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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 8
Date: Feb 17, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Knight misses.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.#CL2#
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Barbosa gets a clinch. #BC#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbosa 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.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight takes one on the button.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Knight scores with a jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Knight lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
#T4#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight staying out of range there.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it well and moves away.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Barbosa is quick to defend against it.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Knight.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Troy Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.#ROC2#Knight is rocked!
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight. #T1#
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knight.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight tries to counter by clinching up but Barbosa breaks away and moves out of range.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Knight throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight has been working on his balance at Shut Up & Train!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Barbosa.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Knight out cold! Knight is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 6
Date: Feb 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Mercado clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight throws a jab when Mercado was well out of range.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Mercado clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight tries to circle away but Mercado has him pinned against the cage.
Mercado throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercado avoids the damage to the body.
Mercado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercado pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Mercado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercado misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercado moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Mercado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight's coach down at Shut Up & Train! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Knight misses. #CL#
Mercado rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
Mercado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercado throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Mercado drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Knight finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mercado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Mercado moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Mercado.
Mercado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throws out a loose jab but Mercado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Mercado as he checks the leg kick.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Mercado has managed to clinch.
Knight trying to stall but Mercado improves his position.
Knight blocking some punches.
Mercado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercado misses with the head strike.
Knight is trying to push Mercado away but Mercado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercado swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercado lands a right hand. #BC#
Mercado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercado wants to clinch.#T3#
Mercado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Mercado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Mercado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Mercado off balance momentarily.
Knight is looking to chop away at Mercado's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercado misses the target.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Mercado slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Mercado tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
A low kick from Knight is predictable there
and Mercado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Knight misses.
Mercado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercado lands with a nice body punch.
Mercado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight throws a right and a left that Mercado avoids nicely.
Mercado is looking for a counter combo.
Mercado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Mercado connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
Mercado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercado stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight throws a series of punches but Mercado avoids them all with ease.
Mercado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Mercado throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Mercado misses with the head strike.
Mercado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mercado fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mercado fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Mercado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mercado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight is looking to slow Mercado down with leg kicks.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Good work by Mercado as he checks the leg kick.
Mercado tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Mercado sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Mercado blocks a head kick by Knight.
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercado moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercado misses with a body shot.
Mercado tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercado takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Mercado lands with a good body shot.
Troy Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Knight throws a head kick but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado tries to clinch up.
Mercado stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Mercado.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knight in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercado's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mercado duly obliges.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Mercado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrese Mercado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercado lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Mercado pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight is trying to break free.#T2##BC2#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Mercado pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercado is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight connects with a leg kick.
Knight wants to slow Mercado down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercado avoids the body shot from Knight.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercado misses its target.
Mercado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercado blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Mercado had a free shot at his head there.
Mercado tries to clinch up.#T3##CL#
Mercado closes the distance and clinches.
Mercado throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado. #BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercado throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercado lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mercado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Mercado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Mercado has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T4##BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Knight misses.
Mercado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Mercado shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Mercado to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mercado is looking to clinch.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercado has time to react.
Mercado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercado is just out of range.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado scores with a nice right hand.
Mercado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Mercado moved out of range nicely.
Mercado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mercado misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Mercado dominated that second round.
That's time! Mercado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercado is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight swings for the body but Mercado moves out of range.
Knight is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mercado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercado connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.#CL#
Mercado has managed to clinch.
Mercado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Mercado lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Mercado saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Mercado tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Mercado defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Mercado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Mercado moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Mercado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercado digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Mercado scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mercado lands a jab.
Mercado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight throws a right hand that Mercado ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercado also avoids with ease.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#Knight is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight misses with a hook.#CL#
Mercado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercado.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercado finish him?#BC2#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.#T2##CL#
Mercado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercado has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Mercado throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Mercado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Mercado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrese Mercado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercado swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Mercado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight tries to circle away but Mercado has him pinned against the cage.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercado tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Knight throws a body punch but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Mercado lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knight. Mercado shrugs it off though.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Mercado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mercado slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Mercado moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Mercado forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight throws a leg kick but Mercado moved away.
Mercado cracks Knight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
#T4#
Knight throws a leg kick but Mercado moved away.
