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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 42
Date: Jun 09, 2024 |
#R1# Kingston drops his hands momentarily and Sven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL# Sven has managed to clinch.
Sven is trying to force a seperation but Kingston has the dominant position. Kingston tries to land knees in the clinch but Sven avoids the damage to the body. A frustrated look appears on Sven's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC# Sven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A punch combination from Sven misses. Kingston ducks right into an uppercut from Sven. Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston slips under a jab from Sven. A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Sven does a little dance to reset his feet. Kingston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sven swivels and escapes.#T1# Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sven darts in and out, connecting with a jab. It looks like Sven has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Sven tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it. Sven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. God Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Sven ducks down to avoid it. Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sven wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance. Kingston misses with a wild body shot. Kingston walks into a left hand. Sven lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range. Sven 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.
#T2# Sven clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sven lands a right hook to the body.
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! Sven doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut. #CL# Sven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kingston.
Sven prevents the takedown attempt.
God Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Kingston.#BC# Sven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kingston moves to clinch but Sven breaks away and Sven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3# Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sven works Kingston's body with a nice hook. Kingston looks for a takedown but Sven sprawls well. Sven went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Sven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Sven lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range. Kingston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Sven connects with a right hand. Kingston shakes it off. Kingston keeps the fight on the outside. Jab from Sven.#T4# Kingston tries to move into range but Sven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Sven wants to clinch. Sven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD2# Kingston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB# Sven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
God Sven dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sven connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingston tries for a takedown but Sven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Sven lands with a good body shot. Kingston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Sven works Kingston's body with a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kingston throws a combination that misses and Sven counters with a one-two to the body. Sven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingston's head. 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! Kingston takes one to the chin there. Kingston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kingston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1# Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss. Sven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sven tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range. God Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a body punch but Sven moves out of range. Sven appears to be looking for a big counter. Sven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Sven has taken the fight into the clinch. Sven tries to circle away but Kingston has him pinned against the cage. Kingston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T2# Kingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sven is fending him off so far but Kingston persists. Nope, Sven circles away and we're back to standing. Sven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kingston manages to circle out of the way. God Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Kingston. Kingston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kingston somewhat. Sven slips a jab from Kingston. It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sven. Sven cracks Kingston with an open hand slap. Kingston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sven counters with a series of strikes. Kingston will be more careful next time no doubt. Kingston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kingston momentarily.
Sven scores with a nice strike.#ROC#Kingston is rocked!#T3# Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Sven wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance. It seemed like Kingston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sven swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. The fight stays on the outside here - Sven looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sven connects with the punch. Kingston throws a poor cross that misses
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.#TD2# Kingston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kingston showed some decent athleticism there. #T4# Kingston working over Sven with some ground and pound. Sven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around? Sven is positioning himself well to prevent Kingston advancing to mount. Sven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sven tries to get out of the position. Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Kingston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sven is keeping the position for now. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
God Sven dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Sven is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Monty Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Sven. Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sven clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Kingston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sven is trying to defend but Kingston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Sven is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Sven trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kingston. Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Kingston scoring with strikes to the body and head. Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Sven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB# Sven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB# Sven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monty Kingston has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2# Sven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingston's guard. #REVR# Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kingston looking to control.
Kingston is trying to hold Sven in close to prevent damage but Sven has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB# Sven is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston is trying to maintain the position but Sven is very close to passing his half guard.#T3# Kingston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. God Sven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sven prevents Kingston from improving his position. Sven not doing much here.
Kingston tries to roll over but Sven keeps him under control.#T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Sven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Kingston manages to get to full guard.
Sven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sven wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Monty Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sven lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
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 God Sven. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Sven! Monty Kingston spoke after the fight, saying 'I should have won damn it!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2024 |
#R1##TD2# Kingston shoots in and gets a takedown into Combs's guard. Combs is wriggling around but Kingston manages to pass to half guard.
Combs looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#REVR# Kingston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kingston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kingston slips a nice elbow through Combs's hands, connecting with Combs's forehead. Kingston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Kingston drops an elbow to the side of Combs's head. Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Kingston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Combs's head. Kingston is taking a breather. Combs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1# Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC2#Combs is rocked! Kingston lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Combs! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kingston jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Kingston! Post fight, Monty Kingston stared into the camera and said 'I just might be the best MMA fighter one day.'. In defeat, Camryn Combs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you have to lose to grow, and I'll prove that in my next fight. I'm blessed at the end of the day.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2024 |
#R1# Uribe shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Uribe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Kingston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. No luck with that takedown attempt from Uribe. Uribe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2# Uribe tries to keep at a distance but Kingston has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2# Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Monty Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice sprawl there from Kingston as Uribe shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Uribe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Uribe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingston but Kingston pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2# Kingston has managed to clinch.
#TD2# Kingston gets a trip takedown into half guard. Kingston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1# Uribe has hold of Kingston's hands but Kingston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Kingston is nestled in close to Uribe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Kingston looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Uribe manages to get to full guard.
Kingston postures up and lands a big shot to Uribe's brow. Uribe is trying to keep Kingston in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kingston's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2# Kingston scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#Uribe is rocked! Kingston sitting in guard, not really doing much. Oh Uribe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Kingston works over Uribe with some ground and pound from guard. Uribe is breathing heavily. Kingston loads up on a big left hand. Uribe felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kingston looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Uribe can't hide his disappointment, as Kingston celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Kingston! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2024 |
#R1# Kingston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIntyre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#KD# Kingston steps into range and cracks McIntyre with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McIntyre flops backwards and Kingston dives into his guard looking to finish!
#CUT#It looks like Georges McIntyre has been cut. Kingston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #ROC#McIntyre is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kingston loads up on a big left hand. McIntyre felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kingston looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McIntyre can't hide his disappointment, as Kingston celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Kingston! |
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