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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duarte is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Duarte wants to clinch
and Banner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duarte's guard now.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duarte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte trying to control the position.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Duarte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Duarte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Duarte!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Banner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to maintain the position but Duarte is very close to passing his half guard.
Banner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duarte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Duarte passes to side control.
Duarte wants to stand but Banner has his arm trapped.
Banner is trying to control Duarte's posture but Duarte avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duarte working the ground and pound but Banner is defending the strikes.
Duarte tries to move to full mount but Banner actually manages to regain half guard.
Banner keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Banner.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duarte tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Zeh Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duarte.
Duarte darts in trying to clinch
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown. Duarte fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Duarte working a defensive guard here.
Banner drops back looking for a leg! Duarte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duarte manages to kick Banner off! Banner jumps back into Duarte's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Duarte moves in looking to clinch but Banner pushes him off.
Duarte moves to clinch but Banner breaks away
and Banner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duarte!
Banner has control of Duarte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duarte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Banner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Duarte to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Duarte shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner raining down shots from the mount!
Duarte is bucking up trying to escape but Banner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duarte is now in Banner's guard. A big mistake from Banner there, giving up the dominant position!
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duarte being controlled here momentarily.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duarte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte wanted to stand there but Banner had control of the position.
Duarte stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Banner throws up his legs and catches Duarte in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Duarte tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Banner! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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