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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 1419 p4p, 24303 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 120 p4p, 468 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm 27 150 10 - 10 - 1 |
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170 cm 30 155 12 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Solid chin |
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Banks clinches with his opponent.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Ryker trying to stall but Banks improves his position.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ryker being controlled against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Banks leaning against his opponent.
Banks tries to stall but Ryker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks takes the fight into the clinch. Banks stalls. Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Banks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks moves into the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks. Banks letting Ryker take a breather here. Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage. Banks stalling.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here. Ryker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Banks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks takes the fight into the clinch. Ryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks effectively controlling the action here. Banks avoiding damage.
Banks stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks pushes Ryker up against the cage in a clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Banks stalling.
Banks slowing the pace effectively. Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banks closes the distance and clinches. Banks effectively controlling the action here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks moves into the clinch. Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Come on Banks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Banks looking to stall.
Banks stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks darts in and clinches Ryker up against the cage. Banks is struggling to control the position. Ryker being controlled against the cage. Ryker slowing the pace effectively. Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Banks taking a breather. Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Banks is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage. Banks stalling in the clinch.
Banks is stalling here.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Ryker controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks. Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around? Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryker stalling in the clinch.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position. Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks clinches up against the cage. Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage. Banks looking to stall.
Banks can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up. Maybe Banks would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Ryker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Caiden Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Ryker effectively controlling the action here. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Banks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here. Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Banks taking a breather. Banks seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks darts in and clinches Ryker up against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks drives through and clinches with Ryker against the cage.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks stalling.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Banks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks moves into range and clinches up with Ryker.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Banks stalls. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Banks pressing his opponent against the cage. Ryker slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up. Banks avoiding damage.
Ryker taking a breather. Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage. Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks takes the fight into the clinch. Banks stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks taking a breather. Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position. Banks seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ryker is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks has managed to clinch.
Ryker stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage. Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks. Banks gets a clinch. Derrick Ryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Caiden Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryker.
And that's the end of the fight! Caiden Banks showed his dominance in that final round. Well Banks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiden Banks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
19% |
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