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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (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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283 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bane.
Bane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bane.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Bane is just out of range.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace lands a head shot.
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Wallace slips a straight right by Bane.
Wallace stuns Bane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Bane sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace slips under a jab from Bane.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bane as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Bane slips the punch.
Bane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace lands a head shot.
Wallace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bane is out of range.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a thumping low kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Bane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bane just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bane throws a combination. Wallace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wallace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Bane.
Bane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bane.
Bane scores with a push kick.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bane counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Bane's body.
Bane misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
As Bane backs away, Wallace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bane lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bane. Bane obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Bane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to sprawl but Bane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wallace tries to kick Bane off in order to stand up. Bane Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Bane keeps moving and retains side control.
Bane just content to control the position.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bane trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Bane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallace tries to buck Bane off but Bane is having none of it.
Bane tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bane tries for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Bane throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace throws a counter high kick but Bane was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bane was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Bane moved away.
Bane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bane misses with a straight left.
Wallace is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bane moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace dips to his left and cracks Bane with an uppercut!
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Bane's ribs.
Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Wallace misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane misses with an uppercut.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Bane tried to score with a low kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Bane manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Bane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bane scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Bane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Bane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bane moves away.
Bane throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wallace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wallace checks a leg kick.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Lucas Bane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bane somewhat.
Bane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Bane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace tests Bane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bane cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Bane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bane catches Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallace.
Bane misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Bane misses
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bane.
Jab from Wallace.
Bane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace tried to counter with a leg kick but Bane avoided it.
Bane throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bane shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bane was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Bane.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bane manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Bane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Wallace catches Bane right on the button with a cross.
Bane tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Bane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Bane.
Bane misses with a straight left.
Bane dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wallace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Bane tries a quick counter leg kick but Wallace is wise to it.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace gets a takedown into half guard.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bane defends it well.
Wallace wants to control but Bane is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wallace seems content to control.
Bane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace trying to mount his opponent but Bane defends it.
Bane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wallace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Bane. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Bane lands a jab.
Bane throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Jab by Bane.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wallace cracks the inside of Bane's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Bane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace tries a low kick but Bane avoids it.
Wallace tries to score with a low kick but Bane moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bane! But no joy.
Wallace checks a low kick from Bane.
Bane throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Bane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bane lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Bane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Bane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Bane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wallace is able to avoid easily.
Bane scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane throws a body shot but no joy.
Bane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bane throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Bane moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
A cross from Bane lands.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace lands with a cross.
Wallace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bane's calf.
Bane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bane moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Bane.
Well Bane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lucas Bane!
Lucas Bane 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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