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Event:
ENIGMA 232
Date: Dec 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Makunouchi slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fontaine there.#CUT#It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Chico Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontaine wants to clinch.
Makunouchi throws a combination. Fontaine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Makunouchi.
Fontaine looks to land a right hand but Makunouchi moved out of range.
Makunouchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Fontaine avoids it easily.
Fontaine looks to throw the jab but Makunouchi is out of range.
Makunouchi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Makunouchi moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with a hook.#CL#
Fontaine clinches up with Makunouchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Fontaine. #T1#
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Makunouchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makunouchi blocks an uppercut.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontaine has double underhooks.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Fontaine keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Fontaine has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makunouchi.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
Makunouchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Makunouchi breaks the clinch.
Makunouchi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fontaine to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fontaine looks to clinch but Makunouchi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fontaine taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 114
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Kosar has knocked Fontaine down with a huge combo! Kosar steps away and waves a wobbly Fontaine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Chico Fontaine has been cut.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosar circles away.
Kosar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fontaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Fontaine drives through and clinches with Kosar against the cage.
Kosar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kosar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosar can't find room to land a body shot as Fontaine controls the action.
Kosar blocks an uppercut.
Kosar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kosar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kosar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Kosar misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Kosar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fontaine throws an overhand right that lands on Kosar's shoulder, as Kosar tries to avoid the shot.
Fontaine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chico Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Kosar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fontaine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fontaine tries to clinch but Kosar moves out of range.
Fontaine blocks a jab.
Kosar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fontaine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kosar lands a nice looking body shot.
Fontaine is looking to clinch.
Fontaine tries to clinch
and Kosar counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Fontaine is rocked!
Fontaine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kosar counters with a huge right that knocks Fontaine out cold! Kosar is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavo Kosar!
Our winner, Pavo Kosar, 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 94
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Fontaine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fontaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Werner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fontaine closes the distance but Werner moves to the side
enabling Werner to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Fontaine darts in and clinches Werner up against the cage.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Fontaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Werner is trying to break free.
Fontaine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Werner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine being controlled against the cage.
Werner blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land. #BC#
Werner manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2#It looks like Timo Werner has been cut.#CL2#
Fontaine clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land. #T1#
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontaine misses with a punch on the inside.
Werner is trying to break free.
Werner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Werner lands an uppercut.
Werner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Werner lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Werner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Werner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Werner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontaine tries to clinch there but Werner circles away.
Werner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fontaine just manages to avoid it.
Werner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Werner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL2#
Fontaine has closed the distance and engaged Werner in a clinch.
Fontaine keeps control of Werner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Werner pushes Fontaine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land. #BC#
Werner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Werner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fontaine will feel that in the morning.#T2#
Werner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fontaine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fontaine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Werner.
Fontaine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Werner.
Werner scores with a jab.#CL2#
Fontaine moves into the clinch successfully.
Fontaine cracks Werner with a nice body shot.
Werner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fontaine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Werner tries to circle away but Fontaine has him pinned against the cage.
Werner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine lands an uppercut.
Werner blocks an uppercut.
Fontaine keeps control of Werner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Werner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Werner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Werner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Werner cracks Fontaine with a nice body shot.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Werner.
Werner cracks Fontaine with a nice body shot.
Werner lands a right hand.
Werner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fontaine has him pressed against the cage.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fontaine. #BC#
Werner breaks from the clinch.
Fontaine loses concentration momentarily and Werner pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Fontaine crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Werner finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timo Werner!
Timo Werner gave a mention to Wrestler Wayfare in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 77
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Fontaine closes the distance and pushes Barton back into the cage.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Stephen Barton has been cut.
Barton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Barton uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fontaine.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Barton misses with a knee to the head.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fontaine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barton looking to slow down the pace here.
Barton tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontaine pushes Barton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Barton is breathing heavily.
Fontaine scores with a shot to the side of Barton's head. #T1#
Fontaine scores with a shoulder strike.
Fontaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fontaine.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fontaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Fontaine. #CUT2#Stephen Barton's cut is getting worse.
Fontaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barton backwards.
