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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 112
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Remington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Max wants to land a leg kick but Remington is out of range.
Remington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Max is looking to clinch but Remington is avoiding it.
#CL#
Max has Remington up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Max.
Remington is trying to pull guard but Max has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Remington successfully pulls guard.
Remington controlling Max's posture.
Remington trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max trying to control but Remington is working from the bottom. #T1#
Remington looking for a sweep. Not yet Remington, not yet.
Remington trying to control the position here.
Max engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Remington wants to sweep here but Max controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Max just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Remington throws a body shot but no joy.
Max closes the distance but Remington moves to the side
and Remington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Remington's corner calls for a 1-2. Remington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Remington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Remington or perhaps it was just good defense by Max, which made it look bad.
Max is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Remington.
Freaky Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Max throws out a loose jab but Remington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Max's head.
Max wants to clinch up but Remington keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Remington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Max is looking to reverse the position.
Remington working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Remington working the ground and pound.#T3#
Max is trying to get back to half guard.
Max knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Remington working the ground and pound from side control.
Max parries the strikes from Remington easily there. Remington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Max to escape.
You can see the frustration on Max's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Remington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Remington.
Remington working away.
Remington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Max is looking for a sweep.#T4#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Max can't do much from the bottom here.
Remington lands a few punches from side control.#SUB2#
Remington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Remington controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Remington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Max has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Remington gets control of Max's arms and successfully pulls guard. Remington will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Remington working for a triangle but Max defends it easily.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Remington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Max on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Max tries to get out of the position.
Max preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Remington controls the pace.
Max keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully. #T1#
Remington stays in close to Max's body and controls the position.
Remington throwing strikes but missing.
Remington wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Remington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remington. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Max looking to control but Remington passes into half guard.
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Max wants to control but Remington is keeping busy.
Remington trying to control the pace.
Remington not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Max's guard.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Remington controlling from the top position.
Remington wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Remington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Remington throwing strikes but missing.
Remington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Max looking for a sweep but Remington has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Remington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?#CUT2#It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Remington with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Max tries to hold on but Remington postures up.
Remington wants to control the pace but Max is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Remington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remington.
Freaky Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Max throws an off balance right hand
and Remington counters with a right hand to the body.
Max throws out a loose jab but Remington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remington looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Max throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Remington counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Max!
Remington in side control, throwing shots but Max defends.
A lull in the action here as Remington stalls from top position.
Max takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Remington 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. #T1##SUB2#
Remington tries for a kimura but Max is defending well.
Remington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Remington trying to control the position but Max is working away.
Remington scoring with punches and elbows.
Remington trying to control the position but Max is working away.
Remington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T2#
Remington is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Max tries to buck Remington off but Remington is having none of it.
Remington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Remington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Remington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Max is trying to improve his position.
Remington moves into full mount!
Remington controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Remington breaks from Max's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reese Remington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Remington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Max is wriggling around trying to escape.
Remington dominating with strikes here.
Remington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Remington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reese Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Remington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?
Remington landing shots from mount.
Remington controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Remington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Remington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reese Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Remington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reese Remington!
After winning the bout, Reese Remington 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:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 11
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Max swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Max lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Max throws a leg kick
and Malaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Malaki ducks under a wild hook from Max.#CL#
Max moves into the clinch.
Malaki is trying to stall.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Malaki misses with some punches.
Max throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki presses Max against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Malaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Max lands.
Malaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Max lands the left hand.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Max swings widly with a right hand
and Malaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Max circles away.
Max tests Malaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Max moves out of range of the strikes.
Max drops his hands momentarily and Malaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Max throws a big shot that misses.
Malaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Max is looking to slow Malaki down with leg kicks.
Malaki scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Max.
Malaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malaki takes one to the chin there.#T2##CL#
Max clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Malaki.
Max lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
Max misses with the head strike.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki misses with a punch to the body.
Malaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Max has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki.
Malaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Malaki misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Max blocks a head kick by Malaki.
#T3#
Malaki misses with an uppercut. Max saw that one coming.
Max seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Max instigates a clinch.
Malaki lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Malaki.
