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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cardamom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Rocket Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Cardamom!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankowski stalks Cardamom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cardamom's face. Cardamom staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Max Cardamom has been cut.
Bankowski with a poor takedown
and Cardamom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bankowski thinking.
Cardamom digs a good hook to Bankowski's body.
Bankowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Bankowski slips a jab and a cross from Cardamom.
Bankowski misses the jab.
Bankowski throws a series of punches but Cardamom moves out of range.
Bankowski scores with a punch to the head.
Bankowski moves out of range as Cardamom strikes.
Bankowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardamom missing with a left hand there. Bankowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bankowski throws a one two combo.
Cardamom closes the distance and clinches.
Cardamom misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardamom.
We've been hearing reports that Bankowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bankowski prevents a body shot from Cardamom.
Cardamom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cardamom tries to work over Bankowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bankowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cardamom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardamom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bankowski catches Cardamom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bankowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardamom momentarily.
That has opened up Max Cardamom's cut even more.
Bankowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardamom circles away.
Cardamom throws a combination that misses
and Cardamom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cardamom lands a glancing blow to the side of Bankowski's head.
Bankowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Cardamom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bankowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morys Bankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardamom shoots in looking for a takedown but Bankowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cardamom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bankowski throws a hook but Cardamom blocks it.
Bankowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bankowski misses with an uppercut.
Cardamom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom scores with a leg kick.
Cardamom has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bankowski tries to clinch up but Cardamom circles away and keeps his distance.
Bankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardamom.
Cardamom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bankowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bankowski shoots in for a double leg but Cardamom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bankowski misses with the combination.
Cardamom wants to clinch.
Bankowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cardamom moves away from the strike by Bankowski.
Bankowski throws a hook but Cardamom blocks it.
Cardamom fails with a takedown attempt.
Bankowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardamom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cardamom has Bankowski pressed against the cage, preventing Bankowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cardamom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bankowski tries to break the clinch but Cardamom is controlling the position.
Bankowski blocks a body shot from Cardamom.
Cardamom wants a takedown but no success here.
Bankowski tries to circle away but Cardamom has him pinned against the cage.
Bankowski blocking some punches.
Cardamom is pressed up against the cage. Bankowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cardamom down to the mat. Cardamom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bankowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cardamom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bankowski ducks right into an uppercut from Cardamom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bankowski pinned against the cage. Bankowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cardamom tries a low kick but Bankowski avoids it.
Cardamom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bankowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Bankowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardamom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bankowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cardamom counters with a nice leg kick.
Bankowski misses with a wild combination.
Cardamom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bankowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Cardamom catches Bankowski right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bankowski throws a right hand that Cardamom ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardamom also avoids with ease.
Bankowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bankowski is breathing heavily.
Bankowski closes the distance and pushes Cardamom back into the cage.
Bankowski tries to break free but Cardamom pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morys Bankowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Cardamom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cardamom misses with a body shot.
Cardamom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bankowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bankowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardamom momentarily.
Cardamom throws a right and a left that Bankowski avoids nicely.
Bankowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cardamom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bankowski scrambles back to his feet.
Bankowski cracks Cardamom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardamom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bankowski is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardamom. Bankowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bankowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cardamom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bankowski tries to bum rush Cardamom with a series of wild strikes but Cardamom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bankowski staying out of range there.
Bankowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bankowski misses with a hook.
Bankowski connects with a looping right hand.
The cut above Max Cardamom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bankowski misses with a hook
enabling Cardamom to counter with a crisp jab.
Bankowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cardamom defends well and Bankowski ends up having to push Cardamom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bankowski is defending well.
Cardamom lands with a right to the head.
Bankowski has had enough of the clinch but Cardamom keeps him there for the moment.
Cardamom is looking to take this one to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Bankowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cardamom digs a right hand into Bankowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bankowski's gas tank.
Cardamom lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cardamom prevents Bankowski from breaking the clinch.
Bankowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cardamom has him pressed against the cage.
Bankowski can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski can't break the clinch.
Cardamom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bankowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Cardamom.
Cardamom moves into the clinch successfully.
Cardamom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cardamom lands with a light punch inside.
Bankowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardamom won't allow it.
Bankowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cardamom has Bankowski pressed against the cage, preventing Bankowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Max Cardamom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cardamom misses with some punches.
Cardamom lands a left hand.
Cardamom is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom misses with a punch to the body.
Cardamom can't find room to land a body shot as Bankowski controls the action.
Nice body punch from Cardamom - that landed with a thud.
Cardamom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bankowski throws an overhand right that lands on Cardamom's shoulder, as Cardamom tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardamom. Bankowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bankowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Max Cardamom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bankowski lands with a straight right. Cardamom didn't see that one coming.
Max Cardamom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cardamom moves away from the strike by Bankowski.
Bankowski shoots in but Cardamom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bankowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cardamom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bankowski scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Bankowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morys Bankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Cardamom.
Bankowski misses with a straight right.
Cardamom throws a series of punches but Bankowski moves out of range.
Bankowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bankowski throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardamom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bankowski tries to clinch there but Cardamom circles away.
Bankowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bankowski checks a leg kick.
A combination from Bankowski does no damage.
Bankowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bankowski ducks under a wild hook from Cardamom.
Cardamom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bankowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Cardamom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Cardamom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cardamom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bankowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardamom.
Bankowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cardamom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bankowski throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bankowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cardamom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bankowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bankowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cardamom throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardamom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardamom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cardamom misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Cardamom catches Bankowski right on the button with a cross.
Cardamom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bankowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cardamom is looking to clinch.
Morys Bankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bankowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardamom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cardamom throws a series of punches but Bankowski moves out of range.
Bankowski misses with a looping right.
Cardamom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Cardamom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morys Bankowski!
A pretty intense looking Morys Bankowski took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Max Cardamom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suppose it be time for a pint then.'.
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