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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner lands with an overhand left.
Banner tries to clinch there but Pasha circles away.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasha gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Banner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner is stalling here.
Banner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pasha.
Banner trying to control the position but instead, Pasha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banner into the cage.
Banner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pasha avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Pasha controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pasha as Banner tries to tie him up.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Pasha controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pasha avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pasha is leaning against Banner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banner lands with a right to the head.
Banner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike from Banner.
Banner takes a shot to the head.
Pasha blocks the elbow strike.
Banner gets underhooks to prevent Pasha's takedown attempt.
Banner lands an elbow inside that Pasha shrugs off.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pasha misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Banner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Pasha fails to land.
Pasha jumps guard but Banner stands there with Pasha around his waist. Pasha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a damaging elbow.
Banner lands an elbow that stopped Pasha in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Banner lands a nice elbow.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pasha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Banner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pasha backwards.
Banner pushes off an throws an elbow but Pasha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Pasha.
Pasha jumps guard and drags Banner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pasha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Banner trying to control but Pasha is working from the bottom.
Banner wanted to stand there but Pasha had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Pasha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasha, not yet.
Banner trying to control but Pasha is working from the bottom.
Banner forces his way into half guard.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pasha keeps working.
Banner is working for a submission of some sort.
Banner wants to control but Pasha is keeping him busy.
Banner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pasha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Banner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Banner's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha is hanging on to Banner's back as he tries to escape.
Pasha has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Banner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Banner is trying to break free.
Pasha tightening his grip on Banner, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasha is not going to allow Banner to sit and survive in this position.
Banner wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Banner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banner tries to clinch up but Pasha circles away and keeps his distance.
Pasha is looking for a counter combo.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruce Banner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pasha being controlled against the cage.
Pasha has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Nice body punch from Pasha - that landed with a thud.
Banner effectively controlling the action here.
Pasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner lands a nice elbow.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike.
Pasha misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner blocking some punches.
Banner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pasha's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Banner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pasha throws a punch but it's blocked by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
Banner digs a right hand into Pasha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pasha's gas tank.
Pasha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pasha blocks the elbow strike.
Pasha dodges an elbow strike from Banner.
Pasha tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pasha lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner lands an elbow just above Pasha 's eye.
Banner stalling in the clinch but Pasha improves position.
Pasha lands an uppercut.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike.
Pasha throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Banner - that landed with a thud.
Pasha throws a head punch that misses.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike from Banner.
Pasha prevents a body shot from Banner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pasha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
Banner misses with an elbow over the top.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pasha avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banner.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike from Banner.
Pasha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pasha pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pasha drags the fight down to the ground.
Pasha working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasha is on top in guard.
Ali Pasha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pasha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banner is keeping the position for now.
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pasha passes into side control.
Banner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pasha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pasha trying to control the position but Banner is working away.
Pasha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banner has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pasha off and has taken his back!
Banner working for the choke.
Pasha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Pasha's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pasha rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pasha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Banner.
Banner prevents Pasha from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pasha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Pasha circles away.
It looked like Pasha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasha.
Banner tries to clinch
and Pasha counters with a right hand to the body.
Pasha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner scores with a spinning back kick!
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner tries to clinch but Pasha moves out of range.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pasha has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banner's elbow.
Banner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pasha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pasha takes an elbow to the temple.
Pasha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner lands an elbow that stopped Pasha in his tracks for a moment.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha misses with some punches.
Banner lands an elbow that stopped Pasha in his tracks for a moment.
Banner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pasha's defenses.
Pasha jumps guard but Banner stands there with Pasha around his waist. Pasha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banner lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pasha's brow.
Banner pushes off an throws an elbow but Pasha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws an elbow that misses.
Banner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pasha misses with a punch on the inside.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pasha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banner working Pasha over with knees to the body.
Pasha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Banner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Pasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner has Pasha pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
Pasha misses with some punches.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Pasha on the inside.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but Pasha blocks with his arms.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pasha dodges an elbow strike from Banner.
Banner lands a body shot.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Pasha takes an elbow to the temple.
Banner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Pasha.
Pasha can't find room to land a body shot as Banner controls the action.
Pasha works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Pasha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pasha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner lands an elbow inside that Pasha shrugs off.
Pasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banner throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
Pasha avoids the elbow strike from Banner, against the cage.
Banner landing knees to the head.
Pasha misses with some punches.
Pasha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pasha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pasha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banner is defending well.
Pasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner is rocked!
Banner blocking some punches.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pasha finish him?
Pasha jumps guard but Banner stands there with Pasha around his waist. Pasha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Banner.
I think Banner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Banner waved his t-shirt featuring My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Ali Pasha was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I will be back and kick his ASS again. Idiots'.
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energy
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hype
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