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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 94
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr lands a jab to Bafote's midsection.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotr misses with a two punch combination.
Piotr catches Bafote with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Piotr misses with a straight right.
Bafote is looking to counter the offense by Piotr and move into the clinch.
Piotr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bafote.
Piotr staying out of range there.
Piotr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piotr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piotr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch but Piotr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obah Bafote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bafote throws a hook to the side of Piotr's head but Piotr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bafote slips a jab from Piotr.
Piotr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piotr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bafote fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Piotr misses.
Bafote moves away from the strike by Piotr.
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bafote moves away.
Bafote wants to clinch up but Piotr keeps it at a distance.
Bafote gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piotr.#T1#
Bafote moves in looking to clinch but Piotr pushes him off.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bafote.
Bafote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bafote throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piotr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bafote misses with a wild body shot.
Bafote closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piotr keeps the fight on the outside.
Piotr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bafote sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bafote tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Piotr manages to circle out of the way.
Piotr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Bafote moved out of range.
Bafote is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Piotr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piotr, as that shot connected.
Bafote fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bafote is looking to control Piotr's arms but Piotr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bafote has his back to the cage. #T2#
Bafote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Piotr.
A head punch on the inside from Bafote fails to land.
Piotr blocks an elbow strike.
Piotr tries to break free but Bafote pushes him back against the cage.
Bafote taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Piotr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bafote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bafote misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bafote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Piotr tries to circle away but Bafote has him pinned against the cage.
Bafote lands with a short shot to the head.
Piotr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bafote throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piotr blocks it with crossed arms.
Bafote pushes off an throws an elbow but Piotr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piotr misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Bafote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bafote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bafote misses with the head strike.
Bafote struggles to land a body shot inside as Piotr controls his hands.
Bafote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bafote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piotr backwards.
Bafote throws an elbow that misses.
Piotr blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
Bafote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bafote misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bafote.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bafote.
Piotr takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Maciej Piotr has been cut.
Bafote controlling the action here for a moment.
Piotr effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Bafote - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bafote stalling in the clinch but Piotr improves position.
Bafote tries to land knees in the clinch but Piotr avoids the damage to the body.
Piotr blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
Piotr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piotr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piotr avoids it.
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!
Bafote pushes off an throws an elbow but Piotr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piotr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bafote lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bafote tries a body shot but Piotr blocks it.
Bafote slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maciej Piotr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Piotr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Piotr throws a series of strikes that have Bafote backpedaling.
Piotr jabs at Bafote's body.
Bafote doesn't manage to clinch there - Piotr circles away.
Bafote definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Piotr misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Bafote clinches with his opponent.
Bafote misses with a body punch.
Piotr is trying to break the clinch but Bafote is controlling him.#BC2#
Piotr breaks the clinch.
Bafote staying out of range there.
Piotr throws a right hand that Bafote ducks under and follows up with a left that Bafote also avoids with ease.
Piotr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piotr misses the jab.
Bafote is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Piotr.
Piotr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Nice jab there from Piotr.
Bafote tries to clinch up.
Piotr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Piotr stuns Bafote with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bafote slips under a jab from Piotr.#T1#
Bafote tries to clinch up.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Piotr throws a hook but Bafote avoids it easily.
A jab from Piotr finds it's way through Bafote's defenses.
Bafote throws an off balance right hand
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piotr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bafote momentarily.
Piotr throws a jab when Bafote was well out of range.
Bafote takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Bafote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr misses with a wild body shot.
Bafote works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bafote darts in trying to clinch
and Piotr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bafote slips under a jab from Piotr.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch but Piotr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bafote is looking to clinch.
Piotr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bafote fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bafote moves out of range as Piotr strikes.
Bafote fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Piotr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Piotr throws a jab when Bafote was well out of range.
Bafote is looking to counter the offense by Piotr and move into the clinch.
Piotr scores with a jab. Bafote acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bafote misses with a straight right. #CL#
Bafote instigates a clinch.
