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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odell Paquette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paquette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banner lands a damaging elbow.
Banner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette lands with a left to the head.
Banner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paquette lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Banner.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Paquette lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've been informed that Paquette has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paquette's brow.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paquette can't break the clinch.
A short right from Paquette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Paquette.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Paquette digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Paquette.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Paquette pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paquette as Banner tries to tie him up.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Banner controls the action.
Paquette gets through Banner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banner trying to control the position but instead, Paquette has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banner into the cage.
Paquette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paquette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A body shot lands from Paquette.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Paquette lands an uppercut.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Paquette scores with a shot to the side of Banner's head.
Banner misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paquette digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner blocks a body shot from Paquette.
Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paquette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Paquette tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Paquette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner clinches up with Paquette and pushes him back against the cage.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Paquette.
Banner throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Paquette lands an uppercut.
Banner tries a knee to the head but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Banner is pushing Paquette up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paquette avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
Paquette breaks from the clinch.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banner looking to stall.
Banner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banner lands a damaging elbow.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Banner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paquette dodges an elbow strike from Banner.
Banner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banner is trying to maintain a safe position but Paquette gets an underhook and turns Banner into the cage.
Paquette pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Banner controls the action.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Paquette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paquette.
Paquette digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banner just leaning against Paquette, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paquette avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Banner.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paquette blocks the elbow strike.
Paquette manages to break the clinch.
Banner throws a front kick that sends Paquette stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banner has closed the distance and engaged Paquette in a clinch.
Banner throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Paquette.
Paquette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner throws a series of punches but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquette, as that shot connected.
Banner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banner tries to clinch up but Paquette circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner closes the distance and pushes Paquette back into the cage.
Paquette is trying to force a seperation but Banner has the dominant position.
Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Paquette misses with the head strike.
Paquette breaks from the clinch.
Banner moves out of range as Paquette strikes.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Banner throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Paquette lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner's head.
Paquette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Paquette misses.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banner moves out of range as Paquette strikes.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Paquette misses.
Banner tries to clinch but Paquette is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paquette! But no joy.
Banner misses with a double jab.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Paquette is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paquette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Banner slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
Paquette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Banner has Paquette up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paquette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Paquette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Banner connects with a knee to the head.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Paquette.
Paquette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Banner is rocked!
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paquette working aggressively here.
Paquette misses with a punch to the body.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Paquette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paquette as Banner tries to tie him up.
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but Paquette blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Banner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paquette backwards.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paquette's brow.
Banner misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Paquette.
Banner scores a nice knee to the body.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Banner pushes Paquette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banner is looking to control Paquette's arms but Paquette gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.
Paquette pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Paquette blocks a body shot from Banner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paquette.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Banner scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner tries a body shot but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Paquette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paquette misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner prevents a body shot from Paquette.
Banner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banner lands a damaging elbow.
Banner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paquette lands a hook that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paquette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Paquette controls the action.
Paquette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquette throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Paquette pushes him off.
Paquette misses with a two punch combination.
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Banner tries to clinch up
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banner wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner tries to bum rush Paquette with a series of wild strikes but Paquette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch but Paquette moves out of range.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paquette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paquette's hands.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paquette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Paquette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquette.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paquette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banner wants to clinch
and Paquette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner clinches up against the cage.
Banner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with an elbow strike.
Paquette throws a punch but it's blocked by Banner.
Paquette tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Paquette digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paquette is working Banner over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Paquette.
A short right from Paquette on the inside.
Paquette breaks from the clinch.
Banner wants to clinch.
Banner tries to move into range but Paquette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paquette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Banner.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Paquette pushes him off.
Paquette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquette.
A good leg kick by Paquette.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paquette blocks a head kick by Banner.
Paquette cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paquette. Paquette obviously looking to wear him down.
Paquette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banner throws a head kick but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette cracks Banner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paquette connects with a crisp jab.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch up but Paquette circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paquette! But no joy.
Banner has Paquette up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paquette.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Paquette controls the action.
Banner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Paquette avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Odell Paquette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Banner lands an elbow just above Paquette 's eye.
Paquette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paquette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Paquette avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Banner lands with a light punch inside.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banners head.
Paquette dodges an elbow strike from Banner.
Paquette digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paquette cracks a nice hook into Banner's ribs.
Paquette lands a jab to the head.
Banner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paquette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banner.
Banner moves into the clinch.
Banner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paquette or not.
Banner lands a nice elbow.
Banner blocks a body shot from Paquette.
Nice elbow from Banner.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Banner.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Banner controls the action.
Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Paquette takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paquette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paquette is keeping busy.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but Paquette blocks with his arms.
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner blocking some punches.
Paquette breaks the clinch.
A cross from Paquette lands.
Banner tries to clinch up but Paquette circles away and keeps his distance.
Paquette swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Paquette throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Paquette lands with a nice combination. Banner backs away looking to recover.
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette misses with the combination.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paquette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paquette.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paquette momentarily.
Paquette keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Banner throws a series of punches but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paquette lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner moves into the clinch.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquette throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
Paquette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banner clinches up with Paquette and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette blocks an elbow strike.
Paquette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paquette lands a jab to the head.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paquette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner misses with a hook. Paquette ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paquette throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paquette. Paquette obviously looking to wear him down.
Banner slips under a jab.
Banner darts in trying to clinch
and Paquette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Paquette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paquette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banner moves to clinch but Paquette breaks away
and Paquette counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner 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.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Paquette pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Paquette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquette.
Paquette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquette lands a big head kick that sends Banner tumbling to the mat! Paquette takes a step backwards and waves Banner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner is looking to clinch but Paquette is avoiding it.
Paquette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paquette keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Paquette. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paquette there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Banner.
Banner tries to clinch but Paquette is having none of it.
Paquette now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paquette tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner tries to clinch up.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquette circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner tries to clinch but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette scores with a shot to the body.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banner under the eye.
Banner wants to clinch up but Paquette keeps it at a distance.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Paquette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Banner jabs at Paquette's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Paquette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paquette misses with an uppercut.
Banner wants to clinch.
Banner tries to clinch but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette closes the distance and clinches.
Paquette blocks an elbow strike from Banner.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banner takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paquette as Banner tries to tie him up.
Paquette tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paquette.
Banner with a knee to the head.
Paquette letting Banner take a breather here.
Banner blocking some punches.
Banner lands an elbow inside.
Paquette working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Banner.
Banner taking a breather.
Bruce Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a body shot.
A short left from Paquette.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette blocks an elbow strike.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banner misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Banner lands an elbow just above Paquette 's eye.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Banner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Paquette digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner looking to slow down the pace here.
Banner lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Odell Paquette.
Well Paquette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!
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