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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hagler.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Hagler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hagler tries to bench press Banks off him but Banks keeps the position.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.
Hagler parries the strikes from Banks easily there. Banks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hagler to escape.
Banks controls the position.
Banks trying to control the action but Hagler is working from the bottom.
Banks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Banks in side control, throwing shots but Hagler defends.
Banks throws an elbow but Hagler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Banks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks in side control, throwing shots but Hagler defends.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hagler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hagler is letting Banks control him for a moment.
Hagler prevents Banks from improving position.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hagler down.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is really struggling to control Hagler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagler regains half guard, as Banks was trying to land strikes.
Banks thows a huge punch but Hagler dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banks in particular looking to stall.
Banks trying to mount his opponent but Hagler defends it.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hagler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hagler is looking for a sweep. Banks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banks winds up and cracks Hagler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Banks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks throws a strike but Hagler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Hagler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Banks keeping full guard, as Hagler tries to pass.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks wants to stand up but Hagler is controlling him.
Hagler throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagler trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Banks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hagler is not content to let Banks control the position.
Hagler is trying to improve his position.
Rashad Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hagler's face as Banks controls the position.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Banks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler tries to buck Banks off but Banks is having none of it.
Hagler trying to remain calm as Banks controls from the top position.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Hagler is looking to reverse the position.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Banks taking a breather here.
Banks scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks working the ground and pound but Hagler is defending the strikes.
Hagler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banks 's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks is trying to control. Hagler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Banks is looking to pass Hagler's guard but actually Hagler recovers to full guard.
Hagler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hagler is breathing heavily.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Hagler is keeping the position.
Hagler is trying to keep Banks in close.
Hagler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banks distracts Hagler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banks is pushing down on Hagler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hagler is fighting to maintain full guard but Banks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banks uses his free foot to push down on Hagler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hagler.
Banks landing strikes from the mount and Hagler is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks lands a nice shot to the head.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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 looking to control but Hagler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hagler is looking to improve his position but Banks isn't that keen on the idea.
Banks wants to control the pace but Hagler is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. Banks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad 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 staying out of range there.
Hagler throws a lazy uppercut
and Banks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hagler!
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Hagler is trying to get back to half guard.
Hagler is trying to escape the position but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hagler some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks trying to control the action but Hagler is working from the bottom.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
Banks landing a few strikes.
Hagler dodges the ground and pound from Banks .
Hagler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Banks controls the position.
Banks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Banks working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Banks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hagler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Banks .
Check out the look on Banks 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Banks working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Banks crashes against the mat.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.
Hagler trying to remain calm as Banks controls from the top position.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hagler to see if he's OK.
Hagler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hagler is being controlled here.
Banks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Banks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Hagler struggling a bit here.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler prevents Banks from improving position.
Hagler tries to improve position but can't.
Marvin Hagler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Hagler's face as Banks controls the position.
Banks working the ground and pound from side control.
Banks controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hagler for as long as he can get away with.
Banks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hagler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hagler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Banks !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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