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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 119
Date: Nov 09, 2024 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Marusic misses.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black misses the jab.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic scores with a jab to the body.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Marusic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marusic throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marusic misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic avoids it easily.
Marusic lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand. #T1#
Marusic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marusic blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baron Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marusic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Marusic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Marusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Black misses.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marusic slips a jab from Black.
Marusic moves away from the strike by Black. #T2#
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Marusic looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Marusic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marusic trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marusic.
Marusic controlling the action here.
Marusic is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now. #T3#
Marusic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marusic works his way into side control.
An elbow from Marusic crashes against the mat.
#SUB2#
Marusic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marusic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marusic working the ground and pound from side control.
Marusic is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marusic throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T4#
Marusic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marusic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marusic tries to move to mount but Black blocks the move with his legs.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marusic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws the left hand but Marusic avoids the punch easily.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marusic or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black throwing a counter right hand but Marusic manages to avoid it.
Marusic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with a right hand
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Marusic had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Black misses.
A nice side step and Marusic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marusic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlack.
Marusic defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Borislav Marusic seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Marusic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marusic under the eye.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marusic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws out a loose jab but Marusic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Black misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic blocks it.
Marusic throws a shot to the body.
#TD2#
Marusic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marusic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marusic moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Marusic looking to finish with strikes here!
#T2#
Marusic landing punches.
Black wants to hold on but Marusic pushes him away.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marusic on the ground.
Marusic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marusic lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Marusic.
Marusic lands a heavy elbow.
Marusic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marusic wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marusic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T3#
Marusic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Marusic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Black is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Black and Marusic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Marusic taking a breather here.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a left hand
letting Marusic counter with a right hand.
Marusic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marusic blocks a jab.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black slips under a jab.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Marusic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black moves out of range as Marusic strikes.
Marusic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Black backs off Marusic throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marusic finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.#T1#
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a hook
and Marusic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic staying out of range there.
Marusic lands the left hand.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marusic connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
A swing and a miss from Marusic.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Marusic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic slips under a jab.#T2#
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Marusic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Marusic moves away and avoids it.
Marusic slips under a jab.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marusic slips under a jab from Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Marusic swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
A left lands for Marusic.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Marusic looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marusic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Marusic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marusic.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Marusic throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marusic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T4#
Marusic blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marusic! But no joy.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Marusic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Marusic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marusic throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic scores with a decent looking hook.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Black takes one to the chin there.
Marusic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marusic scores with a body shot.
Marusic digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black 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.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marusic.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black with a hook.
A big left from Marusic misses. #T1#
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Marusic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black misses with an uppercut. Marusic saw that one coming.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Black slips a jab from Marusic.
Black misses with a looping right.
Marusic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Marusic scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Marusic finds it's target.
Marusic goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black looks to land a left hand but Marusic moved out of range nicely.
Black takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic throws a counter combo.
A big right from Black misses.
Black slips under a jab.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Marusic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Marusic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marusic working away.
Marusic is chipping away with strikes.
Marusic takes a little break here. Black wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Borislav Marusic has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marusic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Marusic is working Black over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black parries the strikes from Marusic easily there. Marusic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Black to escape.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marusic working away.
Marusic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marusic lands an elbow.
Marusic trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Marusic throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Baron Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borislav Marusic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot by Marusic.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Marusic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marusic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marusic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marusic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Marusic can't control as he wanted to and Black manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Marusic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black trying to hold on to Marusic's head to control him but Marusic postures up.
Marusic tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Marusic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Black won't allow Marusic to pass to mount.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Marusic wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Marusic thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Marusic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Marusic content to control rather than advance.
Black is staying active underneath Marusic, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marusic clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black misses with a body shot.
#TD2#
Marusic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marusic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Black prevents Marusic from improving position. #T4#
Marusic trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black tries to buck Marusic off but Marusic is having none of it.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marusic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marusic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marusic happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Marusic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marusic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic! Borislav Marusic retains his bantamweight title! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 107
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Black throws a lazy right hand but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elmars.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black's coach down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Black misses.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.
