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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by xavier rudd - energy song. Oscar Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Banner's chin.
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192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Banner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Banner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Banner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Banner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banner 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.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Banner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banner looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Banner wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Banner landing shots from mount.
Banner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sanchez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Banner.
Sanchez is bucking up trying to escape but Banner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Banner scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Banner landing strikes from the mount.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Banner with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Banner lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sanchez is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banner misses with a leg kick.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Banner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banner distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez looking to control.
Banner won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banneris looking to pass into half guard but Sanchez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanchez is in guard.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Banner finds it's target.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Banner slips under a jab.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Banner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Banner wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Banner, into his guard.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Banner blocks nicely.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Banner feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Banner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banner works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner stops Sanchez from standing up.
Banner wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Banner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Banner postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Banner with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Banner as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sanchez screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Banner! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bruce Banner!
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energy
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hype
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