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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 89
Date: Aug 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Ingram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ingram.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Ingram circles away.
Ingram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Zaire Ingram has been cut.
Escobar with a nice cross.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ingram lands a shot to the body.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingram working aggressively here.
#BC#
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Cyrus Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar jabs Ingram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ingram swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Escobar clinches. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Ingram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Ingram controls the action.
Ingram can't break the clinch.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ingram can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Ingram misses with a body punch.
Ingram softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingram misses with a body punch.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ingram backwards.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ingram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingram is working Escobar over against the cage.
Ingram is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks. #T2#
Ingram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Ingram has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ingram's efforts to push away.
Ingram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Ingram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ingram lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingram.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar gets through Ingram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Ingram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Ingram lands with a right to the head.
Escobar tries a body shot but Ingram blocks it.
Escobar has Ingram pressed against the cage, preventing Ingram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingram.
Ingram tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Ingram has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ingram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingram misses with the head strike.
Ingram is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Ingram digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
Ingram struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
#T4#
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Ingram tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Ingram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ingram backwards.
Ingram working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ingram blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Ingram looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ingram backwards.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Ingram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Ingram is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar looks to clinch
and Ingram counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaire Ingram's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Escobar has Ingram up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Ingram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar tries a body shot but Ingram blocks it.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ingram tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingram.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ingram lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1#
Ingram is working Escobar over against the cage.
Ingram blocking some punches.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Ingram.
Ingram working hard to break the clinch.
Ingram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingram.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Ingram wants to break free but Escobar has control.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Ingram controls the action.
Ingram has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ingram is trying to break free.
Ingram tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Ingram is breathing heavily.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ingram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingram blocking some punches.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Escobar.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ingrams head. #T3#
Ingram's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingram.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Ingram is rocked!
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ingram lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Ingram is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Escobar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ingram to his knees! Escobar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Escobar!
Cyrus Escobar thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 71
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Kraunt is looking to clinch but Ingram is avoiding it.
Kraunt misses with the combination.
Kraunt misses with a few strikes there.
Ludwig Kraunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kraunt.
#CL2#
Ingram clinches up with Kraunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Kraunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ingram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram tries to throw a body punch but Kraunt avoids it by throwing Ingram back against the cage.
Ingram lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kraunt or not.
Ingram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kraunt backwards.
Good body shot from Ingram.
Kraunt prevents Ingram from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Kraunt takes a shot to the head.
Kraunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ingram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ingram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ingram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ingram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ingram is trying to break free.
Ingram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingram lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingram.
Kraunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ingram is keeping busy.#T2#
A hook to the body from Ingram.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ingram.
Kraunt tries to circle away but Ingram has him pinned against the cage.
Kraunt is trying to break free.
Ingram keeps control of Kraunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ingram lands with a short shot to the head.
Ingram can't break the clinch.
Ingram is trying to push Kraunt away but Kraunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kraunt trying to stall but Ingram improves his position.
Ingram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingram misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Ingram blocks a body shot from Kraunt.
Ingram tries to circle away but Kraunt has him pinned against the cage.
Ingram struggles to land a body shot inside as Kraunt controls his hands.
#BC2#
Ingram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kraunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kraunt misses with the combination.
Kraunt misses with a few strikes there.
Ingram blocks a jab.
Ingram lands with a nice body punch.
Ingram lands a lovely overhand right.
Kraunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ingram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kraunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T4#
Ingram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kraunt's head backwards.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kraunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ingram tries to work over Kraunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ingram keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kraunt's efforts to push away.
Ingram is trying to force a seperation but Kraunt has the dominant position.
Ingram digs a right hand into Kraunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kraunt's gas tank.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingram prevents Kraunt from breaking the clinch.
Ingram lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Ingram as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaire Ingram dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kraunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kraunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kraunt tries to clinch there but Ingram circles away.
Ingram takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kraunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ingram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ingram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ingram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kraunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ingram tries to bum rush Kraunt with a series of wild strikes but Kraunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ingram slips a jab and a cross from Kraunt.
Ingram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ingram keeps the fight on the outside.
Kraunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ingram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Ingram moves into range and clinches up with Kraunt.#T1#
Kraunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ingram won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Ingram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ingram works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kraunt taking a breather.
Kraunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ingram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ingram is trying to break the clinch but Kraunt has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ingram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kraunt blocks a body shot from Ingram.
Ingram throws a head punch that misses.
Kraunt has Ingram pressed against the cage, preventing Ingram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#BC#
Kraunt breaks the clinch.
Kraunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ingram circles away quickly and effectively.
Kraunt moves in looking to clinch but Ingram pushes him off.
It seemed like Ingram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ludwig Kraunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ingram throws a jab when Kraunt was well out of range.
Kraunt is looking to clinch but Ingram is avoiding it.
Kraunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ingram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kraunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ingram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kraunt throws a series of punches but Ingram moves out of range.
Ingram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ingram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kraunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ingram to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Ingram takes the fight into the clinch.
Ingram misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Kraunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ingram's efforts to push away.
Ingram wants to break free but Kraunt has control.
Ingram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kraunt is trying to push Ingram away but Ingram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ingram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ingram struggles to land a body shot inside as Kraunt controls his hands.
Ingram lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ingram. #BC2#
Ingram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kraunt throws a series of punches but Ingram avoids them all with ease.
Kraunt tries to clinch up but Ingram circles away and keeps his distance.
Kraunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraunt wants to clinch up but Ingram keeps it at a distance.
Ingram misses with a wild body shot.
Ingram lands with a nice body punch.
Kraunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Ingram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ingram misses with a double jab.
Ingram misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Kraunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ingram dodges the punch combination from Kraunt.
Kraunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zaire Ingram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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##CL2#
Ingram gets a clinch.
Kraunt tries to break free but Ingram pushes him back against the cage.
Ingram is trying to break the clinch but Kraunt is controlling him.
Ingram misses with a body punch.
Ingram throws a head punch that misses.
Ingram lands a left hand.
Ingram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kraunt has Ingram pressed against the cage, preventing Ingram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram keeps control of Kraunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kraunt is trying to push Ingram away but Ingram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingram.
Kraunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Ingram scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Ingram breaks the clinch.
Kraunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ingram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ingram misses with a hook. Kraunt ducked under it nicely.
Ingram avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Kraunt misses.
Ingram misses with a series of wild punches.
Ingram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ludwig Kraunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kraunt.
#T2#
Kraunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Ingram moves into the clinch.
Kraunt prevents Ingram from breaking the clinch.
Ingram wants to get back to striking at distance but Kraunt won't allow it.
Kraunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingram tries to break free but Kraunt pushes him back against the cage.
Kraunt has Ingram pressed against the cage, preventing Ingram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ingram is trying to push Kraunt away but Kraunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kraunt blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kraunt fails to land. #T3#
Kraunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ingram pushes Kraunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ingram lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Ingram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ingram clinches with his opponent.
Ingram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingram throws a punch but it's blocked by Kraunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraunt.
Kraunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kraunt is trying to break the clinch but Ingram is controlling him.
Ingram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ingram can't break the clinch.
#T4#
Ingram wants to break free but Kraunt has control.
Ingram is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingram.
Ingram has Kraunt pressed against the cage, preventing Kraunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ingram softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ingram prevents a body shot from Kraunt.
Ingram keeps control of Kraunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kraunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kraunt blocking some punches.
Ingram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kraunt's elbow.
Ludwig Kraunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire Ingram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ingram prevents a body shot from Kraunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaire Ingram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ingram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaire Ingram!
After winning the bout, Zaire Ingram thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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