Piotr blocks a body shot from Bafote.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bafote throws an elbow but misses.
Bafote gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bafote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piotr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bafote misses with a knee strike.
Piotr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piotr tries to circle away but Bafote has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Piotr.
Bafote tries a body shot but Piotr blocks it.
Bafote working aggressively here.
Bafote misses with a punch to the body.
Bafote is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Piotr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T3#
Piotr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but Piotr blocks with his arms.
Piotr is looking to control Bafote's arms but Bafote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piotr has his back to the cage.
Piotr dodges an elbow strike from Bafote.
Piotr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piotr lands with a left to the head.
Bafote is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Piotr is breathing heavily.
Bafote lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bafote as Piotr tries to tie him up.
Bafote lands an elbow inside.
Bafote throws an elbow that misses.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obah Bafote has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piotr effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Bafote misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bafote.
Bafote prevents a body shot from Piotr.
Piotr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Piotr misses with the head strike.
Bafote lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bafote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bafote swings wildly with an uppercut but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bafote lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piotr wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maciej Piotr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Piotr loads up on a big right hand but Bafote slips the punch.
Bafote seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch but Piotr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piotr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bafote wants to clinch up but Piotr keeps it at a distance.
Piotr throws out a counter right but Bafote avoids it with no problem.
Bafote tries to clinch up
and Piotr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bafote darts in trying to clinch
and Piotr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Bafote moves into range and clinches up with Piotr.
Piotr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bafote misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bafote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bafote scores with a hook to the body.
Bafote throws an elbow that misses.
Piotr slowing the pace effectively.
Bafote swings wildly with an uppercut but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Bafote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bafote blocks an uppercut.
Bafote misses with a knee strike.
Piotr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bafote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piotr lands a nice uppercut.
Bafote creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piotr's defenses.
Bafote misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bafote.
Piotr blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
Bafote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piotr blocks an elbow strike from Bafote.
A short right from Piotr.
Bafote lands a nice elbow. #T2##BC2#
Piotr breaks from the clinch.
Bafote closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piotr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bafote doesn't manage to clinch there - Piotr circles away.
Bafote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piotr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piotr scores with a sloppy right hand. Bafote should have avoided that one.
Piotr throws an overhand right that lands on Bafote's shoulder, as Bafote tries to avoid the shot.
Bafote throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piotr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bafote. Bafote circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC2#Bafote is rocked!
Piotr keeps the fight on the outside.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Bafote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bafote moves away.
Bafote seems to have got his legs back now.
Bafote closes the distance but Piotr moves to the side
and Piotr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bafote darts in trying to clinch
and Piotr counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Bafote wants to clinch
and Piotr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Bafote moved out of range.
Bafote is looking to counter the offense by Piotr and move into the clinch.
Bafote tries to clinch up.
Bafote slips a jab from Piotr.
Bafote tries to clinch but Piotr moves away
and Piotr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bafote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maciej Piotr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Bafote moves away and avoids it.
Bafote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bafote.
Bafote lands with an overhand left.
Obah Bafote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bafote slips under a jab from Piotr.#CL#
Bafote clinches. #T4#
Bafote lands an elbow inside.
Bafote missing with knees to the body.
Piotr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bafote has him pressed against the cage.
Bafote throws an elbow but it misses.
Bafote pushes off an throws an elbow but Piotr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piotr has had enough of the clinch but Bafote keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piotr.
Piotr avoids a wild elbow strike from Bafote.
Bafote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piotr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piotr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Piotr.
Piotr takes an elbow to the temple.
Piotr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maciej Piotr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bafote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Piotr's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Piotr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Piotr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Piotr!
A very excited looking Maciej Piotr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 73
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr loads up on a big right hand but Jitani slips the punch.
Jitani throws a right hand that misses
and Piotr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piotr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piotr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitani.
Piotr lands a lovely overhand right.
Piotr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jitani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jitani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piotr connects with the punch.
Piotr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Jitani does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piotr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Jitani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piotr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piotr.
