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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gil has chosen Papa Roach - Last Resort as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karel Gil!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
Banks drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gil is keeping the position for now.
Banks wants to control from the top but Gil keeps moving.
Gil pulls Banks in close to prevent any damage.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gil is keeping the position for now.
Gil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
Banks manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gil cracks Banks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks swings for the body but Gil moves out of range.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Gil stuffs the takedown attempt from Banks. Banks gets slowly back to his feet.
Banks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gil with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil avoids the body shot from Banks.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banks is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gil unloading with bombs!
Gil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gil looking to finish with strikes here!
Gil looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gil throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gil sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gil throws some wild stikes that Banks manages to avoid easily.
Banks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Banks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gil swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Banks is now in Gil's guard. A big mistake from Gil there, giving up the dominant position!
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Gil looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gil looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Banks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks is pressing down on Gil's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gil is holding on for now.
Gil wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Gil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Gil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gil moves away from the strike by Banks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
Banks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Banks lands in his opponent's guard.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Gil.
Banks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks wants to control from the top but Gil keeps moving.
Karel Gil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gil looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks won't allow Gil to sweep him here.
Gil trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Gil is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gil pulls Banks in close to his closed guard and prevents Banks from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karel Gil.
Gil looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Gil shoots in.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
Gil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banks counters with a three punch combo that has Gil backing up. Gil nods at Banks to acknowledge the strikes.
Banks drives through and clinches with Gil against the cage.
Banks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gil goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banks prevents it.
Robin Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karel Gil.
Banks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gil is breathing heavily.
Gil tries for a takedown but Banks manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Banks.
Banks has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gil is trying to keep an underhook but Banks manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gil is trying to maintain the position but Banks is very close to passing his half guard.
Gil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gil tries to roll over but Banks keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Banks.
Banks drops an elbow to the side of Gil's head.
Banks prevents Gil from improving his position.
Banks moves into full mount! Gil won't be happy about that!
Gil is squirming around, avoiding Banks's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gil sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Banks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks lands with a shot to the body.
Banks catches Gil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
Banks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gil shoots and misses
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Gil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gil has a takedown stuffed.
Gil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil scores with a head kick.
Gil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robin Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karel Gil.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robin Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Banks shoots for a double leg takedown but Gil sprawls well. He's pushed Banks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gil.
Gil lands with a kick to the temple. Banks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banks lands a jab to Gil's midsection.
Banks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gil to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Gil tries a head kick but it misses.
Gil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
Banks lands with a cross.
Banks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Gil pushes him off.
Banks throws a right and a left that Gil avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice shot that snaps Gil's head back.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Gil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks scores a takedown into full mount!
Gil wants to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
Banks working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Gil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banks throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Robin Banks!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Robin Banks!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Robin Banks!
Robin Banks wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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