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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darth Banzai (ranked 4309 p4p, 4739 weight class) and Cynical Christoph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darth Banzai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph misses with a head kick.
Christoph takes a swing at Banzai's ribcage but misses.
Banzai scores with a hook.
Banzai cracks Christoph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banzai moves away from the strike by Christoph.
Banzai blocks a head kick by Christoph.
Christoph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from Banzai lands.
Banzai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christoph's hands.
Banzai cracks Christoph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christoph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darth Banzai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Banzai there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banzai with a nice cross.
Banzai scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Banzai coming out on top.
Banzai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banzai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Christoph takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good work by Banzai as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Banzai moved away.
Banzai cracks Christoph with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banzai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christoph in his tracks.
Banzai catches Christoph with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A leg kick checked by Banzai.
Banzai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christoph on the side of the head.
Christoph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banzai.
A clash of legs there as Banzai blocks the low kick.
Christoph moves out of range as Banzai strikes.
Christoph flicks out a counter leg kick but Banzai steps away.
Banzai throws a hook but Christoph avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Christoph's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Christoph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banzai checks it well.
Christoph rushes Banzai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christoph misses with some punches.
Christoph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Christoph fails to land.
Christoph pulls Banzai into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banzai postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banzai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Christoph, up you get!
Banzai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christoph slips a jab from Banzai.
Christoph ducks under a wild hook from Banzai.
Banzai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Banzai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banzai thuds his right hand into Christoph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banzai clobbers Christoph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banzai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Banzai moved away.
Christoph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banzai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christoph misses with a body kick.
Banzai blocks a jab.
Banzai misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
Banzai throws a jab when Christoph was well out of range.
Christoph staying out of range there.
Christoph defending well as Banzai loads up on a big left hand.
Christoph replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banzai blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banzai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banzai throws a good cross that connects.
Christoph moves out of range as Banzai strikes.
A leg kick checked by Banzai.
Banzai throws a jab but it's blocked by Christoph.
Banzai misses with a hook. Christoph ducked under it nicely.
Banzai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Banzai misses.
Banzai checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Christoph.
Christoph is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Christoph throws a low kick but Banzai avoids it.
Christoph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Banzai coming out on top.
Christoph clinches up against the cage.
Christoph tries a body shot but Banzai blocks it.
Christoph tries a body shot but Banzai blocks it.
Christoph has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banzai uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banzai stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Banzai cracks Christoph with an open hand slap.
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!
Banzai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christoph drops his hands momentarily and Banzai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banzai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banzai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christoph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christoph moves out of range as Banzai strikes.
Christoph is trying to counter with his kicks.
Christoph tries to score with a low kick but Banzai moves his leg out of the way.
Banzai throws a lazy uppercut
and Christoph moves into the clinch.
Christoph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banzai's elbow.
Christoph has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Banzai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banzai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banzai blocking some punches.
Christoph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banzai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Christoph fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Banzai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christoph throws a low kick but Banzai moves out of range easily.
Banzai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christoph moves away from the strike by Banzai.
Christoph misses with a low kick.
Banzai tests Christoph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banzai defending well as Christoph loads up on a big left hand.
Christoph misses with a low kick.
Banzai misses with a hook.
Christoph was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christoph throws a looping overhand right but Banzai ducks down to avoid it.
Banzai looks to land a left hand but Christoph moved out of range nicely.
Banzai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christoph.
Christoph is looking to clinch but Banzai is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banzai misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Banzai misses its intended target.
Banzai lands a really nice looking cross but Christoph seems unphased.
Christoph throws a head kick that misses.
Banzai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph misses with a looping right.
Christoph moves out of range as Banzai strikes.
Banzai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christoph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banzai.
Christoph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christoph there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banzai misses with a hook.
Banzai lands a really nice looking cross but Christoph seems unphased.
Christoph looks to land a body kick but Banzai moved away.
Banzai throws an overhand right that lands on Christoph's shoulder, as Christoph tries to avoid the shot.
Banzai misses with a straight right.
Christoph blocks a jab.
Christoph slips a jab from Banzai.
Banzai lands a jab.
Banzai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christoph rushes Banzai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christoph tries to land a knee to the head but Banzai blocks with his arms.
Christoph misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph tries to land a knee to the head but Banzai blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
Christoph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christoph is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banzai to keep the fight standing.
Christoph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banzai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christoph can do to turn this around?
Christoph tries a body shot but Banzai blocks it.
