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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 30
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
John throws a sloppy head kick and Saheed moves out of range easily.
Saheed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saheed thuds a left hand into John's body.
Saheed scores with a hook.
John seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD#
John shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saheed napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
John thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
John looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
John tries for a kimura but Saheed is defending well. #T1#
Saheed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saheed regains full guard. Nicely done.
John wants to control from the top but Saheed keeps moving.
John pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saheed is keeping the position for now.
Saheed looking to control.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Saheed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John with a nice head shot there.
Saheed keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
John content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Saheed has locked up a guillotine! Saheed's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? John is holding on here and Saheed must be using up a lot of energy. John has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Saheed gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danjuma Saheed!
Danjuma Saheed gave a mention to BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 19
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Charman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Charman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saheed is trying to control Charman's posture but Charman avoids it. #SU#
Charman decides to stand back up. Charman steps back and let's Saheed get back to his feet.#CL#
Charman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Charman pulls Saheed into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saheed trying to control but Charman is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Charman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saheed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saheed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saheed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Charman looking for a sweep. Not yet Charman, not yet.
Charman keeping moving, preventing Saheed from controlling successfully.
Saheed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Charman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Charman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saheed on the ground.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Charman misses with a hook to the body
and Saheed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saheed looks to clinch #TD#
and Charman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saheed's guard.
Charman trying to control but Saheed is working from the bottom.
Saheed trying to keep a closed guard but Charman is proving a slippery customer.
Charman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saheed is trying to keep Charman in close.
Charman looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Charman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Charman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saheed working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Saheed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Charman defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Saheed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saheed keeping moving, preventing Charman from controlling successfully.
Charman postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charman postures up.
Charman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Charman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Saheed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Charman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saheed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saheed is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Charman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charman as Saheed tries to tie him up. #TD#
Charman has clasped his hands together around Saheed's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charman looking to control but instead Saheed has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Saheed is trying to maintain the position but Charman is very close to passing his half guard.
Charman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saheed's head. #T1#
Saheed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Charman is thwarting Saheed's attempts to control the position.
Charman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saheed's head.
Charman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saheed trying to control here.
Saheed moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Charman stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Saheed has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Charman manages to get his head free but now Saheed has transitioned to an armbar! Charman grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Saheed! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danjuma Saheed!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Danjuma Saheed waved his t-shirt featuring BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION's logo in front of the cameras. |
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