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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 356 p4p, 46 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 1310 p4p, 161 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golovkin doesn't seem phased though.
Banner staying out of range there.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
A low kick from Banner is predictable there
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Banner 's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin with a hook.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Banner .
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Golovkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner .
A little feinted left hand from Golovkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Golovkin - just one landing.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Banner 's ribs.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Banner lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banner throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golovkin throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Golovkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Banner .
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Banner misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner throws out a leg kick but Golovkin moves out of range and Banner only half commits.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Banner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Golovkin is looking for a counter combo.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Golovkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Golovkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Banner .
Good shot there by Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Banner misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Banner .
Banner throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that Banner avoids nicely.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banner on the side of the head.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Banner .
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Banner connects with a crisp jab.
Banner lands with a good body shot.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Golovkin scores with a jab.
Banner throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Banner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner 's hands.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Banner digs a good body shot into Golovkin's ribs.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping left.
As Banner looks to move away, Golovkin throws a big counter combo but Banner just gets out of the way.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Banner .
No joy there for Golovkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Banner misses.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Banner .
Golovkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Banner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Banner throws a chopping leg kick but Golovkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Golovkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Banner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Golovkin back to the ropes. Banner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Banner .
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner .
Golovkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Golovkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Golovkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner .
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Golovkin slips a jab from Banner .
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Banner slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Banner misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a nice body shot.
Golovkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Banner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Golovkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamont Banner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banner on the side of the head.
Lamont Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Banner manages to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Golovkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
Banner tries to land a front kick but Golovkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Golovkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Banner . Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner .
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Banner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Golovkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a few strikes there.
Banner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golovkin's calf.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner misses with a combination
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Golovkin misses its target.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin connects with a right hand. Banner shakes it off.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Banner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Golovkin misses its target.
Banner stuns Golovkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Golovkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Golovkin momentarily.
Banner lands a head shot.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Banner manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin cracks Banner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Golovkin clobbers Banner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Banner .
Banner throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Golovkin's belly button to the back.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Banner misses with a body punch
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Banner there.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a two punch combo.
Banner misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Banner slips a jab from Golovkin.
It seemed like Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Banner .
Banner moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golovkin moves away.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a series of strikes. Banner will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
A counter left hand to the body from Golovkin misses its target.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner .
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping left.
A big left from Banner misses.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner walks into a straight right hand from Golovkin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golovkin lands with a cross.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
Banner misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Banner misses.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Banner seems unphased.
Banner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a series of punches but Golovkin avoids them all with ease.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Banner .
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Golovkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Banner .
Golovkin staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Banner .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Banner lands but Golovkin takes it in his stride.
Banner throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Banner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Banner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin misses with a looping left.
Banner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Banner swings widly with a right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Golovkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Banner misses.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Banner .
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a jab.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin lands a jab to Banner 's midsection.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Banner .
Golovkin dodges the punch combination from Banner .
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Banner scores with a shot to the body.
Banner feints a jab promting Golovkin to slip. Banner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Golovkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
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!
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin lands a nice hook to Banner 's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Banner misses with a hook.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner slips under a jab.
Golovkin dips to his left and cracks Banner with an uppercut!
Golovkin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Golovkin slips a jab from Banner .
Nice cross by Golovkin.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Golovkin.
A jab from Banner misses.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Banner should have avoided that one.
Banner thuds his right hand into Golovkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Golovkin misses with a combination
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Banner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Banner 's head.
Golovkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Banner misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golovkin doesn't seem phased though.
Banner cracks Golovkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a left to the body.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Banner misses with a straight left.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a left hand
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Golovkin scores with a jab. Banner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Banner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands with a cross.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Golovkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner ! But no joy.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin is looking to counter punch.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin clobbers Banner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner throws a right and a left that Golovkin avoids nicely.
Banner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banner takes one on the button.
A solid body kick from Banner .
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner .
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golovkin takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Banner connects with a body shot.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Banner is looking for the big counter here.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Banner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamont Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golovkin tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golovkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Banner throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Vadim Golovkin wins by unanimous decision!
Vadim Golovkin retains his lightweight title!
Vadim Golovkin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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