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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Oliveira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Cooke is keeping him busy.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooke's head.
Cooke is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cooke pulls Oliveira in close to his closed guard and prevents Oliveira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
Cooke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Cooke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Cooke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oliveira has picked Cooke up and slammed him! Cooke can't keep hold of the triangle and Oliveira manages to pass to side control!
Cooke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooke is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Cooke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Cooke is keeping him busy.
Oliveira wants to free his trapped foot but Cooke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliveira stalling away here and it's allowed Cooke to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cooke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooke working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2#
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke looks winded!
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Cooke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Cooke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oliveira dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Cooke is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom. #T3#
Cooke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving. #SUB2#
Cooke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooke wants to get back to full guard but Oliveira has passed into side control.
Cooke manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Oliveira prevents Cooke from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooke is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard. #REVB#
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Cooke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
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 Adriano Oliveira will probably get the nod.
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#
Cooke walks into a straight right hand from Oliveira.#TD#
Oliveira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
Cooke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB2#
Cooke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oliveira defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Cooke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliveira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliveira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliveira! #REVR##T1#
Cooke is looking for a sweep.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cooke tries to improve position but can't.
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira cracks Cooke with a big elbow.
Cooke is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Oliveira stands up and beckons Cooke to his feet. #T2##TD#
Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adriano Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooke is looking for a sweep. Oliveira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cooke is not content to let Oliveira control the position.#SUB2#
Cooke looking for subs from the bottom but Oliveira mounts him!#SUB#
Cooke tries to improve his position but Oliveira has taken his back! Oliveira has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Cooke tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Oliveira pushes Cooke away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adriano Oliveira! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Brixton lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches up with Brixton, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes Brixton against the cage but Brixton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brixton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brixton lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Brixton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Brixton misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Cooke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Cooke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brixton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooke is controlling him. #SUB2#
Cooke drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cooke as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Brixton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cooke! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Enzo Cooke! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Oliveira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooke's guard.
Cooke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Cooke's legs - danger averted.
Oliveira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Cooke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cooke has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
Cooke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooke has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage. #T1#
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Cooke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooke manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Cooke's guard.
Cooke trying to control the position.
Cooke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooke tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira postures up in Cooke's guard and throws a big left but Cooke blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown into Cooke's guard.#T2#
Cooke wants to sweep here but Oliveira controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Cooke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooke keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass. #SUB#
Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Oliveira defends easily.
#SUB#
Cooke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Oliveira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira won't allow Cooke to sweep him here. #SUB#
Cooke working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.
Cooke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Cooke is posturing up here but Oliveira has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cooke tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cooke has to tap! Slick submission there by Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adriano Oliveira! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Moses decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooke manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Cooke has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Moses should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cooke has tightened it up now! Moses should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Enzo Cooke! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 04, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Fei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cooke to the ground. Fei is now in Cooke's guard.
Fei scoring with some ground and pound.
Fei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Fei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fei scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Cooke drops back looking for a leg! Fei is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fei manages to kick Cooke off! Cooke jumps back into Fei's guard.
Fei working a defensive guard here.
Cooke pushing down on Fei's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cooke wants to take a breather but Fei is having none of it. #T1#
Cooke moves into full mount! Fei won't be happy about that!
Fei wants to control but Cooke is having none of it.#SUB2#
Cooke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fei manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei keeps working. #SUB2#
Cooke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fei is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Cooke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Fei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooke on the ground.#SUB2#
Cooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Cooke is trying to get an arm triangle but Fei is defending well.
Fei is trying to improve his position.
Fei can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooke is looking to take a break and control but Fei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooke passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fei! #SUB2#
Cooke working for a submission but Fei is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Cooke has hold of Fei's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fei manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cooke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cooke tries to control but Fei wriggling away. #SUB2#
Cooke has control of Fei's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fei regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cooke looks winded!#T4##SUB2#
Cooke is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fei shrugs it off.
Fei tries to hold on but Cooke postures up.
Fei working to try and regain half guard.
Cooke avoids the attempt from Fei to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Cooke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fei is surviving well by controlling Cooke's body position as best he can. #SUB2#
Cooke working for a submission but Fei is keeping him at bay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Fei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Fei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cooke!
Cooke sneaks back into half guard.
Cooke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fei lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fei working some strikes from top position.
Cooke has momentary wrist control but Fei slips an elbow through the middle.
Fei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fei's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Fei lands a couple of elbows.
Fei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fei is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooke can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooke preventing the sweep.
Cooke throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Fei keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Fei looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Cooke drops back looking for a leg! Fei is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fei manages to kick Cooke off! Cooke jumps back into Fei's guard.
Fei looking to control.
#SUB2#
Cooke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fei is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
Cooke wants to control from the top but Fei keeps moving.
