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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 69
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Karaoglu lands a jab.#CL2#
Temirbekovich moves into the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike.
Temirbekovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
Temirbekovich works on Karaoglu's body with a couple of short punches.
Temirbekovich lands with a right to the head.
Temirbekovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temirbekovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karaoglu's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich - that landed with a thud.
Karaoglu swings wildly with an uppercut but Temirbekovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karaoglu.
Temirbekovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Temirbekovich lands a nice uppercut.
Karaoglu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Temirbekovich backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Karaoglu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Temirbekovich smiles and moves away.
Temirbekovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karaoglu throws out the jab.
Temirbekovich 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.
Karaoglu wants to clinch up but Temirbekovich keeps it at a distance.
Karaoglu throws a hook but Temirbekovich blocks it.
Temirbekovich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karaoglu.
Temirbekovich scores with a jab to the body.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temirbekovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Temirbekovich closes the distance and clinches.
Karaoglu looking to stall.
Karaoglu misses with the head strike.
Temirbekovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karaoglu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands a shot to the body.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Karaoglu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich lands with a left to the head.
Karaoglu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karaoglu.
Karaoglu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karaoglu is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Temirbekovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Temirbekovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temirbekovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Temirbekovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a body punch.
Temirbekovich presses Karaoglu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu is breathing heavily.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Temirbekovich.
#T3#
Temirbekovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temirbekovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Temirbekovich presses Karaoglu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Temirbekovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Temirbekovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Temirbekovich pushes Karaoglu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Temirbekovich.
A short body shot lands from Temirbekovich as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Temirbekovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Temirbekovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karaoglu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Temirbekovich on the inside.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Temirbekovich gets through Karaoglu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#Karaoglu is rocked!
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
Karaoglu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Temirbekovich cracks Karaoglu with a nice body shot.
Temirbekovich lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Karaoglu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temirbekovich lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Temirbekovich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Temirbekovich lands an uppercut.
Karaoglu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Temirbekovich gets underhooks to prevent Karaoglu's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aziz Karaoglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temirbekovich lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu seems to have got his legs back now.
Karaoglu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Temirbekovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Karaoglu gets tackled into the cage by Temirbekovich. Temirbekovich maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaurbek Temirbekovich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Karaoglu doesn't manage to clinch there - Temirbekovich circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Temirbekovich lands a right hook to the body.
Temirbekovich jabs Karaoglu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karaoglu ducks right into an uppercut from Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karaoglu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Temirbekovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karaoglu has had enough of the clinch but Temirbekovich keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Temirbekovich.
A nice left hand lands by Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Temirbekovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirbekovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Karaoglu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karaoglu misses with a punch to the body.
Zaurbek Temirbekovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Temirbekovich pushes Karaoglu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Karaoglu tries to pull guard but Temirbekovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Temirbekovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Temirbekovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karaoglus head.
Temirbekovich digs a right hand into Karaoglu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karaoglu's gas tank.
Temirbekovich lands an uppercut.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand.
Temirbekovich gets through Karaoglu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Temirbekovich.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich - that landed with a thud.
Temirbekovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Temirbekovich creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karaoglu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karaoglu drops to his knees and Temirbekovich pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
A very excited looking Zaurbek Temirbekovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 58
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Karaoglu looks to land a combination. Haas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Marcoh Haas has been cut.#CL2#
Haas pushes Karaoglu up against the cage in a clinch.
Haas is leaning against Karaoglu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haas throws a nice looking combination but Karaoglu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karaoglu takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Haas.
Haas throws a series of punches but Karaoglu moves out of range. #CL2#
Haas moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karaoglu controls his hands.
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haas tries to work over Karaoglu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karaoglu is trying to break the clinch but Haas has him pressed against the cage.
Haas blocks an uppercut.
Haas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karaoglu controls his hands.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karaoglu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karaoglu is trying to pull guard but Haas has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Haas misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Haas.
It looked like Karaoglu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Karaoglu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu prevents a body shot from Haas.
Still in the clinch, Karaoglu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karaoglu tries to throw a body punch but Haas avoids it by throwing Karaoglu back against the cage. #TD#
Karaoglu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karaoglu wants to sweep but no luck.
Haas is looking to stand up but Karaoglu won't let him.
Karaoglu looking to control.
Karaoglu 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##SUB#
Karaoglu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haas sees it coming and defends easily.#T2##SUB#
Karaoglu seems to be working for a kimura but Haas defends the submission attempt.
Karaoglu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karaoglu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karaoglu is trying to control the action in half guard but Haas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karaoglu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karaoglu continues to stall.#T3##SU#
Karaoglu decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Karaoglu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haas.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karaoglu throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4##CL2#
Haas closes the distance and clinches.
Karaoglu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karaoglu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haas tries to work over Karaoglu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
Karaoglu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karaoglu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haas blocking some punches.
Haas tries a body shot but Karaoglu blocks it.
Haas scores with a hook to the body.
Karaoglu wants to break free but Haas has control.
