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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 36
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Crawford scores with a one two! Pace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Julio Pace has been cut.
Crawford moves to clinch but Pace breaks away
and Pace counters with a series of strikes. Crawford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crawford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Pace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Pace counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Pace avoids nicely.
Pace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kasey Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawford moves to clinch but Pace breaks away
and Pace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pace counter with a right hand. #CL#
Pace forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pace's elbow.
Crawford tries to work over Pace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pace blocking some punches.
Crawford pressing his opponent against the cage. #T1#
Crawford tries a body shot but Pace blocks it.
Crawford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford taking a breather. #BC2#
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Pace counters with a left to the body.
Crawford tries to clinch but Pace moves away #TD#
and Pace counters with a single leg into guard. Crawford didn't expect that.
Crawford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pace controls the pace.
Pace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pace is pushing down on Crawford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crawford is fighting to maintain full guard but Pace has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Pace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pace wants to pass the guard but Crawford is defending well.
Pace is controlling the pace.
Pace tries to stand but can't do so whilst Crawford controls his leg. #T3#
Pace is keen to just control but Crawford is a slippery customer.
Crawford is concentrating on defense, preventing Pace from advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pace is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Pace keeps it at a distance.
Pace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pace counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Pace circles away.
Pace is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawford.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown but Pace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crawford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Pace pushes him off.
Pace misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pace counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Pace to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawford looks winded!#KD#
Pace lands a left and a right that send Crawford crashing to the mat, dazed. Pace thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Crawford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford tries to get into range but Pace steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Crawford! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Pace scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Pace! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 24
Date: Apr 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Lowe jabs Pace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pace moves forwards but Lowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#It looks like Julio Pace has been cut.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
As Lowe backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Lowe manages to avoid it all.
Pace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe misses with a body shot
and Pace counters with a left and a right that stings Lowe. #KD#
Lowe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pace sprawling to the canvas! Pace rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lowe finish him?!
#ROC#Pace is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pace is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowe finish him?
Pace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lowe sprawls well. Lowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pace gets slowly back to his feet.
Pace seems to have recovered his senses.
Pace throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lowe throws an overhand right that drops Pace like a sack of potatoes! Lowe dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Lowe! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Pace lands with a right hand.
Pace throws a nice looking combination but Trainer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pace throws a series of punches but Trainer moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trainer.
Pace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trainer counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Julio Pace has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Trainer.
Trainer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pace.
Trainer throws out a loose jab but Pace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trainer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trainer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trainer throws a shot from downtown. Pace moves away and avoids it.#T1##TD2#
Pace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trainer is trying to stand up here but Pace is controlling him well.
Trainer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pace works his way into side control. #T2#
The referee asks Pace politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pace prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Pace might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Pace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trainer back to the cage. Pace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pace throws a nice looking combination but Trainer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.
Trainer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pace moves out of range as Trainer strikes.
A big right from Trainer misses. #TD2#
Pace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pace lands in his opponent's guard.
Pace controlling from the top position. #T4#
Pace pushes down on Trainer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Pace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Pace is continuing to stall.
Trainer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Pace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Pace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Trainer lands a jab to the nose.
Trainer misses with an uppercut. Pace saw that one coming.
Trainer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pace cracks Trainer with a good jab.
Trainer throws a jab when Pace was well out of range.
Pace is looking for the big counter here.
Pace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trainer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Pace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trainer scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Pace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pace tries to bum rush Trainer with a series of wild strikes but Trainer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer Trainer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A jab from Trainer misses.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trainer moves away from the strike by Pace.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.
A combination from Trainer does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trainer. Pace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trainer misses with a two punch combination.
Pace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trainer throws a jab when Pace was well out of range.
Trainer throws an off balance right hand
letting Pace counter with a right hand.
Julio Pace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trainer throws a hook to the side of Pace's head but Pace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Trainer backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Trainer manages to avoid it all.#T2#
Trainer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
Trainer misses with a straight left.
Pace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trainer's hands.
Trainer swings widly with a right hand
and Pace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Trainer.
A little jabbing left from Pace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pace circles away quickly and effectively.
Pace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Trainer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pace goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Pace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trainer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trainer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Despite the aggression on Pace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Trainer misses.
Trainer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trainer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer Trainer is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Pace there.
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Trainer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trainer dodges the punch combination from Pace.
Trainer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pace counters with a series of strikes. Trainer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pace sizes up Trainer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Pace looks to score with a jab to the body but Trainer is just out of range.
Trainer misses with a wild body shot.
Pace avoids the body shot from Trainer.
Despite the aggression on Pace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trainer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trainer throws a lazy right hand but Pace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trainer looks to land a combination but Pace avoids it well.
Pace just misses with a punch to the body.
Trainer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trainer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Boxer Trainer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Pace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Trainer.
Trainer throws an overhand right that lands on Pace's shoulder, as Pace tries to avoid the shot.
Trainer lands a nice shot that snaps Pace's head back.
Pace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pace dodges the punch combination from Trainer.
Pace avoids the body shot from Trainer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pace misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.#T1#
Pace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trainer. Trainer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trainer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pace slips under a jab.
Pace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pace swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Trainer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trainer throws a big shot that misses.
Pace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trainer is out of range and Pace settles back down. #T2#
Trainer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pace with the counter takedown but Trainer avoids it easily.
Pace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trainer.
Trainer throws a looping overhand right but Pace ducks down to avoid it.
Pace misses the shot to the body.
Pace jabs Trainer right on the nose. Trainer blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Pace moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trainer misses with the head strike.
Pace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Trainer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Pace connects with a nice looking jab.
Pace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trainer.
Trainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Trainer.
A big right from Trainer misses.
Trainer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Pace catches Trainer right on the button with a cross.
Trainer throws a hook to the side of Pace's head but Pace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pace feints a counter leg kick.
Trainer throws a hook but Pace avoids it easily.
Pace slips a straight right by Trainer.
Pace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trainer.
Pace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T4#
Nice cross by Pace.
Trainer misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Trainer.
Pace misses with a series of wild punches.
Trainer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Trainer backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Trainer manages to avoid it all.
Trainer throws out a loose jab but Pace uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trainer lands a jab.
Trainer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Boxer Trainer.
I think Trainer 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxer Trainer! |
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