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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock N Roll Train. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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127 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
19 - 10 - 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
44 - 45 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jurgel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Bannon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bannon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bannon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bannon stalling the fight.
Jurgel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bannon effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Bannon.
Jurgel tries to keep at a distance but Bannon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jurgel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeremy Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorge Jurgel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel jumps guard but Bannon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bannon jumps into guard, dragging Jurgel to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jurgel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jurgel looking to pass the guard.
Jurgel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bannon's guard.
Jurgel is trying to control the action in half guard but Bannon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bannon reverses the position - he's now on top in Jurgel's guard.
Bannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jurgel is pulling down on Bannon's head to control his posture.
Bannon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bannon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurgel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel is trying to control the position but Bannon postures up.
Bannon wants to stand but Jurgel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jurgel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jurgel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bannon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jurgel is trying to keep Bannon in close.
Bannon stands up over Jurgel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jurgel is trying to control the position but Bannon postures up.
Bannon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bannon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bannon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bannon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bannon is in close to Jurgel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jurgel holds on and takes a little breather.
Bannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bannon scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bannon throws a big right hand that misses.
Jurgel trying to keep a closed guard but Bannon is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Bannon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jurgel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bannon avoids the body shot from Jurgel.
It looked like Bannon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bannon rushes Jurgel and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bannon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bannon is struggling to control the position.
Bannon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bannon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bannon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jurgel can do to turn this around?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Bannon.
Bannon throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jurgel.
Jeremy Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bannon has Jurgel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bannon is stalling here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bannon taking a breather.
Bannon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bannon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bannon looking for subs off his back but Jurgel has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon looking for subs from the bottom but Jurgel mounts him!
Jeremy Bannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jurgel trying to control but Bannon is having none of it.
Jurgel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jurgel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bannon is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon working to try and regain half guard.
Bannon tries to lock up and control but Jurgel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jurgel swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bannon is now in Jurgel's guard. A big mistake from Jurgel there, giving up the dominant position!
Jurgel has a closed guard, preventing Bannon from standing up.
Bannon distracts Jurgel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bannon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bannon wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel is pulling down on Bannon's head to control his posture.
Bannon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jurgel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bannon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurgel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Bannon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bannon clinches up with Jurgel and pushes him back against the cage.
Bannon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jurgel is trying to pull guard but Bannon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jurgel being controlled against the cage.
Jurgel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bannon to keep the fight standing.
Bannon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jurgel can't fight it off and eventually Bannon manages to take the fight to the floor. Jurgel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jurgel is trying to control the position but Bannon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bannon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bannon stops Jurgel from standing up.
Jurgel seems keen to control Bannon's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgel moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgel. Bannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bannon forces Jurgel back against the cage and clinches.
Jurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurgel being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon stalling.
Jurgel jumps guard.
Bannon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bannon 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.
Jurgel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bannon.
Bannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bannon with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jurgel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurgel controls Bannon momentarily but Bannon frees himself.
Bannon drops back looking for a leg! Jurgel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jurgel manages to kick Bannon off! Bannon jumps back into Jurgel's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bannon has closed the distance and engaged Jurgel in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bannon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bannon.
Bannon slows down the pace here.
Gorge Jurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bannon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jurgel tries to pull guard but Bannon won't allow it.
Jeremy Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorge Jurgel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bannon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bannon, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bannon!
Jeremy Bannon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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