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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane has chosen 2pac - changes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Banana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Zane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banana moves into range and clinches up with Zane.
Banana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zane swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Zane both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Pedro Banana has been cut.
Pedro Banana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zane lands with a hook. Banana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banana has closed the distance and engaged Zane in a clinch.
Good body shot from Zane.
Banana manages to break the clinch.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zane, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banana shoots in for a double leg but Zane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banana on the side of the head.
Banana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zane tries to avoid it but Banana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zane to the ground. Zane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Banana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zane's waist but Zane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banana off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Banana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banana thows a body kick. Zane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Zane misses.
Zane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banana at a distance.
Banana is breathing heavily.
Zane scores with a jab to the head.
Banana misses with a takedown attempt - Zane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zane misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Zane scores with a four punch combination!
Pedro Banana's cut is getting worse.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Banana. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Banana takes one to the chin there.
Banana needs to keep his hands up - Zane had a free shot at his head there.
Banana is rocked!
Banana walks into a left hand.
Banana walks into a jab.
Zane lands a really nice looking cross but Banana seems unphased.
Oh Banana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banana circles away quickly and effectively.
Banana seems to have got his legs back now.
Zane with a jab.
Banana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zane with a jab.
Zane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banana shoots in looking for a takedown. Zane tries to sprawl out of it but Banana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zane cracks Banana with an open hand slap.
Banana takes one to the side of the head.
Pedro Banana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Banana takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banana scores with a head kick.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zane throws a combination that misses
and Banana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Banana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zane looks to land a combination. Banana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Banana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banana tries to close the distance and clinch but Zane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Banana prevents Zane from improving his position.
Banana escapes and gets back to his feet.
Banana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Banana.
Nice takedown defense from Zane. No joy for Banana on that attempt.
Zane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banana.
Banana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zane.
Zane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zane pinned against the cage. Zane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zane lands a glancing blow to the side of Banana's head.
Zane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banana closes the distance and clinches.
Banana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zane looks to throw the jab but Banana is out of range.
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
Banana lands with a kick to the temple. Zane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zane but Zane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banana shoots for a takedown but Zane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banana clinches up with Zane and pushes him back against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zane's guard.
Zane has a closed guard, preventing Banana from standing up.
Banana gets to his feet. Zane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zane throws a right and a left that Banana avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Banana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Banana lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Zane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Banana's cut.
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.
Zane looks to land a right hand but Banana moved out of range.
Pedro Banana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banana lands with a nice body kick.
Banana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zane throws a one two combo.
Zane swinging wilding here.
Banana is looking to clinch.
Zane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banana's head backwards.
Zane throws a right hand that Banana ducks under and follows up with a left that Banana also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by Banana.
Banana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Banana lands in his opponent's guard.
Banana decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zane, up you get!
Banana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana moves into the clinch successfully.
Banana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banana darts in and clinches Zane up against the cage.
Zane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banana has him pressed against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banana lands with a nice body kick.
Banana has Zane up against the cage in a clinch.
Banana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Banana stands up and beckons Zane to his feet.
A punch combination from Banana misses.
Zane throws a lazy right hand but Banana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banana is looking to clinch but Zane is avoiding it.
Banana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banana throws a body punch but Zane moves out of range.
Zane misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zane to the mat! Zane manages to get full guard.
Zane is working an open guard so Banana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banana has closed the distance and engaged Zane in a clinch.
Banana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zane works the jab nicely.
Zane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zane is fending him off so far but Banana persists. Nope, Zane circles away and we're back to standing.
Banana slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Banana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banana misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Zane.
Billy Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zane as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Banana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banana throws a combination that misses
and Zane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zane.
Banana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banana breaks from the clinch.
Banana staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Zane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banana shoots in looking for a takedown. Zane tries to sprawl out of it but Banana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banana fails with a takedown attempt.
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banana.
Zane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zane!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banana stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Zane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banana misses with a hook to the body
enabling Zane to counter with a crisp jab.
Zane takes a swing at Banana's ribcage but misses.
Banana clinches up with Zane and pushes him back against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banana slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Banana's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Banana duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banana clinches up against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banana shoots for a takedown but Zane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zane lands a head shot.
Zane avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Banana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Banana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zane stalks Banana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banana's face. Banana staggers backwards, shaken.
A cross from Zane lands.
Zane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banana.
Banana is looking to clinch but Zane is avoiding it.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Banana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zane.
Banana drives through and clinches with Zane against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zane is working the combinations to good effect here.
Banana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zane stuffs the takedown.
Banana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banana has closed the distance and engaged Zane in a clinch.
Zane scores with a hook to the body.
Banana manages to break the clinch.
Banana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane throws out a loose jab but Banana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zane looks to throw the jab but Banana is out of range.
Banana looks to land a combination but Zane avoids it well.
Banana wants to clinch.
Banana moves out of range as Zane strikes.
Banana shoots in looking for a takedown. Zane tries to sprawl out of it but Banana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Banana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banana takes the fight into the clinch.
Zane wants to break free but Banana has control.
Banana prevents Zane from breaking the clinch.
Banana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banana is looking to clinch but Zane is avoiding it.
Banana throws a nice looking combination but Zane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banana thows a body kick. Zane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Banana lands but Zane takes it in his stride.
Zane stuffs the takedown.
Banana fails to land the takedown.
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Zane both land. Nice combination.
Banana rushes Zane and presses him up against the cage.
Banana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banana drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banana gets to his feet. Zane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banana.
Banana misses with a head kick.
Zane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banana throws an overhand right that lands on Zane's shoulder, as Zane tries to avoid the shot.
Banana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zane sizes up Banana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banana swinging wilding here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zane is fending him off so far but Banana persists. Nope, Zane circles away and we're back to standing.
Banana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zane throws a one two combo.
A big right from Zane misses.
Banana tries to clinch but Zane is having none of it.
Banana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zane scores with a one two! Banana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Banana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zane's sensitive parts.
Zane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banana shoots in but Zane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zane cracks Banana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Banana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zane.
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banana circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banana breaks the clinch.
Banana shoots in for a double leg but Zane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Banana slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Zane throws a series of punches but Banana avoids them all with ease.
Banana misses with an uppercut.
Banana lands a head kick. Zane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
Banana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Zane as Banana shoots in.
Jab, jab by Zane - just one landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banana!
Banana shoots in looking for a takedown. Zane tries to sprawl out of it but Banana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Zane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Banana.
I think Banana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Banana!
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