Fei has Cooke pulled in close to control his posture.
Fei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Fei drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Enzo Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Cooke regains half guard.
Cooke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fei scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Cooke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fei looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Fei. #T4#
Fei takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Fei there.
Fei trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Fei is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fei seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fei lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Fei there.
Cooke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fei's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fei's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Cooke working for the choke.
Fei covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fei trying to control the hands but Cooke breaks the grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Fei dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Fei shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fei showed some decent athleticism there.
Fei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cooke gets back to full guard.
Fei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fei trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke 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##SUB2#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fei has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei is looking to control Cooke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fei avoid being mounted?#T1##SUB2#
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Fei defends the submission attempt.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Cooke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooke.
Fei holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fei tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
Fei is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Cooke is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Fei defends the submission attempt.
Fei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooke's back!
I really don't envy Cooke right now.
Fei lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cooke hold on?!
Fei scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fei is landing with strikes from the back.
Cooke is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fei lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cooke hold on?!
#T3#
Cooke turns into Fei and is now in his guard.
Cooke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fei managing to control the position.
Fei'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.#SUB2#
Cooke drops back looking for a leg! Fei is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fei manages to kick Cooke off! Cooke jumps back into Fei's guard.
Fei is controlling Cooke's posture.#T4#
Fei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fei keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Fei looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cooke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Cooke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zhang Fei.
I think Fei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Fei! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 85
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cooke is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Cooke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cooke is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooke is retaining full guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Cooke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.#SUB#
Cooke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.
Cooke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooke tries to get out of the position.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cooke's guard.
Cooke is breathing heavily.#T2##SUB2#
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooke tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3##SUB2#
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Cooke defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooke keeps working.
Cooke taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cooke!
The referee warns Cooke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#T4#
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva working Cooke over with strikes here. #SUB2#
Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Cooke doesn't see it coming and as Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reñan Silva!
Reñan Silva 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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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 71
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Rizzveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rizzveira throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily. #CL#
Cooke rushes Rizzveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Rizzveira tightens his grip and picks Cooke up, before dumping him to the ground. Cooke manages to land in guard.
Cooke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooke tries to get out of the position.
Cooke is trying to control the position but Rizzveira postures up. #SUB2#
Rizzveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizzveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooke is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Rizzveira defends easily.
Rizzveira trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#T1##SU2#
Rizzveira stands up and waves to Cooke to follow him.
Rizzveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Rizzveira.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Rizzveira.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Cooke gets caught napping as Rizzveira dives in and scores a takedown. Cooke manages to retain guard.
Cooke lands some strikes from the bottom.
Rizzveira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cooke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rizzveira wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy.
Rizzveira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cooke is staying active.#T2##SUB#
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cooke moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzveira taking a bit of punishment here - Cooke scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Cooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke advances nicely into full mount.
Cooke avoids the attempt from Rizzveira to control.
Rizzveira is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Rizzveira is bucking up trying to escape but Cooke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rizzveira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cooke controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzveira is squirming around, avoiding Cooke's attempts to control the action.
Rizzveira prevents Cooke from taking his back.#SUB#
Cooke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rizzveira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rizzveira tries to reverse the position but Cooke maintains control.
BOOM! Cooke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rizzveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#SUB#
Rizzveira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cooke.
Cooke is breathing heavily.#T4#
Rizzveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
Cooke working for a submission but Rizzveira is keeping him at bay.
Rizzveira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rizzveira wants to get back to full guard.
Cooke is pressing down on Rizzveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rizzveira is holding on for now.
Rizzveira manages to get to full guard.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rizzveira throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizzveira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rizzveira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rizzveira lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzveira throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Rizzveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cooke sprawls well initially but Rizzveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Cooke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Rizzveira is looking for a kimura but Cooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rizzveira to get the leverage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rizzveira is breathing heavily.
Cooke tries to roll over but Rizzveira keeps him under control.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Rizzveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooke is retaining full guard.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Rizzveira from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Cooke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rizzveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rizzveira wants to pass the guard but Cooke is keeping the position.#SUB#
Cooke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rizzveira stands and throws Cooke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rizzveira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2#
Rizzveira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Rizzveira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rizzveira trying to control but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke tries to hold on but Rizzveira pushes him away.
Rizzveira mounts Cooke! Really nice guard pass there!
Rizzveira looking to control but Cooke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Rizzveira avoids the attempt from Cooke to control.
Rizzveira pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#SU2#
Rizzveira is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rizzveira scores with a head kick. Cooke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rizzveira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#TD#
Cooke dives in and scores a takedown into Rizzveira's guard.#SUB2#
Rizzveira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooke connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Rizzveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rizzveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Rizzveira's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rizzveira's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Cooke drops back looking for a leg! Rizzveira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rizzveira manages to kick Cooke off! Cooke jumps back into Rizzveira's guard. #SUB2#
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rizzveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Rizzveira's legs - danger averted.
