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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 137
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Terwilliger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terwilliger.
Terwilliger cracks Young-Ho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young-Ho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terwilliger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terwilliger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young-Ho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been told by Terwilliger's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terwilliger throws a low kick, looking for Young-Ho's leg but Young-Ho calmly moves out of range.
Terwilliger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young-Ho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terwilliger swings widly with a right hand
and Young-Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terwilliger slips under a jab from Young-Ho.
Young-Ho scores with a leg kick.
Terwilliger scores with a leg kick.
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!
Terwilliger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young-Ho stalks Terwilliger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Terwilliger's face. Terwilliger staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#It looks like Bob Terwilliger has been cut.
Terwilliger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young-Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Terwilliger.
It seemed like Young-Ho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Young-Ho takes one on the button.
Terwilliger lands with a nice body punch.
Terwilliger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terwilliger cracks Young-Ho with an open hand slap.
Terwilliger misses the jab.
Young-Ho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terwilliger's head backwards.
Young-Ho tries to clinch up.
Young-Ho checks a leg kick.
Young-Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terwilliger throws an overhand right that lands on Young-Ho's shoulder, as Young-Ho tries to avoid the shot.
Young-Ho throws out a counter right but Terwilliger avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Young-Ho takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Terwilliger breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Young-Ho as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terwilliger scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Young-Ho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terwilliger misses with a straight left.
Young-Ho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terwilliger lands a front kick.
Terwilliger lands with a nice combination. Young-Ho backs away looking to recover.#CL2#
Young-Ho has closed the distance and engaged Terwilliger in a clinch.
Young-Ho looking to slow down the pace here.
Terwilliger swings wildly with an uppercut but Young-Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young-Ho jumps guard but Terwilliger stands there with Young-Ho around his waist. Young-Ho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Young-Ho pulls guard effortlessly.
Terwilliger 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young-Ho is trying to control the position but Terwilliger postures up. #T3##SU#
Terwilliger gets to his feet - Young-Ho follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young-Ho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young-Ho throws a leg kick but Terwilliger moved away.
Terwilliger lands a leg kick that knocks Young-Ho off balance momentarily.
Young-Ho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bob Terwilliger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young-Ho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Terwilliger moves out of range of the body kick.
Young-Ho is looking to clinch but Terwilliger is avoiding it.
A low kick lands for Terwilliger.
Young-Ho tries to clinch there but Terwilliger circles away.
Terwilliger thumps Young-Ho with a low kick.
Terwilliger throws a body punch but Young-Ho moves out of range.
Terwilliger is looking to chop away at Young-Ho's legs. #T4#
Young-Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terwilliger quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Young-Ho wants to clinch.
Terwilliger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young-Ho just manages to avoid it.
Young-Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces Terwilliger off the cage and back into range.
Terwilliger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Terwilliger avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young-Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Terwilliger.
Young-Ho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young-Ho is looking for the big counter here.
Young-Ho tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Terwilliger.
Young-Ho drops his hands momentarily and Terwilliger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young-Ho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young-Ho moves in looking to clinch but Terwilliger pushes him off.
Terwilliger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Terwilliger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Terwilliger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A low kick from Terwilliger is predictable there
and Young-Ho counters with a head kick.
Terwilliger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young-Ho. That did some damage!
Terwilliger stuns Young-Ho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Terwilliger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Terwilliger lands a nice looking body kick.
Terwilliger throws a leg kick but Young-Ho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terwilliger lands the left hand.
Terwilliger scores with a leg kick.
Terwilliger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young-Ho. That did some damage!
Young-Ho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terwilliger lands a nice looking body shot.
Terwilliger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terwilliger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terwilliger scores with a jab. Young-Ho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young-Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Terwilliger counters with a good low kick that Young-Ho was not able to check. #T1#
Terwilliger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Young-Hos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Terwilliger. Young-Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terwilliger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young-Ho.
A big right from Terwilliger misses.
Terwilliger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Terwilliger.
A nice leg kick from Terwilliger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terwilliger throws a poor cross that misses
and Terwilliger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young-Ho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Terwilliger connects with a crisp jab.
Young-Ho tries to clinch but Terwilliger moves out of range.