Elmars checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Elmars counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a hook but Elmars avoids it easily.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elmars on the side of the head.
A big right from Black misses.
Elmars defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Black breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Elmars moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Elmars has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Elmars checks a low kick from Black.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Elmars keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Elmars slips a straight right by Black.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black throws a leg kick #CL#
and Elmars moves into the clinch.#T2#
Elmars looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elmars throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elmars has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries to circle away but Elmars has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Black breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Black is predictable there #CL#
and Elmars counters by clinching up.
Black is trying to push Elmars away but Elmars has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Elmars.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Elmars tightens his grip and picks Black up, before dumping him to the ground. Black manages to land in guard.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Elmars is proving a slippery customer.
Elmars controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elmars advances to half guard.
Elmars tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it. #T3#
Elmars seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Elmars wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black has Elmars pulled in close to control his posture.
Elmars content to stall in guard here.
Elmars seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Black for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is pulling down on Elmars's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
As Black tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Black manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elmars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elmars wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Black 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.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Elmars is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Black throws a looping overhand right but Elmars ducks down to avoid it.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black missing with a left hand there. Elmars was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elmars feinted with a counter takedown.
Elmars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch.
Black throws a hook but Elmars blocks it.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Elmars closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Elmars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Elmars, against the cage.
Black cracks Elmars with a nice body shot.
Elmars lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Elmars blocks a body shot from Black. #T1#
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Elmars has clasped his hands together around Black's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as Elmars stalls from top position.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Elmars working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black prevents Elmars from improving position. #T2#
Elmars taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elmars trying to control the position but Black is working away. #SUB#
Elmars tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Elmars taking a breather here.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black seems a little lost for a moment, as Elmars dominates the positioning.
Elmars trying to control the position but Black is working away. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Elmars slips under a jab.
Elmars changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elmars sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black misses with a hook.
Elmars wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georgs Elmars dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Elmars defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Black misses the jab.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut. Elmars saw that one coming.
Black misses with a hook.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elmars slips under a jab from Black.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Black scores with a jab. Elmars acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Black misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Black throws a jab when Elmars was well out of range.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Elmars ducks down to avoid it.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.#T1#
Black throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch.
Black misses with a looping left.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a front kick aimed at Elmars's knee but Elmars avoids it well.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black looks to throw the jab but Elmars is out of range.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elmars is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elmars steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.
Black throws a hook but Elmars blocks it.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black misses with a hook
and Elmars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Baron Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Elmars moves away from the strike by Black.
Elmars wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elmars sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Black breaks away and moves out of range.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch.
Elmars moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Elmars ducks under a wild hook from Black.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Black is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.
Black missing with a left hand there. Elmars was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Elmars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
A big left from Black misses.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Elmars slips a straight right by Black.
Elmars staying out of range there.
Elmars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Black swings for the body but Elmars moves out of range.
Elmars wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Elmars moves away and avoids it.
Elmars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elmars wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Black looks to land a left hand but Elmars moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Black throws a lazy right hand but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Elmars's shoulder, as Elmars tries to avoid the shot.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black misses with a hook. Elmars ducked under it nicely.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elmars.
Elmars attempts a counter takedown but Black avoids it well and moves away.
Black misses with a body shot.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elmars moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Black!
The defeated Georgs Elmars had this to say: 'Every fight, win or lose, is a valuable lesson. I want to thank my opponent for a tough battle and for pushing me to my limits.'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 91
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Southpaw takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Southpaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Southpaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black misses with a looping left.
Southpaw slips a jab from Black.
Black misses with a left hand
and Southpaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Southpaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
A big right from Southpaw misses.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black misses with a left hand
enabling Southpaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Southpaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Southpaw slips a straight right by Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southpaw scores with a decent looking hook.
