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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku throws a series of punches but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner slips a jab and a cross from Saku.
Le Banner throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Anderson Saku has been cut.
Le Banner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Saku throws a right hand that Le Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Banner also avoids with ease.
Le Banner clinches up with Saku and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le Banner has Saku pressed against the cage.
Le Banner manages to break the clinch.
Saku throws the left hand but Le Banner avoids the punch easily.
Le Banner forces Saku back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Saku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saku wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Banner won't allow it.
Saku tries to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling the position.
Le Banner has Saku pressed against the cage.
Le Banner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le Banner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Le Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner lands a nice elbow.
Le Banner avoiding damage.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Banner forces Saku back against the cage and clinches.
Le Banner keeps control of Saku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saku tries to circle away but Le Banner has him pinned against the cage.
Le Banner has picked Saku up - he's going for a ride! Le Banner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Le Banner content to control rather than advance.
Saku is trying to stand up here but Le Banner is controlling him well.
Le Banner postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saku to stand up.
Le Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
Saku is trying to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling him.
Le Banner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Saku misses.
Le Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Le Banner keeps control of Saku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saku is trying to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Saku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le Banner works on Saku's body with a couple of short punches.
Saku is breathing heavily.
Saku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Banner has Saku pressed against the cage, preventing Saku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Banner connects with a knee to the head.
Le Banner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saku's efforts to push away.
Le Banner breaks from the clinch.
Saku thuds his right hand into Le Banner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saku throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner pushes Saku up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Banner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le Banner lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Le Banner.
Le Banner lands a knee to the head.
Le Banner lands a nice elbow.
Saku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le Banner manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Saku does no damage.
Le Banner lands a head kick. Saku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Banner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Le Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Le Banner decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Le Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le Banner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saku's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le Banner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le Banner jumps guard and drags Saku to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saku throwing strikes from guard but Le Banner blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Banner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saku would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saku is looking to clinch but Le Banner is avoiding it.
Le Banner has closed the distance and engaged Saku in a clinch.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Banner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saku is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Saku tries to buck Le Banner off but Le Banner is having none of it.
Le Banner stands up.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Banner gets a clinch.
Saku wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Le Banner.
Saku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le Banner lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.
Saku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saku tries to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling the position.
Le Banner scores with a shot to the side of Saku's head.
Le Banner lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Saku tries to break free but Le Banner pushes him back against the cage.
Le Banner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saku can't break the clinch.
Saku wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Banner won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le Banner stalling the fight.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
Le Banner lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner has Saku pressed against the cage, preventing Saku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saku can't break the clinch.
Le Banner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le Banner scores with a shot to the side of Saku's head.
Saku is trying to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling him.
Le Banner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Banner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le Banner effectively controlling the action here.
Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saku gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Le Banner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Le Banner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Le Banner moves into range and clinches up with Saku.
Le Banner breaks from the clinch.
Anderson Saku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Banner rushes Saku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Banner lands an elbow inside that Saku shrugs off.
Le Banner breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Banner.
Anderson Saku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Banner slips a jab and a cross from Saku.
Le Banner lands with a slapping head kick.
Saku feints a jab promting Le Banner to slip. Saku then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Le Banner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saku thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Banner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saku to the ground. Le Banner is now in Saku's guard.
Le Banner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Le Banner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Saku 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.
Le Banner can't escape the position.
Saku thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saku looking to finish Le Banner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Le Banner!
Saku unloads with some shots from mount but Le Banner bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saku throwing strikes here but Le Banner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Le Banner because Saku loaded up on that one.
Saku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Le Banner because Saku loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Le Banner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Le Banner wants to get back to his feet.
Saku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Banner pulls his head out easily.
Le Banner is keen to just control but Saku is a slippery customer.
Le Banner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saku pushes a forearm under Le Banner's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Le Banner is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Saku!
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