Young-Ho checks a low kick from Terwilliger.
Young-Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terwilliger to score with a decent uppercut.
Terwilliger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young-Ho can do to turn this around?
Terwilliger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young-Ho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young-Ho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T2#
Terwilliger lands a leg kick that knocks Young-Ho off balance momentarily.
Terwilliger scores with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Terwilliger both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young-Ho. Terwilliger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young-Ho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terwilliger throws a good cross that connects.
Young-Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terwilliger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terwilliger lands a jab.
Young-Ho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Terwilliger digs a good body shot into Young-Ho's ribs.
Terwilliger clobbers Young-Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terwilliger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Terwilliger swings for the body but Young-Ho moves out of range.
Young-Ho misses with a body shot.
Terwilliger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young-Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young-Ho throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That kick from Terwilliger tenderised Young-Ho's leg. Young-Ho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terwilliger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young-Ho moves away.
Terwilliger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terwilliger scores with a punch to the head.
Young-Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Terwilliger.
Young-Ho tries to clinch up but Terwilliger circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Terwilliger - just one landing.
Terwilliger looks to score with a jab to the body but Young-Ho is just out of range.#T4#
Terwilliger lands a leg kick that knocks Young-Ho off balance momentarily.
Young-Ho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Terwilliger.
Young-Ho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Young-Ho misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young-Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terwilliger.
Nice defenses there by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young-Ho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young-Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terwilliger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young-Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young-Ho tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terwilliger. Young-Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terwilliger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terwilliger lands the left hand.
Terwilliger with a nice calf kick.
Terwilliger is looking to chop away at Young-Ho's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Terwilliger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Terwilliger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Young-Ho jabs Terwilliger right on the nose. Terwilliger blinks but takes it well.
Bob Terwilliger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terwilliger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young-Ho punishes Terwilliger's body with a nice straight punch.
Young-Ho moves out of range as Terwilliger strikes.
Terwilliger works the jab nicely.
Young-Ho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Terwilliger will feel that in the morning.
Terwilliger misses with a low kick.
Terwilliger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young-Ho looks to land a right hand but Terwilliger moved out of range.
Terwilliger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young-Ho cracks Terwilliger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terwilliger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Terwilliger throws a shot from downtown. Young-Ho moves away and avoids it.
As Terwilliger backs off Young-Ho throws a huge counter combo but Terwilliger manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terwilliger lands a head shot.#T1#
Terwilliger scores with a body shot.
Terwilliger looks to throw the jab but Young-Ho is out of range.
Young-Ho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young-Ho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young-Ho tries to clinch there but Terwilliger circles away.
Bob Terwilliger is winning the standup battle so far.
Young-Ho moves in looking to clinch but Terwilliger pushes him off.
A low kick lands for Terwilliger.
Terwilliger throws a looping overhand right but Young-Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Young-Ho wants to clinch up but Terwilliger keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Terwilliger.
A jab from Young-Ho finds it's way through Terwilliger's defenses.
Terwilliger lands a jab to the head.
Terwilliger pushes Young-Ho away with a front kick.
Terwilliger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young-Ho's hands.
A swing and a miss from Young-Ho.#T2#
Young-Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terwilliger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Terwilliger. Young-Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Young-Ho rushes Terwilliger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Young-Ho breaks from the clinch.
Terwilliger scores with a hook to the body. Young-Ho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Terwilliger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Terwilliger.
Terwilliger lands a lovely overhand right.
Terwilliger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young-Ho on the side of the head.
Terwilliger with a nice cross.
Young-Ho wants to clinch.
Young-Ho walks into a left hand. #T3##CL2#
Young-Ho clinches with his opponent.
Terwilliger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young-Ho tries to pull guard but Terwilliger won't allow it.
#BC2#
Young-Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terwilliger scores with a nice strike.
Lee Young-Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terwilliger just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Young-Ho misses.
Terwilliger keeps the fight on the outside.
Terwilliger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young-Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young-Ho feints a counter leg kick.
Young-Ho misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Young-Ho misses.
Young-Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Young-Ho is looking to clinch. #T4#
Terwilliger lands a leg kick that knocks Young-Ho off balance momentarily.
