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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Leach is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Leach!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leach takes one on the button.
Leach has a takedown stuffed.
Banks clinches with his opponent.
Banks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banks pushes Leach back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Banks.
It looks like Steven Leach has been cut.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks throws a combination. Leach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banks throws a front kick that sends Leach stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Banks connects with a couple of short punches.
Banks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leach wants to stand up but Banks is controlling him.
Banks trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.
Leach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach wriggles free and stands up.
Leach looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Banks.
Banks lands a front kick.
Banks stalks Leach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leach's face. Leach staggers backwards, shaken.
Banks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leach manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Banks landing some decent shots from guard.
Banks with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Banks wants to control from the top but Leach keeps moving.
Banks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leach's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leach can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks stalling.
Banks wants to free his trapped foot but Leach is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leach wants to get back to his feet.
Banks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Leach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leach has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banks is nestled in close to Leach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach tries to kick Banks off in order to stand up. Banks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Leach wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leach keeps working.
Banks landing strikes.
Banks prevents Leach from escaping the position.
Banks in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Leach is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Banks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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