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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 5
Date: Apr 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Cokanauto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cokanauto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cokanauto.
Leonard takes a swing at Cokanauto's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cokanauto misses its target.
Good leg kick by Cokanauto.
Leonard slips under a jab from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Cokanauto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Cokanauto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cokanauto with a nice calf kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leonard!
Cokanauto with a nice cross.#CUT#It looks like Keegan Leonard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cokanauto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cokanauto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cokanauto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Cokanauto avoids it well.
Cokanauto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keegan Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Leonard looks to move away, Cokanauto throws a big counter combo but Leonard just gets out of the way.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cokanauto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Cokanauto misses with a body shot.
Cokanauto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab. #CL#
Cokanauto closes the distance and clinches.
Leonard goes for a takedown attempt but Cokanauto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cokanauto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cokanauto dodges the punch combination from Leonard.
A left and a right from Leonard both land. Nice combination.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cokanauto scores with a nice head shot.
Cokanauto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leonard looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Cokanauto avoids them all with ease.
Cokanauto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cokanauto dodges the punch combination from Leonard.
#T2#
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Cokanauto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cokanauto lands a jab to the nose.#KD#
Cokanauto drops Leonard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leonard looks back up at him and smiles so Cokanauto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Leonard is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cokanauto.
Cokanauto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cokanauto scores with a leg kick.
Leonard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cokanauto lands a body shot.
Leonard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD#
Cokanauto cracks Leonard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leonard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cokanauto finish him?
Leonard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cokanauto finish him?
Cokanauto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cokanauto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL#
Cokanauto clinches up with Leonard and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonard being controlled against the cage.
Leonard seems to have recovered his senses.
Cokanauto lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Leonard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##KD#
Cokanauto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leonard sprawling to the canvas! Leonard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cokanauto finish him?!
#KD#
Cokanauto lands a big right hand that sends Leonard crashing to the mat! Cokanauto stays standing though and waves Leonard back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cokanauto lands a nice looking body shot.
Cokanauto drops Leonard with a big left hand! Leonard is injured, injured bad! Cokanauto jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jone Cokanauto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jone Cokanauto thanked BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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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:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 3
Date: Apr 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Brabec with a nice cross.
Brabec scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brabec catches En with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brabec scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
En throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brabec lands with a shot to the body.
En throws a sloppy head kick and Brabec moves out of range easily.
En misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from En.
Brabec has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY MONTREAL in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Brabec finds it's way through En's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brabec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brabec fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brabec paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Brabec misses with a double jab.
En throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brabec.
En looks winded!
En takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brabec tries to clinch up.
En throws a counter combo.
Brabec tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
En is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brabec with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from En. Those never looked like landing.
Brabec scores with a hook.
Brabec misses with a double jab.
Brabec wobbles En with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Brabec dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts En to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oleg Brabec!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oleg Brabec made sure he mentioned BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 3
Date: Apr 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Dragosavac lands a jab to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Kalei Siyavong has been cut.
Siyavong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dragosavac is looking to clinch but Siyavong is avoiding it.
Siyavong just misses with a punch to the body.
Siyavong swings for the body but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Siyavong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragosavac wants to clinch up but Siyavong keeps it at a distance.
Siyavong misses with a combination
and Dragosavac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragosavac throws a right hand that misses
and Siyavong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragosavac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragosavac lunges at Siyavong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Siyavong's hand.
Siyavong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Siyavong misses with a hook.
Siyavong misses with a wild body shot.
Dragosavac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Siyavong misses the body punch
enabling Dragosavac to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Siyavong.
Siyavong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragosavac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dragosavac feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siyavongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dragosavac moves away from the strike by Siyavong. #T1#
Siyavong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Siyavong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siyavong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dragosavac counters with a left and a right... And another left! Siyavong is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gonzo Dragosavac!
Gonzo Dragosavac spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
CCC 4 : Dickinson vs Phillips
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Le Mans.
Le Mans throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cokanauto crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfonzo Le Mans!