Jitani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jitani slips a straight right by Piotr.
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Jitani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jitani throws a looping overhand right but Piotr ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piotr with a jab.
Piotr throws a nice looking combination but Jitani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piotr moves out of range as Jitani strikes.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jitani looks to land a left hand but Piotr moved out of range nicely.
Piotr lands with a hook. Jitani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Piotr.
Jitani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Piotr there.
Jitani throws a body punch but Piotr moves out of range.
Piotr punishes Jitani's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piotr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jitani had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr lands with a cross.
Jitani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jitani. #T2#
Jitani misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Piotr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jitani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jitani scores with a hook.
Jitani ducks right into an uppercut from Piotr.
Jitani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
letting Jitani counter with a right hand.
Piotr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jitanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piotr throws a hook to the side of Jitani's head but Jitani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Piotr.
Piotr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jitani. Piotr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piotr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jitani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maciej Piotr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Piotr thuds his right hand into Jitani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Piotr lands with a cross.
Jitani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jitani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piotr.
Piotr with a jab.
Jitani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Jitani does no damage.
Piotr lands with an uppercut that bounces Jitani off the cage and back into range.
Jitani ducks under a wild hook from Piotr.
Jitani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jitani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jitani throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Jitani misses the jab.
Jitani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piotr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Jitani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piotr digs a good hook to Jitani's body.
Jitani looks to land a right hand but Piotr moved out of range.#T4#
Jitani scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piotr, as that shot connected.
Piotr connects with a crisp jab.
Piotr throws a hook but Jitani blocks it.
Piotr moves out of range as Jitani strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piotr! But no joy.
Piotr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piotr throws a shot to the body.
Piotr lands a nice shot that snaps Jitani's head back.
Piotr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Jitani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jitani just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jitani has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitani misses with a left hand
letting Piotr counter with a right hand.
Piotr thuds his right hand into Jitani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jitani might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Piotr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Jitani.
Jitani misses with an uppercut.
Jitani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Jitani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jitani lands a jab to the nose.
Jitani misses with a looping right.
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!
Jitani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piotr jabs Jitani right on the nose. Jitani blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Piotr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piotr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jitani's head.#ROC2#Jitani is rocked!
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Jitani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotr throws a series of punches but Jitani moves out of range.
Jitani throws out a loose jab but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr jabs Jitani right on the nose. Jitani blinks but takes it well.
Jitani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piotr counters with a huge left! Jitani is in big trouble! He's backing up but Piotr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jitani from any more damage. A dominating finish by Piotr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 66
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr throws a combination that misses
and Montanti counters with a straight right hand.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
and Montanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Montanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piotr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montanti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montanti throws a right hand that Piotr ducks under and follows up with a left that Piotr also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr connects with a looping right hand.
Montanti misses with an uppercut
and Piotr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piotr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montanti moves out of range as Piotr strikes.
Montanti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Piotr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montanti's head backwards.
Piotr throws a big shot that misses.
Montanti throws out a loose jab but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montanti slips a straight right by Piotr.#T1#
Piotr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotr throws a body shot but no joy.
Montanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piotr was well out of range. Poor timing from Montanti.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Montanti moved out of range.
Montanti throws a lazy right hand but Piotr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piotr lands a nice hook to Montanti's body. Montanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piotr misses with a looping right.
Piotr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maciej Piotr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piotr digs a good hook to Montanti's body.
Montanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piotr digs a good body shot into Montanti's ribs.
Montanti looks to land a right hand but Piotr moved out of range.
Piotr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Piotr misses.
Montanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Piotr connects with a body shot.#T2#
A big right from Montanti misses.
Montanti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piotr lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Piotr does no damage.
Montanti tries to score with a low kick but Piotr moves his leg out of the way.
Piotr scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Piotr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piotr moves out of range of the strikes.
Piotr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piotr swinging wildly here.
Piotr connects with a nice looking jab.
Piotr needs to keep his hands up - Montanti had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
and Piotr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Montanti misses
and Piotr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montanti misses with a straight right.
