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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Not Unusual. Carlton Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
A jab from Banks misses.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamokivic lands with a good body shot.
Banks avoids the body shot from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut. Banks saw that one coming.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks misses the jab.
Yamokivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamokivic.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamokivic throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
Banks moves away from the strike by Yamokivic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamokivic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks cracks a nice hook into Yamokivic's ribs.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banks has time to react.
Yamokivic stuns Banks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamokivic blocks a leg kick.
Yamokivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokivic moves away.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banks there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamokivic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamokivic throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks slips under a jab.
Yamokivic throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Yamokivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamokivic throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamokivic.
Yamokivic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamokivic misses with a straight left.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Yamokivic catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
Yamokivic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banks throws the left hand but Yamokivic avoids the punch easily.
Yamokivic slips under a jab from Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamokivic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamokivic.
Banks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banks misses with a hook
and Yamokivic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamokivic missing with a left hand there. Banks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamokivic throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamokivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamokivic misses with the combination.
Banks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamokivic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Yamokivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks ducks right into an uppercut from Yamokivic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokivic moves away.
Banks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamokivic dodges the punch combination from Banks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Yamokivic down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks tries to land a leg kick but Yamokivic saw it coming and moves away.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Yamokivic.
Banks misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Yamokivic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamokivic throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Yamokivic misses with a wild body shot.
Yamokivic lands a nice hook to Banks's body. Banks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamokivic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamokivic swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a combination that misses
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Yamokivic.
Banks scores with a jab. Yamokivic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banks 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 Yamokivic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamokivic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamokivic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamokivic duly obliges.
Banks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamokivic misses with a looping right.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamokivic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws the left hand but Yamokivic avoids the punch easily.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Banks swings for the body but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Yamokivic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamokivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamokivic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
Banks cracks the inside of Yamokivic's front leg.
Yamokivic throws a combination that misses
and Banks counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamokivic misses the shot to the body.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks throws the left hand but Yamokivic avoids the punch easily.
Yamokivic misses with a straight left.
Banks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamokivic under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks cracks the inside of Yamokivic's front leg.
Yamokivic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamokivic looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses the shot to the body.
Banks misses with a low kick as Yamokivic jumps back.
Yamokivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokivic moves away.
Banks takes a swing at Yamokivic's ribcage but misses.
Banks throws a jab when Yamokivic was well out of range.
Yamokivic swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Yamokivic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a jab. Yamokivic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Banks walks into a straight right hand from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banks. That one must have hurt.
Yamokivic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamokivic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banks defending well as Yamokivic loads up on a big left hand.
Yamokivic takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamokivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banks walks into a stiff left hand from Yamokivic.
Banks wants to land a leg kick but Yamokivic is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamokivic misses the target.
Yamokivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Yamokivic misses with a looping right.
Yamokivic throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
A good leg kick by Banks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamokivic at a distance.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamokivic scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks misses with a straight left.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks moves out of range as Yamokivic strikes.
Banks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronan Yamokivic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamokivic counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks throws a series of punches but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Yamokivic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamokivic misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
Yamokivic throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banks motions for Yamokivic to come forward. Banks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamokivic.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamokivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Banks's head.
Yamokivic misses the jab.
Yamokivic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yamokivic misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamokivic manages to avoid it.
Banks works Yamokivic's body with a nice hook.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamokivic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamokivic throws a shot to the body.
Yamokivic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamokivic scores with a body shot.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamokivic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yamokivic misses its intended target.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamokivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamokivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Yamokivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamokivic.
Banks throws a hook but Yamokivic blocks it.
Banks needs to keep his hands up - Yamokivic had a free shot at his head there.
Yamokivic cracks Banks with an open hand slap.
Yamokivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Yamokivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamokivic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamokivic throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Yamokivic looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Yamokivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamokivic.
Banks lands a jab to Yamokivic's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banks works the jab nicely.
Banks scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Yamokivic misses.
Yamokivic checks a low kick from Banks.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks scores with a nice right hand.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamokivic lands the left hand.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Carlton Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronan Yamokivic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a jab.
Yamokivic lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Yamokivic misses.
Yamokivic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamokivic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banks scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with a two punch combination.
Banks defending well as Yamokivic loads up on a big left hand.
Banks jabs at Yamokivic's body.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Yamokivic moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Banks.
Yamokivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronan Yamokivic.
Well Yamokivic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronan Yamokivic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronan Yamokivic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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