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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 55
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Li tries for a takedown but Leiva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leiva fails with a takedown attempt.
Li wants to counter the offense by Leiva and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Leiva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leiva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Li moves into range and clinches up with Leiva.
Leiva is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a head kick but Leiva moves out of range.
Leiva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Leiva sets himself, and Li steps forward looking for the clinch! Leiva avoids it this time.#TD2#
Li scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leiva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Leiva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Li seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Li prevents Leiva from improving his position.
Li trying to mount his opponent but Leiva defends it.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Leiva trying to control but Li postures up.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leiva keeps working.
Li seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Li working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Li seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Li leaves Leiva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leiva or perhaps it was just good defense by Li, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Li instigates a clinch.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leiva walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Leiva tries to sprawl but Li drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Li wants to stand up but Leiva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leiva keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leiva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leiva's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naoya Li dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Leiva throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Li moves into the clinch.
Leiva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leiva gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li tries to clinch but Leiva is having none of it.
Leiva feinted with a counter takedown.
Leiva wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Li closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leiva did well to prevent Li getting side control.
Leiva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Li manages to mount him!
#T1#
Leiva tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leiva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Leiva trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
Li trying to advance position but Leiva counters by regaining guard.
Leiva keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully. #T2##SU2#
Li stands up and waves to Leiva to follow him.
Leiva tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Leiva shows good takedown defense.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Leiva moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li lands a high kick!
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leiva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leiva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leiva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Li is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4##SU2#
Li postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leiva to stand up.
Leiva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#TD2#
Li closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leiva to the mat! Leiva manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Li has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Li decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leiva, up you get!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naoya Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Leiva shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leiva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Li darts in and clinches Leiva up against the cage.
Leiva tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leiva wants to break free but Li has control.
#TD2#
Li has picked Leiva up - he's going for a ride! Li dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Leiva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Leiva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Li throwing shots but Leiva is blocking nicely.
Leiva works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Leiva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leiva gets full guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Leiva keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Li.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Li throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Leiva counters with a shoot takedown. Li fights it but they end up in guard.
Li has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leiva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Li taking a breather.#BC2#
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Leiva.#TD2#
Li shoots in and gets a takedown into Leiva's guard.
Li seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Leiva working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
#SU2#
Li decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leiva, up you get! #T4#
Nice sprawl there from Leiva as Li shoots in.#CL2#
Li moves into range and clinches up with Leiva.
Leiva tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leiva tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Samuel Leiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leiva misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li lands a body shot.
Leiva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Naoya Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leiva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoya Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoya Li!
A determined Naoya Li didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: May 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Leiva has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Leiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leiva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leiva off to one side.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Leiva.
Leiva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Leiva avoids nicely.
Leiva feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leiva but Leiva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leiva fails to land the takedown.#T1##TD2#
Leiva shoots in and bounces Nakamura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Leiva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
Leiva wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
#T2#
Leiva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakamura passes into half guard.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Leiva is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.
#T3#
Nakamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
Nakamura slips a nice elbow through Leiva's hands, connecting with Leiva's forehead.
Leiva is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Nakamura seems to be working for a kimura but Leiva defends the submission attempt.#T4##SUB#
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leiva is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamura is controlling the pace.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leiva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leiva.#SUB#
Nakamura drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leiva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leiva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leiva! #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rinya Nakamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Leiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samuel Leiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leiva can do to turn this around?
Nakamura slips a jab and a cross from Leiva.
Leiva on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC#Leiva is rocked!
Leiva shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leiva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiva. Leiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leiva shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Leiva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakamura.
Rinya Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leiva is breathing heavily.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Leiva is still in real trouble! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura looks up at the clock and then as Leiva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nakamura smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
A big shot lands for Nakamura! That's hurt Leiva! Will he recover? Nakamura fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinya Nakamura!
Rinya Nakamura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Leiva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Picard on his heels. He'll look to pass Picard's guard now, I'm sure.
Leiva's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Leiva stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Leiva scores with a takedown into Picard's guard.
Leiva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Picard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leiva on the ground.#T1#
Leiva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leiva won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
Leiva wants to pass the guard but Picard is keeping the position.
Picard being controlled here, momentarily.
Leiva won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Picard controls Leiva momentarily but Leiva frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leiva walks into a left hand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leiva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Picard.#TD2#
Leiva dives in and scores a takedown into Picard's guard.
Picard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leiva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Picard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leiva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Leiva tries to free his leg and advance position but Picard is retaining full guard. #T3#
Picard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Leiva has passed into side control.
Picard is looking to reverse the position.
Leiva lands a few punches from side control.
Leiva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Picard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picard tries to buck Leiva off but Leiva is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
Picard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leiva prevents Picard from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Leiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Picard is letting Leiva control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Leiva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Picard is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Leiva yanks on the arm and Picard is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Leiva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Leiva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 17, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Leiva rushes Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Legend looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#BC#
Leiva breaks from the clinch.
Leiva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leiva sets himself, and Legend steps forward looking for the clinch! Leiva avoids it this time.
Leiva tries to clinch there but Legend circles away.
Legend wants to counter with a clinch but Leiva pushes him away.
Leiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legend tries to counter with a clinch but Leiva shakes him off and moves away.
Leiva is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Leiva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Legend counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Legend.
Legend working aggressively here.
Leiva trying to stall but Legend improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva jumps guard but Legend turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leiva tries to pull guard but Legend forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Leiva.
Legend tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leiva is trying to pull guard but Legend has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Leiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Leiva.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Leiva is trying to drag Legend to the mat but Legend just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leiva tries to score a body lock takedown but Legend shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leiva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Legend prevents it.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Legend misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Leiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legend wants to counter the offense by Leiva and move into the clinch position.#T2#
Leiva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leiva sets himself, and Legend steps forward looking for the clinch! Leiva avoids it this time.
Leiva shoots in for a double leg but Legend sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Leiva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Legend to the mat! Legend manages to get full guard.
Leiva forces his way into half guard.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Leiva uses his free foot to push down on Legend's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Legend.
Leiva controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leiva unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Legend srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Legend looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leiva lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Legend hold on?!
#SUB#
Leiva has his arm under Legend's chin here. Game over son! Leiva squeezes tightly and Legend is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Leiva! |
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