Haas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karaoglu prevents a body shot from Haas. #BC2#
Haas breaks the clinch.
Haas swats away the attempt to clinch by Karaoglu.
Karaoglu keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Karaoglu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcoh Haas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcoh Haas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Haas misses the shot to the body.
Karaoglu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haas throws a body shot but no joy.
Karaoglu is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Karaoglu clinches up with Haas and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karaoglu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Haas throws a right and a left that Karaoglu avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Haas.
We've been informed that Haas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karaoglu throws out a loose jab but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas looks to land a combination but Karaoglu avoids it well.
Haas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karaoglu throws a hook but Haas blocks it.
Haas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karaoglu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karaoglu misses with a looping right.
Karaoglu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haas.
#CL#
Karaoglu has closed the distance and engaged Haas in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karaoglu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karaoglu's elbow.
Haas tries to work over Karaoglu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Haas works on Karaoglu's body with a couple of short punches.#TD#
Karaoglu decides to pull guard.
Karaoglu looking for a sweep. Not yet Karaoglu, not yet.
Karaoglu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Karaoglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karaoglu stays in close to Haas's body and controls the position. #ES2#
Haas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karaoglu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Haas lands with a nice combination. Karaoglu backs away looking to recover.
Karaoglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karaoglu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
Haas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karaoglu sizes up Haas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karaoglu throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karaoglu throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
A jab from Karaoglu misses.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Haas. Those never looked like landing.
Haas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Karaoglu catches Haas right on the button with a cross.
Karaoglu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haas is breathing heavily.
Haas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karaoglu circles away quickly and effectively.
Haas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Haas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karaoglu misses with a double jab.
#T3#
Karaoglu slips a jab and a cross from Haas.
It looked like Karaoglu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karaoglu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karaoglu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karaoglu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haas misses with the combination.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haas with a jab.
Haas takes a body punch but keeps moving. #KD#
Karaoglu lands a left and a right that sends Haas crashing to the canvas! Karaoglu dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#Haas is rocked!
Aziz Karaoglu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karaoglu controlling the pace for now.
Haas is still in real trouble! Can Karaoglu finish him?
Karaoglu mounts Haas! Really nice guard pass there!
Karaoglu looking to ground and pound but Haas is blocking nicely.
Karaoglu misses with a head shot.#SU#
Karaoglu stands up from mount. Strange move.
Haas switches off momentarily and Karaoglu cracks him with a monster right hand! Haas topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Karaoglu dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Karaoglu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aziz Karaoglu!
In defeat, Marcoh Haas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry to all my fans. I promise to go back to Prehevil and fight some of the gods some more to improve myself. Mark my words, I'm coming back stronger than ever.'. |
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Event:
BANZAI BONANZA 4
Date: Jun 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Karaoglu misses with a double jab
and Orochi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karaoglu really felt that one!
Orochi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
Orochi walks into a straight right hand from Karaoglu.
Danga de danga de dang - Karaoglu scores with a four punch combination!
Karaoglu throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Orochi.
Orochi swats away the attempt to clinch by Karaoglu.
Karaoglu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karaoglu missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karaoglu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Karaoglu darts in and clinches Orochi up against the cage.#BC#
Orochi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karaoglu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Karaoglu scores with a shot to the body.
Karaoglu moves out of range as Orochi strikes.
Karaoglu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karaoglu lands with a nice combination. Orochi backs away looking to recover.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Karaoglu moves out of range easily.
Orochi cracks Karaoglu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karaoglu throws a right hand that Orochi ducks under and follows up with a left that Orochi also avoids with ease.
Orochi lunges at Karaoglu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karaoglu's hand.
Orochi throws a body punch but Karaoglu moves out of range.
Orochi punishes Karaoglu's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Karaoglu lands a nice shot that snaps Orochi's head back.
#ROC2#Orochi is rocked!
Karaoglu blocks a head kick by Orochi.
Oh Orochi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karaoglu lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Orochi head around and knocks him out cold! Karaoglu hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aziz Karaoglu! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 42
Date: Jun 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karaoglu swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Wyatt counters with a takedown into side control.
Karaoglu wants to control but Wyatt postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Wyatt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karaoglu has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Wyatt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wyatt trying to control the action but Karaoglu is working from the bottom.
Wyatt is chipping away with strikes.
Wyatt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karaoglu struggling a bit here.
Wyatt working the ground and pound.
Wyatt lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1#
Karaoglu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karaoglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Karaoglu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wyatt sees it coming and defends easily.
Wyatt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#SUB#
Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karaoglu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wyatt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wyatt is positioning himself well to prevent Karaoglu advancing to mount.
Wyatt is trying to maintain the position but Karaoglu is very close to passing his half guard.
Wyatt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T2#
Karaoglu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wyatt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyatt is looking to control Karaoglu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wyatt avoid being mounted?
Wyatt missing with punches from the bottom.
#SUB#
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Karaoglu tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #T3#
Wyatt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wyatt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karaoglu wants to pass the guard but Wyatt is keeping the position.
