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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Oh Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh Wow's entrance music is tv on the radio- staring at the sun. A fine choice. Banks has chosen Iceman By Lloyd Banks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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193 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Oh Wow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monroe Banks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh Wow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Wow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Oh Wow.
Banks darts in and clinches Oh Wow up against the cage.
Banks prevents Oh Wow from breaking the clinch.
Oh Wow drags the fight down to the ground.
Banks wants to stand but Oh Wow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oh Wow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh Wow keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Wow looking for a sweep. Not yet Oh Wow, not yet.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oh Wow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh Wow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks avoids the head kick by Oh Wow.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oh Wow but Oh Wow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh Wow scores with a leg kick.
Banks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Wow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh Wow trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Wow tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
Oh Wow wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oh Wow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oh Wow is trying to control the position but Banks postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh Wow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Wow is breathing heavily.
Banks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oh Wow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oh Wow is trying to keep Banks in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Banks tries to clinch but Oh Wow is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Wow misses with a body shot.
Banks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Wow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Wow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oh Wow has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banks connects with a nice short shot to Oh Wow's temple.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oh Wow defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oh Wow wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks is pressing down on Oh Wow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oh Wow is holding on for now.
Oh Wow is in trouble now - Banks has advanced to mount!
Oh Wow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oh Wow won't allow Banks to sweep him here.
Banks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oh Wow trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Oh Wow won't allow Banks to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Banks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oh Wow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banks counters with a single leg into guard. Oh Wow didn't expect that.
Oh Wow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh Wow wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks is looking to advance position but Oh Wow won't allow it.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oh Wow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oh Wow has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Banks seems content to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banks is thwarting Oh Wow's attempts to control the position.
Banks working Oh Wow over with strikes.
Oh Wow trying to hold on to Banks's head to control him but Banks postures up.
Monroe Banks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oh Wow wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks lands with a punch from half guard.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oh Wow wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Wow is trying to control but Banks manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Banks with the ground and pound from mount.
Banks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Wow wants to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
Banks punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh Wow taking shots to the head.
Banks lands a big elbow.
Banks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banks landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oh Wow's face.
Banks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Wow tries to hold on but Banks postures up.
Banks lands a big elbow.
Oh Wow tries to hold on but Banks postures up.
Banks with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks avoids the attempt from Oh Wow to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh Wow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Banks trying to control but Oh Wow is having none of it.
Oh Wow is looking to improve his position but Banks isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banks lands a heavy elbow.
Banks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oh Wow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Wow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Banks with a couple of short strikes.
Banks breaks from Oh Wow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Banks landing shots from mount.
Banks unloading with bombs!
Banks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Oh Wow is surviving well by controlling Banks's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh Wow tries to hold on but Banks postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oh Wow swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Oh Wow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Wow misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks closes the distance and clinches up with Oh Wow, looking for a takedown. Banks pushes Oh Wow against the cage but Oh Wow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oh Wow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks closes the distance and clinches up with Oh Wow, looking for a takedown. Banks pushes Oh Wow against the cage but Oh Wow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oh Wow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banks.
Banks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Banks is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh Wow has wrist control.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Wow keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Banks postures up.
Oh Wow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banks's guard.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
Oh Wow wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Oh Wow stops Banks from standing up.
Oh Wow trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Oh Wow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oh Wow prevents Banks from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to sweep but instead, Oh Wow has passed into half guard.
Oh Wow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Oh Wow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ralph Oh Wow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Oh Wow misses
and Banks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oh Wow!
Banks prevents Oh Wow from getting the reversal.
Oh Wow is working hard here to advance position.
Banks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Banks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banks is landing with some decent strikes but Oh Wow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Wow working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Wow throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Banks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banks wants to control the pace but Oh Wow is squirming around nicely.
Banks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oh Wow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Wow tries to lock up and control but Banks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banks prevents Oh Wow from getting the reversal.
Banks with shots to the head and body - Oh Wow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Monroe Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monroe Banks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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