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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxence Laurentian has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxence Laurentian!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian misses with a hook
and Banuelos counters with a thumping low kick.
Banuelos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laurentian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laurentian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banuelos is able to avoid easily.
Laurentian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banuelos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laurentian.
Banuelos throws a body punch but Laurentian moves out of range.
Banuelos takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian stuns Banuelos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laurentian throws a leg kick that misses.
Banuelos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurentian misses with a hook
and Banuelos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laurentian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banuelos.
Laurentian scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banuelos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laurentian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian throws out a loose jab but Banuelos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banuelos throws a low kick but Laurentian moves out of range easily.
Laurentian throws an off balance right hand
and Banuelos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laurentian's knee momentarily.
A cross from Banuelos lands.
Laurentian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laurentian lands with a nice body punch.
Banuelos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurentian throws out the jab.
Laurentian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banuelos. That did some damage!
Laurentian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Banuelos's head but Banuelos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banuelos throws a lazy right hand but Laurentian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Banuelos's head but Banuelos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banuelos misses with a low kick.
Laurentian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banuelos.
Laurentian swings widly with a right hand
and Banuelos counters with an inside leg kick.
Laurentian misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banuelos counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Banuelos moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Laurentian.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banuelos's calf.
Laurentian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Banuelos lands a nice shot to the body.
Laurentian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laurentian throws the left hand but Banuelos avoids the punch easily.
Laurentian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banuelos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Banuelos.
Laurentian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banuelos's head.
Banuelos misses with a low kick.
Banuelos lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Banuelos.
Laurentian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurentian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banuelos ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian clobbers Banuelos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banuelos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laurentian.
Laurentian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laurentian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laurentian misses with a straight right.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurentian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banuelos at a distance.
Laurentian blocks a head kick by Banuelos.
Banuelos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurentian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banuelos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurentian throws an overhand right that lands on Banuelos's shoulder, as Banuelos tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Laurentian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banuelos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a left hand
and Banuelos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Banuelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banuelos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banuelos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laurentian misses with a body shot.
Banuelos is looking to clinch but Laurentian is avoiding it.
Banuelos tests Laurentian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banuelos thuds his right hand into Laurentian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laurentian misses with a looping right.
Laurentian blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Laurentian misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Banuelos moved out of range nicely.
Banuelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banuelos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurentian misses with a straight right.
Banuelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurentian circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Laurentian.
Nice defenses there by Laurentian.
Laurentian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banuelos's hands.
Banuelos throws a chopping leg kick but Laurentian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banuelos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Banuelos misses.
Laurentian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banuelos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurentian motions for Banuelos to come forward. Laurentian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurentian jabs at Banuelos's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banuelos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian scores with the left hand. Banuelos knows he should have avoided that one.
Banuelos tries to move into range but Laurentian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banuelos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banuelos lands a right hand.
Banuelos tries to throw a body punch but Laurentian avoids it by throwing Banuelos back against the cage.
Banuelos can't find room to land a body shot as Laurentian controls the action.
Banuelos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laurentian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banuelos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Laurentian.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banuelos stalling.
Banuelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos looking to slow down the pace here.
Banuelos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banuelos blocking some punches.
Banuelos struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurentian controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Laurentian.
Banuelos misses with a body punch.
Laurentian tries to work over Banuelos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurentian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laurentian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Victor Banuelos has been cut.
Banuelos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banuelos misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banuelos lands a good knee to the midsection. Laurentian won't want to take too many of those.
Laurentian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laurentian is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuelos gets an underhook and turns Laurentian into the cage.
Banuelos avoids a wild elbow strike from Laurentian.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Banuelos cracks Laurentian with a nice body shot.
Laurentian tries to land a knee to the head but Banuelos blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian pushes Banuelos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Laurentian.
Banuelos misses with the head strike.
Laurentian misses with a punch on the inside.
Banuelos is leaning against Laurentian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laurentian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banuelos pushes Laurentian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banuelos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banuelos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laurentian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banuelos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Laurentian.
Banuelos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banuelos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurentian's elbow.
Banuelos has a couple of punches blocked by Laurentian.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banuelos as Laurentian tries to tie him up.
Laurentian can't find room to land a body shot as Banuelos controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banueloss head.
Banuelos misses with a punch on the inside.
Banuelos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurentian is defending well for now.
Laurentian misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banuelos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laurentian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banueloss head.
Banuelos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the head but Laurentian blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Banuelos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laurentian misses with a punch on the inside.
Laurentian works on Banuelos's body with a couple of short punches.
Laurentian digs a right hand into Banuelos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banuelos's gas tank.
Laurentian lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian takes a shot to the head.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Banuelos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banuelos lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Banuelos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Banuelos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Laurentian.
It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
A jab from Laurentian misses.
Laurentian misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Banuelos misses.
Laurentian moves out of range of the leg kick from Banuelos.
Laurentian throws a sloppy head kick and Banuelos moves out of range easily.
Laurentian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banuelos takes one to the chin there.
Banuelos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banuelos lands a high kick!
Laurentian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laurentian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Banuelos avoids a kick to the body.
Banuelos ducks right into an uppercut from Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a poor cross that misses
and Banuelos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banuelos defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos throws a leg kick but Laurentian moved away.
Banuelos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laurentian in his tracks.
Laurentian connects with a leg kick. Banuelos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laurentian lands a jab to Banuelos's midsection.
Laurentian misses with a wild combination.
Banuelos looks to throw the jab but Laurentian is out of range.
Laurentian throws a hook but Banuelos avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banuelos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laurentian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurentian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banuelos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Banuelos.
Banuelos ducks right into an uppercut from Laurentian.
Laurentian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but Banuelos is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banuelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laurentian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banuelos moves out of range of the body kick from Laurentian.
Banuelos misses with a looping left.
Laurentian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banuelos moves into the clinch.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Banuelos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laurentian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut
and Banuelos counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Banuelos moves away and avoids it.
Laurentian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banuelos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banuelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banuelos scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banuelos tries to land a leg kick but Laurentian saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Laurentian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banuelos throws a body kick that misses
letting Laurentian counter with a right hand.
Laurentian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banuelos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Banuelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Laurentian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laurentian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banuelos throws a leg kick
and Laurentian counters with an outside leg kick.
Banuelos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banuelos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banuelos tries to clinch there but Laurentian circles away.
Laurentian throws a leg kick but Banuelos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laurentian misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banuelos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banuelos misses with a low kick as Laurentian jumps back.
Banuelos slips a straight right by Laurentian.
Banuelos moves out of range as Laurentian throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banuelos lands a leg kick that knocks Laurentian off balance momentarily.
Banuelos motions for Laurentian to come forward. Banuelos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banuelos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banuelos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banuelos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laurentian misses with a hook.
Banuelos cracks the inside of Laurentian's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Banuelos.
I think Banuelos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maxence Laurentian!
After winning the bout, Maxence Laurentian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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