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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 90
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Almeida throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Almeida misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Jokinen counters with a nice right hand that sends Almeida toppling to the canvas! Almeida scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jokinen finish him?!#ROC2#Almeida is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Theo Almeida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Oh Almeida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a right hand from hell and Almeida is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Jokinen! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 71
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Almeida or perhaps it was just good defense by Mechanoid, which made it look bad.
Mechanoid shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mechanoid 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.
Almeida takes a swing at Mechanoid's ribcage but misses.
Almeida misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Mechanoid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Almeida!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Mechanoid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mechanoid working the ground and pound but Almeida is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid lands a few punches from side control.
Mechanoid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Almeida managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mechanoid.
#T1#
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Mechanoid controls the position.
Mechanoid landing a few strikes.
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
Mechanoid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Almeida down.
Mechanoid wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mechanoid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Almeida sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Almeida has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Almeida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T2#
Mechanoid is not content to let Almeida control the position.
Almeida not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida is thwarting Mechanoid's attempts to control the position.
Mechanoid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mechanoid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida.
Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Almeida.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mechanoid defending well though.
Mechanoid keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Almeida is trying to control. Mechanoid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Mechanoid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mechanoid controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mechanoid tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Mechanoid is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mechanoid avoid being mounted?
Mechanoid is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mechanoid is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mechanoid defending well though.
Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mechanoid keeping control of the position.
Mechanoid is looking to improve his position.
Mechanoid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mechanoid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kryten Mechanoid will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mechanoid shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense.
Mechanoid ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Mechanoid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Almeida misses.
Mechanoid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD2#
and Mechanoid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kryten Mechanoid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida gets back to full guard.
Mechanoid controlling from the top position.
Mechanoid is working Almeida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Mechanoid pushes down on Almeida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mechanoid wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Mechanoid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mechanoid winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mechanoid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Mechanoid has control of the leg.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Mechanoid working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida is controlling Mechanoid's trapped leg to prevent Mechanoid from advancing to side control.#T2#
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida missing with punches from the bottom.
Mechanoid drops an elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
Mechanoid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mechanoid is trying to control the action in half guard but Almeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mechanoid working Almeida over with strikes.
Almeida trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Mechanoid is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mechanoid winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almeida trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Mechanoid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Mechanoid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mechanoid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ground and pound from Mechanoid.
Mechanoid is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.
Mechanoid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mechanoid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Almeida can't escape the position.
#T4#
Almeida wants to control but Mechanoid is having none of it.
Mechanoid raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almeida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mechanoid working the ground and pound effectively.
Almeida taking shots to the head.
Mechanoid punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mechanoid raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mechanoid with a couple of short strikes.
Mechanoid lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mechanoid postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Almeida badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mechanoid around the waist but Mechanoid pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mechanoid is the winner by TKO! Mechanoid jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kryten Mechanoid!
A relieved looking Kryten Mechanoid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 60
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Halo wants to counter with a clinch but Almeida pushes him away.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halo circles away.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
Almeida moves out of range as Halo strikes.#TD2#
Halo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almeida won't allow Halo to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Halo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Almeida is positioning himself well to prevent Halo advancing to mount.
Almeida wants to control but Halo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almeida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
Halo wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Almeida wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halo misses with a takedown attempt - Almeida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Almeida drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.#T2#
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.
Almeida throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Almeida dives in and grabs Halo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Halo is trying to defend but Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Halo tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Halo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halo.#SUB2#
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida is working Halo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3##SUB2#
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo looking to control.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almeida content to stall in guard here.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Halo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo pulls Almeida in to control the position.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halo trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Halo Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jab by Almeida.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almeida changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida feinted with a counter takedown.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Almeida lands with an uppercut that bounces Halo off the cage and back into range.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.#TD#
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T1#
Almeida is looking to advance position but Halo won't allow it.
Halo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almeida is working away from the top position though.
Theo Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida trying to control the action but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #CUT#It looks like Halo Halo has been cut.
Halo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Halo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Halo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almeida scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Halo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almeida scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almeida lands a nice short elbow.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but Halo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almeida lands with a punch from half guard.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it.
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it. #T4#
Halo trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo is looking to get back to full guard here but Almeida has managed to pass to side control instead.
Halo wants to control but Almeida postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida tries to move to mount but Halo blocks the move with his legs.
Halo tries to bench press Almeida off him but Almeida keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Halo Halo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Almeida misses. #TD#
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into Halo's guard.#SUB2#
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almeida works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Almeida is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halo's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo has his hands on Almeida's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Halo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Almeida uses it to pass to side control.