Seventoe Southpaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southpaw connects with a body shot.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Southpaw's head back.
Black misses with a right hand
and Southpaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Southpaw.
Southpaw feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Southpaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Southpaw counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Southpaw ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black throws a hook to the side of Southpaw's head but Southpaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Southpaw with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Southpaw.
Black slips a straight right by Southpaw.
A jab from Black misses.
Southpaw misses with a jab to the body
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Southpaw is rocked!
Black drops Southpaw with a straight right hand, right on the button! Black 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 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baron Black! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 67
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Black misses with a straight left.
Deathcrush shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Black.#CUT#It looks like Enu Deathcrush has been cut.
Deathcrush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Deathcrush.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deathcrush doesn't seem bothered though.
Deathcrush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#Deathcrush is rocked!
We've been told by Black's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Deathcrush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deathcrush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deathcrush off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a shot from downtown. Deathcrush moves away and avoids it.
Black misses with a hook.
Deathcrush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Deathcrush moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Deathcrush.
Baron Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black takes a swing at Deathcrush's ribcage but misses.
Deathcrush drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Black defends it well.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Deathcrush moves away and avoids it.
Deathcrush ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Deathcrush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Deathcrush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Nice defenses there by Deathcrush.
Deathcrush tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Deathcrush misses with a takedown
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Baron Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enu Deathcrush.
Deathcrush lands a nice shot to the body.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deathcrush swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black lands with a straight right. Deathcrush didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target. #T2#
Black misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deathcrush tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black throws a hook to the side of Deathcrush's head but Deathcrush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deathcrush walks into a left hand.
Deathcrush shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deathcrush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deathcrush.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
Deathcrush fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Black to the ground. Deathcrush is now in Black's guard.
Deathcrush looking to pass the guard.
Deathcrush postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow. #T3#
Deathcrush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Deathcrush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deathcrush trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathcrush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deathcrush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deathcrush on the ground.
Deathcrush looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Deathcrush pulls Black in to control the position. #T4#
Deathcrush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Black wants to pass to mount but Deathcrush is defending the position.
Deathcrush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enu Deathcrush's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Deathcrush looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Deathcrush moves away from the strike by Black.
Deathcrush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deathcrush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Deathcrush moves out of range as Black strikes.
Deathcrush lands with a shot to the body.
Deathcrush throws a shot to the body.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathcrush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Deathcrush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Black cracks Deathcrush with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Deathcrush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Deathcrush persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deathcrush connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Deathcrush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baron Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enu Deathcrush.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Deathcrush drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deathcrush trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathcrush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Deathcrush throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely. #T2#
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
Black seems keen to control Deathcrush's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Deathcrush is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Deathcrush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black throws a hook but Deathcrush avoids it easily.
Deathcrush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deathcrush is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deathcrush.#T3#
Deathcrush slips under a jab.#TD2#
Deathcrush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Deathcrush is controlling the pace.
Deathcrush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deathcrush in particular looking to stall.#T4#
Black is staying active underneath Deathcrush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deathcrush can do to turn this around?
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black is not content to let Deathcrush control the position.
Deathcrush slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Deathcrush is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deathcrush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Deathcrush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Deathcrush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enu Deathcrush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Enu Deathcrush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Deathcrush slips a straight right by Black.
Black misses with a hook. Deathcrush ducked under it nicely.
Black throws a hook but Deathcrush blocks it.
Deathcrush tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deathcrush sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Deathcrush from controlling successfully.
Deathcrush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to sweep here but Deathcrush controlling him for the moment.
Deathcrush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Deathcrush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Deathcrush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deathcrush advances to half guard.
Deathcrush controlling the pace.
Deathcrush missing with the ground and pound from 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. Deathcrush connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.
Deathcrush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathcrush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Deathcrush controlling the action here.
Black won't allow Deathcrush to pass to mount.
Enu Deathcrush has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deathcrush in particular looking to stall.
