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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Banshees is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cities in Dust. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Siouxsie Banshees enters the ring!
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221 lbs
44 - 27 - 0 |
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214 lbs
36 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo works the jab nicely.
Binzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Binzo looks to land a combination. Banshees sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Binzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Banshees.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banshees wants to get back to his feet but Binzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Binzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Binzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banshees keeping full guard, as Binzo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo trying to control but Banshees is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Binzo Binzo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Binzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banshees throws a half hearted mid kick.
Binzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banshees slips a jab from Binzo.
Banshees goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banshees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banshees uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binzo.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banshees.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banshees.
Banshees thumps Binzo with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Banshees.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Banshees.
Banshees fakes the leg kick and cracks Binzo in the body.
Banshees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. Binzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Binzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banshees's hands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Binzo.
Banshees checks a low kick from Binzo.
Binzo misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a nice outside leg kick.
Binzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Banshees.
Binzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banshees bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Binzo's head.
Banshees connects with a good right hand that stumbles Binzo. Binzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and Banshees moves out of range easily.
Binzo tries to keep at a distance but Banshees has taken the fight into the clinch.
Binzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banshees looking to throw knees to the head but Binzo is blocking nicely.
Binzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Banshees creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but Binzo blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banshees blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banshees misses with a knee to the head.
Binzo can't find room to land a body shot as Banshees controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Banshees.
Banshees lands a hook that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
Binzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Binzo scores with a hook to the body.
Binzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banshees backwards.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but Binzo blocks it.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Binzo tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Binzo back against the ropes.
Banshees blocks a body shot from Binzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Binzo back against the ropes.
Banshees wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Banshees.
Binzo scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Binzo has managed to clinch.
Banshees lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Binzo as the two fighters clinch.
Banshees misses with a knee strike.
Banshees blocks a body shot from Binzo.
Binzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banshees misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Banshees to work.
Binzo lands a right hand.
Banshees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banshees lands a right hand that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banshees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Binzo slips a jab from Banshees.
Banshees jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees throws the kick towards the body but Binzo avoids it.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banshees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Binzo on the side of the head.
Binzo motions for Banshees to come forward. Binzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Binzo misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Banshees.
Banshees slips a straight right by Binzo.
Binzo stuns Banshees with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banshees lands a glancing blow to the side of Binzo's head.
Binzo blocks a jab.
Binzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Binzo blocks a jab.
Binzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banshees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees throws a jab but it's blocked by Binzo.
A big right from Banshees misses.
A low kick from Binzo is predictable there
and Banshees counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees connects with a single shot there.
Binzo is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick from Banshees.
Binzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Binzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banshees moves away from the strike by Binzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Binzo is able to avoid easily.
Banshees throws a front kick aimed at Binzo's knee but Binzo avoids it well.
Binzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banshees lands a nice hook to Binzo's body. Binzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Binzo checks the leg kick.
Banshees is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Binzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banshees pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banshees will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Banshees throws a hook to the side of Binzo's head but Binzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banshees takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binzo drives through and clinches with Banshees against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo working aggressively here.
Binzo manages to break the clinch.
Banshees takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Banshees finds it's way through Binzo's defenses.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Banshees throws a sloppy head kick and Binzo moves out of range easily.
Banshees just misses with a punch to the body.
Siouxsie Banshees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Binzo lands a jab to the head.
Banshees does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banshees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banshees walks into a stiff left hand from Binzo.
Binzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banshees is fending him off so far but Binzo persists. Nope, Banshees circles away and we're back to standing.
Binzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banshees.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Siouxsie Banshees will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Banshees tries to bum rush Binzo with a series of wild strikes but Binzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
Banshees throws out a leg kick but Binzo moves out of range and Banshees only half commits.
Banshees lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binzo's sensitive parts.
Banshees connects with an inside leg kick.
Banshees tries to close the distance and clinch but Binzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banshees to score with a decent uppercut.
Banshees scores with a sloppy right hand. Binzo should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Banshees as he connects with a hook.
Banshees avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banshees darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banshees scores with a head kick. Binzo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo connects with a nice looking jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses Binzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Binzo tries to avoid it.
Banshees has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees looks to land a right hand but Binzo moved out of range.
Banshees throws a low kick, looking for Binzo's leg but Binzo calmly moves out of range.
Binzo misses with a kick to the body.
Banshees is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Banshees. Beautiful body shot.
Banshees lands a leg kick that knocks Binzo off balance momentarily.
Binzo misses with a wild body shot.
Binzo rushes Banshees and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Banshees has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Binzo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Banshees can turn it around.
Banshees lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but Binzo blocks with his arms.
Binzo tries to work over Banshees's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Banshees.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo tries to work over Banshees's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binzo digs a right hand underneath Banshees's ribcage. Banshees let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Banshees working Binzo over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Binzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banshees pushes Binzo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Banshees.
Banshees crunches a lovely knee into Binzo's ribcage.
Banshees misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Binzo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banshees stalling against the ropes.
Banshees prevents a body shot from Binzo.
Banshees effectively controlling the action here.
Banshees tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binzo tries a body shot but Banshees blocks it.
Binzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Banshees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binzo lands a left hand.
Binzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banshees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banshees wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banshees throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binzo working aggressively here.
Binzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banshees's elbow.
Banshees is trying to break the clinch but Binzo has him pressed against the ropes.
Binzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Binzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banshees looking to slow down the pace here.
Binzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Binzo throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but Binzo blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees blocking some punches.
Banshees misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banshees is looking to control Binzo's arms but Binzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banshees has his back to the ropes.
Banshees blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binzo.
Banshees is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo is trying to break the clinch but Banshees is controlling him.
Banshees is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banshees lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banshees throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banshees gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Binzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banshees 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Siouxsie Banshees!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Siouxsie Banshees!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Siouxsie Banshees!
Siouxsie Banshees wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Siouxsie Banshees made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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