Terwilliger connects with a right hand. Young-Ho shakes it off.
Terwilliger cracks Young-Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young-Ho. Terwilliger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terwilliger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young-Ho just manages to avoid it.
Young-Ho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young-Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young-Ho throws a lazy body kick
and Young-Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young-Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young-Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terwilliger was well out of range. Poor timing from Young-Ho.
Terwilliger throws a head kick that misses.
Young-Ho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terwilliger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young-Ho throws out the jab.
Terwilliger scores with a jab to the body.
Terwilliger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Terwilliger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Terwilliger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Terwilliger!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Terwilliger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 117
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Hooper swings for the body but Young-Ho moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Young-Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Young-Ho. #CUT2#It looks like Jarrah Hooper has been cut.
Young-Ho throws a body kick that misses.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper throws a leg kick but Young-Ho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young-Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hooper 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.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Young-Ho is out of range.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Young-Ho is just out of range.
Young-Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Young-Ho cracks Hooper with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#Hooper is rocked!
Hooper glances at the clock... BAM! Young-Ho nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hooper crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hooper is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Young-Ho!
An out of breath Lee Young-Ho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 95
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Young-Ho has Heath up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heath tries a body shot but Young-Ho blocks it.
Heath misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Young-Ho jumps into guard, dragging Heath to the mat.
Young-Ho is trying to keep Heath in close.
Young-Ho has his hands on Heath's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Young-Ho is looking for a triangle here but Heath uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath tries to move to mount but Young-Ho blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heath working the head and body with strikes.
Heath looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young-Ho is avoiding damage well.
#T1#
Young-Ho is looking to reverse the position.
Heath has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heath in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Heath tries to score with some ground and pound. Young-Ho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Heath trying to control the action but Young-Ho is working from the bottom.
Young-Ho is trying to get back to half guard.
Heath tries to advance to mount but can't.
Young-Ho tries to improve position but can't.
Heath wants to control but Young-Ho is keeping him busy.
Young-Ho is trying to control Heath's posture but Heath avoids it.
Young-Ho is not content to let Heath control the position. #T2#
Heath lands a nice forearm strike.
Young-Ho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heath postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young-Ho struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Heath working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A control attempt from Young-Ho but he's now mounted!
Young-Ho tries to hold on but Heath postures up.#T3#
Young-Ho is looking to improve his position but Heath isn't that keen on the idea.
Young-Ho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Young-Ho is looking to control Heath's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young-Ho avoid being mounted?
Heath is nestled in close to Young-Ho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Young-Ho is not content to let Heath control the position.
Heath prevents Young-Ho from improving his position.
Young-Ho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heath scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Heath is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young-Ho is just riding it out for now. Heath eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
Heath prevents Young-Ho from improving his position.
Young-Ho wants to control but Heath is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Heath is looking for a kimura but Young-Ho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heath to get the leverage.
Young-Ho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heath.
Heath winds up and cracks Young-Ho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young-Ho trying to control but Heath postures up.
Heath prevents Young-Ho from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young-Ho wants to control but Heath is keeping busy.
Heath working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Heath dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Heath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young-Ho has time to react.
Young-Ho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #TD#
Heath shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young-Ho is trying to defend but Heath finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Young-Ho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Young-Ho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Young-Ho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Young-Ho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heath doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heath manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath trying to control the position from guard on top but Young-Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heath wants to pass the guard but Young-Ho is keeping the position.#T1#
Young-Ho keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Heath sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heath keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young-Ho's head.#SUB2#
Heath is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Young-Ho has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Heath is looking to defend but Young-Ho has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Heath! Young-Ho pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Heath taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lee Young-Ho!
A victorious Lee Young-Ho 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 73
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Young-Ho ducks under a wild hook from Pavicic.
Pavicic throws a body shot but no joy.
Young-Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young-Ho lands with a shot to the body.
Young-Ho swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pavicic to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee Young-Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young-Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Pavicic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young-Ho throws a jab when Pavicic was well out of range.
Pavicic throwing a counter right hand but Young-Ho manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young-Ho.
