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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Victor Banuelos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dai Vernon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Victor Banuelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dai Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Banuelos lands.
Vernon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vernon throws a big shot that misses.
Vernon ducks under a wild hook from Banuelos.
Banuelos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vernon's head.
Banuelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vernon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vernon is rocked!
Banuelos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Vernon.
Banuelos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vernon takes a swing at Banuelos's ribcage but misses.
Vernon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vernon moves away from the strike by Banuelos.
Vernon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banuelos. Banuelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Vernon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Banuelos counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Banuelos finds it's way through Vernon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banuelos.
Vernon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banuelos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banuelos thows a body kick. Vernon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slow jab from Vernon misses its intended target.
Banuelos throws a body punch but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses.
Victor Banuelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vernon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banuelos.
Banuelos takes one to the side of the head.
Vernon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banuelos scores with a spinning back kick!
Vernon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banuelos to the ground. Vernon is now in Banuelos's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banuelos is pulling down on Vernon's head to control his posture.
Vernon looking to pass the guard.
Banuelos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Banuelos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vernon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banuelos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Victor Banuelos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banuelos, right into the meat.
Banuelos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Banuelos.
The crowd cheers as Vernon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banuelos doesn't seem phased though.
Vernon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banuelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vernon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vernon lands with a right hand.
Vernon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banuelos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banuelos is out of range.
Banuelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vernon.
Vernon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banuelos throws a solid leg kick but Vernon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banuelos.
Banuelos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vernon's head.
Vernon misses with a straight right.
Banuelos drops Vernon with a beautiful combination! Vernon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banuelos is looking for the KO!
Vernon is still on wobbly legs! Can Banuelos finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernon wants to clinch up but Banuelos keeps it at a distance.
Banuelos connects with a right hand. Vernon shakes it off.
Banuelos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banuelos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vernon seems to have recovered his senses.
Banuelos misses with a head kick.
Banuelos slips a straight right by Vernon.
Vernon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Banuelos tenderised Vernon's leg. Vernon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banuelos feints and then cracks Vernon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vernon down.
Banuelos misses with a low kick as Vernon jumps back.
Banuelos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vernon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banuelos to score with a decent uppercut.
Vernon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banuelos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vernon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banuelos.
Vernon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vernon takes one to the chin there.
Vernon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banuelos. Banuelos obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon throws a push kick but Banuelos slaps the foot to one side.
Banuelos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banuelos checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Banuelos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vernon looks to land a left hand but Banuelos moved out of range nicely.
Vernon scores with a jab.
Vernon tries to clinch there but Banuelos circles away.
Banuelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vernon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vernon moves out of range of the leg kick from Banuelos.
Victor Banuelos is winning the standup battle so far.
Vernon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banuelos connects with an inside leg kick.
Banuelos lands a big head kick that sends Vernon tumbling to the mat! Banuelos takes a step backwards and waves Vernon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banuelos misses with a looping right.
Banuelos cracks the inside of Vernon's front leg.
Vernon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vernon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banuelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vernon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banuelos leaves Vernon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banuelos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vernons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banuelos connects with a leg kick. Vernon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vernon lands a jab to Banuelos's midsection.
Banuelos scoring well with a low kick there.
Banuelos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Vernon misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Banuelos.
Vernon fails with a takedown attempt.
Vernon throws a big shot that misses.
Banuelos slips under a jab from Vernon.
Banuelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vernon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vernon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banuelos.
Banuelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vernon throws a poor cross that misses
and Banuelos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vernon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banuelos scores with a shot to the body.
Banuelos digs a good body shot into Vernon's ribs.
Banuelos lands with a cross.
Banuelos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vernon is breathing heavily.
Vernon misses the jab.
Vernon throws the left hand but Banuelos avoids the punch easily.
Banuelos swats away the attempt to clinch by Vernon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Banuelos fakes the leg kick and cracks Vernon in the body.
Banuelos tries to clinch there but Vernon circles away.
Banuelos misses the shot to the body.
Vernon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banuelos slips under a jab.
Vernon moves into the clinch successfully.
Banuelos tries to work over Vernon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vernon stalling in the clinch but Banuelos improves position.
Banuelos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vernon avoids it.
Banuelos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vernon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banuelos missing with knees to the body.
Vernon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banuelos's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banuelos tries to work over Vernon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Banuelos.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banuelos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Vernon as the two fighters clinch.
Banuelos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banuelos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banuelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banuelos scores with a hook to the body.
Vernon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banuelos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Banuelos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good exchange - Vernon coming out on top.
Vernon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vernon wants to clinch up but Banuelos keeps it at a distance.
Banuelos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vernon. Vernon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vernon throws a leg kick but Banuelos checks it.
Vernon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banuelos can pounce on him.
No joy there for Vernon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banuelos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banuelos throws a leg kick but Vernon moved away.
Banuelos misses with an uppercut. Vernon saw that one coming.
Banuelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vernon misses with a punch to the body.
Banuelos misses with a punch to the body.
Banuelos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vernon controls his hands.
Vernon scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos lands a nice shot to the body.
Banuelos throws a punch but it's blocked by Vernon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vernon struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Vernon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banuelos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banuelos misses with a punch to the body.
Vernon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banuelos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banuelos misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banuelos.
Vernon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banuelos prevents it.
Banuelos controlling the action here for a moment.
Banuelos lands a knee to the head.
Dai Vernon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banuelos misses with a knee to the head.
Banuelos lands a shot to the body.
Vernon looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banuelos lands a body punch.
Vernon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banuelos tries a knee to the head but Vernon blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banuelos.
Vernon misses with some punches.
Banuelos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vernon controls his hands.
Banuelos prevents Vernon from breaking the clinch.
Vernon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Banuelos.
Banuelos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vernons head.
Vernon lands with a light punch inside.
Banuelos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vernon struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Vernon wants the takedown. Banuelos is fighting it off but Vernon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Banuelos's guard against the cage.
Banuelos has his hands on Vernon's head, controlling the position.
Vernon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banuelos looking for a sweep. Not yet Banuelos, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Banuelos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banuelos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Banuelos.
Banuelos thuds his right hand into Vernon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Banuelos - just one landing.
Vernon slips a jab from Banuelos.
Vernon blocks a low kick nicely.
Banuelos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Banuelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vernon misses with a looping left.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banuelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vernon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vernon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Banuelos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banuelos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Banuelos!
Victor Banuelos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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