Alfonzo Le Mans took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
SSKT XI
Date: Jan 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Fanucci throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Allen has Fanucci up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fanucci stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Fanucci's ribcage. Fanucci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fanucci looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Allen. #ROC#Fanucci is rocked!
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Fanucci is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Fanucci takes a shot to the head.
Fanucci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#KD#
Allen creates a bit of space and cracks Fanucci with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Fanucci is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fanucci is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Allen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fanucci crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fanucci's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xander Allen!
In his post fight interview, Xander Allen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 28, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Claude closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Claude connects with a nice short shot to Brabec's temple.
Claude not doing much here.
Claude drops an elbow to the side of Brabec's head.
Claude controlling the action here.
Claude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brabec with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude working Brabec over with strikes.
Claude keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Claude working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Claude is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claude slips a nice elbow through Brabec's hands, connecting with Brabec's forehead.
Claude scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Claude is nestled in close to Brabec, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brabec really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Claude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Claude stalling. #T2#
Claude landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Claude controlling the action here.
Claude is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Claude lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brabec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Still in half guard, Claude seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Claude connects with a nice short shot to Brabec's temple.
Brabec tries to kick Claude off but Claude keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Claude slows the pace down in half guard.
Claude drops an elbow to the side of Brabec's head.
Claude is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Claude 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claude lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claude lands a nice short elbow.
Claude frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Claude is landing with some decent strikes but Brabec is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Claude.
Brabec trying desperately to get to his feet.
Claude takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Claude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brabec hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude dominated that round.
That's time! Claude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Claude throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brabec was covering up waiting for the punch and Claude finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Claude content to stall in guard here.
Claude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Claude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brabec has momentary wrist control but Claude slips an elbow through the middle.
Jean Claude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Claude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Claude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Claude slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Claude works over Brabec with some ground and pound from guard.
Claude is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claude has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#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.
Claude pushes down on Brabec's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Claude has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Claude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Claude in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Claude lands a couple of good shots and Brabec has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Claude biding his time, looking for the opening.
Claude is working the ground and pound. Can Brabec escape?#T3#
Claude softening up his opponent with strikes here.
#ROC#Brabec is rocked!
Claude controls the action.
Brabec is still in real trouble! Can Claude finish him?
Brabec seems to have recovered his senses.
Brabec grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Claude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brabec can do to turn this around?
Brabec is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Claude.
Claude landing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Claude.
Claude is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Brabec up.
#T4#
Claude lands strikes to the head.
Claude is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Brabec is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Siyavong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bertrand tries for a takedown but Siyavong circles away easily
and Siyavong counters with a left to the body.
Siyavong scores with a nice right hand.
Bertrand jabs Siyavong right on the nose. Siyavong blinks but takes it well.
Siyavong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bertrand.
Bertrand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Siyavong sprawls and moves away.
Siyavong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Siyavong lands a jab.#ROC2#Bertrand is rocked!
Siyavong lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siyavong sizes up Bertrand with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bertrand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bertrand is trying hard to land a takedown here. Siyavong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bibou Bertrand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bertrand.
Bertrand is breathing heavily.#T1#
Bertrand misses with a takedown
and Siyavong counters with a stiff right hand.
Siyavong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siyavong wants it to stay on the feet.
Siyavong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Siyavong scores with a nice head shot.
Bertrand is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Bertrand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bertrand looks up at the clock. Bad move! Siyavong lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bertrand. Siyavong pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalei Siyavong!
Kalei Siyavong 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Brands gets a takedown into half guard.
Brands sitting and controlling from the half guard.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Brands has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brands trying to control the action but Cokanauto is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Brands is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cokanauto has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Brands seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cokanauto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Brands!
A relieved looking Bo Brands thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Cisneros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fanucci to score with a decent uppercut.
Fanucci takes a swing at Cisneros's ribcage but misses. #KD#
Fanucci cracks Cisneros with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fanucci has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cisneros to stand back up!#ROC#Cisneros is rocked!
Fanucci fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cisneros square on the jaw! Damn, Cisneros 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 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Fanucci! |
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