Max tries a body shot but Malaki blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Max misses with some punches.
Malaki tries to stall but Max uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Max throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Max trying to stall but Malaki improves his position.
#BC2#
Malaki breaks the clinch.
Malaki misses with a kick to the body.
Max is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Max chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Max moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max connects with a right hand. Malaki shakes it off.#CL#
Max clinches up against the cage.
Malaki has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Malaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Max stalls.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Freaky Max will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
That's time! Max's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Malaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Max swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malaki.
Malaki throws a low kick, looking for Max's leg but Max calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Max.
Max cracks Malaki with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Isai Malaki has been cut.
Max misses with a double jab
and Malaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Max looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malaki slips a straight right by Max.#CL#
Max instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max is looking to control Malaki's arms but Malaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Max has his back to the cage.
Max has Malaki pressed against the cage.
Freaky Max has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Max being controlled against the cage.
Malaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Malaki.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malaki or not.
Max pressing his opponent against the cage.
Max misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Max fails to land.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Malaki can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Good body shot from Max.
Malaki wants to stall.
#BC2#
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Max.
Max lands a nice shot that snaps Malaki's head back.
Max takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freaky Max is winning the standup battle so far.#T2##CL#
Max has closed the distance and engaged Malaki in a clinch.
Max scores with a hook to the body.
Max lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Max blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Max is stalling here.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Malaki avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Max.
Malaki has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max working aggressively here.
#T3#
Max misses with a body punch.
Max pressing his opponent against the cage.
Max lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Max.
Malaki slows down the pace here.
Malaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malaki trying to control the position but instead, Max has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malaki into the cage.
Max cracks Malaki with a nice body shot.
Max lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Malaki.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Max missing with knees to the body.
Malaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Max lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Malaki on the inside.
Malaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malaki.
Max lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freaky Max will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Malaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Malaki misses #CL#
and Max moves into the clinch.
Malaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malaki gets through Max's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Max as the two fighters clinch.
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malaki up against the cage.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Max doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malaki stalling.
Max stalling in the clinch but Malaki improves position.
Max lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malaki.
Malaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malaki just leaning against Max, taking a breather.
Max lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malaki managing to block the knees to the body from Max.
Malaki lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
Max blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T2#
Max scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Malaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Max tries a body shot but Malaki blocks it.
Malaki is struggling to control the position.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Malaki avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
Malaki can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Max blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Malaki.
Malaki avoiding damage.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Max works on Malaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Malaki tries a body shot but Max blocks it.
Malaki digs a right hand underneath Max's ribcage. Max let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3##BC2#
Malaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Max throws out the jab.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Max lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaki doesn't seem phased though.
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Good shot there by Max.
Malaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malaki drops his hands momentarily and Max takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Max checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Max is looking to counter the offense by Malaki and move into the clinch.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Max keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaki.
Malaki cracks Max with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max throws a sloppy head kick
and Malaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Isai Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max tries a head kick but it misses.
Max slips a jab from Malaki.
Malaki throws a body kick that misses.
Malaki swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Max is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Malaki.
Max clobbers Malaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Malaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Max changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Max tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isai Malaki.
Well Max has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freaky Max! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 78
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Rocha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocha defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Rocha throwing a counter right hand but Max manages to avoid it.
Rocha slips under a jab from Max.
Max buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocha throws a big shot that misses.
Rocha slips a jab from Max.
Rocha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Max throws out the jab.
Max throws a good cross that connects.
Max connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocha.
Max wants to clinch up but Rocha keeps it at a distance.
Rocha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Max moves into range and clinches up with Rocha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rocha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Rocha tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Rocha back against the cage.
Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Max's head. #T1#
Rocha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocha pushes Max back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocha. #BC#
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocha throws a low kick, looking for Max's leg but Max calmly moves out of range.
Max uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocha has time to react.
Rocha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rocha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Rocha moves forwards but Max connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Max has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha throws a solid leg kick but Max takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rocha.#CL2#
Max pushes Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rocha as the two fighters clinch.
Max stalling against the cage.
Max blocks a body shot from Rocha. #T2#
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha.
