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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Blaine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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299 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Blaine!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner defending well as Blaine loads up on a big left hand.
Banner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Blaine throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
Blaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaine throws a right hand that misses
and Banner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blaine avoids a wild elbow strike from Banner.
Blaine blocking some punches.
Banner misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Blaine.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaine blocks an elbow strike.
Blaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner tries to clinch up but Blaine circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaine lands a head shot.
Banner swings for the body but Blaine moves out of range.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Blaine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner misses with an uppercut. Blaine saw that one coming.
Blaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Blaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Banner tests Blaine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaine lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Blaine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banner is looking to clinch but Blaine is avoiding it.
Blaine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banner takes a swing at Blaine's ribcage but misses.
Blaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Blaine slips the punch.
Banner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banner rather than just go for the knockout.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaine is just out of range.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaine misses with a straight right.
Blaine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner slips a jab from Blaine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Blaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banner throws a hook but Blaine avoids it easily.
Banner rushes Blaine and presses him up against the cage.
Blaine lands with a right to the head.
Banner stalling the fight.
Banner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaine avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
Blaine scores with a shot to the side of Banner's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blaine is keeping busy.
Banner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blaine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Blaine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner throws an elbow that misses.
Banner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaine takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Blaine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blaine looks to land a combination. Banner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaine thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
Blaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Blaine's head but Blaine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Blaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Blaine! Banner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Blaine!
An out of breath Henry Blaine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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