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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 48
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Blanchard misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blanchard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blanchard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blanchard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Kasai.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Kasai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blanchard scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT#It looks like Kiyoshi Kasai has been cut.
Blanchard throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
Kasai feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Kasai scores with a head kick. Blanchard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#It looks like Andrew Blanchard has been cut.
Kasai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai slips under a jab.
Blanchard throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai counters with a nice body kick.
Blanchard clobbers Kasai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blanchard tries to move into range but Kasai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Kasai throws a lazy uppercut
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Blanchard. Those never looked like landing.
Kasai looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Kasai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanchard counters with a nice body shot.
Kasai throws a push kick but Blanchard slaps the foot to one side.
Blanchard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blanchard drops Kasai with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kasai! Blanchard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Blanchard! |
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Event:
IFMMA 3: Uprising
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Kasai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kasai misses with a looping right.
Kasai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasai tries to clinch but Rosberg moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rosberg.
Kasai is looking to clinch.
Kasai misses with a head kick.
Kasai looks to throw a body kick#CL2#
and Rosberg moves into the clinch.
Kasai pushes Rosberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD2#
Rosberg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rosberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosberg prevents Kasai from standing back up.
Rosberg content to control rather than advance. #T1##SU2#
Rosberg escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD2#
Rosberg feints and as Kasai raises his hands in defense, Rosberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SU2#
Rosberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rosberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasai avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kasai throws a lazy head kick
and Rosberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rosberg takes a kick to the side of the head.#T2#
Rosberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasai tries to clinch but Rosberg is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosberg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rosberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice body punch from Rosberg.
A swing and a miss from Kasai.#CL2#
Rosberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kasai trying to land knees to the body.
Kasai stops a takedown attempt from Rosberg.
Kiyoshi Kasai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Rosberg.
Rosberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kasai.
Kasai tries to work over Rosberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasai is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3#
A short right from Rosberg on the inside.
Kasai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kasai misses with an elbow strike.
Kasai missing with knees to the body.
Kasai letting Rosberg take a breather here.
Rosberg is trying to pull guard but Kasai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Rosberg is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kasai can't fight it off and eventually Rosberg manages to take the fight to the floor. Kasai looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SU2#
Rosberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rosberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasai.#TD2#
Rosberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kasai pushes Rosberg off looking to stand but Rosberg dives back in and keeps control.
#T4#
Rosberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosberg stops Kasai from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Rosberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Rosberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Kasai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rosberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Rosberg blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Rosberg dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Kasai tries to work over Rosberg's front leg with a kick but Rosberg checks it.
Kasai throws a leg kick but Rosberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasai throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Rosberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosberg throws a strike but Kasai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rosberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kasai wants to control from the top but Rosberg keeps moving.
Rosberg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai wants to control from the top but Rosberg keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Rosberg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kasai doesn't defend quickly enough and Rosberg has managed to lock this one up! Can Kasai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rosberg on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kalle Rosberg! |
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