#T1#
Almeida landing a few strikes. #CUT#That has opened up Halo Halo's cut even more.
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Halo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halo is looking for a sweep.
Almeida cracks Halo with a big right hand but Halo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Halo can't do much from the bottom here.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida lands an elbow. #T2#
Almeida is chipping away with strikes.
Halo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Halo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Almeida presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Almeida unloading with bombs!
Almeida working the ground and pound effectively.
#ROC#Halo is rocked!
Almeida loads up with a big shot that hurts Halo! He's pulled Almeida in close but Almeida has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Halo survive? More strikes from Almeida and Halo is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
Theo Almeida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 36
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniel.
A nice side step and Daniel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almeida lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Almeida.
Almeida goes for a double leg but Daniel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Daniel continues to drive forward.
Daniel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almeida tries a body shot but Daniel blocks it.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daniel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel jumps guard but Almeida stands there with Daniel around his waist. Daniel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Almeida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Almeida is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Daniel can't fight it off and eventually Almeida manages to take the fight to the floor. Daniel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T1#
Almeida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Almeida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Almeida taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Daniel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Almeida is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Almeida landing shots from mount.
Almeida landing punches.
Almeida unloading with bombs!#T2#
Almeida with the ground and pound from mount.
Daniel is looking to get to half guard.
Daniel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Almeida avoids the attempt from Daniel to control.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daniel is desperately trying to improve his position but Almeida has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Almeida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Almeida landing strikes from the mount and Daniel is in trouble!
Almeida controlling the pace for now.
Almeida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Daniel is working to get back to half guard.
Almeida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Almeida looking to finish Daniel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniel!
Daniel is trying desperately to improve position.
Almeida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Almeida raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almeida content just to control the position here.
Almeida punishing his opponent with strikes. #T4#
Almeida punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC#Daniel is rocked!
Daniel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Almeida's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
After winning the bout, Theo Almeida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Brewer lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Almeida.
Almeida throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer throwing a counter right hand but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Brewer throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Brewer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brewer lands a jab to Almeida's midsection.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
and Brewer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida looks winded!
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Brewer.
Brewer connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Brewer drops Almeida with a beautiful combination! Almeida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brewer is looking for the KO!#ROC#Almeida is rocked!
Brewer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Almeida square on the jaw! Damn, Almeida is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingston Brewer!
Kingston Brewer retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kingston Brewer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 12
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.
Almeida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Almeida.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Almeida instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Almeida's head. #T1#
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards. #TD#
Almeida gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida.
Almeida controlling the action here.
Almeida prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Silva trying to control here.
Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control here.
Almeida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Almeida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Almeida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Almeida is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#CUT#It looks like Zaid Silva has been cut.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Almeida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Almeida lands a couple of elbows.#CUT#That has opened up Zaid Silva's cut even more.
Silva wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Almeida landing with the ground and pound. #CUT#The cut above Zaid Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wants to stand but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida scoring with punches to the head and body. #CUT#Zaid Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zaid Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Theo Almeida!
Our winner, Theo Almeida, 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 9
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Dover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover lands with a good body shot.
Dover lands with a right hand.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD#
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dover is trying to control but Almeida manages to pass to mount!
Almeida scoring with strikes but Dover is staying in there.
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!
Dover wants to control but Almeida is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover is working to get back to half guard.
Almeida misses with a head shot.
Dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Almeida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Almeida wants to control the pace but Dover is squirming around nicely.
Dover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T1#
Dover tries to reverse the position but Almeida maintains control.
Almeida landing shots from mount. #ROC#Dover is rocked!
Almeida lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dover! Almeida sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dover and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Theo Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 7
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Brewer clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Brewer lands a jab to the nose.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almeida wants to clinch but Brewer slips to the side
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brewer clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brewer counters with a big right hand! Oh Almeida is in trouble here! Brewer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Brewer!
A victorious Kingston Brewer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 1
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
Thanh Tung looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Thanh Tung is trying to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Thanh Tung won't allow it.
#TD2#
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Almeida cracks Thanh Tung with a solid left hand.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thanh Tung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3##TD2#
Almeida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thanh Tung regains guard immediately.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thanh Tung's head.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almeida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Almeida advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thanh Tung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Theo Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almeida stays in close to Thanh Tung's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Almeida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thanh Tung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Nguyen Thanh Tung has been cut.#T2#
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.#TD2#
Almeida shoots in and bounces Thanh Tung off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Theo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.#ROC2#Thanh Tung is rocked!
Almeida working some strikes from top position.
Oh Thanh Tung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida works over Thanh Tung with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Thanh Tung'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 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
Theo Almeida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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