Rizzveira keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baro Rizzveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Rizzveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cooke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rizzveira.
That kick from Rizzveira tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke tries to clinch but Rizzveira moves out of range.
Cooke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rizzveira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rizzveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crunch! Rizzveira slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Baro Rizzveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Rizzveira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cooke tries to roll over but Rizzveira keeps him under control.#T1#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooke wants to control but Rizzveira is keeping busy.
Baro Rizzveira has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Rizzveira is looking for a kimura but Cooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rizzveira to get the leverage.
Cooke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rizzveira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rizzveira's back!#SUB#
Rizzveira is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cooke has Rizzveira flattened out and is raining down punches. #SUB#
Rizzveira defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T2#
Cooke has the hooks in. Rizzveira is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rizzveira trying to control the hands but Cooke won't let him. #SUB#
Cooke working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cooke is trying to stick to Rizzveira's back but Rizzveira is turning into Cooke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cooke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rizzveira.
Rizzveira lands a couple of digs.
Rizzveira trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Rizzveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3##SUB2#
Rizzveira working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Rizzveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooke passes into half guard. #SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura but Rizzveira is defending well.
#T4##SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura but Rizzveira is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rizzveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Rizzveira working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Cooke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Rizzveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baro Rizzveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzveira 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baro Rizzveira!
A relieved looking Baro Rizzveira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 47
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Lovell stalks Cooke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooke's face. Cooke staggers backwards, shaken.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lovell. Cooke shrugs it off though.
Cooke tries to clinch up.#CL#
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Lovell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB#
Cooke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovell is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Lovell defends easily.
#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Cooke stops Lovell from standing up.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovell is retaining full guard.
Lovell keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke looking to sit in guard and control but Lovell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Cooke is looking to sweep but instead, Lovell has passed into half guard.
Cooke is staying active underneath Lovell, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Cooke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lovell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lovell's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Cooke is looking for the choke from the back position but Lovell is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Cooke is persistently looking for the submission but Lovell is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lovell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Lovell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Cooke tightening his grip on Lovell, looking for the choke.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T3##SUB#
Cooke working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Lovell is doing well to defend. Cooke seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Lovell is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Cooke! |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 6
Date: May 01, 2024 |
#R1#
McCallum throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Cooke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCallum's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cooke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Cooke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but McCallum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCallum is looking to escape.
Cooke trying to mount his opponent but McCallum defends it.
Cooke wants to control but McCallum is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
McCallum pushes Cooke off looking to stand but Cooke dives back in and keeps control.
McCallum is trying to maintain the position but Cooke is very close to passing his half guard.
McCallum is looking to escape.#T1##SUB2#
McCallum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCallum has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Cooke wants to work for an arm triangle but McCallum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCallum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cooke moves into full mount! McCallum won't be happy about that!
McCallum is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McCallum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2##ES2#
McCallum bucks up and throws Cooke to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cooke circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Cooke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
McCallum is trying to stand back up but Cooke is controlling him
Cooke trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3#
McCallum pushes Cooke off looking to stand but Cooke dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Cooke is working for a kimura but McCallum is defending it quite comfortably.
McCallum pushes Cooke off looking to stand but Cooke dives back in and keeps control.
McCallum is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but McCallum defends the submission attempt.
Cooke prevents McCallum from standing back up.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Cooke seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Cooke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cooke prevents McCallum from improving his position.#SUB#
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
Cooke prevents McCallum from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan McCallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCallum's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McCallum duly obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCallum throws a combination. Cooke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Cooke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
McCallum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cooke fails with the takedown.
McCallum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallum feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. McCallum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
As McCallum looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but McCallum just gets out of the way.#T1#
McCallum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
McCallum throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Cooke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCallum has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cooke has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Cooke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cooke manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCallum is not content to let Cooke control the position.
Cooke 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. #SUB#
Cooke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
You can see the frustration on McCallum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCallum tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Enzo Cooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCallum trying to get back to his feet but Cooke is in full control for now. #SUB#
McCallum fending off the submission attempt from Cooke. #SUB#
McCallum is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cooke gets his way!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
McCallum wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
McCallum defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cooke's arms.
McCallum trying to control but not successfully. #SUB#
Cooke looking to break McCallum's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McCallum remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cooke will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
McCallum wants to get back to his feet.
McCallum tries to escape but Cooke has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
McCallum defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cooke's arms. #SUB#
Cooke looking for the choke but no joy. #T4#
McCallum trying to get back to his feet but Cooke is in full control for now. #SUB#
Cooke is persistently looking for the submission but McCallum is defending it well.
McCallum trying to get back to his feet but Cooke is in full control for now.
