far.
Weasley tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a leg kick.
Banks swings for the body but Weasley moves out of range.
Weasley tries to keep at a distance but Banks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weasley successfully pulls guard.
Banks won't allow Weasley to get back to his feet.
Banks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Weasley blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Banks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Banks swings for the body but Weasley moves out of range.
Banks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weasley counters with a one-two to the body.
Weasley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banks tries to avoid it but Weasley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banks to the ground. Banks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Weasley blocks a leg kick.
Weasley moves away from the strike by Banks.
Weasley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banks is able to avoid easily.
Banks forces Weasley back against the cage and clinches.
Weasley jumps guard but Banks stands there with Weasley around his waist. Weasley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks lands a knee to the head.
Weasley goes for a takedown attempt but Banks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Weasley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weasley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Banks scores a nice knee to the body.
Weasley dodges an elbow strike from Banks.
Weasley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banks.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weasley throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Banks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weasley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banks counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weasley.
Weasley looks to land a body kick but Banks moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
A left and a right from Weasley both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Weasley or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks which made him look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weasley.
Weasley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banks counters with a three punch combo that has Weasley backing up. Weasley nods at Banks to acknowledge the strikes.
Weasley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weasley.
Weasley drops his hands momentarily and Banks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weasley looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks is looking to score with low kicks.
Banks misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Weasley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Weasley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Weasley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Weasley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Weasley misses with a takedown attempt
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weasley shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weasley misses with a takedown
and Banks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weasley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Banks.
Weasley has had enough of the clinch but Banks keeps him there for the moment.
Weasley jumps guard but Banks stands there with Weasley around his waist. Weasley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks scores with a knee to the head.
Weasley wants a takedown but no success here.
Weasley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Banks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matt Weasley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Weasley moves out of range easily.
Dave Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Weasley misses
and Banks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Weasley misses.
Weasley darts in trying to clinch
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banks.
Weasley looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
Weasley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banks lands an elbow inside that Weasley shrugs off.
Weasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Banks.
Weasley is trying to break the clinch but Banks is controlling him.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Banks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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