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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La La (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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163 cm
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130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, La La!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner leaves La with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
La shoots in looking for a takedown. Banner tries to sprawl out of it but La keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. La doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Banner.
La taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner prevents La from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. La defending well though.
La avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
La keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La is looking to control Banner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can La avoid being mounted?
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
La has his takedown stuffed
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wayne Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of La La.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banner tries to pass to full mount but La defends it.
Banner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
La avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
La on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
La keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
La is looking to escape.
La looks gassed!
La taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
Banner trying to control from half guard but La is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
La keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to La's temple.
La is looking to improve his position.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of La's head.
Ground and pound from Banner.
La on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Banner wants to free his trapped foot but La is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
Banner seems to be working for a kimura but La defends the submission attempt.
Banner throwing shots but La is blocking nicely.
Banner is keen to just control but La is a slippery customer.
La is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
La misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
La shoots and misses
so Banner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Banner is in close to La's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Banner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La clinches but Banner breaks the clinch
and Banner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for La!
A nice elbow there by Banner.
La is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
La taking shots to the head.
Banner lands with some strikes.
Banner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. La can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
La is trying to escape the mount.
Banner avoids the attempt from La to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner breaks from La's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner landing strikes from the mount and La is in trouble!
Banner breaks from La's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
La tries to hold on but Banner postures up.
Banner working La over with strikes here.
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns La that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. La looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
La tries to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
La is trying to escape the mount.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks La but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but La is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Banner working La over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banner lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns La that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can La hang on?
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can La hang on?
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but La is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
La is looking to get to half guard.
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but La is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
La sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
La looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
La is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banner is looking to advance position but La won't allow it.
Banner lands with a punch from half guard.
Banner wants to take a breather but La is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Banner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
La lands with a shot to the body.
Banner scores a takedown into full mount!
Banner with the ground and pound from mount.
La tries to hold on but Banner postures up.
La is working to get back to half guard.
Banner landing punches.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La taking shots to the head.
Banner scoring with strikes but La is staying in there.
La is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Wayne Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La tries to hold on but Banner postures up.
Banner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but La is surviving well by controlling Banner's body position as best he can.
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can La hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner working the ground and pound effectively.
Banner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but La is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks La but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Banner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
La is in a horrible position here. Banner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Banner throws some wild stikes that La manages to avoid easily.
La really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
La manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La is not content to let Banner control the position.
La wants to control but Banner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
La is looking for a sweep. Banner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Banner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
La has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banner is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
That's four 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.
Banner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
La doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in La's guard now.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
La not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banner drops back looking for a leg! La is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and La manages to kick Banner off! Banner jumps back into La's guard.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
La La has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but La is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Banner!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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