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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 46
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Kon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kon.
Kon gets through Bautista's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bautista's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Kon lands a body shot.
Kon lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#Bautista is rocked!
Kon prevents Bautista from breaking the clinch.
Oh Bautista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Kon lands an elbow inside.
Bautista being controlled against the cage.
Kon lands an elbow just above Bautista 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Manuel Bautista has been cut.#T1#
Kon lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kon.
Kon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Kon lands a big elbow that drops Bautista! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Bautista is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kin Kon!
After the fight, Kin Kon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Manuel Bautista was interviewed post fight and said 'What a fuck!'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 33
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bautista enables Mantiinium to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bautista manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mantiinium is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Bautista is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantiinium defends well.
Bautista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mantiinium's guard. #REVR#
Mantiinium is adopting a defensive guard.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Mantiinium keeps moving.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantiinium working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bautista.
Mantiinium looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautista is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Bautista drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bautista jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Bautista is in close to Mantiinium's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bautista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bautista postures up.
Bautista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bautista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bautista postures up and lands a big shot to Mantiinium's brow.
Bautista has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Bautista thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bautista landing with the ground and pound. #SU#
Bautista stands up from Mantiinium's guard - Bautista perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bautista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antilliar Mantiinium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2##TD2#
Mantiinium shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bautista manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bautista manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mantiinium after a bit of a struggle.
Bautista wants a takedown but no success here.
Mantiinium stops a takedown attempt from Bautista.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mantiinium has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bautista regains guard immediately. #SUB#
Bautista looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Mantiinium is sitting in close to Bautista's body. Bautista has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mantiinium is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mantiinium is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bautista.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manuel Bautista!
Manuel Bautista made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 21
Date: Apr 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Bautista changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smarty tries to avoid it but Bautista manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smarty to the ground. Smarty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smarty attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Smarty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bautista's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bautista is looking to regain half guard here but Smarty keeps moving and retains side control.
Bautista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bautista is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Bautista's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
Smarty decides to stand back up. Smarty steps back and let's Bautista get back to his feet.#TD#
Smarty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bautista was covering up waiting for the punch and Smarty finishes the takedown easily into guard. #T1##SUB2#
Bautista is looking for a triangle but Smarty pushes his legs off easily.
Smarty wants to stand but Bautista is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bautista is striking from the bottom but Smarty uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Bautista gets full guard.#SU#
Smarty stands and steps away. Bautista gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Smarty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bautista!#T2#
Smarty gets to mount! Bautista was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #SU#
Smarty stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.#TD#
Smarty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bautista is trying to escape back to his feet but Smarty uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bautista looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Smarty stands up. #TD#
Smarty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bautista's half guard.
Bautista pushes Smarty off and gets back to his feet.#T3##TD#
Bautista gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smarty to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bautista manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
I was talking to Smarty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Smarty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bautista clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SU#
Smarty has Bautista's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Smarty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bautista kicks off Smarty and gets to his feet. #TD#
Smarty gets a double leg takedown into Bautista's guard.
Bautista is wriggling around but Smarty manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Bautista looking for a kimura from the bottom but Smarty passes into side control!
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manuel Bautista will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Smarty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bautista looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bautista looks to move to half guard but instead Smarty has passed into mount! Damn!
Bautista is trying to stand up.
Bautista is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SU#
Smarty stands up from mount. Strange move. #TD#
Smarty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bautista misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Bautista looking for subs from the bottom but Smarty mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Bautista wants to control but Smarty is having none of it.
Manuel Bautista has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU#
Smarty is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #TD#
Smarty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bautista is trying to stand up here but Smarty is controlling him well.
Bautista lands with a few short shots to the body. #SUB2#
Bautista looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Smarty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SU#
Smarty stands up out of the half guard. #TD#
Smarty scores with a takedown into Bautista's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB2#
Bautista has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smarty is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bautista.#SU#
Smarty decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bautista to his feet. #TD#
Smarty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smarty showed some decent athleticism there.
Bautista is looking to get back to is feet but Smarty passes into side control.
#T3#
Smarty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bautista on the ground.
Bautista tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smarty presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bautista is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bautista working to try and regain half guard.
Bautista is trying to reverse the position but instead Smarty has taken his back - oops!#SU#
Smarty gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!
#TD#
Bautista gets caught flat footed, as Smarty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Bautista has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smarty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4##SUB2#
Bautista has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smarty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smarty stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.#SUB2#
Bautista looking for a guillotine here but Smarty defends easily.
