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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 105
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Allen.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen connects with a leg kick.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Newton throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen digs a good hook to Newton's body.
Newton misses with a hook.
Isaac Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Newton throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Newton slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
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!
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Newton moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Allen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Newton blocks it well.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen's coach down at The Death Star was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Allen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newton under the eye.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Allen.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee. #T3#
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Allen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Newton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Allen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Newton tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
#T4#
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by Allen.
Newton tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
A little jabbing left from Allen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Allen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keanu Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Allen connects with a high kick.
Newton throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Allen connects with a right hand. Newton shakes it off.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Allen throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.#T1#
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Keanu Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
Allen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Newton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Isaac Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Allen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Newton misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Newton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Newton fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a nice body kick.
#T3#
Allen lands the left hand.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Allen misses.
Allen works over Newton's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Newton eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Newton tries to clinch
and Allen counters with a nice leg kick.
Newton tries to clinch up.
Newton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen cracks Newton with an open hand slap.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Newton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Newton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Newton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton misses with a two punch combination.
Allen moves away from the strike by Newton.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Newton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Allen misses.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Allen.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Allen connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Good leg kick by Allen.
Newton looks to clinch
and Allen counters with a big head kick but Newton shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Allen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Newton throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Newton wants to clinch but Allen slips to the side
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Newton's knee momentarily.
Allen tests Newton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lunges at Newton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Newton's hand. #ROC2#Newton is rocked!#T2#
Allen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Newton! Allen dives in looking to finish! Newton is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keanu Allen! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 88
Date: Aug 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Mihalik's head back.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihalik.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihalik controls the position.
Let's hope that Mihalik 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.
Mihalik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Newton is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Mihalik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihalik taking a breather here. #T1#
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mihalik misses with the ground and pound.
Mihalik moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mihalik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mihalik is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Newton's shoulder. That is not cool. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Newton scores with a one two! Mihalik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#It looks like Miroslav Mihalik has been cut.#CL#
Newton moves into range and clinches up with Mihalik.
Newton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mihalik blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton leaning against his opponent.
Newton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newton misses with a body punch.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Mihalik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mihalik has Newton pressed against the cage, preventing Newton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mihalik keeps control of Newton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Newton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mihalik backwards. #TD2#
Mihalik decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Newton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Mihalik working for submissions but it's allowed Newton to get to half guard.
Mihalik is looking to control Newton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mihalik avoid being mounted?
Mihalik wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
#T4#
Mihalik gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Newton has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mihalik to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Newton is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mihalik pulls down on the head and he's put Newton to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miroslav Mihalik! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 72
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Fort tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Newton defends well and Fort ends up having to push Newton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Newton wants to get back to striking at distance but Fort won't allow it.
Newton trying to control the position but instead, Fort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newton into the cage.#TD#
Fort jumps guard.
Fort is adopting a defensive guard.
Newton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fort's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Newton is posturing up here but Fort has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Newton tries to roll out but it's too tight and Newton has to tap! Slick submission there by Fort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Back Fort! |
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