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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 125
Date: Nov 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Ahola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Sanders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola takes one on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Sami Ahola has been cut.
We've been told by Ahola's head coaches at Freaky Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Ahola moved out of range.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders lands with a cross. #CL#
Ahola gets a clinch.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahola is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Ahola.
#T1#
Ahola has Sanders pushed against the cage.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahola lands a left hand.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Ahola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Ahola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Ahola has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Ahola.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Stalling in the clinch from Ahola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
#T3#
Ahola lands a nice uppercut.
Ahola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanders tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Sanders dodges an elbow strike from Ahola.
Ahola pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ahola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanders looks winded!#T4#
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahola has him pressed against the cage.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ahola has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahola.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Ahola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Ahola's head back.
Sanders connects with a right hand. Ahola shakes it off.
Ahola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanders has time to react.
Ahola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahola cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Ahola.
Ahola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders misses with an uppercut
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sami Ahola is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Ahola pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahola throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
A right hand to the body from Ahola.
Ahola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders is breathing heavily.#T1#
Ahola pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ahola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanders's brow.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Ahola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ahola 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.
Ahola lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards. #CUT#It looks like Charles Sanders has been cut.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
#T2#
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahola has him pressed against the cage.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sami Ahola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch but Ahola keeps him there for the moment.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
#T3#
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Ahola has Sanders pressed against the cage, preventing Sanders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola is working Sanders over against the cage.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
Ahola digs a right hand into Sanders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanders's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
#T4#
Ahola is working Sanders over against the cage.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahola is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ahola walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sanders drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ahola swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sanders's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Ahola! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 114
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Ahola lands a lovely overhand right.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Travis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Ahola has knocked Travis down with a huge combo! Ahola steps away and waves a wobbly Travis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Howie Travis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Travis.
#KD2#
Ahola lands a big uppercut and Travis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Travis looks OK. Ahola waves Travis back to his feet!
Travis defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
Travis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Travis throws a big counter combination but Ahola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Travis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Travis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Travis.
Travis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Travis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahola on the side of the head.
Travis lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Travis, as that shot connected.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Ahola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Travis walks into a straight right hand from Ahola.
Decent striking displayed by Travis there.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Ahola misses
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Travis lands with a hook. Ahola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Travis.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Travis cracks Ahola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Ahola coming out on top.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Travis misses with a straight left. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Ahola lands with a hook. Travis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Ahola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Travis.
Ahola slips under a jab.
Travis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahola.
Ahola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahola defending well as Travis loads up on a big left hand.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Travis dives in and grabs Ahola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahola pushes down on Travis's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Ahola misses.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Travis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Ahola slips under a jab from Travis.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.#KD2#
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Travis is rocked!
Travis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Travis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahola throws a jab when Travis was well out of range.
Travis seems to have got his legs back now.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sami Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahola has double underhooks. #BC2#
Ahola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahola moves out of range as Travis throws a body kick.
Travis backing away here, and Ahola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Travis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahola as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howie Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Travis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahola is fending him off so far but Travis persists. Nope, Ahola circles away and we're back to standing.#KD2#
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!#T4#
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Travis.
Ahola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahola moves forwards but Travis connects with a nice, crisp jab.#KD2#
Ahola drops Travis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Travis looks back up at him and smiles so Ahola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Travis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Travis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis wants to clinch
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Ahola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howie Travis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ahola 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.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a leg kick but Ahola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ahola. Those never looked like landing.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Ahola's shoulder, as Ahola tries to avoid the shot.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahola! But no joy.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Travis ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
Travis scores with a nice strike.
Ahola throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahola scores with a body shot.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a looping left.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Travis.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Ahola loads up on a big right hand but Travis slips the punch.
Sami Ahola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Ahola throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily. #CL#
Travis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Travis tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ahola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Travis misses with the combination.
Travis blocks a jab.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.#T2#
Travis scores with a jab.
A big left from Travis misses.
Ahola swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Ahola throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis avoids the head kick by Ahola.
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!
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Travis lunges at Ahola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahola's hand.
Ahola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.
And Ahola responds with a good body kick, but Travis manages to step out the way in time.
Ahola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahola but Ahola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Travis slips under a jab from Ahola.
A clash of legs there as Ahola blocks the low kick.
Ahola misses with a wild combination.
Travis cracks Ahola with an open hand slap.#T3#
A punch lands to the side of Ahola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahola scores with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Travis.
Ahola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ahola circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahola with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Travis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#KD2#
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Ahola and Travis are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ahola throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Travis into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ahola knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sami Ahola! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 100
Date: Sep 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Quantavious Iii misses with a looping right.
Ahola throws an overhand right that lands on Quantavious Iii's shoulder, as Quantavious Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quantavious Iii tries to clinch there but Ahola circles away.
Quantavious Iii is looking to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quantavious Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Ahola manages to break the clinch.
Quantavious Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quantavious Iii throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Ahola, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Quantavious Iii.
Ahola digs a good body shot into Quantavious Iii's ribs.
Ahola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quantavious Iii missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Quantavious Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quantavious Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!#BC2#
Ahola breaks from the clinch.
Ahola throws a head kick but Quantavious Iii moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ahola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Ahola tries to get set, Quantavious Iii tries to push him back and clinch up but Ahola manages to avoid the attempt.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Ahola.#T1#
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Quantavious Iii rushes Ahola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quantavious Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Ahola controls the action.
