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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Banky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banky comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver-Dio. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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256 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Banky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny looks to land a combination but Banky avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banky tries to clinch up.
Megaphny fails to land with a series of punches.
Banky darts in and clinches Megaphny up against the cage.
Banky missing with knees to the body.
Megaphny lands a left hand.
Megaphny is trying to break the clinch but Banky is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Megaphny is defending well for now.
Megaphny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banky is keeping busy.
Banky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny misses with the combination.
Megaphny misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Megaphny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky throws a leg kick but Megaphny moved away.
Megaphny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves away
and Megaphny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megaphny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megaphny looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Megaphny stalls.
Megaphny gets through Banky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megaphny has a couple of punches blocked by Banky.
Banky keeps control of Megaphny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Megaphny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banky has him pressed against the cage.
Banky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Megaphny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky moves into the clinch.
Banky stalling against the cage.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Megaphny counters with a left and a right that stings Banky.
Banky wants to clinch.
Byron Banky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Banky fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banky wants to clinch.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Banky has managed to clinch.
Megaphny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Megaphny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banky slows down the pace here.
Banky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banky forces Megaphny back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
Banky lands a nice elbow.
Banky lands an elbow inside that Megaphny shrugs off.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky landing knees to the body.
Banky lands an elbow inside.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky taking a breather.
Megaphny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banky backwards.
Banky working Megaphny over with knees to the body.
Banky tries to land knees in the clinch but Megaphny avoids the damage to the body.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
Banky lands a nice knee to the body.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Megaphny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banky wants to clinch.
Megaphny throws a series of punches but Banky avoids them all with ease.
Megaphny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Megaphny.
Megaphny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Banky 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.
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Megaphny throws a combination that misses
and Banky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banky wants to clinch up but Megaphny keeps it at a distance.
Megaphny wants to clinch.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters with a three punch combo that has Megaphny backing up. Megaphny nods at Banky to acknowledge the strikes.
Banky drives through and clinches with Megaphny against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Banky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Banky landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Banky.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky scores with a knee to the head.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banky has closed the distance and engaged Megaphny in a clinch.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Megaphny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banky moves into range and clinches up with Megaphny.
Megaphny is looking to control Banky's arms but Banky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Megaphny has his back to the cage.
Megaphny swings wildly with an uppercut but Banky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banky stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Megaphny.
Megaphny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megaphny misses with an elbow strike.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banky tries to clinch up.
Banky pushes Megaphny up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Banky prevents a body shot from Megaphny.
Banky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Megaphny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megaphny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banky crunches a lovely knee into Megaphny's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Banky.
Banky missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Megaphny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Megaphny counters with a one-two to the body.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Megaphny lands a nice elbow.
Banky breaks the clinch.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megaphny scores with a one two! Banky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Banky darts in trying to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Megaphny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megaphny throws a sloppy head kick and Banky moves out of range easily.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Megaphny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Megaphny's face.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Megaphny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaphny manages to break the clinch.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
A combination from Megaphny does no damage.
Banky lands a high kick!
Banky darts in and clinches Megaphny up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaphny.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky pushes Megaphny up against the cage in a clinch.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Megaphny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Megaphny misses with a punch on the inside.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banky circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Megaphny misses.
Banky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banky darts in trying to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny keeps the fight on the outside.
Megaphny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky throws a shot to the body.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch but Megaphny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Banky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Megaphny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banky moves in looking to clinch but Megaphny pushes him off.
Banky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banky closes the distance and clinches.
Megaphny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Banky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Megaphny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byron Banky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
Banky wants to clinch.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves out of range.
Banky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megaphny shoots and misses
and Banky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banky lands a nice knee to the body.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaphny manages to avoid it.
A combination from Megaphny does no damage.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Megaphny.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, jab by Megaphny - just one landing.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters with a one-two to the body.
Banky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Megaphny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banky wants to clinch up but Megaphny keeps it at a distance.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banky tries to clinch up
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Banky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Megaphny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Megaphny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banky counters with a good low kick that Megaphny was not able to check.
Megaphny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byron Banky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Megaphny misses with a series of wild punches.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megaphny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banky backs up against the cage.
Megaphny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Megaphny thinking.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megaphny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banky.
Megaphny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banky moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Megaphny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaphny moves away.
Megaphny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banky rushes Megaphny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Megaphny avoiding damage as Banky throws knees to the body.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirk Megaphny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaphny can do to turn this around?
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves away
and Megaphny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Banky scores a nice knee to the body.
Banky dodges an elbow strike from Megaphny.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Megaphny throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Banky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banky 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Banky!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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