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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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291 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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205 cm
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280 lbs
17 - 10 - 2 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Schrank!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner tries to clinch up.
Le Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Banner tries to clinch up but Schrank circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner ducks under a wild hook from Schrank.
Le Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Le Banner. Beautiful body shot.
Schrank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schrank.
Le Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schrank throws a body punch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Schrank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schrank throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Banner.
Le Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Le Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Schrank lands with a light punch inside.
Schrank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrank.
Schrank gets tackled into the ropes by Le Banner. Le Banner maintains the clinch.
Schrank lands a left hand.
Le Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schrank blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrank stalling the fight.
Le Banner blocks a body shot from Schrank.
Le Banner lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Frank Schrank has been cut.
Le Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Le Banner lands a body shot.
Schrank pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Le Banner lands an elbow inside that Schrank shrugs off.
Schrank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le Banner scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrank dodges an elbow strike from Le Banner.
Le Banner prevents a body shot from Schrank.
Schrank is looking to control Le Banner's arms but Le Banner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schrank has his back to the ropes.
Le Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Le Banner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Le Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrank lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Banner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Schrank presses Le Banner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schrank lands a head kick!
Le Banner misses with a body kick.
Le Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schrank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Banner lands a jab to the nose.
Le Banner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schrank counters with a straight right hand.
Schrank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le Banner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrank looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Banner is just out of range.
Le Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Schrank seems unphased.
Schrank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schrank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schrank throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Schrank will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le Banner slips a jab from Schrank.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Schrank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Schrank moves out of range.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Schrank is having none of it.
Le Banner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schrank slips a jab and a cross from Le Banner.
Schrank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schrank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schrank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Schrank should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Banner checks a leg kick.
Schrank tries to keep at a distance but Le Banner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schrank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schrank takes an elbow to the temple.
Schrank misses with some punches.
Le Banner tries to break the clinch but Schrank is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Banner pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schrank breaks the clinch.
Schrank looks to land a left hand but Le Banner moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schrank misses the target.
Le Banner thuds his right hand into Schrank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Le Banner.
Le Banner looks to throw the jab but Schrank is out of range.
Le Banner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Banner clinches.
Le Banner tries to break the clinch but Schrank is controlling the position.
Schrank takes an elbow to the temple.
Schrank lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le Banner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Le Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le Banner breaks the clinch.
Schrank loads up on a big right hand but Le Banner slips the punch.
Le Banner throws a right hand that Schrank ducks under and follows up with a left that Schrank also avoids with ease.
Schrank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Le Banner coming out on top.
Le Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Schrank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Banner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schrank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Banner on the side of the head.
Jerome Le Banner's cut is getting worse.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schrank is rocked!
Le Banner circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Schrank tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Le Banner wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Le Banner!
A very excited looking Jerome Le Banner 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.
Frank Schrank spoke after the fight, saying 'Wah wah wahh'.
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