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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 861 p4p, 2059 weight class) and Maxi Stanton (ranked 72 p4p, 155 weight class). Caiden Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxi Stanton's chin.
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150
10 - 9 - 1 |
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156
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.
Stanton connects with a single shot there.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Stanton pushes him off.
Stanton scores with a nice right hand.
Banks has Stanton up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Stanton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Stanton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Stanton catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Stanton.
A nice combination there by Stanton.
It looks like Caiden Banks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton works the jab nicely.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves out of range.
Banks looks to clinch
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Banks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton cracks Banks with a good jab.
Stanton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stanton lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banks. Banks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanton. That one must have hurt.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves away
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks closes the distance but Stanton moves to the side
and Stanton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a low kick, right behind Banks 's knee.
Banks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stanton misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton throws a fast counter high kick but Banks manages to duck under it in time.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanton works the jab nicely.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Stanton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanton. That's going to slow Banks down.
Banks looks to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Stanton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanton connects with an inside leg kick.
Stanton scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
Banks moves to clinch but Stanton breaks away
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanton tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Banks wants to clinch up but Stanton keeps it at a distance.
Stanton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Banks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Banks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks takes one to the chin there.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Stanton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiden Banks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanton raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stanton connects with a solid leg kick.
Banks tries to clinch up but Stanton circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxi Stanton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanton lands with a slapping head kick.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stanton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banks scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stanton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton connects with a high kick.
Banks is rocked!
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanton plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Banks to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Banks just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxi Stanton!
Maxi Stanton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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