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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I do Is win. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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156 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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188 cm
26
152 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neal's guard.
Banks throws a big elbow that misses.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Banks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Neal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks is looking to advance position but Neal won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks controlling the pace.
Banks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neal is positioning himself well to prevent Banks advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banks is controlling the pace.
Neal pushes Banks off but Banks dives into side control.
Banks advances nicely into full mount.
Neal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neal is looking to improve his position but Banks isn't that keen on the idea.
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to control but Neal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banks raining down shots from the mount!
Banks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Neal is rocked!
Banks lands a big shot to the head and Neal winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Will Banks!
Will Banks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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