Pavicic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pavicic jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Pavicic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavicic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pavicic throws a lazy uppercut
and Young-Ho counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Young-Ho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavicic, pushing him back against the cage.
Pavicic misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pavicic blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavicic.
Young-Ho prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young-Ho.
Pavicic tries to work over Young-Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Young-Ho manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Young-Ho misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pavicic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young-Ho swings widly with a right hand
and Pavicic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young-Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavicic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young-Ho.
Pavicic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pavicic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young-Ho.
Pavicic throws a hook to the side of Young-Ho's head but Young-Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavicic cracks Young-Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young-Ho throws a right and a left that Pavicic avoids nicely.
Jab by Pavicic.
Pavicic clobbers Young-Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young-Ho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Pavicic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pavicic misses with a body shot
and Young-Ho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pavicic's knee momentarily.
Pavicic takes a swing at Young-Ho's ribcage but misses.
Young-Ho throws out a counter right but Pavicic avoids it with no problem.
Pavicic misses with a looping left.
Young-Ho staying out of range there.
Young-Ho works the jab nicely.#KD2#
Young-Ho waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Pavicic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Pavicic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#Pavicic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young-Ho stays in close to Pavicic's body and controls the position.
Oh Pavicic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Young-Ho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Young-Ho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Young-Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Young-Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4##SUB2#
Young-Ho drops back looking for a leg! Pavicic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pavicic manages to kick Young-Ho off! Young-Ho jumps back into Pavicic's guard.
Young-Ho is pushing down on Pavicic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pavicic is fighting to maintain full guard but Young-Ho has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Young-Ho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pavicic seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Young-Ho seems to be looking for submissions.
Pavicic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavicic tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Young-Ho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Young-Ho is pressing down on Pavicic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pavicic is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Young-Ho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Young-Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavicic.
Young-Ho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pavicic connects with a crisp jab.
Young-Ho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pavicic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young-Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young-Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pavicic to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC#Young-Ho is rocked!
Young-Ho moves to clinch but Pavicic breaks away
and Pavicic counters with a right hand from hell and Young-Ho is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabrijel Pavicic! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 38
Date: Jun 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Hooper slips a straight right by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho misses with a straight left.
Hooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hooper digs a good hook to Young-Ho's body.
Hooper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hooper scores with a nice right hand.
#TD2#
Hooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young-Ho is pulling down on Hooper's head. It's preventing any offense from Hooper, at least for the moment.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1##SUB#
Young-Ho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young-Ho pulls Hooper in close to prevent any damage.
Hooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Hooper throwing strikes but missing.
Hooper being controlled here momentarily.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Young-Ho keeps moving. #SUB#
Young-Ho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Young-Ho is pulling down on Hooper's head. It's preventing any offense from Hooper, at least for the moment.
Hooper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Young-Ho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Young-Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young-Ho manages to avoid it.
Young-Ho throwing a counter right hand but Hooper manages to avoid it.#T3#
Hooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jarrah Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young-Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Young-Ho avoids it with no problem.
Young-Ho connects with a solid leg kick.
Young-Ho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Hooper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hooper swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Young-Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooper lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Young-Ho there.
Hooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young-Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooper throws a hook but Young-Ho avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Young-Ho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Hooper moves into the clinch successfully.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Young-Ho is trying to stall.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young-Ho is defending well.
A right hook to the body lands for Hooper.
Hooper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young-Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young-Ho trying to control the position but instead, Hooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young-Ho into the cage.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Young-Ho.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young-Ho after a bit of a struggle.
Young-Ho lands a right hand.
Young-Ho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hooper up against the cage.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrah Hooper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Young-Ho lands a lovely overhand right.
Hooper misses with a leg kick
and Young-Ho counters with a good, hard body kick but Hooper shrugs it off.
Hooper gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Young-Ho gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hooper is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Young-Ho!
A very excited looking Lee Young-Ho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 21
Date: Apr 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Young-Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price throws a jab when Young-Ho was well out of range.#CL#
Young-Ho gets a clinch.
Young-Ho tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Young-Ho taking a breather.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price blocks a body shot from Young-Ho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young-Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young-Ho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Young-Ho.
