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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon drives through and clinches with McCurnin against the cage.
Bannon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCurnin has Bannon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bannon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McCurnin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCurnin is trying to push Bannon away but Bannon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCurnin tries to circle away but Bannon has him pinned against the cage.
Bannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bannon is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon is struggling to control the position.
Bannon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McCurnin is trying to force a seperation but Bannon has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Bannon.
McCurnin scores with a jab to the head.
Bannon blocks a low kick nicely.
McCurnin gets tackled into the cage by Bannon. Bannon maintains the clinch.
McCurnin working Bannon over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCurnin.
McCurnin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bannon won't allow it.
Bannon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCurnin.
Jeremy Bannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCurnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bannon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCurnin tries to break free but Bannon pushes him back against the cage.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bannon cracks McCurnin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bannon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McCurnin to stand back up!
McCurnin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannon drives through and clinches with McCurnin against the cage.
McCurnin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bannon finish him?
Bannon is struggling to control the position.
Bannon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bannon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
McCurnin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bannon has McCurnin pushed against the cage.
Bannon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bannon is defending well for now.
McCurnin can't break the clinch.
McCurnin being controlled against the cage.
McCurnin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bannon won't allow it.
Bannon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McCurnin trying to strike off his back.
Bannon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCurnin's head.
Bannon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McCurnin is trying to control the position but Bannon postures up.
McCurnin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bannon is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin keeping moving, preventing Bannon from controlling successfully.
Bannon 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.
Bannon stands up over McCurnin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCurnin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bannon is controlling him.
Bannon works over McCurnin with some ground and pound from guard.
McCurnin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bannon is aware though and is defending well.
Bannon chips away with some ground and pound.
Bannon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bannon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Bannon dominated that round.
That's time! Bannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCurnin fails with a takedown attempt.
Bannon moves into range and clinches up with McCurnin.
Bannon jumps guard.
Bannon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McCurnin is sitting in close to Bannon's body. Bannon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McCurnin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McCurnin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bannon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeremy Bannon!
A very excited looking Jeremy Bannon 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.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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