Barton takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fontaine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Barton is rocked!#KD2#
Fontaine floors Barton with a big punch on the inside! Barton is trying to recover but Fontaine dives into side control.
Oh Barton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!#SU2#
Fontaine decides to stand back up. Fontaine steps back and let's Barton get back to his feet.#CL2#
Fontaine clinches.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine lands a big right hand that drops Barton! The killer instinct kicks in and Fontaine finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fontaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Fontaine!
After winning the bout, Chico Fontaine 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 60
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Fontaine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grunter counters with a thumping low kick.
Chico Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunter misses with a looping right.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Fontaine moves into range and clinches up with Grunter.
Grunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grunter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Grunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fontaine wants to clinch but Grunter slips to the side
and Grunter counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fontaine moves to clinch but Grunter breaks away
and Grunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Grunter as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Grunter lands a big right hand that sends Fontaine crashing to the mat! Grunter stays standing though and waves Fontaine back to his feet!#ROC#Fontaine is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Chico Fontaine has been cut.#T1#
Fontaine walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Grunter swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barnaby Grunter! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 37
Date: May 31, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Fontaine gets a clinch.
Fontaine lands with a left to the head. #CUT#It looks like Petros Petritis has been cut.
Fontaine lands with a light punch inside.
Fontaine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petritis backwards.
Petritis working aggressively here.
Fontaine lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Fontaine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Petritis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petritis lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Fontaine on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine lands an uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petritis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petritis.
Fontaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Petritis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petritis backwards.
Petritis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Fontaine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fontaine scores with a hook to the body.
Petritis looks winded!
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Petritis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petritis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontaine.
Still in the clinch, Petritis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a punch on the inside.
Petritis has a couple of punches blocked by Fontaine.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petritis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fontaine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petritis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petritis's efforts to push away.
Fontaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fontaine as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fontaine.
Fontaine scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petritiss head.
Fontaine gets through Petritis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Petros Petritis's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fontaine.
Fontaine scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fontaine.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontaine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontaine dips a shoulder and cracks Petritis with a mighty uppercut! Petritis falls back against the cage and Fontaine unloads with a barrage of strikes! Petritis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fontaine screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Fontaine!
Chico Fontaine decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Fontaine clinches.
Turkoglu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fontaine.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
A short left from Fontaine.
A short right from Fontaine on the inside.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
Fontaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
Fontaine has a couple of punches blocked by Turkoglu.
Turkoglu tries to break free but Fontaine pushes him back against the cage.
Turkoglu controlling the action here for a moment.
Turkoglu looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusef Turkoglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontaine prevents the takedown attempt.
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Turkoglu has had enough of the clinch but Fontaine keeps him there for the moment.
Turkoglu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turkoglu tries to pull guard but Fontaine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fontaine has Turkoglu pressed against the cage, preventing Turkoglu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turkoglu is breathing heavily.
Fontaine lands an uppercut.
Fontaine cracks Turkoglu with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontaine is leaning against Turkoglu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fontaine lands a right hand.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turkoglu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fontaine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
Turkoglu tries to break the clinch but Fontaine is controlling the position.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Fontaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontaine keeps control of Turkoglu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fontaine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fontaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkoglu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Fontaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fontaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine pushes Turkoglu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turkoglu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turkoglus head.
Turkoglu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Fontaine.
Fontaine lands a hook that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land. #T3#
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Fontaine.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
#KD2#
Fontaine lands a big right hand that sends Turkoglu to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Turkoglu! #ROC2#Turkoglu is rocked!
Fontaine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oh Turkoglu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkoglu seems to have got his legs back now.#SU2#
Fontaine stands up and beckons Turkoglu to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Turkoglu tries to keep at a distance but Fontaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turkoglu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turkoglu.
Turkoglu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Turkoglu breaks the clinch.
Turkoglu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turkoglu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fontaine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Turkoglu gets tackled into the cage by Fontaine. Fontaine maintains the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fontaine.
Fontaine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turkoglu backwards.
Turkoglu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fontaine.
A short right from Fontaine on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Fontaine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Fontaine fakes the body blow, causing Turkoglu to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Turkoglu goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chico Fontaine!
Chico Fontaine 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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