Montanti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A jab from Montanti misses.
Piotr cracks Montanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piotr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piotr with a jab.
Piotr misses with a lunging right hand
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Piotr does it's job there.
Piotr throws an overhand right that lands on Montanti's shoulder, as Montanti tries to avoid the shot.
Piotr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montanti doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montanti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Piotr lands with a shot to the body. #T4#
Piotr thuds a left hand into Montanti's body.
Piotr with a hook.
Montanti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Piotr moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Montanti misses its intended target.
Piotr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Montanti counters with a straight right hand.
Montanti misses with an uppercut. Piotr saw that one coming.
Piotr works Montanti's body with a nice hook.
Montanti misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Montanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Piotr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piotr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montanti.
Montanti connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Piotr misses the shot to the body.
Piotr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montanti.
Piotr blocks a jab.
Montanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr scores with the left hand. Montanti knows he should have avoided that one.
Montanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
and Montanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piotr misses with a hook.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Piotr.
Montanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piotr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the liver by Piotr. Beautiful body shot.
Montanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Montanti misses the target.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Piotr defending well as Montanti loads up on a big left hand.
Montanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piotr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montanti.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montanti blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Montanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piotr misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Montanti misses the target.
Piotr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Piotr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Piotr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Montanti moved out of range.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montanti throws a front kick aimed at Piotr's knee but Piotr avoids it well.
Piotr lands with a hook. Montanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Montanti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Piotr misses with a lunging right hand
and Montanti counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Montanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piotr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montanti misses with a straight right.
Piotr throws a series of punches but Montanti moves out of range.
Piotr misses with a wild body shot.
Montanti cracks Piotr with an open hand slap.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montanti has time to react.
Piotr looks to score with a jab to the body but Montanti is just out of range.
Piotr misses with an uppercut.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Montanti moves away and avoids it.
Maciej Piotr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piotr walks into a left hand.
Montanti throws a big shot that misses.
Piotr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montanti's hands.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Montanti moved out of range.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Piotr.
Piotr misses with a double jab.
Montanti lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piotr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Montanti misses the target.
Piotr scores with a jab.
Montanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montanti fails to land with a series of punches.
Piotr lands a glancing blow to the side of Montanti's head.
Piotr swings widly with a right hand
and Montanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piotr with a jab.
Piotr throws a lazy uppercut
and Montanti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montanti moves away from the strike by Piotr. #T4#
Piotr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montanti on the side of the head.
Piotr takes one to the side of the head.
Piotr thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Piotr backs away, Montanti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Piotr throws a hook to the side of Montanti's head but Montanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Piotr lands.
Piotr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Montanti.
Piotr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montanti tests Piotr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piotr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montanti.
Montanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
letting Montanti counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piotr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montanti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maciej Piotr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Piotr lands a nice looking body shot.
Piotr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piotr misses with a few strikes there.
Montanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montanti misses with a looping left.
Piotr connects with a nice looking jab.
Montanti misses with an uppercut. Piotr saw that one coming.
Montanti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Piotr checks it well.
Piotr throws a body punch but Montanti moves out of range.
Montanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piotr scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montanti throws a body punch but Piotr moves out of range.
Montanti misses the jab.
Piotr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piotr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montanti.
Montanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.#T1#
Nice cross by Piotr.
Montanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Montanti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Montanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Piotr.
Piotr moves away from the strike by Montanti.
Piotr throws a jab but it's blocked by Montanti.
An attempted straight right counter from Montanti misses the target.
Piotr moves away from the strike by Montanti.
Piotr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piotr ducks under a wild hook from Montanti.
Montanti cracks Piotr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montanti throws a shot from downtown. Piotr moves away and avoids it.
Piotr throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Montanti counter with a right hand.
Piotr blocks a low kick nicely.
Montanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotr moves away.#T2#
Piotr misses with an uppercut. Montanti saw that one coming.
Montanti misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piotr throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Montanti counter with a right hand.
Montanti throws a hook but Piotr avoids it easily.