A short right from Rocha on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rocha lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha scores with a punch to the head.
Rocha throws a low kick, looking for Max's leg but Max calmly moves out of range.
Max throws out a loose jab but Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
Max wants to counter with a clinch but Rocha pushes him away.
Rocha misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Rocha.#CL2#
Max rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max blocking some punches.
Rocha wants to break free but Max has control.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it. #T3#
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Max thumps Rocha with a low kick.
Max misses with a looping right.
Max wants to clinch.
Rocha throws a jab but it's blocked by Max.
Rocha swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha works the jab nicely.
Rocha scores with the left hand. Max knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Max.
Rocha thinks about countering with a head kick.
Max tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
Rocha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Max will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Max misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Max closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Max misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Max fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Rocha.
Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Max throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocha.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocha misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Rocha. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max'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#
Max takes one to the side of the head.
Rocha scores with a leg kick.
Rocha fails to land with a series of punches.
Max cracks Rocha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rocha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Max momentarily.
Max thuds his right hand into Rocha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Max misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Max has Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rocha scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis Rocha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Max taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Max keeps control of Rocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Max swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Max leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Rocha manages to break the clinch.
Max misses with a hook.
Max tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Max misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Max closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
Rocha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Max or not.
Rocha working hard to break the clinch.
Max tries to work over Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rocha is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Max misses
and Rocha counters with a straight right hand.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Max tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Max throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha's shoulder, as Rocha tries to avoid the shot.
Max throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Rocha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Max. That did some damage!
Max on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha moves away.
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha misses the target.
Rocha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Max on the side of the head. #CL2#
Max takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Rocha lands an uppercut.
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha.
Nice body punch from Rocha - that landed with a thud.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Rocha controls the action.
#T3##BC#
Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Rocha does no damage.
Rocha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Max throws a jab when Rocha was well out of range.
Rocha checks a leg kick.
Rocha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Max blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Max fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocha, pushing him back against the cage.
Max lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Max stalling the fight.
Max misses with a body punch.
Rocha stalling.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Max.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Max.
Max blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Max.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Max.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max tries to move into range but Rocha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Max.
Rocha lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rocha dips to his left and cracks Max with an uppercut!
A jab from Max misses.
Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Max.
A lazy left from Rocha finds it's target.
Rocha throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max tries to counter with a clinch but Rocha shakes him off and moves away.
Max stalks Rocha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rocha's face. Rocha staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rocha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freaky Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CUT2#It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
Rocha is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Max takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rocha to counter with a crisp jab.
Max bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Rocha slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Rocha there.
A head kick misses from Max.
Max misses with a straight right.
Max throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Max takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Max has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Max there as he acknowledges the shot.
Max finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Rocha.
Rocha throws out a powerful jab.
Rocha throws a body kick that misses.
Max takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Max tries to clinch
letting Rocha counter with a right hand.
Max has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocha.
Rocha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Max stuns Rocha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Max.
Rocha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Max throws a jab when Rocha was well out of range.
Max throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Max swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.#T2#
A cross from Max lands.
Max cracks Rocha with a good jab.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Max shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocha was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Rocha lands with an overhand left.
Rocha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Max clinches with his opponent.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Max has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocha misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Max stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rocha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Max blocks a body shot from Rocha. #T3#
Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Rocha avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha. #BC#
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Max walks into a left hand.
Max throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocha.
Rocha misses with a straight right.
Max tries to counter with a clinch but Rocha shakes him off and moves away.
Rocha scores with a punch to the head.
Max misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Rocha scores with a shot to the body.
Max swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Max. Max maintains the clinch. #T4#
Max lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Rocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rocha tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Rocha back against the cage.
Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max lands a left hand.
Max lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
The referee calls for Max to work.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.
Rocha pushes Max back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Rocha!
A victorious Lewis Rocha 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 54
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Piekny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piekny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Max sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Piekny somewhat.
Max swats away the attempt to clinch by Piekny.
Max wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piekny looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Max throws a hook but Piekny avoids it easily.
Piekny looks for a takedown but Max sprawls well.