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
Young-Ho slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Young-Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Young-Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Price tries to work over Young-Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young-Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Young-Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Young-Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young-Ho taking a breather.
Young-Ho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Young-Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Price takes a shot to the head.
Young-Ho blocks a body shot from Price.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young-Ho backwards. #T2#
Young-Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young-Ho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young-Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young-Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young-Ho has him pressed against the cage.
Young-Ho trying to stall but Price improves his position.
Young-Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price tries to work over Young-Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young-Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young-Ho.
Young-Ho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Young-Ho.
#T3#
Young-Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price looking to stall.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Young-Ho.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Young-Ho slows down the pace here.
Young-Ho tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Young-Ho tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Young-Ho back against the cage.
Young-Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Young-Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young-Ho blocking some punches.
#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young-Ho.
Young-Ho lands with a short shot to the head.
Young-Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young-Ho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Young-Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young-Ho lands a left hand.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young-Ho is struggling to control the position.
Price lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Young-Ho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A low kick from Price misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Young-Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Price jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Young-Ho is just out of range.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young-Ho in his tracks.
Young-Ho wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Young-Ho has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Young-Ho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young-Ho lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young-Ho 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.
A short body shot lands from Young-Ho as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Young-Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards. #T1#
Young-Ho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
A nice left hand lands by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho is stalling here.
Young-Ho scores with a shot to the side of Price's head.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young-Ho is struggling to control the position.
Price blocking some punches.
Young-Ho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Young-Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
Young-Ho stalling the fight.
#T2#
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young-Ho is keeping busy.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young-Ho taking a breather.
Young-Ho misses with some punches.
Young-Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price digs a right hand into Young-Ho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young-Ho's gas tank.
Price blocking some punches.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young-Ho lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Young-Ho controls his hands.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young-Ho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Young-Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young-Ho. #T3#
Price tries to throw a body punch but Young-Ho avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young-Ho's elbow.
Young-Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Price prevents a body shot from Young-Ho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young-Ho.
Young-Ho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Lee Young-Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young-Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Young-Ho to work.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Young-Ho. #T4#
Young-Ho has Price pushed against the cage.
Young-Ho working aggressively here.
Price can't break the clinch.
Young-Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young-Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Young-Ho has Price pressed against the cage.
Price working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Young-Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young-Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young-Ho lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Young-Ho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Young-Ho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Young-Ho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price wants to clinch but Young-Ho slips to the side
and Young-Ho counters with a two punch combo.
Young-Ho misses with a head kick.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young-Ho moves away.
Whack! Young-Ho lands a heavy head kick that drops Price. The ref tackles Young-Ho to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Price was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lee Young-Ho!
Lee Young-Ho really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Lab Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 14
Date: Mar 30, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Dos moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Young-Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young-Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young-Ho scores with the left hand. Dos knows he should have avoided that one.
Dos tries to close the distance and clinch but Young-Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young-Ho looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Young-Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos.
Young-Ho lands with a straight right. Dos didn't see that one coming.
Young-Ho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young-Ho cracks a nice hook into Dos's ribs.
Dos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD#
Young-Ho lands a big head kick that sends Dos tumbling to the mat! Young-Ho takes a step backwards and waves Dos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Dos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young-Ho throws a sloppy head kick and Dos moves out of range easily.
Dos is still on wobbly legs! Can Young-Ho finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Young-Ho has cracked Dos with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Young-Ho lands another huge swinging hook and Dos tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Dos, before Young-Ho can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Young-Ho!
Lee Young-Ho made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Lab Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
MMAKI Prospects 1
Date: Dec 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Johnston closes the distance and clinches.
Johnston tries to pull guard but Juarez won't allow it.
Juarez wants a takedown.
#BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Johnston forces Juarez back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Johnston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Juarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnston is trying to control the position but Juarez postures up.
Juarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston working a defensive guard here.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Johnston will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnston is pulling down on Juarez's head to control his posture.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Johnston has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnston as Juarez tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Johnston has managed to clinch.
Juarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnston prevents it.
#T2#
Johnston tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston wants to counter with a clinch but Juarez pushes him away.
Juarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juarez wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Juarez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Johnston darts in and clinches Juarez up against the cage.
Juarez fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justice Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justice Johnston! |
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