Piotr lands a nice shot that snaps Montanti's head back.
Montanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piotr on the side of the head.
Piotr throws a body shot but no joy.
Montanti is looking to counter punch.
Montanti sizes up Piotr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Montanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montanti sizes up Piotr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piotr connects with the punch.
Piotr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montanti backs up against the cage.
Montanti throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Piotr missing with a left hand there. Montanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piotr digs a good body shot into Montanti's ribs.
Piotr checks a low kick from Montanti.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montanti throws a leg kick but Piotr moved away.
Piotr misses with a wild combination.
Montanti looks to land a right hand but Piotr moved out of range.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montanti manages to avoid it.
Montanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piotr.
Piotr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piotr.
A big left from Montanti misses. #T4#
Piotr lands a glancing blow to the side of Montanti's head.
Montanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montanti misses with a straight right.
A jab from Piotr does it's job there.
Piotr throws a hook but Montanti avoids it easily.
Montanti misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Piotr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tommaso Montanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Montanti misses.
Piotr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piotr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montanti on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Piotr.
Montanti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piotr.
Montanti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maciej Piotr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Montanti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Piotr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piotr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Piotr!
In his post fight interview, Maciej Piotr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 58
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
No joy there for Piotr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Piotr's ribs.
Piotr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Piotr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#Cruz is rocked!
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Piotr finish him?
Cruz works Piotr's body with a nice hook.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Piotr's shoulder, as Piotr tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Piotr misses the target.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piotr.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Piotr misses with a hook.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Piotr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Piotr throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.#T1#
Piotr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piotr ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Piotr lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Piotr ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Piotr had a free shot at his head there.
Piotr throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
A big right from Piotr misses.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Piotr avoids it with no problem.
Piotr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Piotr jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz stuns Piotr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piotr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotr moves away.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piotr.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
A quick step to the side and Piotr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a hook. Piotr ducked under it nicely.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Piotr ducks down to avoid it.
Piotr throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piotr.
Cruz throws the left hand but Piotr avoids the punch easily.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Piotr moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.#T3#
Piotr thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Cruz swings for the body but Piotr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piotr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piotr with a body shot.
Cruz 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.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piotr stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Piotr throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Piotr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz slips under a jab from Piotr.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Piotr lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Piotr misses.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piotr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piotr fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piotr tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Piotr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piotr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotr moves away.
Piotr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Piotr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Piotr slips a straight right by Cruz.
Piotr slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from Piotr misses the target.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Piotr knows he should have avoided that one.
Piotr throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz slips under a jab from Piotr.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
Piotr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotr throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Piotr moves away and avoids it.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piotr.
Piotr lands with a right hand.
Piotr throws a body shot but no joy.
Piotr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piotr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Nice jab there from Piotr.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piotr manages to avoid it.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Maciej Piotr is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piotr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Piotr counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piotr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Piotr cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Piotr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Piotr backing up. Piotr nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Piotr.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz slips a straight right by Piotr.
Piotr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piotr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Piotr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to Piotr's midsection.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Piotr counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Piotr throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Piotr.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Piotr's belly button to the back.
Piotr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piotr takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Piotr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piotr misses with a looping left.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.#T4#
Cruz moves out of range as Piotr strikes.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piotr cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
Piotr ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Piotr's head.
Piotr punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Piotr throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a hook. Piotr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 Maciej Piotr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Piotr staying out of range there.
Piotr misses with a wild combination.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Piotr.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piotr misses with a looping left.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz takes a swing at Piotr's ribcage but misses.
Cruz slips a jab from Piotr.
Piotr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Piotr.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Piotr avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piotr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Piotr lands a jab to the head.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Piotr misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piotr.
Piotr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Piotr lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.#T2#
Piotr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Piotr's ribs.
Piotr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Piotr.
Piotr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piotr misses the jab.
Piotr throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piotr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Piotr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Piotr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Piotr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Piotr moves away and avoids it.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Piotr scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Piotr.
