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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Banks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Banks!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab misses with a hook.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for The Crab.
The Crab jabs Banks right on the nose. Banks blinks but takes it well.
Banks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Crab throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
The Crab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Crab, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
The Crab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
The Crab throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks swinging wildly here.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Crab scores with a body shot.
Banks checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Crab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab scores with a punch to the head.
The Crab definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as The Crab blocks the leg kick.
The Crab is looking to counter the offense by Banks and move into the clinch.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Crab.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Crab throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - The Crab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
The Crab blocks the body kick.
The Crab takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Crab darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banks lands a really nice looking cross but The Crab seems unphased.
Banks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
The Crab throwing a counter right hand but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks blocks the body kick.
The Crab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to land body kicks.
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from The Crab misses the target.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Crab.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
The Crab blocks a low kick nicely.
Steve Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks gets tackled into the cage by The Crab. The Crab maintains the clinch.
The Crab misses with a body punch.
Banks blocks an uppercut.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Banks - just one landing.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Crab.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but The Crab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Crab closes the distance and clinches.
The Crab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Crab scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from The Crab.
The Crab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks wants to get back to striking at distance but The Crab won't allow it.
The Crab lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banks wants to get back to striking at distance but The Crab won't allow it.
Banks is trying to break free.
Banks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Crab is trying to pull guard but Banks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Banks is trying to break free.
The Crab manages to break the clinch.
The Crab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Banks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Crab swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Crab has Banks up against the cage in a clinch.
The Crab manages to break the clinch.
The Crab just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
A jab from The Crab misses.
The Crab avoids the head kick by Banks.
The Crab misses with a looping left.
Banks looks to land a body kick but The Crab moved away.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
Banks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Crab changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
The Crab throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
Banks misses with a head kick.
Banks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Crab's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Crab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Crab missing with a left hand there. Banks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Crab scores with the left hand. Banks knows he should have avoided that one.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from The Crab on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Crab throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Crab.
The Crab rushes Banks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Crab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks wants to break free but The Crab has control.
The Crab has Banks pressed against the cage, preventing Banks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
Banks is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Crab lands with a light punch inside.
The Crab escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Crab connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Crab.
Banks walks into a jab.
The Crab takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Crab misses with a hook
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
The Crab looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
The Crab wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banks moves out of range as The Crab strikes.
Banks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Banks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Crab swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks moves away from the strike by The Crab.
The Crab is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
The Crab throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks staying out of range there.
Banks throws a head kick that misses
and The Crab counters with a straight right hand.
The Crab throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab darts in and clinches Banks up against the cage.
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Crab has him pressed against the cage.
The Crab missing with knees to the body.
The Crab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry The Crab has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crab throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
The Crab misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Crab lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Crab has him pressed against the cage.
The Crab scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from The Crab.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but The Crab is controlling him.
Banks is looking to break free of the clinch but The Crab has double underhooks.
Banks tries to break the clinch but The Crab is controlling the position.
Banks is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from The Crab fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by The Crab.
Banks is trying to push The Crab away but The Crab has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banks has had enough of the clinch but The Crab keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but The Crab is controlling him.
The Crab lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
The Crab misses with a body punch.
The Crab wants to take the fight to the mat but Banks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for The Crab.
The Crab lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Crab presses Banks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Crab with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as The Crab lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banks doesn't seem phased though.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Crab connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banks scrambles back to his feet.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crab.
The Crab gets a clinch.
The Crab working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Crab gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by The Crab.
Banks tries to break free but The Crab pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Crab creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banks is looking to break free of the clinch but The Crab has double underhooks.
Banks is trying to break free.
The Crab digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.
The Crab keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banks tries to break the clinch but The Crab is controlling the position.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
A short left from The Crab.
Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Crab slips a straight right by Banks.
The Crab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
The Crab checks a leg kick.
Banks tries to land a leg kick but The Crab saw it coming and moves away.
The Crab misses with an uppercut.
The Crab clinches with his opponent.
The Crab working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Banks moves away and avoids it.
Banks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Crab with a body shot.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crab.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Crab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Crab bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from The Crab.
The Crab throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Crab fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Crab gets a clinch.
Banks tries to circle away but The Crab has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Crab throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Banks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Crab lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banks wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Crab lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab pushes Banks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Crab pushes Banks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to bum rush The Crab with a series of wild strikes but The Crab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crab throws the kick towards the body but Banks avoids it.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
Banks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Banks.
The fighters circling - The Crab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Crab throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Crab throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry The Crab is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Crab continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to stand.
The Crab controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Crab's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Crab misses with a looping right.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
Banks moves away from the strike by The Crab.
A big right from The Crab misses.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks moves forwards but The Crab connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Crab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Crab lands a jab to the head.
Banks misses with a head kick.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crab.
Banks is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crab connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Crab throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry The Crab is winning the standup battle so far.
The Crab throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
The Crab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Crab moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBanks.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Crab shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Crab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks drops his hands momentarily and The Crab takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Crab throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Crab lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Banks moves out of range as The Crab throws a body kick.
A slow jab from The Crab misses its intended target.
The Crab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Steve Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Crab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks tries a quick counter leg kick but The Crab is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry The Crab showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Crab 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry The Crab!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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