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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 7
Date: May 08, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Bayaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayaka's elbow.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bayaka won't allow it.
Bayaka has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Bayaka misses with a body punch.
Bayaka lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bayaka working aggressively here.
Bayaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Bayaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayaka tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Bayaka prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bayaka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Bayaka is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bayaka fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayaka.
Bayaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bayaka.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Bayaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Bayaka. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bayaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Bayaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayaka is looking to clinch.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Bayaka moves out of range.
Bayaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bayaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bayaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bayaka moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Bayaka slips the punch.#CL2#
Bayaka clinches.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
Bayaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bayaka misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2##TD2#
Bayaka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayaka lands a couple of digs.
Bayaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bayaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bayaka on the ground.
Bayaka throwing strikes but missing.
Bayaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bayaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa looking to control.
Bayaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bayaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bayaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Bayaka scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Bayaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bayaka distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bayaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bayaka landing with the ground and pound.
Bayaka is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bayaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bayaka lands a couple of digs.
Bayaka is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Bayaka from controlling successfully.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Bayaka arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barbosa's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mbuti Bayaka!
Mbuti Bayaka is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Mbuti Bayaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 16
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hamilton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamilton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Hamilton is rocked!
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Hamilton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton wants to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamilton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamilton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hamilton tries to clinch up
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hamilton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Hamilton's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton darts in trying to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Lincoln Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Barbosa sizes up Hamilton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hamilton tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Hamilton looks to clinch
and Barbosa scores with a counter punch that sends Hamilton to the canvas! Barbosa smells blood - he's punishing Hamilton with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hamilton has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa is the new lightweight champion!
Mason Barbosa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 8
Date: Feb 17, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Knight misses.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.#CL2#
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Barbosa gets a clinch. #BC#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight takes one on the button.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Knight scores with a jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Knight lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
#T4#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight staying out of range there.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it well and moves away.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Barbosa is quick to defend against it.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Knight.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Troy Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.#ROC2#Knight is rocked!
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight. #T1#
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knight.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight tries to counter by clinching up but Barbosa breaks away and moves out of range.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Knight throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight has been working on his balance at Shut Up & Train!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Barbosa.#T2#
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Knight out cold! Knight is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 6
Date: Feb 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Hooty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hooty misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hooty misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Hooty.
Hooty moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hooty throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Kevin Hooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Hooty.
Barbosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tests Hooty's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Hooty is rocked!
No joy there for Hooty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hooty is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooty gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Barbosa gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hooty is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 3
Date: Jan 06, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Mercado rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mercado misses with the head strike.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mercado to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Mercado moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercado prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Mercado wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Mercado gets a clinch. #T1#
Mercado lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercado.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Mercado controls the action.
Mercado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Mercado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercado controls his hands.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Barbosa tries to work over Mercado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Mercado has the dominant position.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercado controls his hands.
A short left from Mercado. #BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa takes a swing at Mercado's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mercado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercado wants to clinch.#T2#
Mercado ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Mercado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Mercado - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Mercado avoids them all with ease.
Mercado throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Mercado there.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercado misses with the combination.
Mercado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Mercado avoids them all with ease.
Mercado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercado finish him?#T3##CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch.
Mercado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercado misses with some punches.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Mercado lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercado thinking.
Mercado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Tyrese Mercado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercado lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
#CL#
Mercado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Mercado has him pinned against the cage.
Mercado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Mercado lands a left hand.
Mercado blocks a body shot from Barbosa. #BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Mercado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Mercado moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Mercado misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Mercado manages to break the clinch.
Mercado just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Mercado.#CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch.
Mercado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Mercado manages to get underhooks.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrese Mercado dominated that 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.#R2#
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mercado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Mercado's ribs.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Mercado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercado misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Mercado drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Mercado fails to land.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrese Mercado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercado has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Mercado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short uppercut from Mercado.
Mercado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercado controls his hands.
#T1#
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Mercado keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercado punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercado.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Mercado forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercado has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Mercado lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Mercado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrese Mercado is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercado.
Mercado lands a body shot.
Mercado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercado tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Tyrese Mercado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Mercado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercado lands a big right hand that drops Barbosa! The killer instinct kicks in and Mercado finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mercado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrese Mercado! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 1
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Gomi is rocked!
Barbosa darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gomi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Barbosa before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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