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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Brewer lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Almeida.
Almeida throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer throwing a counter right hand but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Brewer throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Brewer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brewer lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida looks winded!
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Brewer.
Brewer connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Brewer drops Almeida with a beautiful combination! Almeida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brewer is looking for the KO!#ROC#Almeida is rocked!
Brewer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Almeida square on the jaw! Damn, Almeida is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingston Brewer!
Kingston Brewer retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kingston Brewer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 12
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.
Almeida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Almeida.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Almeida instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Almeida's head. #T1#
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards. #TD#
Almeida gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida.
Almeida controlling the action here.
Almeida prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Silva trying to control here.
Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control here.
Almeida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Almeida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Almeida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Almeida is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#CUT#It looks like Zaid Silva has been cut.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Almeida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Almeida lands a couple of elbows.#CUT#That has opened up Zaid Silva's cut even more.
Silva wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Almeida landing with the ground and pound. #CUT#The cut above Zaid Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wants to stand but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida scoring with punches to the head and body. #CUT#Zaid Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zaid Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Theo Almeida!
Our winner, Theo Almeida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 9
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Dover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover lands with a good body shot.
Dover lands with a right hand.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD#
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dover is trying to control but Almeida manages to pass to mount!
Almeida scoring with strikes but Dover is staying in there.
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!
Dover wants to control but Almeida is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover is working to get back to half guard.
Almeida misses with a head shot.
Dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Almeida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Almeida wants to control the pace but Dover is squirming around nicely.
Dover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T1#
Dover tries to reverse the position but Almeida maintains control.
Almeida landing shots from mount. #ROC#Dover is rocked!
Almeida lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dover! Almeida sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dover and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Theo Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 7
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Brewer clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Brewer lands a jab to the nose.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almeida wants to clinch but Brewer slips to the side
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brewer clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brewer counters with a big right hand! Oh Almeida is in trouble here! Brewer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Brewer!
A victorious Kingston Brewer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 1
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
Thanh Tung looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Thanh Tung is trying to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Thanh Tung won't allow it.
#TD2#
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Almeida cracks Thanh Tung with a solid left hand.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thanh Tung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3##TD2#
Almeida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thanh Tung regains guard immediately.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thanh Tung's head.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almeida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Almeida advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thanh Tung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Theo Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almeida stays in close to Thanh Tung's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Almeida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thanh Tung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Nguyen Thanh Tung has been cut.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD2#
Almeida shoots in and bounces Thanh Tung off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Theo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.#ROC2#Thanh Tung is rocked!
Almeida working some strikes from top position.
Oh Thanh Tung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida works over Thanh Tung with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Thanh Tung's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
Theo Almeida 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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