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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benido Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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186 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benido Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santana Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz tries for a takedown but Banan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Banan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz working Banan over with strikes.
Banan trying to control here.
Munoz wants to control but Banan is keeping him busy.
Munoz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Banan's thigh. Banan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Banan keeps moving.
Munoz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Munoz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munoz throws and elbow that misses. Banan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munoz's guard. Nice move by Banan!
Munoz keeping full guard, as Banan tries to pass.
Banan wants to get up but he can't break Munoz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munoz wants to sweep here but Banan controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Munoz controlling the position.
Munoz is looking to stand up but Banan isn't so interested in that idea.
Munoz is adopting a defensive guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Banan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munoz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Banan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Munoz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Banan tries for a kimura but Munoz is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan stands up.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Banan pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Banan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Munoz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Banan to the mat. Banan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Banan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Munoz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Munoz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Banan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Munoz wants to control but Banan is keeping him busy.
Munoz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Banan struggling a bit here.
Banan regains half guard.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banan's head.
Banan trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Banan is working away.
Banan gets back to full guard.
Banan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munoz is aware though and is defending well.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munoz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munoz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banan looking to control.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Banan circles away easily
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santana Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz pulls Banan in close to prevent any damage.
Banan stops Munoz from standing up.
Munoz is trying to keep Banan in close.
Banan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan stands up from Munoz's guard - Banan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Munoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banan counters by clinching up.
Munoz has hold of one of Banan's legs. Banan is fighting the takedown attempt but Munoz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Munoz is fighting to break Banan's control of his arms but Banan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Banan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Munoz!
Banan looking to finish Munoz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munoz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
Banan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Banan looking to finish with strikes here!
Munoz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benido Banan 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!
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
Banan misses with a takedown
and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munoz working some strikes from top position.
Banan working a defensive guard here.
Munoz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munoz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Banan.
Munoz trying to control but Banan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Banan fails with the takedown
and Munoz counters with a takedown into side control.
Banan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Munoz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Munoz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Munoz lands an elbow.
Munoz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Banan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to control but Banan is keeping him busy.
Munoz scores with punches from side control.
Munoz scores with punches from side control.
Munoz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Munoz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Banan can't do much from the bottom here.
Munoz lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz taking a breather here.
Munoz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banan's legs.
Banan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Munoz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Munoz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Munoz is landing with some decent strikes but Banan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Munoz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munoz working the ground and pound effectively.
Munoz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banan is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banan looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munoz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Munoz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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