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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 172 p4p, 22 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 22 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Priester avoids the head kick by Banner .
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Priester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Banner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Banner misses.
Priester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Banner clobbers Priester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Priester swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner .
Banner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Priester. Priester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping right.
Banner forces Priester back against the cage and clinches.
Banner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Banner blocks a body shot from Priester.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner breaks the clinch.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banner s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Priester avoids the head kick by Banner .
Banner is looking to slow Priester down with leg kicks.
Priester avoids the body shot from Banner .
Priester replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banner blocks it well.
Priester throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Priester misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner misses with a body kick.
Banner tries to clinch but Priester is having none of it.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Priester there.
Banner cracks Priester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner .
Priester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester throws a lazy head kick
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner swinging wildly here.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Banner throws a big counter combination but Priester scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Priester in his tracks.
Banner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Priester lands with an overhand left.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner 's sensitive parts.
Banner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks for the body kick but Priester saw that one coming.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Priester cracks Banner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banner scores with a leg kick.
Priester throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banner throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Priester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Banner .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner cracks Priester with a good jab.
Priester throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner checks the leg kick.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Banner thuds his shin into the meat of Priester's side.
Priester connects with a body shot that sends Banner 's belly button to the back.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Priester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Priester swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner .
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Priester backs up against the cage.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester connects with a looping right hand.
Banner blocks the body kick.
Priester throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Priester tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Priester 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.
Jab from Priester.
Priester slips a straight right by Banner .
Banner misses with a straight right.
Banner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banner tries to clinch there but Priester circles away.
Banner tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Priester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Priester misses.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner has managed to clinch.
A short left from Banner .
Priester presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner has had enough of the clinch but Priester keeps him there for the moment.
Priester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner .
Banner blocking some punches.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priester pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banner lands with a left to the head.
Priester throws a head punch that misses.
Banner is looking to break free of the clinch but Priester has double underhooks.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner .
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester blocks a head kick by Banner .
Priester is looking to land body kicks.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Priester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Priester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banner momentarily.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a leg kick
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Priester connects with a leg kick.
Crunch! Banner slams his shin into Priester's torso.
Priester throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Priester misses.
Priester lands with a slapping head kick.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Priester moves out of range as Banner throws a body kick.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Banner cracks Priester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Banner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Priester keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner throws a series of punches but Priester avoids them all with ease.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Banner 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner misses with a hook.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Priester saw that one coming.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner throws a wild body kick that Priester sees coming a mile off.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Priester misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester lands a nice looking body shot.
Priester misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Priester misses with a looping right.
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Banner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner tries to work over Priester's front leg with a kick but Priester checks it.
Priester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner 's hands.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
Priester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Banner connects with a high kick.
Priester scores with a three punch combo!
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Priester seems unphased.
Priester moves out of range as Banner throws a body kick.
Priester is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Priester misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Priester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A lazy left from Priester finds it's target.
Banner misses with a head kick.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Priester doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester digs a good body shot into Banner 's ribs.
Priester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner throws the left hand but Priester avoids the punch easily.
Priester counters with a body kick.
Priester misses with a low kick.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priester slips a straight right by Banner .
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Priester slips a jab and a cross from Banner .
Banner is looking to clinch but Priester is avoiding it.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Priester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner has Priester up against the cage in a clinch.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Priester.
Priester blocking some punches.
Banner misses with some punches.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Priester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Priester throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
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.
Priester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner feints and then cracks Priester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priester down.
Priester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner misses with a kick to the body.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Banner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priester cracks Banner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Priester is able to avoid easily.
Banner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lamont Banner did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priester. That's going to slow Banner down.
Priester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner cracks Priester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Priester slips under a jab.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Priester moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Priester if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner . That snapped Priester's head back.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Banner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Priester lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner 's hand.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Priester circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Priester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banner 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.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Priester works Banner 's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester tests Banner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Banner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Banner . Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick from Priester, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Priester lands a jab to the nose.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner !
A shot to the body from Priester misses
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Banner rushes Priester and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Priester.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Priester cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester digs a right hand underneath Banner 's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Priester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banner .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Priester.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Good body shot from Priester.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Priester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priester lands a jab.
Banner is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priester connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Banner tumbling to the canvas! Priester pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Banner was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Landon Priester! Landon Priester retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon Priester thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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