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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Banton (ranked 5000 p4p, 2731 weight class) and Malakai York (ranked 0 p4p, 302 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Banton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malakai York!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banton doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
York only half commits to the counter leg kick.
York dips to his left and cracks Banton with an uppercut!
York throws a combination. Banton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
York rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banton is looking for a counter combo.
York is looking to land body kicks.
York misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
York doesn't manage to clinch there - Banton circles away.
Banton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York throws a leg kick but Banton moved away.
York avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
York throws a big counter head kick but Banton avoids it with no problem.
York misses with a head kick.
York catches Banton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banton is breathing heavily.
Banton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
York tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
York throws a sloppy head kick and Banton moves out of range easily.
Banton throws a left and a right that both miss
and York counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banton shoots in looking for a takedown. York tries to sprawl out of it but Banton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. York manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
York wants to clinch up but Banton keeps it at a distance.
As York tries to get set, Banton tries to push him back and clinch up but York manages to avoid the attempt.
York throws a leg kick but Banton moved away.
Banton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
York throws a wild body kick that Banton sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York looks for the body kick but Banton saw that one coming.
Banton shoots in looking for a takedown but York manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
York misses with a head kick.
Banton checks the leg kick nicely there.
York dives in and grabs Banton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banton pushes down on York's head and hops out.
Banton misses with a takedown
and York counters with a left and a right that stings Banton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Banton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Banton! He's out on his feet! York rushes in and drops Banton with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malakai York!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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