Cruz takes a swing at Piotr's ribcage but misses.
Cruz slips a jab from Piotr.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Piotr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Piotr slips the punch.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piotr.
#T4#
Piotr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Piotr's head but Piotr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piotr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Piotr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piotr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz throws the left hand but Piotr avoids the punch easily.
Piotr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Piotr as he connects with a hook.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciej Piotr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piotr finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
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 Maciej Piotr.
Well Piotr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 41
Date: Jun 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr throws a body punch but Verse moves out of range.
Verse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Piotr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verse.
Piotr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Verse moves out of range of the strikes.
Piotr misses with a right hand
letting Verse counter with a right hand.
Verse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Verse misses the target.
Piotr clobbers Verse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Piotr tries to bum rush Verse with a series of wild strikes but Verse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piotr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verse doesn't seem bothered though.
Verse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr tests Verse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piotr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Verse tries to move into range but Piotr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piotr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verse momentarily.
Piotr lands with an uppercut that bounces Verse off the cage and back into range.#ROC2#Verse is rocked!
Piotr cracks Verse with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 32
Date: May 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr throws a hook but Proctor blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Piotr swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piotr misses with a straight left.
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
and Proctor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piotr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piotr takes a swing at Proctor's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Piotr does it's job there.
Piotr cracks Proctor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Piotr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Proctor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Piotr throws a series of punches but Proctor moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Proctor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor drops his hands momentarily and Piotr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Proctor avoids the body shot from Piotr.
Maciej Piotr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Piotr throws a right hand that Proctor ducks under and follows up with a left that Proctor also avoids with ease.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Proctor moved out of range.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Proctor moved out of range.
Piotr swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a nice uppercut.
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Proctor counters with a nice body shot.
Proctor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Piotr thuds a left hand into Proctor's body.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
Piotr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Piotr misses with an uppercut.
Piotr swings for the body but Proctor moves out of range.
Piotr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Piotr misses with a left hand
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Piotr. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piotr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Proctor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Proctor moved out of range.
Proctor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Piotr misses the target.
Proctor tries to clinch but Piotr moves out of range.
Piotr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Piotr misses its intended target.
Proctor throwing a counter right hand but Piotr manages to avoid it.
Piotr misses with a lunging right hand
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Proctor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Piotr.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
Piotr misses with a hook. Proctor ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Proctor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piotr.
Proctor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proctor manages to avoid it.
Proctor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Proctor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Proctor throws a hook but Piotr avoids it easily.
Piotr works over Proctor's head and body with a nice combination.
Proctor moves out of range as Piotr strikes.
Proctor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proctor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Proctor counters with a one-two to the body.
Piotr throws a one two combo.
Piotr scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proctor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proctor throwing a counter right hand but Piotr manages to avoid it.
Piotr looks to land a right hand but Proctor moved out of range.#T4#
Proctor slips a jab and a cross from Piotr.
Proctor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piotr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Proctor eats them both and turns towards Piotr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Proctor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Piotr misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Proctor on the side of the head.#ROC2#Proctor is rocked!
Piotr lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Proctor up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Piotr from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Proctor's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 26
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Piotr misses with a left hand
and Carswell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carswell misses with the combination.
Carswell moves away from the strike by Piotr.
Piotr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carswell counters with a straight right hand.
Piotr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piotr lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carswell moves away.
Carswell is looking for the big counter here.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
and Carswell counters with a three punch combo that has Piotr backing up. Piotr nods at Carswell to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Carswell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Piotr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carswell just content to control the position. #T1#
Piotr is trying to control Carswell's posture but Carswell avoids it.
Carswell is looking to take a break and control but Piotr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piotr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piotr tries to get out of the position.
Piotr keeps Carswell under control for a moment.
Carswell advances nicely into full mount.
Carswell avoids the attempt from Piotr to control.
Carswell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carswell throws some wild stikes that Piotr manages to avoid easily.
Carswell controlling the pace for now. #T2##SUB2#
Carswell is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Carswell extends the arm and Piotr is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Carswell! |
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