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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banas comes to the ring accompanied by Sail. Senko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aigars Senko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Senko misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Banas tenderised Senko's leg. Senko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banas ducks right into an uppercut from Senko.
Banas cracks Senko with an open hand slap.
Banas staying out of range there.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Banas moves out of range easily.
Banas avoids the head kick by Senko.
Banas throws an off balance right hand
and Senko counters with an inside leg kick.
Senko closes the distance but Banas moves to the side
and Banas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Senko won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senko keeps working.
Senko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Banas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Senko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banas trying to control the action but Senko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko prevents Banas from improving position.
Senko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Banas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Banas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Senko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Banas crashes against the mat.
Banas is looking to take a break and control but Senko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Senko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Banas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Banas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Senko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas prevents Senko from escaping the position.
Banas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banas in side control, throwing shots but Senko defends.
Banas happy to just control the position for now.
Banas trying to control the position but Senko is working away.
Senko wants to get back to his feet but Banas drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Banas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko is not content to let Banas control the position.
Banas taking a break here but Senko is having none of it and regains half guard.
Senko is looking to escape.
Banas is pressing down on Senko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Senko is holding on for now.
Banas is controlling the pace.
Banas looking for a submission but Senko manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Senko staying out of range there.
Banas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Senko to score with a decent uppercut.
Banas ducks under a wild hook from Senko.
Banas throws a hook to the side of Senko's head but Senko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Senko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Banas moves out of range easily.
Banas moves away from the strike by Senko.
Banas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Senko scores with a punch to the head.
Senko lands a really nice looking cross but Banas seems unphased.
Banas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Senko is out of range and Banas settles back down.
Aigars Senko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko slips a straight right by Banas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banas feints and then cracks Senko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Senko down.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banas throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Banas.
Senko throws a hook but Banas avoids it easily.
Senko throws the left hand but Banas avoids the punch easily.
Senko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banas.
Banas looks to score with a jab to the body but Senko is just out of range.
Senko throws a head kick but Banas moves out of range.
Senko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Banas back to the ropes. Senko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Artur Banas has been cut.
Senko throws a hook but Banas avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senko misses with a right hand
and Banas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banas.
Artur Banas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banas trying to control but Senko is working from the bottom.
Banas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Senko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Senko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banas controls the pace.
Banas stops Senko from standing up.
Banas wants to control from the top but Senko keeps moving.
Banas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Senko keeping full guard, as Banas tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Artur Banas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Senko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Senko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banas.
Banas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Senko throws out the jab.
Senko throws a hook to the side of Banas's head but Banas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banas slips under a jab.
Banas moves out of range as Senko strikes.
Senko jabs Banas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko lands a head shot.
Aigars Senko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Senko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Senko throws a lazy head kick
and Banas counters with a nice uppercut.
Banas checks a low kick from Senko.
Banas throws a series of punches but Senko moves out of range.
Banas tries to land a front kick but Senko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Senko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banas staying out of range there.
Senko scores with a head kick. Banas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Senko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banas.
Banas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aigars Senko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banas blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aigars Senko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banas slips a jab from Senko.
A shot to the liver by Senko. Beautiful body shot.
Banas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Senko.
Senko misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Banas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Senko throws a head kick that half lands.
Banas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Senko moves away.
Senko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banas looks for the body kick but Senko saw that one coming.
Senko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banas checks a low kick from Senko.
Banas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Senko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. Senko catches Banas right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Senko throws a big shot that misses.
Senko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Senko throws a jab when Banas was well out of range.
Senko feints a jab promting Banas to slip. Senko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Senko lands with an uppercut that bounces Banas off the ropes and back into range.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Senko does it's job there.
Senko tries to clinch up but Banas circles away and keeps his distance.
Senko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banas takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senko.
Banas staying out of range there.
Banas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banas slips under a jab from Senko.
Senko blocks a leg kick.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Senko looks to land a left hand but Banas moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Banas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Senko to score with a decent uppercut.
Banas lands a nice shot that snaps Senko's head back.
Banas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Senko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banas.
Banas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Senko.
Senko throws the kick towards the body but Banas avoids it.
Senko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Senko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banas on the side of the head.
Senko throws a leg kick but Banas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Senko throws a hook to the side of Banas's head but Banas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Senko wants to clinch up but Banas keeps it at a distance.
Banas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Senko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko looks to land a combination but Banas avoids it well.
Senko misses with a hook
and Banas counters with a thumping low kick.
Banas thows a body kick. Senko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Senko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Senko misses with a kick to the body.
Senko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banas avoids the head kick by Senko.
Senko throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banas scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Senko wants to clinch
enabling Banas to counter with a crisp jab.
Banas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Senko.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick
and Banas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Senko. Banas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Senko swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Senko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banas throws a good cross that connects.
Senko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banas looks for a takedown but Senko sprawls well.
Banas takes a swing at Senko's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas defending well as Senko loads up on a big left hand.
Senko throws a series of punches but Banas moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Senko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Banas moves forwards but Senko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Senko tried to score with a low kick but Banas checks it.
Senko throws a hook to the side of Banas's head but Banas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Senko. That did some damage!
Senko works Banas's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Senko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banas throws out a powerful jab.
Banas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko misses with a hook
and Banas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Senko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banas looking to sit in guard and control but Senko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Senko tries to stand but Banas is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas has his foot on Senko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Senko works his way back into a safe position though.
Banas is trying to keep Senko in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Senko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banas's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Senko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Banas is tightening it up a little... Senko has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Senko reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Senko taps out! Nice BJJ there by Banas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Artur Banas!
Artur Banas retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Artur Banas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Meet the Future and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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