Karaoglu trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karaoglu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyatt somewhat.
Karaoglu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD#
Wyatt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wyatt showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Wyatt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karaoglu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karaoglu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been informed that Karaoglu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karaoglu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wyatt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wyatt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Wyatt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karaoglu sees it coming and defends easily.
Karaoglu is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Wyatt maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Karaoglu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wyatt has cracked it and Karaoglu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wyatt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Messiah Wyatt!
Messiah Wyatt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 35,5
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Dean darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karaoglu manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dean keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karaoglu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aziz Karaoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Dean.
Dean wants to take the fight to the mat but Karaoglu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Karaoglu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD2#
Dean turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dean manages to end up in side control.
Karaoglu bucks up and tries to throw Dean off but instead Dean has got his back!
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karaoglu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean misses with punches from the back. #T1#
Dean is riding his opponent, not letting Karaoglu buck him off.
Dean controlling well, preventing Karaoglu from escaping the position.
Karaoglu is trying to get back to his feet but Dean has full control of the position and if anything, Karaoglu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dean is looking to control Karaoglu but Karaoglu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dean loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Karaoglu hold on?
Karaoglu manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dean's guard. Nice work there by Karaoglu.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Karaoglu from controlling successfully.
Dean wants to sweep here but Karaoglu controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Dean keeping moving, preventing Karaoglu from controlling successfully.
Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karaoglu's guard. #REVB#
Karaoglu controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean wants to control from the top but Karaoglu keeps moving.
Karaoglu trying to control the position.
Karaoglu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaoglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karaoglu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karaoglu is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
Karaoglu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karaoglu misses the jab.
Karaoglu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Karaoglu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4##TD2#
Dean changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karaoglu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karaoglu sneaks out the side door and pushes Dean away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Karaoglu misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Karaoglu fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean wants to control from the top but Karaoglu keeps moving.
Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karaoglu's head.
Dean stopping the sweep attempt from Karaoglu.
Dean wants to control from the top but Karaoglu keeps moving. #SUB#
Karaoglu is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Dean stands up over Karaoglu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aziz Karaoglu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Karaoglu throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Karaoglu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karaoglu looking for a takedown.
Karaoglu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karaoglu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Dean blocks a body shot from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karaoglu.
Karaoglu throws a head punch that misses.
Dean is looking to take this one to the mat.#T1#
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karaoglu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Dean gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karaoglu controlling the position for now.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Karaoglu is working away.
Karaoglu wants to improve his position but Dean is controlling well.
Karaoglu wants to control but Dean is keeping busy.
#T2##ES#
Karaoglu kicks off Dean and gets to his feet.
Jab by Karaoglu.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karaoglu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aziz Karaoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Dean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karaoglu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karaoglu throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean is stalling here. Karaoglu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dean seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karaoglu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dean is looking for a sweep.
Aziz Karaoglu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Dean is trying to work for a sweep but Karaoglu has mounted him!
Dean is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dean tries to lock up and control but Karaoglu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Karaoglu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Karaoglu tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Dean slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dean wants to improve his position but Karaoglu is controlling well.
Dean manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Dean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dean is looking to sweep but instead, Karaoglu has passed into half guard.
Dean wants to improve his position but Karaoglu is controlling well.
#SU#
Karaoglu stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dean to get to his feet.
Karaoglu throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Karaoglu dominated that second round.
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#
Karaoglu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaoglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean won't allow Karaoglu to get back to his feet.
Karaoglu keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Karaoglu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaoglu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Dean might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karaoglu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karaoglu digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Dean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karaoglu sneaks out the side door and pushes Dean away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karaoglu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karaoglu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aziz Karaoglu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karaoglu circles away.
Karaoglu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karaoglu kicks Dean off and gets back to his feet.
Karaoglu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Karaoglu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aziz Karaoglu is winning the standup battle so far.
Karaoglu misses with a double jab
#TD2#
so Dean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karaoglu looking for a sweep. Not yet Karaoglu, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karaoglu is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karaoglu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#T3#
Karaoglu is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dean wants to control from the top but Karaoglu keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karaoglu throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Karaoglu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean with the counter takedown but Karaoglu avoids it easily.
Aziz Karaoglu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Karaoglu catches Dean right on the button with a cross.
Dean moves away from the strike by Karaoglu.
Dean feints the counter takedown.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karaoglu as he avoids it easily.
Aziz Karaoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Dean.#T4#
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Karaoglu.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean with the counter takedown but Karaoglu avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karaoglu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Karaoglu.
Karaoglu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karaoglu lands a slapping body shot.
Matthew Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aziz Karaoglu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karaoglu 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aziz Karaoglu! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Karaoglu looks to land a combination. Perhonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Jallu Perhonen has been cut.
Karaoglu lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Karaoglu moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Perhonen! Karaoglu continues to tee off on Perhonen, landing with a left and a right! Karaoglu connects with a right hand that leaves Perhonen sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Karaoglu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aziz Karaoglu! |
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