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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobrante's choice of entrance music: Primus - Fisticuffs. Les Sobrante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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221 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 3 - 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sobrante is looking for a sweep.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sobrante to see if he's OK.
Sobrante wants to control but Banks postures up.
Sobrante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobrante gets back to full guard.
Banks is working Sobrante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sobrante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobrante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banks connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks is working Sobrante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sobrante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sobrante wants to sweep here but Banks controlling him for the moment.
Banks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banks is working Sobrante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobrante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banks 's guard.
Banks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobrante passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sobrante is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
I've been told that Sobrante has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Banks prevents Sobrante from improving position.
Banks defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sobrante is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Banks is surviving well by controlling Sobrante's body position as best he can.
Sobrante jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Banks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobrante thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks is pushing Sobrante's head away, looking to escape. Sobrante manages to hold on to the position though.
Sobrante working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sobrante tries to advance to mount but can't.
Banks tries to escape but Sobrante is in control.
Sobrante swings around for an armbar but Banks sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sobrante's guard.
Sobrante working for a triangle but Banks defends it easily.
Banks wants to control from the top but Sobrante keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobrante is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.
Sobrante prevents Banks from getting back to his feet.
Sobrante works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sobrante is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobrante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks is trying to stand up here but Sobrante is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Sobrante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Banks .
Sobrante sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Banks there.
Banks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobrante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobrante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Banks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banks trying to control the action but Sobrante is working from the bottom.
Sobrante wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banks pulls his head out easily.
Sobrante is looking to improve his position.
Sobrante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobrante trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
Sobrante keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sobrante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banks .
Sobrante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobrante, not yet.
Banks distracts Sobrante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sobrante looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banks passes into half guard.
Banks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sobrante is trying to get back to full guard.
Banks is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobrante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Banks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Sobrante regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobrante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sobrante looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobrante, not yet.
Banks landing with the ground and pound.
Banks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sobrante looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobrante, not yet.
Sobrante has momentary wrist control but Banks slips an elbow through the middle.
Banks postures up in Sobrante's guard and throws a big left but Sobrante blocks it.
Banks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobrante's guard.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Sobrante wants to get back to full guard.
Banks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banks landing shots from mount.
Rashad Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobrante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sobrante wants to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
Banks wants to control the pace but Sobrante is squirming around nicely.
Sobrante regains half guard.
Banks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobrante moves into full guard.
Banks wants to control from the top but Sobrante keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sobrante's head.
Sobrante looking to control.
Banks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Banks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Banks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sobrante!
Sobrante is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Banks off and has taken his back!
Banks trying to get back to his feet but Sobrante is in full control for now.
Sobrante tightening his grip on Banks , looking for the choke.
Banks controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Banks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sobrante is cranking Banks 's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Banks ! He's tightened the choke and Banks is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Les Sobrante!
After winning the bout, Les Sobrante 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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