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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 53
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Krueger moves out of range of the body kick from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramisu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krueger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Krueger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krueger lands in his opponent's guard.
Krueger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiramisu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krueger's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Tiramisu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Krueger is now in half guard.
Krueger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tiramisu!
Krueger throwing strikes here but Tiramisu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB#
Krueger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Krueger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tiramisu tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Krueger content just to control the position here.
Krueger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T2#
A nice elbow there by Krueger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Krueger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tiramisu looks a forlorn figure.
Tiramisu is bucking up trying to escape but Krueger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Tiramisu is rocked!
Krueger postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tiramisu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Krueger and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Krueger! |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 10
Date: May 29, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Santos clinches. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiramisu fails with the takedown
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Tiramisu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiramisu blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiramisu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Tiramisu wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Tiramisu stumbling back into the cage.
Santos checks a low kick from Tiramisu.#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
#T1##BC2#
Tiramisu breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiramisu stalling in the clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiramisu avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiramisu avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Tiramisu breaks from the clinch.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiramisu, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiramisu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiramisu tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
#T2##BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiramisu wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giovanni Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiramisu's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiramisu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giovanni Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Tiramisu.
Tiramisu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiramisu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.#T3#
Santos blocks a head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tiramisu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiramisu gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiramisu looks winded!
Tiramisu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Tiramisu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiramisu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santos.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Tiramisu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Santos has Tiramisu pressed against the cage, preventing Tiramisu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Tiramisu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.#T4#
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the head kick by Tiramisu.
Tiramisu delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos avoids the head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Tiramisu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Tiramisu's head back.
#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Tiramisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Tiramisu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiramisu. Tiramisu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiramisu back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Tiramisu has him pressed against the cage.
Tiramisu lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiramisu has him pressed against the cage.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiramisu can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiramisu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santos is working Tiramisu over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramisu blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Tiramisu managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Tiramisu blocks with his arms.
Tiramisu working aggressively here.
Tiramisu managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
#T1##BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiramisu throws a counter combo.
Santos avoids the body shot from Tiramisu.
As Tiramisu looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Tiramisu just gets out of the way.
Tiramisu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Santos clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiramisu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiramisu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Tiramisu will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiramisu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiramisu loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Giovanni Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiramisu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steven Tiramisu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiramisu.
Santos 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.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiramisu blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiramisu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiramisu is defending well for now.#BC2#
Tiramisu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiramisu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiramisu is breathing heavily.
Tiramisu avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
#T3##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Tiramisu misses the shot to the body.
Tiramisu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiramisu throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiramisu doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiramisu. #CL#
Santos rushes Tiramisu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Tiramisu lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Tiramisu taking a breather.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tiramisu closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiramisu.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramisu shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiramisu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiramisu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Santos gets a clinch. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tiramisu clinches.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiramisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#T1#
Tiramisu looking to stall.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiramisu is looking to land body kicks.
Santos blocks a head kick by Tiramisu.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramisu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Tiramisu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiramisu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiramisu off to one side. #CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2##BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiramisu looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiramisu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos landing knees to the head.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiramisu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Tiramisu controls the action.
#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramisu moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Santos clinches up with Tiramisu and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiramisu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiramisu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiramisu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Tiramisu clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Tiramisu tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Santos drives through and clinches with Tiramisu against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiramisu.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Tiramisu throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
A head kick misses from Santos.
Steven Tiramisu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos punishes Tiramisu's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Tiramisu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tiramisu manages to break the clinch.
Tiramisu is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Giovanni Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giovanni Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiramisu throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Santos! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 21
Date: Apr 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Fei Hung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramisu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fei Hung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Tiramisu counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Tiramisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fei Hung moves out of range as Tiramisu throws a body kick.
Fei Hung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fei Hung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fei Hung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fei Hung misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong Fei Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramisu throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Hung moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Fei Hung misses the target.
Tiramisu tries to clinch up but Fei Hung circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Fei Hung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fei Hung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiramisu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Hung works Tiramisu's body with a nice hook.
Tiramisu looks winded!#KD#
Fei Hung cracks Tiramisu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tiramisu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fei Hung finish him?
#CUT#It looks like Steven Tiramisu has been cut.#T1#
Tiramisu switches off momentarily and Fei Hung cracks him with a monster right hand! Tiramisu topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Fei Hung dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Fei Hung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wong Fei Hung! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 193
Date: Mar 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Tiramisu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wegner misses the target. #TD#
Wegner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tiramisu's half guard.
Wegner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wegner lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Wegner.
Wegner working the head and body with strikes.
Wegner lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tiramisu quite badly. Tiramisu pulls Wegner in close trying to recover. Wegner postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tiramisu on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tiramisu doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorg Wegner! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 190
Date: Mar 03, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Tiramisu gets a clinch.
Shamrock wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiramisu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shamrock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiramisu tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position. #TD#
Shamrock is trying to trip Tiramisu. He has hold of a leg but Tiramisu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shamrock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shamrock working some strikes from top position.
Shamrock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shamrock controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock passes Tiramisu's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Shamrock lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Shamrock connects with a nice short shot to Tiramisu's temple.
Tiramisu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tiramisu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shamrock 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.
Tiramisu looks winded!
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shamrock lands a nice short elbow.
Tiramisu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tiramisu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC#Tiramisu is rocked!
Shamrock lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tiramisu! More strikes land and this one is all over! Shamrock jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Shamrock!
Our winner, Ken Shamrock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 187
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Tiramisu misses with a combination
#TD2#
so Norris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SU2#
Norris stands up from Tiramisu's guard - Norris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tiramisu is breathing heavily.
Norris scores with a jab.
Tiramisu walks into a jab.#CL2#
Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiramisu.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiramisu tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Norris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris. #ROC2#Tiramisu is rocked!#T1#
Norris creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tiramisu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tiramisu drops to his knees and Norris pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chunk Norris!
An out of breath Chunk Norris 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:
ENIGMA 185
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
Steven Tiramisu had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 271.4, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Ken Shamrock was cancelled. |
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