Christoph tries a body shot but Banzai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
Christoph working aggressively here.
Christoph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banzai blocking some punches.
Banzai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Banzai coming out on top.
Banzai throws a hook but Christoph avoids it easily.
Christoph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banzai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banzai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christoph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banzai throwing a counter right hand but Christoph manages to avoid it.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Banzai moved away.
Banzai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christoph on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darth Banzai is winning the standup battle so far.
Christoph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Christoph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banzai moves away.
Christoph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banzai.
Banzai scores with a punch to the head.
Banzai lands a really nice looking cross but Christoph seems unphased.
Christoph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banzai.
A telegraphed right hand from Banzai misses the target.
Christoph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banzai.
Christoph swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christoph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christoph has Banzai up against the cage in a clinch.
Christoph trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christoph misses with a body punch.
Christoph pulls guard successfully.
Christoph is trying to control the position but Banzai postures up.
Christoph is working an open guard so Banzai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banzai lands a jab to the head.
Banzai keeps the fight on the outside.
Christoph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banzai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banzai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christoph moves out of range as Banzai strikes.
Christoph thinks about the counter body kick.
Christoph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banzai looks to land a right hand but Christoph moved out of range.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Banzai moved away.
Christoph 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.
Christoph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Banzai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banzai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoph.
Christoph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Christoph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Banzai misses.
Christoph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christoph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banzai.
Christoph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banzai is out of range and Christoph settles back down.
Banzai throws a big shot that misses.
Banzai scores with a jab. Christoph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christoph throws a sloppy head kick and Banzai moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Banzai misses the target.
Christoph looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Christoph takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banzai misses with a hook.
Christoph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christoph. Banzai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christoph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banzai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banzai throws a hook to the side of Christoph's head but Christoph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banzai throws a shot from downtown. Christoph moves away and avoids it.
Christoph replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banzai blocks it well.
The fighters circling - Banzai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christoph is looking to land body kicks.
Banzai throws a lazy right hand but Christoph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christoph tries to score with a low kick but Banzai moves his leg out of the way.
Christoph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christoph tries to clinch but Banzai is having none of it.
Christoph misses with a straight right.
Banzai throws the left hand but Christoph avoids the punch easily.
Banzai connects with a nice looking jab.
Banzai with a jab.
Christoph moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Banzai.
Christoph gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Christoph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banzai lands with a hook. Christoph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banzai misses with a hook.
Christoph wants to counter the offense by Banzai and move into the clinch position.
Cynical Christoph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banzai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Banzai.
Banzai loads up on a big right hand but Christoph slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banzai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christoph.
Banzai scores with a nice head shot.
Christoph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banzai.
Banzai throws a big shot that misses.
Christoph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christoph misses with an uppercut
and Banzai counters with a nice uppercut.
Banzai lunges at Christoph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christoph's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banzai, as that shot connected.
Christoph tries to score with a low kick but Banzai moves his leg out of the way.
Banzai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christoph in his tracks.
Banzai loads up on a big right hand but Christoph slips the punch.
Banzai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christoph! But no joy.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Banzai checks it.
Banzai throws a hook to the side of Christoph's head but Christoph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christoph appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banzai blocks a leg kick.
Banzai lands a lovely overhand right.
Banzai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Banzai misses the target.
Banzai scores with the left hand. Christoph knows he should have avoided that one.
Christoph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christoph throws a front kick aimed at Banzai's knee but Banzai avoids it well.
Darth Banzai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christoph misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Banzai blocks the leg kick.
Christoph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Banzai.
Christoph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christoph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banzai.
Banzai 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.
Christoph instigates a clinch.
Christoph has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banzai uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banzai gets to his feet - Christoph follows without any prompting.
Banzai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banzai tests Christoph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banzai avoids the head kick by Christoph.
Christoph defending well as Banzai loads up on a big left hand.
Christoph walks into a jab.
Banzai throws a big shot that misses.
Christoph shapes to counter with a head kick.
Banzai with a jab.
Banzai looks to land a left hand but Christoph moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christoph! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banzai, as that shot connected.
Christoph drops his hands momentarily and Banzai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banzai scores with a decent looking hook.
Banzai looks to land a right hand but Christoph moved out of range.
Christoph tries to counter with a clinch but Banzai shakes him off and moves away.
Christoph walks into a straight right hand from Banzai.
Christoph wants to slow Banzai down by chopping away at his legs.
Christoph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Banzai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banzai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Banzai!
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