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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont Banner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dale
vs
Banner

153 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymundo Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a head kick that misses
and Dale counters with a solid body kick.

Banner clinches up with Dale and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dale as the two fighters clinch.

Dale has clasped his hands together around Banner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Banner is trying to buck Dale off.
Dale could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dale cracks Banner with a big elbow.
Banner tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dale working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale landing shots from mount.
Dale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dale won't let Banner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dale putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banner is in a horrible position here. Dale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dale unloading with bombs!
Dale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Banner hang on?
Dale with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dale landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale raining down shots from the mount!
Banner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dale working the ground and pound effectively.
Dale fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dale cracks Banner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands a heavy elbow.
Dale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dale lands a big elbow.
Dale with shots to the head and body - Banner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dale scoring with strikes but Banner is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner is trying to stand.
Dale working Banner over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dale unloading with bombs!
Dale is landing with some decent strikes but Banner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Banner is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner taking shots to the head.
Banner is still in real trouble! Can Dale finish him?
Dale putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dale postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Banner in real trouble here! The ref calls for Banner to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymundo Dale!