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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 30
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
John throws a sloppy head kick and Saheed moves out of range easily.
Saheed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saheed thuds a left hand into John's body.
Saheed scores with a hook.
John seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD#
John shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saheed napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
John thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
John looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
John tries for a kimura but Saheed is defending well. #T1#
Saheed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saheed regains full guard. Nicely done.
John wants to control from the top but Saheed keeps moving.
John pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saheed is keeping the position for now.
Saheed looking to control.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Saheed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John with a nice head shot there.
Saheed keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
John content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Saheed has locked up a guillotine! Saheed's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? John is holding on here and Saheed must be using up a lot of energy. John has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Saheed gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danjuma Saheed!
Danjuma Saheed gave a mention to BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 4
Date: Apr 17, 2024 |
#R1#
John with a poor takedown
and Fanucci counters with a straight right hand.
Fanucci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fanucci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
John shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
John is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fanucci has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
John is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fanucci won't allow John to pass to mount. #T1#
Fanucci is trying to stand up here but John is controlling him well. #SUB2#
John is trying for a kimura here. Fanucci looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! John wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jujitsu John! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
John feints and as James raises his hands in defense, John changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for John on the ground.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but John can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
John is looking to pass into half guard but James pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now James is in guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.#ES2#
John has his feet on James's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jujitsu John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a body kick that misses.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John sneaks out the side door and pushes James away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
John looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SU2#
John decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get! #T3#
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John tries to counter with a clinch but James shakes him off and moves away.#TD#
John gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
John pushes James off and scrambles back to his feet.
James lands with a nice body kick. #TD2#
John looking to score a takedown here. James is defending well but John drives through and ends up in James's guard.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John content to stall in guard here. #T4#
John is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
John 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. #SUB#
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jujitsu John dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
John looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for James!
James explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
John misses with the combination.
#TD#
James decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!#ES2#
John kicks off James and gets to his feet. #TD2#
John shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than John was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
John tries for a kimura but James is defending well. #T1#
James struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
John looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
John controls the position from side control.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John is staying tight to James's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt James will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
James is trying to control John's posture but John avoids it. #T3#
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
John tries to move into full mount but can't pass James's legs.
John advances to mount.
John content just to control the position here.
James is working to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB2#
John is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by John!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jujitsu John! |
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