Mercado thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercado's head.#CL#
Mercado moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado. #BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Mercado cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mercado connects with a looping right hand.
Knight with the inside leg kick.
Mercado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercado blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight throws a series of punches but Mercado moves out of range.
It looked like Mercado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Mercado darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Mercado scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Mercado clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight tried to score with a low kick but Mercado checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Mercado forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Mercado has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
#BC#
Mercado breaks from the clinch.
Mercado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Knight.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercado.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a push kick but Mercado slaps the foot to one side.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight scores with a one two! Mercado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knight swings for the body but Mercado moves out of range.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Mercado avoids it.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Mercado there.
Knight throws a jab when Mercado was well out of range.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Mercado moves away and avoids it.
Mercado 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.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercado's sensitive parts.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mercado lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Mercado has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Mercado closes the distance and clinches.
Mercado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercado misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
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!
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mercado looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Mercado lands a two punch combo.
Mercado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercado tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Knight misses.
Mercado wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight with the counter takedown but Mercado avoids it easily.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercado scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Mercado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mercado lands a jab-cross combination.
Mercado scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Knight misses.
Mercado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Mercado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Mercado has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Mercado rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mercado working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Mercado moved out of range nicely.
Mercado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Mercado clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercado. #BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Mercado.#CL#
Mercado closes the distance and clinches.
Mercado lands a right hand. #T4##BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercado scores with a nice head shot.
Mercado misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Mercado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercado counters with a series of strikes. Knight will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercado drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercado blocks a head kick by Knight.
Mercado thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercado tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercado counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Mercado clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Mercado uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Mercado had his way with Troy Knight in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercado to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercado.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercado tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Mercado tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercado's sensitive parts.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight wants to slow Mercado down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight drops his hands momentarily and Mercado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight 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.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Mercado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Mercado takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Mercado lunges at Knight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knight's hand. #CL#
Mercado forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercado scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Mercado feints a jab promting Knight to slip. Mercado then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2##CL#
Mercado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a hook but Mercado avoids it easily.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercado.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Mercado's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercado tries to avoid it.
Knight is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knight throws a head kick that Mercado semi-blocks.
#CL#
Mercado has managed to clinch.
Mercado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercado has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Mercado is controlling him.#T3#
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Mercado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight motions for Mercado to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercado slips a jab from Knight.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercado jabs at Knight's body.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Mercado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Mercado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Mercado saw it coming and moves away.
Mercado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4##CL#
Mercado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercado misses with some punches.
Mercado throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Mercado lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Knight misses.
Mercado appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
#CL#
Mercado moves into range and clinches up with Knight.#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Mercado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrese Mercado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Mercado clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrese Mercado.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercado, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrese Mercado! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 5
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Snake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knight.
Good work by Snake as he checks the leg kick.
Snake shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Snake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from Knight tenderised Snake's leg. Snake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snake lands a right hook to the body.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Snake ducks down to avoid it.
Snake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snake.
Knight throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Snake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Snake scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Snake throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Snake is quick to defend against it.
Knight throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Snake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight throws the left hand but Snake avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Snake tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Knight misses.
A nice side step and Snake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Snake is looking to land body kicks.
Troy Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Snake on that attempt.
Troy Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panished Snake.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Snake moved out of range.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Snake moved away.
Knight sets himself, and Snake steps forward looking for the clinch! Knight avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Snake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
Knight pushes Snake away with a front 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!
Snake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight pushes Snake away with a front kick.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Snake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snake's sensitive parts. #T3#
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snake.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snake takes a step back to recover.
Knight has been working on his balance at Shut Up & Train!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Snake.
Knight scores with a one two! Snake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#Snake is rocked!
Knight weaves into range and cracks Snake right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Snake goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Knight is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Knight! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 1
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moody. That did some damage!
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knight with the inside leg kick.
Moody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moody takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight clobbers Moody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like Lamar Moody has been cut.
Moody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Moody instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moody throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Knight.
Moody throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moody on the side of the head.
Moody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody fails with the takedown.
Knight thinks about countering with a head kick.
Knight tries to bum rush Moody with a series of wild strikes but Moody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
Moody gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#Moody is rocked!#T1#
Knight feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Moody collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Troy Knight! |
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