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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua has chosen Freak on a Leash by Korn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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184 cm
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269 lbs
46 - 32 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner slips under a jab.
Tua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banner punishes Tua's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner scores with a takedown into Tua's guard.
Tua manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the cage. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Tua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banner scores with a shot to the body.
Tua throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner checks a low kick from Tua.
Tua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with a straight right. Tua didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua misses with a body shot.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Banner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Fatu Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tua doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner gets the takedown into side control.
Tua is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner in side control, throwing shots but Tua defends.
Banner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Banner landing a few strikes.
Tua is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Tua seems a little lost for a moment, as Banner dominates the positioning.
Banner landing a few strikes.
Banner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tua regains half guard.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner prevents Tua from improving his position.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Tua is trying to get back to full guard.
Banner wants to advance to full mount but Tua doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tua trying to control the position.
Banner stands up over Tua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua trying to keep a closed guard but Banner is proving a slippery customer.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Jerome Le Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown but Tua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Banner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Banner thows a huge punch but Tua dodges it nicely.
Tua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner thows a huge punch but Tua dodges it nicely.
Banner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tua defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Tua's hands, connecting with Tua's forehead.
Tua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Tua tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of Tua's head.
Banner prevents Tua from improving his position.
Banner trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Tua's hands, connecting with Tua's forehead.
Jerome Le Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner is nestled in close to Tua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
We've been hearing that Banner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tua tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Banner throwing shots but Tua is blocking nicely.
Banner is thwarting Tua's attempts to control the position.
Banner throwing shots but Tua is blocking nicely.
Tua is looking to control Banner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tua avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tua reverses the position - he's now on top in Banner's guard.
Tua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Banner, up you get!
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Banner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tua to the mat! Tua manages to get full guard.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner cracks Tua with a solid left hand.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tua's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner postures up and lands a big shot to Tua's brow.
Banner wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Banner working some strikes from top position.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
Banner lands an overhand right.
Banner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banner's guard.
Tua wants to stand but Banner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Banner is pulling down on Tua's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banner's guard.
Banner is trying to control the position but Tua postures up.
Tua stands up and waves to Banner to follow him.
That's two 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.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Tua didn't expect that.
Tua pushes Banner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tua won't be happy with that.
Banner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tua is trying to get back to his feet.
Banner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Banner working away.
Tua is trying to get back to his feet.
Tua regains half guard there - taking advantage of Banner's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tua is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tua tries to kick Banner off but Banner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Banner working over Tua with some ground and pound. Tua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tua defending well though.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Banner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tua is looking to improve his position.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Banner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to control the action in half guard but Tua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatu Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner working Tua over with strikes.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tua to regain full guard.
Tua keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Tua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Banner makes his way to full guard, as Tua worked for a kimura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West 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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hype
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