Deathcrush is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Deathcrush takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Deathcrush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Deathcrush content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3#
Deathcrush throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Deathcrush working the head and body with strikes.
Deathcrush wants to control but Black is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deathcrush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Deathcrush seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Deathcrush throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Deathcrush lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Black down.
Deathcrush working the head with strikes.
Black is not content to let Deathcrush control the position.
Deathcrush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enu Deathcrush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deathcrush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Baron Black! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 22
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1#
A cross from Leo lands.
Leo lands with a good body shot.
Leo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leo scrambles back to his feet.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leo moves away from the strike by Black.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leo on the side of the head.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Black lands with a cross.
Black misses with a hook.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Leo.
Leo throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leo takes one to the chin there.
Black lands with a cross.
Leo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black 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.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leo.#T1#
Leo moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leo blocks a jab.
Leo misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Black moves into the clinch.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T2#
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo blocks a body shot from Black.
Black tries a body shot but Leo blocks it.
Black pushes Leo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a body punch.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black has Leo pushed against the cage.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leo leaning his opponent against the cage.#T3#
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leo.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Leo scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Good body shot from Black.
Leo struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Leo swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo working aggressively here.
#BC#
Leo breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Black.
Leo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Leo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice shot by Black.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black avoids the body shot from Leo.
Leo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leo misses with a straight right.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Leo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Black works Leo's body with a nice hook.
Leo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Black misses.
Leo throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A combination from Leo does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leo slips under a jab.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Leo ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Black misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leo doesn't seem phased though.
Leo with a nice cross.
Black cracks Leo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leo takes one to the chin there.#ROC2#Leo is rocked!
Leo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Leo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Leo.
Leo seems to have got his legs back now.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T1#
Black slips a straight right by Leo.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Leo misses with a looping right.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leo momentarily.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Black has Leo up against the cage in a clinch.
Leo wants to break free but Black has control.
Baron Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black leaning against his opponent.
Black avoiding damage.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is working Leo over against the cage.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leo up against the cage.
Leo blocks an elbow strike from Black.
#T3#
Leo scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Leo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Black.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leo in his tracks.
Freaky Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black stuns Leo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Leo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leo misses with a straight left.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Leo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Leo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leo throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Leo stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leo throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.#CL2#
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo misses with a body punch.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Leo tries to tie him up.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leo can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Leo looking to stall.
Black blocking some punches.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black. #T2#
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Leo controls the action.
Leo letting Black take a breather here.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leo lands a body punch.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leo up against the cage.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
#T4#
Black lands an elbow inside that Leo shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Freaky Leo has been cut.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Leo misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Leo avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Black.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baron Black.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Black! |
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Event:
Newbie Tournament - Finals
Date: Jan 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black is breathing heavily.
Leo connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Leo lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
#CUT2#It looks like Baron Black has been cut.
Leo misses with a wild body shot.
Leo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leo lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Leo misses.
Leo throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Leo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black staying out of range there.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black slips under a jab from Leo.
Black has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Leo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.#ROC2#Black is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Leo. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leo cracks Black's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Black slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Leo can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freaky Leo! |
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Event:
Newbie Tournament - Round 3
Date: Jan 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leo.
Black misses with a right hand
and Leo counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a hook. Leo ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Leo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Leo tries to get set, Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Leo manages to avoid the attempt.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leo.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Black.
Leo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Leo staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Leo throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Leo ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Leo lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.#T1#
Black cracks Leo with a good jab.
Black cracks Leo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black avoids the body shot from Leo.
Black tries to counter by clinching up but Leo breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Leo misses.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leo manages to avoid it.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leo lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Black misses.
It seemed like Leo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leo momentarily.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Leo slips the punch.
A nice side step and Leo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leo tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leo lands with a right hand.
Leo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Leo lands a lovely overhand right.#T2#
Leo slips under a jab from Black.
Leo looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Good shot there by Black.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Leo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leo.
