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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 13
Date: Mar 23, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Wang clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cantrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang effectively controlling the action here.
Wang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wang looking to stall.
Cantrell wants to break free but Wang has control.
Cantrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cantrell's efforts to push away.
Cantrell tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Cantrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cantrell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cantrell jabs at Wang's body.#CL#
Cantrell gets tackled into the cage by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
Cantrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks. #T1#
Cantrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Cantrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang keeps control of Cantrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Cantrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cantrell misses the shot to the body.
Wang throws a body punch but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Cantrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2##CL#
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Cantrell in a clinch.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Cantrell.
A frustrated look appears on Cantrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wang prevents Cantrell from breaking the clinch.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Cantrell controls his hands.
Cantrell is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wang stalls.
Cantrell tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cantrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Wang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cantrell just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantrell blocks an uppercut.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cantrell's efforts to push away.
Cantrell is trying to break free.#T3#
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cantrell's efforts to push away.
Cantrell is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Cantrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang prevents Cantrell from breaking the clinch.
Cantrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell is trying to force a seperation but Wang has the dominant position.
Wang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cantrell is trying to break free.
Cantrell is trying to break free.
Wang has Cantrell pressed against the cage, preventing Cantrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cantrell has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Cantrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cantrell misses the target.
Cantrell connects with a right hand. Wang shakes it off.#CL#
Wang darts in and clinches Cantrell up against the cage.
Cantrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Cantrell tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
Cantrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell is trying to break free.
Wang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cantrell prevents it.
Wang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cantrell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cantrell working hard to break the clinch.
Cantrell working hard to break the clinch.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Cantrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Wang tries to clinch but Cantrell moves out of range.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cantrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cantrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Wang pushes Cantrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang is trying to maintain a safe position but Cantrell gets an underhook and turns Wang into the cage.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Wang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cantrell wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position. #T1##SUB#
Cantrell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Wang's closed guard. He's half up but Wang has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Wang pivots and extends the arm, Cantrell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Wang! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Young Hung Wang!
Young Hung Wang is the new light heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 8
Date: Feb 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Cantrell swinging wildly here.
Cantrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Cantrell.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cantrell's sensitive parts.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Cantrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Cantrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantrell looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos misses with a leg kick
and Cantrell counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Santos is rocked!
Cantrell cracks Santos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Santos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cantrell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Santos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Cantrell!
Tyrone Cantrell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 6
Date: Feb 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Satan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cantrell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satan slips a jab from Cantrell.
Cantrell missing with a left hand there. Satan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Satan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Satan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Cantrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell works the jab nicely.
Cantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantrell throws a hook but Satan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Satan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satan.
Satan works Cantrell's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantrell throws an off balance right hand
and Satan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Cantrell misses the target.
Cantrell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Satan to score with a decent uppercut.
Cantrell connects with a single shot there.
Cantrell looks to throw the jab but Satan is out of range.
Cantrell cracks Satan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cantrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Satan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cantrell misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Nice defenses there by Satan.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Cantrell looks to throw the jab but Satan is out of range.
Satan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Satan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cantrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Satan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satan avoids the body shot from Cantrell.
Satan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cantrell.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cantrell catches Satan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cantrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satan counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Satan scores with a jab to the body.
Satan throws a body punch but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Satan counters with a nice uppercut.
Satan works Cantrell's body with a nice hook.
Satan scores with the left hand. Cantrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Satan blocks a jab.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.#CL2#
Cantrell rushes Satan and presses him up against the cage.
Cantrell lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Satan manages to break the clinch.
Cantrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Cantrell misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Cantrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan misses with the head strike.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Cantrell tries to throw a body punch but Satan avoids it by throwing Cantrell back against the cage.
Cantrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satan working hard to break the clinch.
Satan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Satan's efforts to push away.
Cantrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cantrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantrell lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Cantrell.
Cantrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Satan controls his hands.
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 Hail Satan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Cantrell finds it's way through Satan's defenses.
Satan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cantrell.
Satan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cantrell cracks Satan with an open hand slap.#ROC2#Satan is rocked!
Cantrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cantrell.
Oh Satan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satan misses with a body shot
and Cantrell counters with a big left hand that crumples Satan! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Cantrell!
Tyrone Cantrell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 4
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Hitman connects with a leg kick.
Cantrell tests Hitman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cantrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cantrell throws a hook but Hitman blocks it.
Hitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cantrell's sensitive parts.
Cantrell misses with a left hand
and Hitman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cantrell really felt that one!
Hitman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantrell.
Hitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cantrell.
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Hitman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitman blocks a jab.
Hitman connects with a leg kick.
Cantrell is looking to clinch.
Hitman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantrell misses with a straight right. #T1#
Hitman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hitman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cantrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitman moves away.
Hitman lands a front kick.
Cantrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman scores with a spinning back kick!
Hitman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch lands to the side of Hitman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hitman misses with a looping right.
Cantrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hitman counters with a nice body kick.
Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hitman scores with a spinning back kick!
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Hitman.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantrell just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cantrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantrell. Hitman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitman flicks out a counter leg kick but Cantrell steps away.
Hitman with the inside leg kick.
Hitman lands a leg kick that knocks Cantrell off balance momentarily.
Cantrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Hitman.
Hitman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cantrell misses the shot to the body.
Hitman throws a body kick that misses.
Cantrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cantrell looks to land a left hand but Hitman moved out of range nicely.
Hitman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T3#
Cantrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitman. Hitman obviously looking to wear him down.
Cantrell connects with a body shot that sends Hitman's belly button to the back.
Hitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hitman throws a body kick that misses.
Hitman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cantrell misses the shot to the body.
Hitman throws a leg kick but Cantrell sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Cantrell moves into range and clinches up with Hitman.
A short right from Cantrell on the inside.
Hitman leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Cantrell. #BC2#
Hitman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
A leg kick checked by Cantrell.
Cantrell clobbers Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cantrell works Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Hitman looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Cantrell rushes Hitman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cantrell presses Hitman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cantrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Cantrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cantrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Cantrell lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Hitman is rocked!
Cantrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman takes a shot to the head.
Hitman is still on wobbly legs! Can Cantrell finish him?
Cantrell is working Hitman over against the cage.
Hitman seems to have recovered his senses.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
Cantrell tries to throw a body punch but Hitman avoids it by throwing Cantrell back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantrell gets through Hitman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cantrell.
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 Tyrone Cantrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Cantrell checks a low kick from Hitman.
Cantrell misses with a straight right.
Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cantrell.
Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hitman slips under a jab from Cantrell.#CL#
Cantrell instigates a clinch.
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitman's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Cantrell.
Cantrell works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Hitman is breathing heavily.
Cantrell scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
Cantrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Good body shot from Cantrell.
Cantrell lands a body shot. #T1#
Cantrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cantrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitman takes a shot to the head.
Cantrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cantrell presses Hitman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cantrell.
Cantrell lands a right hand.
Cantrell works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Cantrell digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cantrell cracks Hitman with a nice body shot.
Cantrell is leaning against Hitman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
Cantrell lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantrell lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cantrell.
Cantrell lands a nice uppercut.
Cantrell lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hitman to his knees! Cantrell keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Cantrell!
In his post fight interview, Tyrone Cantrell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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