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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank McMurdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ego Draconis. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank McMurdoch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Bane.
Nice shot lands for Bane.
Bane throws a leg kick but McMurdoch moved away.
Bane looks to land a left hand but McMurdoch moved out of range nicely.
McMurdoch misses with a leg kick.
McMurdoch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bane scores with a hook.
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!
A jab from McMurdoch misses.
McMurdoch avoids the body shot from Bane.
McMurdoch throws a body punch but Bane moves out of range.
Bane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McMurdoch trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane stops McMurdoch from getting back to his feet.
Bane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bane wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMurdoch keeps working.
Bane thows a huge punch but McMurdoch dodges it nicely.
Bane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McMurdoch is trying to stand up here but Bane is controlling him well.
Bane working over McMurdoch with some ground and pound. McMurdoch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with a head shot. McMurdoch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bane passes into half guard.
McMurdoch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane trying to control but McMurdoch is working from the bottom.
Bane landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but McMurdoch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bane throwing strikes but missing.
McMurdoch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McMurdoch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bane throws a strike but McMurdoch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McMurdoch with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMurdoch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McMurdoch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bane blocks McMurdoch's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McMurdoch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McMurdoch. Bane does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMurdoch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bane at a distance.
Bane throws a lazy body kick
and McMurdoch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMurdoch.
McMurdoch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McMurdoch scores with a body shot.
Bane slips a jab from McMurdoch.
McMurdoch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bane digs a good body shot into McMurdoch's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bane, right into the meat.
McMurdoch catches Bane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bane lands a glancing blow to the side of McMurdoch's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMurdoch fails to land with a series of punches.
Bane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McMurdoch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bane is in McMurdoch's guard.
Bane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurdoch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McMurdoch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bane stopping the sweep attempt from McMurdoch.
Bane lands a couple of digs.
Xavier Bane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but McMurdoch blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but McMurdoch is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but McMurdoch blocks nicely.
Bane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McMurdoch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McMurdoch keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane trying to control but McMurdoch is working from the bottom.
Bane tries to free his leg and advance position but McMurdoch is retaining full guard.
Bane throws a big right hand that misses.
McMurdoch trying to control the position.
Bane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bane wants to control from the top but McMurdoch keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but McMurdoch blocks nicely.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMurdoch doesn't seem bothered though.
Bane scores with a punch to the head.
McMurdoch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bane counters with a right hand to the body.
Bane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bane connects with a body shot.
Bane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McMurdoch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McMurdoch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bane rather than just go for the knockout.
McMurdoch misses with a hook to the body
and Bane counters with a good low kick that McMurdoch was not able to check.
Bane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McMurdoch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank McMurdoch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurdoch misses with a hook
and Bane counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bane in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bane in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bane trying to control the position but McMurdoch is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bane wants to take a breather but McMurdoch manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bane.
Bane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McMurdoch keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane connects with a couple of short punches.
McMurdoch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bane preventing the sweep.
Bane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMurdoch can do to turn this around?
Bane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bane postures up in McMurdoch's guard and throws a big left but McMurdoch blocks it.
Bane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but McMurdoch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Xavier Bane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McMurdoch momentarily.
Frank McMurdoch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMurdoch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bane.
McMurdoch takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Bane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McMurdoch misses with an uppercut
and Bane counters with a good, hard body kick but McMurdoch shrugs it off.
Xavier Bane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurdoch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bane is just out of range.
Bane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McMurdoch's hands.
Bane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McMurdoch did well to prevent Bane getting side control.
McMurdoch trying to hold on to Bane's head to control him but Bane postures up.
Bane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurdoch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bane is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bane 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bane!
Xavier Bane managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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