Quantavious Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Ahola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quantavious Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Quantavious Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola throws the left hand but Quantavious Iii avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Quantavious Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quantavious Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahola misses with a straight left.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch.#CL#
Quantavious Iii closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
Quantavious Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Quantavious Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT#It looks like Sami Ahola has been cut.
Ahola blocks a body shot from Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quantavious Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Ahola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quantavious Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahola throws a series of punches but Quantavious Iii moves out of range.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quantavious Iii at a distance.
Quantavious Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola just misses with a punch to the body.
Quantavious Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Quantavious Iii instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ahola breaks the clinch.
Quantavious Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahola needs to keep his hands up - Quantavious Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Ahola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahola misses the target.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch up but Ahola keeps it at a distance.
Ahola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#KD#
Quantavious Iii cracks Ahola with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Quantavious Iii has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ahola to stand back up!#ROC#Ahola is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Sami Ahola's cut even more.#T3#
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahola is still on wobbly legs! Can Quantavious Iii finish him?
Quantavious Iii tries to clinch but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ahola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahola scores with a head kick. Quantavious Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ahola throws a jab when Quantavious Iii was well out of range.
Quantavious Iii moves away from the strike by Ahola.
Quantavious Iii slips a jab from Ahola.
A slow jab from Ahola misses its intended target.
Quantavious Iii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola moves out of range as Quantavious Iii strikes.
A head kick misses from Ahola.
Donk. Ahola catches Quantavious Iii right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Ahola.
Quantavious Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quantavious Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quantavious Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quantavious Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Quantavious Iii tries to move into range but Ahola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Quantavious Iii rushes Ahola and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Quantavious Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quantavious Iii lands a shot to the body.
Ahola looks winded!
Quantavious Iii lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Ahola breaks from the clinch.
Ahola swats away the attempt to clinch by Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahola connects with a jab.#CL#
Quantavious Iii moves into range and clinches up with Ahola.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quantavious Iii is leaning against Ahola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quantavious Iii prevents Ahola from breaking the clinch.
Quantavious Iii lands with a right to the head.
Quantavious Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Quantavious Iii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii lands a right hand.
Quantavious Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Quantavious Iii lands with a left to the head. #CUT#The cut above Sami Ahola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Quantavious Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Jaquante Quantavious Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Ahola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Quantavious Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Quantavious Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quantavious Iii drops Ahola with a straight right hand, right on the button! Quantavious Iii follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaquante Quantavious Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaquante Quantavious Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI BONANZA 8
Date: Aug 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Ahola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rikishi.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Rikishi with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ahola counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kyojin Rikishi has been cut.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rikishi.
Rikishi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikishi misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyojin Rikishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rikishi is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ahola doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Rikishi crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Rikishi's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Ahola! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 61
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Zhang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Ahola forces Zhang back against the cage and clinches.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Zhang avoids the elbow strike from Ahola, against the cage.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Zhang looks winded!
Ahola lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahola misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands with a left to the head.
Ahola lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahola.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Ahola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahola cracks Zhang with a nice body shot.
Ahola is working Zhang over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ahola throws an elbow but misses.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Zhang being controlled against the cage.
Zhang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Ahola presses Zhang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
#T3#
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Ahola stalling against the cage.
Ahola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhang's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Big Zhang has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
Still in the clinch, Ahola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ahola. #ROC#Zhang is rocked!
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Zhang is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahola finish him?
Ahola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zhang's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zhang drops to his knees and Ahola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Ahola!
Big Zhang was interviewed post fight and said '我必须在我的生活、我的个人生活中做出一些艰难的改变，才能真正以正确的方式度过我的余生。对于那些不知道老鹰做什么的人来说，老鹰的寿命是 70 年。到了40岁，鹰的喙就失去了锋利，羽毛也不再那么好，爪子也变弱了。'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2024 |
#R1#
TJ cracks a nice hook into Ahola's ribs.
Ahola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola moves out of range of the body kick from TJ.
A slow jab from Ahola misses its intended target.
Ahola misses with a right hand
and TJ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Sami Ahola has been cut.
A big right from TJ misses. #CL2#
TJ closes the distance and pushes Ahola back into the cage.
TJ tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Ahola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TJ pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from TJ finds it's target.
TJ misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
TJ works Ahola's body with a nice hook.
Ahola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but TJ is out of range. #TD2#
TJ feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
TJ trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TJ passes Ahola's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T1#
TJ wants to take a breather but Ahola is having none of it.
TJ performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
TJ working Ahola over with strikes.
Ahola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for TJ on the ground.
Ahola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from TJ. #SUB2#
Ahola is defending against the submission attempts here by TJ.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. TJ connects with a nice short shot to Ahola's temple. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
TJ is taking a breather. Ahola says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
TJ trying to pass the guard but Ahola defending well.
TJ performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
TJ is looking to take a break and control but Ahola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
TJ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
TJ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
TJ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. TJ connects with a nice short shot to Ahola's temple.
TJ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
TJ is trying for a kimura here. Ahola looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! TJ wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis TJ!
In his post fight interview, Louis TJ started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2023 |
#R1#
A left lands for Ahola.#CUT#It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.#KD#
Ahola feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Materla sprawling to the canvas! Materla rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ahola finish him?!
#ROC#Materla is rocked!
Ahola drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Materla's head, knocking him out cold! Ahola is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Ahola! |
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