Piekny slips under a jab.
Max tries to bum rush Piekny with a series of wild strikes but Piekny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piekny feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piekny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freaky Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Piekny.
Piekny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Piekny tries to counter it with a takedown but Max pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piekny was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Piekny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Max pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freaky Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A big right from Max misses.
Piekny shoots in for a takedown but Max shows good takedown defense.
Piekny looks for a takedown but Max sprawls well.
Piekny shoots in but Max avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Piekny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
Max lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piekny shoots in looking for a takedown but Max manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piekny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been told by Max's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piekny slips a straight right by Max.
Piekny looks for a takedown but Max sprawls well.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Max and sends Piekny crashing to the mat! Max follows him down to the mat - Piekny regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#Piekny is rocked!#T2#
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!
Max content to control rather than advance.
Piekny is still in real trouble! Can Max finish him?
Max continues to stall.
Max has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Piekny seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Max.
Max has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Piekny works to full guard.
Max has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piekny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Max trying to control but Piekny is working from the bottom. #T3#
Piekny looking to control.
Max stopping the sweep attempt from Piekny.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Max stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Max wants it to stay on the feet.
Max keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Piekny throws a head kick that misses.
Piekny wants to clinch up but Max keeps it at a distance.
Piekny ducks under a wild hook from Max.
We've been informed that Piekny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Max misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Piekny counters with a single leg into guard. Max didn't expect that.
Max keeping moving, preventing Piekny from controlling successfully. #T4#
Piekny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piekny wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Piekny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Max keeping moving, preventing Piekny from controlling successfully.
Piekny looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Max dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Max loads up on a big right hand but Piekny slips the punch.
Piekny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Max connects with a jab.
Max connects with a looping right hand.
Piekny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Max sprawls well. Max wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piekny gets slowly back to his feet.
Max is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Max goes for a small jab and connects. Now Max goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Piekny stumbles back but Max runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Piekny to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Piekny will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freaky Max! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 27
Date: May 03, 2024 |
#R1##KD#
Max drops his shoulder and cracks Law with a huge uppercut! Law goes down! Can Max finish him?
#ROC#Law is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Evan Law has been cut.
Law looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Max sitting in guard here, content to control.
Law is still in real trouble! Can Max finish him?#SU#
Max gets to his feet. Law looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Max darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Law's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Max before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freaky Max! |
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Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Soucy throws a head kick that Max semi-blocks.
Soucy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A solid body kick from Soucy.
Max has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Max takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soucy tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Soucy.
Soucy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Max moves out of range as Soucy strikes.
Soucy throws a head kick but Max moves out of range.
Soucy sets himself, and Max steps forward looking for the clinch! Soucy avoids it this time.
Max moves out of range as Soucy throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Soucy moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Soucy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soucy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
Max leaning against his opponent.
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max blocking some punches.
Soucy letting Max take a breather here.
Max misses with some punches.
Max lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Soucy controls the action.
Max avoids the elbow strike from Soucy, against the ropes.
Soucy tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soucy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Max is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soucy.
Soucy stalling the fight.
Max lands a left hand.
#T2#
Soucy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Max managing to block the knees to the body from Soucy.
Soucy letting Max take a breather here.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soucy misses with a knee to the head.
Max lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Max.
Max lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soucy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soucy misses with some punches.
Max goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soucy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Max tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Soucy scores with a knee to the head.
Soucy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.
Soucy with a knee to the head.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
Max managing to block the knees to the body from Soucy.
Max takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soucy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Max pushes Soucy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soucy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Max's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soucy tries a body shot but Max blocks it.
#T4#
Soucy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soucy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Soucy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Max on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soucy is looking to control Max's arms but Max gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soucy has his back to the ropes.
Soucy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
Max lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
Soucy lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Freaky Max's cut even more.
Max misses with a punch to the body.
Soucy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soucy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Max's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soucy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Max.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Soucy. #T5#
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Soucy.
Soucy is trying to stall.
Soucy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soucy with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soucy misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Max.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Soucy controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soucy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.
Soucy lands a nice knee to the body. #T6#
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soucy.#CUT#The cut above Freaky Max's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Max is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soucy is keeping busy.