Cooke misses with an elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on McCallum's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cooke is trying to stick to McCallum's back but McCallum is turning into Cooke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cooke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McCallum.
McCallum wants to stand and escape but instead Cooke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but McCallum is retaining full guard.
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 Enzo Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Left hook, right uppercut from McCallum. #TD#
Cooke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCallum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McCallum is trying to get back to his feet.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCallum keeps working.
McCallum is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McCallum is being controlled here. #SUB#
Cooke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCallum, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke trying to control the position but McCallum is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCallum wants to get back to his feet but Cooke drags him back down.#T1#
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCallum keeps working. #SUB#
Cooke tries for a kimura but McCallum is defending well. #SUB#
Cooke tries for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
McCallum is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cooke has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Cooke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCallum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McCallum wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McCallum is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Cooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooke prevents McCallum from escaping the position.#SUB#
Cooke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCallum is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cooke has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Cooke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCallum knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Cooke tries for a kimura but McCallum is defending well. #T3#
McCallum pushes Cooke away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cooke gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#ES2#
McCallum throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
McCallum stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCallum feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. McCallum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCallum pinned against the cage. McCallum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
McCallum throws a combination. Cooke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from McCallum is predictable there #TD#
and Cooke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCallum!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCallum is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cooke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ryan McCallum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Cooke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCallum has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCallum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Enzo Cooke! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 17
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bayaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bayaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bayaka.
Bayaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bayaka connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
Cooke shoots and misses #CL#
and Bayaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bayaka.
Cooke wants to take the fight to the mat but Bayaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bayaka is defending well.
Mbuti Bayaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Cooke.#T1#
Bayaka lands a body shot. #BC#
Bayaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayaka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mbuti Bayaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bayaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches up with Bayaka, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes Bayaka against the cage but Bayaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bayaka seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Bayaka.
Bayaka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T2#
Bayaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooke dives in and grabs Bayaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bayaka pushes down on Cooke's head and hops out.
Bayaka half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Bayaka had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bayaka as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bayaka.
Bayaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke looks winded!
Cooke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bayaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bayaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bayaka swinging wildly here.
Cooke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bayaka defends it well.
Bayaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Bayaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bayaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Bayaka.
Bayaka lands with a shot to the body.
Bayaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayaka lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Bayaka misses.
Bayaka lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Bayaka does it's job there.
Donk. Bayaka catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mbuti Bayaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bayaka connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Bayaka scores with a four punch combination!
Bayaka throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Cooke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bayaka won't be happy with that.
Bayaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bayaka tries to get out of the position.
Bayaka tries to bench press Cooke off him but Cooke keeps the position. #SUB2#
Cooke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bayaka, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB2#
Cooke tries for a kimura but Bayaka is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayaka tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Bayaka gets back to half guard.
Cooke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bayaka sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Bayaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooke is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bayaka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bayaka is holding on to half guard well.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bayaka wants to get back to full guard.
Bayaka is trying to control but can't.
Cooke prevents Bayaka from improving his position.#SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bayaka defends it well.
Bayaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bayaka is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cooke prevents Bayaka from improving his position.#T3##SUB2#
Cooke is working for a submission of some sort.
Bayaka tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooke is trying to control. Bayaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a kimura but Bayaka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooke to get the leverage.
Bayaka wants to get back to full guard.
Bayaka is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bayaka is looking for a sweep. Cooke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Cooke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bayaka is just riding it out for now. Cooke eventually gives up the hold.
Bayaka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Bayaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bayaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooke's guard. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enzo Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Bayaka.
Bayaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bayaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Bayaka with a hook.
Bayaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Bayaka jabs at Cooke's body.
Bayaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooke momentarily.
#T1#
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Bayaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Bayaka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooke sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Bayaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bayaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bayaka not doing much here.
Bayaka is thwarting Cooke's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Bayaka tries to pass to full mount but Cooke defends it.
Bayaka works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Bayaka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cooke manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cooke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bayaka's best efforts.
Cooke wants to improve his position but Bayaka is controlling well.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bayaka sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Bayaka working over Cooke with some ground and pound. Cooke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooke is refusing to be controlled, as Bayaka sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bayaka there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bayaka connects with a nice short shot to Cooke's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooke manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Cooke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bayaka defends well.
Mbuti Bayaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bayaka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bayaka postures up and lands a big shot to Cooke's brow.
Bayaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Bayaka postures up and lands a big shot to Cooke's brow. #T4#
Bayaka with a nice head shot there.
Bayaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Bayaka works over Cooke with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#Cooke is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayaka distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooke is still in real trouble! Can Bayaka finish him?
Bayaka controlling from the top position.
Bayaka chips away with some ground and pound.
Bayaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bayaka working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayaka looking to pass the guard.
Bayaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bayaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bayaka scoring with some ground and pound.
Bayaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mbuti Bayaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bayaka 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mbuti Bayaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Mbuti Bayaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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