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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redban might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to M83 - Midnight City. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Redban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Navas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redban as he avoids it easily.
Navas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Navas moves out of range of the strikes.
Redban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Navas throws a head kick but Redban moves out of range.
Redban dips to his left and cracks Navas with an uppercut!
Redban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navas was well out of range. Poor timing from Redban.
Navas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redban. That did some damage!
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Redban's calf.
Navas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redban.
Navas throws a wild body kick that Redban sees coming a mile off.
Redban misses with an uppercut. Navas saw that one coming.
Redban throws a hook but Navas avoids it easily.
Navas moves out of range as Redban strikes.
Nice body kick there by Navas.
Redban throws a lazy right hand but Navas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban scores with a decent looking hook.
Redban gets tackled into the cage by Navas. Navas maintains the clinch.
Redban scores with a shot to the side of Navas's head.
Redban softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navas blocks an uppercut.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redban misses with some punches.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Brian Redban has been cut.
Redban has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
Redban throws a punch but it's blocked by Navas.
Still in the clinch, Redban scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redban blocks it with crossed arms.
Navas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redban smiles and moves away.
Redban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redban throws a jab when Navas was well out of range.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Navas lands a glancing blow to the side of Redban's head.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navas scores with a jab.
Navas ducks under a wild hook from Redban.
Navas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Navas connects with a body shot that sends Redban's belly button to the back.
Navas tries to clinch but Redban is having none of it.
Navas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redban.
Redban misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Navas.
Redban throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Redban throws a lazy uppercut
and Navas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
Navas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Redban has Navas pressed against the cage.
Navas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redban blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Navas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redban is defending well for now.
A short left from Redban.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navas blocking some punches.
Redban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redban misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas is trying to maintain a safe position but Redban gets an underhook and turns Navas into the cage.
Navas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Navas missing with knees to the body.
Redban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navas throws a leg kick which misses Redban's front leg but catches the back leg as Redban tries to avoid it.
Navas moves out of range as Redban strikes.
Navas tries to move into range but Redban moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas misses with an uppercut. Redban saw that one coming.
Navas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redban.
A big right from Redban misses.
Nice jab there from Redban.
Navas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redban misses with a wild body shot.
Redban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navas staying out of range there.
Navas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redban.
Redban moves out of range of the body kick from Navas.
A swing and a miss from Redban.
Redban misses with an uppercut. Navas saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redban looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Redban throws a lazy body kick
enabling Navas to counter with a crisp jab.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Redban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Redban misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Redban will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
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.
Redban moves out of range of the body kick from Navas.
Navas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Redban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Navas blocks the low kick.
Redban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redban misses with a hook to the body
and Navas counters with a body kick that stops Redban in his tracks momentarily.
Navas slips a jab from Redban.
Redban looks to land a left hand but Navas moved out of range nicely.
Redban throws out a loose jab but Navas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navas is looking to land body kicks.
Navas misses with a straight right.
Redban lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Navas at a distance.
Navas blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Navas.
Navas throws a 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!
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Redban crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Navas - the referee stops the clock and Redban gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Navas. Redban manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redban misses with an uppercut.
Redban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navas.
Redban looks to land a right hand but Navas moved out of range.
Navas thumps Redban with a low kick.
Redban misses with a straight left.
Redban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Navas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Navas connects with a looping right hand.
Navas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Navas cracks Redban with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Navas lands a glancing blow to the side of Redban's head.
Navas misses with a kick to the body
enabling Redban to counter with a crisp jab.
Navas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Navas throws a front kick that sends Redban stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Navas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban throws a series of punches but Navas avoids them all with ease.
Redban misses with a hook
and Navas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Navas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redban circles away.
Redban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redban throws a right hand that Navas ducks under and follows up with a left that Navas also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Navas.
Redban misses with a left hand
letting Navas counter with a right hand.
Navas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Navas finds it's way through Redban's defenses.
Navas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redban.
Redban misses with a body kick.
Navas tries to clinch but Redban is having none of it.
Redban tries to work over Navas's front leg with a kick but Navas checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban misses with a straight left.
Redban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Navas.
Redban is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redban sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Redban misses the jab.
Navas moves out of range of the body kick.
Navas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Navas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navas moves into the clinch.
Redban being controlled against the cage.
Navas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navas lands a good knee to the midsection. Redban won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Navas obliges.
Redban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas looking to throw knees to the head but Redban is blocking nicely.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Navas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Redban.
Navas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redban.
Redban misses with some punches.
Redban looking to stall.
Fernando Navas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Navas misses with the head strike.
Redban misses with an elbow over the top.
Redban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Redban.
Redban displaying some good clinch control by pressing Navas up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
Navas throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Navas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Redban cracks Navas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redban throws a big shot that misses.
Navas cracks the inside of Redban's front leg.
Redban swings for the body but Navas moves out of range.
Redban moves out of range of the leg kick from Navas.
Navas slips under a jab.
Redban loads up on a big right hand but Navas slips the punch.
Navas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redban is out of range.
Navas misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Redban!
Redban misses with an uppercut. Navas saw that one coming.
Navas connects with an inside leg kick.
Redban takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Redban will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Navas pushes Redban away with a front kick.
Navas misses with a low kick.
Redban looks to land a body kick but Navas moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Navas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Redban takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redban keeps Navas at a distance using the push kick.
Navas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navas jabs Redban right on the nose. Redban blinks but takes it well.
Redban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redban scores with a jab.
Redban misses with a looping right.
Navas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Navas counters with a body kick that stops Redban in his tracks momentarily.
Redban throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Redban looks to score with a jab to the body but Navas is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Navas.
Navas defending well as Redban loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Navas.
Navas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redban. Redban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Navas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redban.
Fernando Navas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Navas.
Nice defenses there by Navas.
A punch combination from Redban misses.
Navas throws a body kick that misses.
Navas jabs Redban right on the nose. Redban blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redban darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Navas moves in looking to clinch but Redban pushes him off.
Navas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redban. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redban. Navas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Navas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Navas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Navas, right into the meat.
Redban takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Navas throws a jab but it's blocked by Redban.
Navas blocks the body kick.
Redban throws a hook but Navas blocks it.
Redban throws a body kick that misses.
Redban misses with a leg kick
and Navas counters with a nice body kick.
Navas moves in looking to clinch but Redban pushes him off.
Navas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redban misses with a left hand
and Navas counters with a good, hard body kick but Redban shrugs it off.
Redban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Navas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redban's sensitive parts.
Navas thumps Redban with a low kick.
Navas avoids the body shot from Redban.
Navas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Navas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redban misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redban.
Navas slips a straight right by Redban.
A head kick by Redban misses
and Navas counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Navas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Navas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Navas!
A less than humble Fernando Navas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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