Soucy lands a left hand.
Soucy trying to land knees to the body.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soucy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soucy up against the ropes.
Soucy wants to stall.
Soucy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
#T7#
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Soucy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Soucy throws an elbow but misses.
Soucy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Max scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soucy avoiding damage.
Soucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soucy prevents a body shot from Max.
Soucy crunches a lovely knee into Max's ribcage.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms. #T8#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Soucy.
Max dodges an elbow strike from Soucy.
Soucy misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Soucy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soucy misses with a knee strike.
Max lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max digs a right hand into Soucy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soucy's gas tank.
Soucy is breathing heavily.
Max lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Soucy's head.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
#T9#
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Max trying to land knees to the body.
Max lands with a right to the head.
Soucy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Max has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.
Max blocks an elbow strike.
Soucy lands a knee to the body.
Soucy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Max has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Max creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Soucy throws a head punch that misses.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Soucy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max'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. This is the final round!#R2#
Soucy tries to clinch up but Max circles away and keeps his distance.
Max keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Max clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soucy obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soucy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Max.
Max is trying to maintain a safe position but Soucy gets an underhook and turns Max into the ropes.
Max's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soucy blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Max.
Max is leaning against Soucy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soucy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
A knee to the head by Soucy.
#T1#
A short body shot lands from Max as the two fighters clinch.
Max stalling in the clinch but Soucy improves position.
Soucy tries to land knees in the clinch but Max avoids the damage to the body.
Soucy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Max in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Max.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Max lands with a left to the head.
Soucy working aggressively here.
Soucy crunches a lovely knee into Max's ribcage.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. #T2#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but Max blocks it.
Soucy stalling in the clinch but Max improves position.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Max avoids it.
Soucy throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soucy misses with the head strike.
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Soucy.
Soucy misses with some punches.
Sheldon Soucy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soucy looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Soucy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Max.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Soucy's head.
Nice body punch from Max - that landed with a thud.
Soucy takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Max.
Max lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Max.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
Max working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Max.
Max lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#Soucy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soucy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Oh Soucy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Max on the inside.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Max avoids it.#T4#
Soucy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Max blocks a body shot from Soucy.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Soucy missing with knees to the body.
Max misses with the head strike.
Max working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Soucy prevents a body shot from Max.
Max holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Max creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Max.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head. #T5#
Max unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Soucy! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Max is unloading with more strikes now! Soucy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Max! |
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Event:
STC9| Grand Prix Round 3
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1#
No luck for Dieseiros with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Max moves into the clinch.
Max keeps control of Dieseiros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dieseiros is looking to break free of the clinch but Max has double underhooks.
Max will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dieseiros up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Max.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Dieseiros's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dieseiros is trying to break free.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dieseiros.#TD#
Dieseiros pulls guard.
Dieseiros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dieseiros keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully. #T1#
Max is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dieseiros throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dieseiros striking off his back but it's not causing Max any problems.
Dieseiros 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.#SUB#
Dieseiros pushes a forearm under Max's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Max is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Dieseiros!
Rafael Dieseiros spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Miklotov lands a high kick!
Miklotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miklotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miklotov. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miklotov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Max takes a jab right on the kisser.
Max stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miklotov.#CL#
Max clinches up with Miklotov and pushes him back against the cage.
Miklotov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Max digs a right hand into Miklotov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miklotov's gas tank.
Miklotov wants to get back to striking at distance but Max won't allow it.
Max lands a shot to the body.
Max lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miklotov backwards. #T1#
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miklotovs head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Max lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Max just leaning against Miklotov, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Max.
Miklotov working hard to break the clinch.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miklotovs head.
Miklotov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Max lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miklotov.
Miklotov letting Max take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T2#
Miklotov has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Max pushes Miklotov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max pushes Miklotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miklotov looks winded!
Max works on Miklotov's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Max.
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Max.
Max lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max has Miklotov pressed against the cage.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
Miklotov working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Max - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Max lands an uppercut.#ROC#Miklotov is rocked!
Max creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Miklotov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Miklotov drops to his knees and Max pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Max! |
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