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Event:
UCF 12
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Banal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banal throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banal misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banal's head.
Banal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banal blocks a jab.#TD2#
Bryant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bryant wants to control but Banal is keeping him busy.
Bryant landing strikes.
Bryant landing a few strikes.
My spies in Valhalla MMA inform me that Bryant has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant working the ground and pound from side control.
Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banal to see if he's OK.#ROC2#
Banal is rocked!
Banal is trying to improve his position.
Oh Banal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryant trying to control the position but Banal is working away. #T1#
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Banal seems to have got his legs back now.
Bryant working the ground and pound from side control.
Banal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bryant crunches a massive hammerfist down on Banal - he's out! Bryant Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jordan Bryant!
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Event:
UCF 5: Blood Test
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Banal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good feints and then cracks Banal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banal down.
Good misses with a straight left.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Banal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banal moves out of range as Good strikes.
Banal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banal misses with a body shot.
Banal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banal moves out of range as Good throws a body kick.
A low kick from Good is predictable there
and Banal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banal throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Good! But no joy.
Banal throws a shot from downtown. Good moves away and avoids it.
Banal throws a big shot that misses.
Banal throws a jab but it's blocked by Good.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Good.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Banal.
Banal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
Good feints a counter leg kick.
Banal throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Banal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Good.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banal misses with a shot to the body
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
Banal throws a hook but Good avoids it easily.
Banal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Good uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banal.
Good flicks out a counter leg kick but Banal steps away.
Banal misses with a straight right.
Banal throws a poor cross that misses
and Good counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banal's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Banal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
Banal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Good looks to throw the jab but Banal is out of range.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banal misses with a wild body shot.
Banal misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Good.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banal checks a leg kick.
Good throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banal connects with a looping right hand.
Good slips under a jab.
Banal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Good in his tracks.
Banal misses the body punch
and Banal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T3#
Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Good.
Banal scores with a decent looking hook.
Banal misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banal.
Good looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banal swings for the body but Good moves out of range.
Banal throws a poor cross that misses
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Banal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Banal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Good.
Banal cracks Good with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good is looking to slow Banal down with leg kicks.
Banal slips under a jab.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.#T4#
Good is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banal cracks Good with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Good on the side of the head.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banal.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good throws out a counter right but Banal avoids it with no problem.
Good moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good lands a leg kick that knocks Banal off balance momentarily.
Banal misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good defending well as Banal loads up on a big left hand.
Banal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banal throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good is looking to chop away at Banal's legs.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Good will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banal's calf.
Banal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.
Good misses with a head kick.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
Good moves away from the strike by Banal.
Good misses with a body kick.
Good paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Banal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good lands with a right hand.
Good lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banal throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Banal throws a hook but Good blocks it.#KD2#
Good drops Banal with a big left hand and mounts him. Banal is in big trouble! #ROC2#
Banal is rocked!
Good has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Banal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banal seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Banal tries to control Good's body but Good pushes him off. Banal squirms to his side and now Good has his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banal wants to escape the position.
Banal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Banal manages to get to full guard.
Banal seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Banal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Banal is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Banal is trying for a kimura here. Good looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Banal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Banal!
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Event:
Test 13 Emelianenko vs Arafat
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banal lands with an overhand left.
Banal misses with a straight right.
Banal scores with a jab to the head.
Banal loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Banal misses with a looping right.
Banal throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Banal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Banal jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banal misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banal misses with a double jab.
A jab from Banal misses. #T1#
Banal misses with a left hand #TD2#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to control from the top but Banal keeps moving.
Silva passes Banal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Banal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control but Banal is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva 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#
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Banal to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Banal pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Banal!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Banal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Banal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyson fails with the takedown
letting Banal counter with a right hand.
Banal connects with the punch.#TD#
Banal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Banal blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Banal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Banal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banal on the ground.#T1#
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Banal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is trying to keep Banal in close.
Banal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard. #T2##SUB2#
Banal is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Banal is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Banal is looking to advance position but Tyson won't allow it. #SUB2#
Banal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson trying to control but Banal postures up.
#T3#
Banal works his way into side control.
Banal is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Banal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Banal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banal's best efforts.
Banal trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Tyson trying to hold on to Banal's head to control him but Banal postures up.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Banal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Banal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Banal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davey Tyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Banal lands with a cross.
Banal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Banal finds it's target.
Banal lands a slapping body shot.
Banal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD#
Banal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Banal is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tyson rolls with it to try and escape but Banal cranks on the arm and Tyson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Banal!
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Event:
Gladius MWCT Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Llosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banal uses from the top position.
Llosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Llosa has an active guard here but Banal has managed to pass into half guard.
Llosa tries to get to full guard but Banal has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Banal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Llosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Banal is keen to just control but Llosa is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llosa is pressing down on Banal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Banal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Llosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1##SUB2#
Banal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Banal trying to control the position from guard on top but Llosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Banal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banal keeping moving, preventing Llosa from controlling successfully.
Llosa pushing down on Banal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Banal wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Llosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banal defends it well.
Banal trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llosa wants to take a breather but Banal is having none of it.
Banal trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Llosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Llosa is keen to just control but Banal is a slippery customer.#T3#
Banal is looking to improve his position.
Llosa wants to take a breather but Banal is having none of it. #SUB2#
Llosa is trying to work for a kimura but Banal is defending well.
Banal trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Llosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Banal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Llosa.
Llosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
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.
Llosa is pressing down on Banal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banal is holding on for now.
Banal is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Llosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banal is pressing down on Llosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Llosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Banal is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llosa is pushing down on Banal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banal is fighting to maintain full guard but Llosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banal gets full guard.#SUB#
Banal working for a triangle but Llosa defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Llosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Llosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llosa. #TD2#
Llosa decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Llosa looking for a guillotine here but Banal defends easily.
Banal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banal preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Llosa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Banal has passed into half guard!
Llosa is staying active underneath Banal, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Llosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Llosa gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Banal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Llosa looking for a guillotine here but Banal defends easily.
#SUB#
Banal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Llosa is looking for a triangle but Banal pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banal trying to control the position from guard on top but Llosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Banal looking to control but Llosa passes into half guard.
Llosa prevents Banal from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Banal manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Llosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Llosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banal swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Llosa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Llosa wants to control but Banal is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llosa works his way into full mount! #SUB2#
Llosa working for a submission but Banal is keeping him at bay.
Banal tries to lock up and control but Llosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Llosa 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 Llosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ernesto Llosa!
In his post fight interview, Ernesto Llosa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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