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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Banton (ranked 24563 p4p, 4622 weight class) and Slade Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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194 cm 26 132 1 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm 26 130 3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt World class boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Banton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slade Sutton! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sutton misses with a looping left. Banton appears to be looking for a big counter. Nice straight punches there by Sutton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sutton. Banton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sutton can pounce on him.
Banton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sutton on the side of the head. A head kick from Banton lands but Sutton takes it in his stride. Sutton lands a jab-cross combination. Banton misses with a head kick.
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! Sutton throws a sloppy head kick and Banton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sutton lands with a nice body kick. Sutton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutton closes the distance but Banton moves to the side and Banton counters with a right hand to the body. Sutton avoids the head kick by Banton.
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. Banton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banton tries to keep at a distance but Sutton has taken the fight into the clinch. Sutton prevents the takedown attempt.
Sutton is struggling to control the position. Sutton tries to work over Banton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Banton has Sutton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sutton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Sutton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Banton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sutton scores with a nice body kick.
Banton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sutton.
Sutton has Banton up against the cage in a clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sutton scores with a hook to the body.
Sutton breaks from the clinch.
Banton misses with a double jab.
Banton tries to bum rush Sutton with a series of wild strikes but Sutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Banton avoids a kick to the body.
Sutton tries to clinch up and Banton counters with a series of strikes. Sutton will be more careful next time no doubt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Banton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Slade Sutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sutton throws a lazy head kick
and Banton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banton.
Sutton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sutton misses with a hook
and Banton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Banton thumps Sutton with a low kick.
Sutton moves into the clinch.
Sutton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Banton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Sutton. Banton blocks a head kick by Sutton.
Banton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Banton will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sutton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banton circles away quickly and effectively. It looked like Banton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sutton. Banton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banton slips under a jab. Banton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Sutton misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sutton. Banton throws a quick counter head kick but Sutton was just out of range. Sutton throws a head kick that misses and Banton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sutton thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sutton throws out a powerful jab. Sutton misses with a body kick. Sutton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sutton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sutton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banton in his tracks. The crowd cheers as Banton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sutton doesn't seem phased though. Sutton throws the kick towards the body but Banton avoids it. Sutton misses with the combination.
Banton throws a head kick that Sutton semi-blocks.
Sutton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jimmy Banton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sutton looks to land a body kick but Banton moved away. A head kick from Banton lands but Sutton takes it in his stride.
 Sutton is rocked! Banton throws a head kick that Sutton semi-blocks.
Sutton is still on wobbly legs! Can Banton finish him? Banton drops Sutton with a naaaaasty hook - Sutton is in real trouble here! Banton dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Banton! A less than humble Jimmy Banton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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