#SU#
Smarty stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shocka Smarty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Smarty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smarty lands in his opponent's guard.
Bautista manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Smarty is trying to trip Bautista. He has hold of a leg but Bautista is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smarty persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Smarty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bautista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smarty has managed to get both his arms back between Bautista's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Bautista throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smarty stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.#SU#
Smarty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bautista, up you get! #T1##TD#
Smarty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista is looking to regain half guard here but Smarty keeps moving and retains side control. #SU#
Smarty stands up and beckons Bautista to his feet.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Smarty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bautista won't be happy with that. #SU#
Smarty stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Smarty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smarty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smarty has control of an arm but Bautista manages to advance to Smarty's back!
I really don't envy Smarty right now.
Bautista looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bautista scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Smarty is looking for a way out. #SUB2#
Bautista working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Bautista has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smarty has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB2#
Bautista tightening his grip on Smarty, looking for the choke. #T3#
Bautista punches the canvas rather than the man.
Smarty tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bautista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smarty is looking to escape.
Smarty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista lands a big elbow.
Bautista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bautista cracks Smarty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smarty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bautista wants to control the pace but Smarty is squirming around nicely.
Bautista controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Bautista swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Smarty is now in Bautista's guard. A big mistake from Bautista there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Bautista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautista has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Bautista!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manuel Bautista made sure he mentioned BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Tully manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bautista on his heels. He'll look to pass Bautista's guard now, I'm sure.
Bautista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tully is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bautista scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Bautista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Bautista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tully moves into full guard.
Tully really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#ES#
Tully kicks Bautista off and gets to his feet.
Tully displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bautista. #TD#
Tully is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bautista's half guard.#T1#
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Tully is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SU#
Tully escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Tully rushes Bautista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Tully breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Tully shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bautista makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD#
Tully drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bautista looks winded!
Bautista wants to stand up but Tully is controlling him.
Bautista being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Tully seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bautista for as long as he can get away with.
Bautista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tully has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Tully engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Tully gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tully perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tully prevents Bautista from improving his position.
Tully works his way into side control.
Bautista is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Tully stands up and beckons Bautista to his feet. #TD#
Tully shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bautista is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tully keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Tully is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SU#
Tully decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
Bautista gets caught napping as Tully dives in and scores a takedown. Bautista manages to retain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tully dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Tully drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Tully looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tully happy to just control the position for now.
Tully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?
Bautista is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tully is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tully tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bautista is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T1##SUB2#
Bautista is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tully pulls his head out easily.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Tully is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tully will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bautista manages to get to full guard.
Tully is looking to work some ground and pound but Bautista has wrist control.
Tully is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tully wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Jon Tully overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Bautista looking for a guillotine here but Tully defends easily.
Tully looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SU#
Tully stands up and waves to Bautista to follow him.
Bautista fails with the takedown
and Tully counters with a right hand to the body. #T3##TD#
Tully shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tully was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bautista is being controlled here.
Tully tries to move to mount but Bautista blocks the move with his legs. #SUB#
Tully thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bautista sneaks back into half guard.
Bautista tries to get to full guard but Tully has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tully in particular looking to stall.#T4#
Tully looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bautista moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bautista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tully's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Bautista is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tully sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bautista's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista tries to roll over but Tully keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tully dominated that second round.
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!#R3##TD#
Tully closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bautista tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tully wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bautista managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tully.
Bautista tries to buck Tully off but Tully is having none of it.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bautista tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tully is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#SU#
Tully stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.#TD#
Tully dives in and scores a takedown into Bautista's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SU#
Tully gets to his feet - Bautista follows without any prompting. #T1##CL#
Tully fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Tully gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bautista wants to sweep here but Tully controlling him for the moment.
Tully controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tully advances position into side control!
Tully controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
Tully's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bautista tries to buck Tully off but Tully is having none of it.
Bautista regains half guard.
Bautista is looking to improve his position.
Tully thows a huge punch but Bautista dodges it nicely.
Tully content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Bautista tries to roll over but Tully keeps him under control.
Tully looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Bautista looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tully tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bautista knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tully is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#CL#
Tully pushes Bautista up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Tully jumps guard and drags Bautista to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bautista being controlled here momentarily.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Tully keeps moving.
Manuel Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Tully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tully has control of Bautista's left arm, preventing Bautista from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tully showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tully 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tully!
A victorious Jon Tully thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Manuel Bautista spoke after the fight, saying 'What a fuck!'. |
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