Black lands with a hook. Leo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black tests Leo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black digs a good hook to Leo's body.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Leo works the jab nicely.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leo.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Leo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leo.
Leo is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Leo into the cage.
Black tries to pull guard but Leo won't allow it.
Leo struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leo up against the cage.
Leo taking a breather.
Black wants to stall.
Leo effectively controlling the action here.
Leo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Black tries to pull guard but Leo won't allow it.
#T4#
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black blocking some punches.
Black taking a breather.
Leo lands a nice uppercut.
Leo trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leo up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Leo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Leo keeps the fight on the outside.
Black staying out of range there.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Leo circles away.
Leo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black cracks Leo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leo misses with a wild body shot.
Leo staying out of range there.
Leo slips under a jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo just leaning against Black, taking a breather.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Black letting Leo take a breather here.
Black jumps guard but Leo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1##TD#
Black jumps into guard, dragging Leo to the mat.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Leo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Leo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Black wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leo controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leo postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leo looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Leo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black lands a head shot.
Black scores with a hook.
Leo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leo walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Leo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Leo ducks down to avoid it.
Black moves away from the strike by Leo.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
A left lands for Black.
Leo takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Leo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leo throws a big shot that misses.
Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black wants to clinch.#T4#
Leo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leo.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Black misses.
Leo slips a jab from Black.
Leo looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black throws the left hand but Leo avoids the punch easily.
Leo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leo throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that second round.
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#
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freaky Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Leo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leo to score with a decent uppercut.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leo misses with a straight left.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Leo's head.
Nice shot lands for Black.
Leo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Leo misses the target.
Leo moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Black misses.
Leo throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black works Leo's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Black with a jab.
Black misses with a straight right.
Leo throws a jab when Black was well out of range.#T1#
Leo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Leo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Leo lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leo lands an overhand right.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Leo seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leo.
Leo lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Leo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Leo.#T2#
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leo's head backwards.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leo can do to turn this around?
Black misses with a left hand
and Leo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leo ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Leo lands a nice shot to the body.
Leo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Leo slips a jab from Black.
Black walks into a left hand.
Leo loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Leo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Leo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leo throws a body shot but no joy.
Black wants to clinch but Leo slips to the side
and Leo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Leo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leo cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Baron Black is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Leo misses its intended target.
Black slips a jab from Leo.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Leo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Leo.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Black finds it's way through Leo's defenses.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Leo.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leo walks into a left hand.
A shot to the body from Leo misses
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Leo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leo looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leo moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Black! |
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Event:
Newbie Tournament - Round 2
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Fury shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fury smiles and moves away.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL#
Black moves into range and clinches up with Fury.
Black cracks Fury with a nice body shot.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black cracks Fury with a nice body shot.#T1#
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#Fury is rocked!
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Black unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fury! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Black is unloading with more strikes now! Fury drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baron Black! |
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Event:
Newbie Tournament - Round 1
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Barracuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barracuda moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black tries to clinch there but Barracuda circles away.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barracuda has time to react.
Barracuda tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barracuda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Black clinches up with Barracuda and pushes him back against the cage.
Barracuda misses with some punches.
Black leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barracuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barracuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Barracuda has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barracuda's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Barracuda is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks. #T1#
Barracuda misses with the head strike.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Barracuda avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Barracuda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Barracuda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barracuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Barracuda throws a counter combo.
Barracuda throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barracuda pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black blocking some punches.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Barracuda.
Barracuda misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Barracuda has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barracuda lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Barracuda.
Barracuda lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Barracuda.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC2#
Barracuda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barracuda scores with a three punch combo!
Barracuda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barracuda scrambles back to his feet.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barracuda.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Barracuda lands with a cross.
Barracuda blocks a jab.
Barracuda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC#Barracuda is rocked!
Barracuda throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Barracuda is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black slips under a jab from Barracuda.
As Barracuda tries to get set, Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Barracuda manages to avoid the attempt.
Black knocks out Barracuda with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Black before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Black picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baron Black! |
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