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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emaus Tamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamei has chosen PNG Pom City by Naka Blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jerome Le Banner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emaus Tamei's chin.
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217 lbs
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211 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emaus Tamei!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner scores with a takedown into Tamei's guard.
Banner stopping the sweep attempt from Tamei.
Banner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banner throws a strike but Tamei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banner working a defensive guard but Tamei passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner is looking to control Tamei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banner avoid being mounted?
Banner tries to get to full guard but Tamei has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is staying active underneath Tamei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banner controlling the position for now.
Banner wants to control but Tamei is keeping busy.
Banner is controlling Tamei's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Tamei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamei slows the pace down in half guard.
Tamei trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamei scores with a nice strike.
Tamei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tamei misses the shot to the body.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Tamei is quick to defend against it.
Tamei misses with a right hand
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown. Tamei fights it but they end up in guard.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner working some strikes from top position.
Banner throws a strike but Tamei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tamei tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tamei is one step ahead there.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tamei works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tamei is trying to control. Banner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to get back to full guard.
Tamei is trying to control. Banner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banner trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banner tries to roll over but Tamei keeps him under control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
My spies in Turka Elite Gym inform me that Tamei has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Jerome Le Banner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamei can do to turn this around?
Tamei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tamei's head.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Tamei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Tamei!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamei preventing the sweep.
Tamei sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to hold on to Tamei's head to control him but Tamei postures up.
Banner tries to get to full guard but Tamei has control of the leg.
Banner gets back to full guard.
Tamei preventing the sweep.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banner holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tamei stands and throws Banner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tamei is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banner is looking to reverse the position.
Tamei wants to control but Banner is keeping him busy.
Banner tries to bench press Tamei off him but Tamei keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamei is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tamei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tamei missing with a left hand there. Banner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tamei tries to land a body kick
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Banner misses with a head shot. Tamei uses the momentum to regain guard.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Tamei controlling Banner's posture.
Banner throws a strike but Tamei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tamei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Banner or perhaps it was just good defense by Tamei, which made it look bad.
Tamei throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.
Tamei throws a big shot that misses.
Tamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner slips a straight right by Tamei.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Tamei avoids it well and moves away.
Tamei tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Tamei misses.
It looked like Banner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Tamei throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Tamei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tamei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamei.
Banner blocks a jab.
Banner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Banner.
Banner working the ground and pound but Tamei is defending the strikes.
Tamei is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Banner working the ground and pound but Tamei is defending the strikes.
Banner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tamei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Emaus Tamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Banner wants to control but Tamei is keeping him busy.
Tamei on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tamei is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
The strikes coming from Banner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Banner lands an elbow.
It looks like Emaus Tamei has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamei takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jerome Le Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is working Tamei over with some ground and pound from side control.
Banner lands a nice forearm strike.
Banner in side control, throwing shots but Tamei defends.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Tamei takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Tamei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tamei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tamei dodges the ground and pound from Banner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Banner throws a strike aimed at the side of Tamei's head but Tamei avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Tamei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banner cracks Tamei with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tamei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Tamei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Le Banner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Le Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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