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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by All I do Is win. Vega has chosen Dead N Gone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Will Banks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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156 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Vega!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega scores with a nice right hand.
Vega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Banks's head.
Banks misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Vega misses with a two punch combination.
Banks throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega scoring well with a low kick there.
Vega swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banks throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
Banks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Vega wants to clinch.
Vega fails to land with a series of punches.
Vega throws an off balance right hand
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
Banks throws a leg kick but Vega sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banks doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Vega thows a leg kick but Banks checks it
and Banks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vega's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banks's guard.
Vega content to stall in guard here.
Vega trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks controlling the position.
Vega won't allow Banks to sweep him here.
Banks is pulling down on Vega's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Will Banks just wasn't active enough.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Vega scores with a decent looking hook.
Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Vega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banks counters with a leg kick.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banks.
Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Vega blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vega in his tracks.
Vega misses with a head kick.
Banks feints and then cracks Vega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vega down.
Banks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vega is fending him off so far but Banks persists. Nope, Vega circles away and we're back to standing.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Vega throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
Vega takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks lands with a straight right. Vega didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esteban Vega will probably get the nod.
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.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Vega scores with a leg kick.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
Banks lands an overhand right.
Banks misses the body punch
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
Vega scores with a jab to the body.
Banks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vega's head backwards.
Vega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vega walks into a jab.
Banks cracks Vega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Banks connects with a looping right hand.
Banks connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega takes one to the chin there.
Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Vega is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Banks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vega quickly recovers to half guard.
Banks working Vega over with strikes.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vega to regain full guard.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Vega blocks nicely.
Vega is trying to hold Banks in close to prevent damage but Banks has managed to pass into half guard.
Banks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throwing shots but Vega is blocking nicely.
Banks is stalling here. Vega is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Banks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vega has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Banks is looking for a sweep.
Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
Vega wants to stand but Banks is controlling his arm.
Banks is not content to let Vega control the position.
Vega is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Banks is looking to reverse the position.
Banks wants to control but Vega postures up.
Banks is letting Vega control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Banks scores with a decent looking hook.
Vega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banks lands a head kick!
Vega misses with a right hand
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Banks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banks takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Vega scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Banks lands a really nice looking cross but Vega seems unphased.
Banks thuds a left hand into Vega's body.
Will Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banks thinking.
A leg kick checked by Banks.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vega defending well as Banks loads up on a big left hand.
Vega connects with an inside leg kick.
Vega jabs at Banks's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Vega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vega.
Vega slaps away a takedown attempt from Banks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Vega lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega clinches.
Vega's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
A right hook to the body lands for Vega.
A hook to the body from Banks.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banks as Vega tries to tie him up.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vega is trying to stall.
Banks gets through Vega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks wants to take the fight to the mat but Vega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks letting Vega take a breather here.
Banks blocks a body shot from Vega.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks lands a shoulder strike.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Vega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban Vega.
I think Vega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Vega!
A very excited looking Esteban Vega made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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