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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 88
Date: Aug 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Sanji shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gordon sprawls well. Gordon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanji gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon digs a good body shot into Sanji's ribs.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but Sanji shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target. #TD#
Sanji shoots in and bounces Gordon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Gordon is pulling down on Sanji's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Sanji avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanji throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Sanji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanji definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanji missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gordon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanji is one step ahead there.
Gordon is pulling down on Sanji's head to control his posture. #T2##SUB2#
Sanji stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gordon throws up his legs and catches Sanji in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sanji tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gordon! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aarav Gordon!
Aarav Gordon 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 71
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Duncan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duncan lands a jab to Sanji's midsection.
Duncan misses with a body shot.
Duncan lands with an overhand left.
Duncan misses with a hook. Sanji ducked under it nicely.
Duncan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Sanji shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanji won't allow Duncan to get back to his feet.
Duncan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duncan wants to stand but Sanji is controlling the position.
Sanji cracks Duncan with a solid left hand.
Sanji makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanji will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanji prevents Duncan from getting back to his feet.
Sanji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duncan is trying to control the position but Sanji postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanji postures up and lands a big shot to Duncan's brow. #T1#
Duncan wants to stand and escape but Sanji is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duncan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanji postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanji lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanji is controlling him.
Sanji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanji works over Duncan with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB#
Sanji drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sanji as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Duncan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sanji! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vinsmoke Sanji! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 66
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Smith shoots in but Sanji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanji leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanji wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Smith shoots in but Sanji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanji is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanji tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Sanji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Sanji wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sanji felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sanji trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position but Sanji is working away. #T2#
Sanji is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji is controlling his arm.
Smith cracks Sanji with a big elbow. #SUB#
Smith tries for a kimura but Sanji is defending well.
Sanji is looking for a sweep.
Smith really is a fat lump.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanji's legs.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has his arm trapped.
Sanji is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanji trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Sanji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith tries to stand but Sanji is controlling his head.
Smith takes a little break here. Sanji wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Sanji shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanji with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanji with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanji works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to stand and escape but Sanji is having none of it.
Sanji looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sanji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith. #SUB#
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanji is looking to reverse the position.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to control the position but Sanji is working away.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow. #T1#
Sanji taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sanji is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanji is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanji manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith not doing much here.
Sanji trying to control here.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Smith working over Sanji with some ground and pound. Sanji looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanji is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanji can do to turn this around?#T3#
Smith wants to stand up but Sanji has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smith throwing shots but Sanji is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Sanji fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Sanji persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanji throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to control but Sanji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanji winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith wants to control but Sanji is keeping busy.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Sanji throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard. #T4#
Sanji trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Sanji throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanji throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanji to the ground. Smith is now in Sanji's guard.
Smith 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.
Sanji is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith works over Sanji with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sanji keeps moving.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanji wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith is pushing down on Sanji's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanji is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanji has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanji tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanji is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanji is looking to improve his position.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanji keeps working. #T3##SUB#
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanji is defending well.
James Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith wants to stand but Sanji is controlling his arm.
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanji for as long as he can get away with.#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.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanji is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Sanji circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Hernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanji trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Sanji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Hernandez working for a triangle but Sanji defends it easily.
Sanji is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanji throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hernandez is on top in guard.
#REVR##T1#
Hernandez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanji manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Sanji from controlling successfully.
Sanji working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Sanji drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez! #REVR#
Sanji struggling a bit here.#T2#
Sanji is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Hernandez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanji's legs.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Sanji is working from the bottom.
Hernandez gets to mount! Sanji was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #T3#
Hernandez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
Sanji tries to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez controlling from the full mount. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanji is desperately trying to improve his position but Hernandez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanji tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez tries to control but Sanji wriggling away.
Hernandez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Sanji tries to sprawl but Hernandez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hernandez in particular looking to stall.
Sanji has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Sanji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Sanji moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanji is retaining full guard.
Sanji looking to control.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Sanji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Sanji is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanji to get the leverage.
Sanji wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is looking to control Sanji's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
Hernandez tries to roll over but Sanji keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Sanji looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanji not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Sanji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
Sanji is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Sanji is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanji passes to side control.
Hernandez regains half guard, as Sanji was trying to land strikes.
Sanji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Sanji is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Sanji is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sanji is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Sanji's head to control him but Sanji postures up.
Sanji trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Sanji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joey Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hernandez is holding on to half guard well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinsmoke Sanji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanji avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanji is trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez tries to advance to mount but Sanji denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Sanji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez tries to move to mount but Sanji blocks the move with his legs. #T1#
A lull in the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanji tries to control but Hernandez manages to take his back.#T2#
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.
You can see the frustration on Sanji's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hernandez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hernandez tries to get the hooks in deep but Sanji pushed the leg off.
Hernandez biding his time, controlling Sanji.
Sanji trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in full control for now. #T3##SUB#
Hernandez looking for the RNC.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hernandez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sanji is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hernandez controls the action.#SUB#
Sanji is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hernandez controlling the position well here. Sanji rolled but Hernandez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
Sanji is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Hernandez!
A relieved looking Joey Hernandez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Hill slips under a jab.
Sanji misses with a few strikes there.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanji.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Sanji.
Sanji throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill lands a head kick!
Sanji takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#TD2#
Sanji gets a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Hill is not content to let Sanji control the position.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanji sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanji working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanji looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanji tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Sanji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well. #T2#
Hill taking some punishment here, with Sanji in his half guard. #SUB2#
Sanji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well. #SUB2#
Sanji wants to work for an arm triangle but Hill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Sanji maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hill could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sanji has cracked it and Hill is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sanji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinsmoke Sanji! |
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