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Event:
MMA Hype -37-
Date: Feb 26, 2025 |
#R1#
De La Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from De La Cruz.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from De La Cruz.
Juanito De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
De La Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz slips a straight right by Ali.
De La Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from De La Cruz.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Ali tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for De La Cruz. That snapped Ali's head back.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali scores with a jab.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz delivers a nice body kick.#CL2#
Ali rushes De La Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
De La Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Cruz thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De La Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De La Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Cruz. De La Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Cruz lands a body shot.
De La Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz moves out of range.
A jab lands there for De La Cruz.#CL2#
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and De La Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Cruz momentarily.
#CL2#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ali manages to break the clinch.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali is looking to clinch.
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Ali.
De La Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Cruz throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
De La Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
De La Cruz slips a jab from Ali.
A shot to the liver by De La Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
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 Juanito De La Cruz will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Ali wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and De La Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Ali 's knee.
Ali misses with a looping right.
De La Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali slips a jab from De La Cruz.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and De La Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
De La Cruz throws a leg kick
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from De La Cruz.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
Ali blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Ali darts in and clinches De La Cruz up against the cage.
De La Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
A shot in the inside from De La Cruz. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Cruz. #BC2#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali misses with a left hand
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Ali was just out of range.
De La Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Juanito De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Ali is looking to clinch.
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!
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De La Cruz to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Cruz scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC#Ali is rocked!
Ali moves away from the strike by De La Cruz.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Cruz finish him?
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali swinging wildly here.
De La Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Ali.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL2#
Ali moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
#T3#
De La Cruz digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De La Cruz works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali throws a right and a left that De La Cruz avoids nicely.
De La Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De La Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De La Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
De La Cruz scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a series of strikes. De La Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Cruz connects with the punch.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws out a counter right but De La Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Ali missing with a left hand there. De La Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Ali throws out a loose jab but De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Cruz throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito De La Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
De La Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De La Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
De La Cruz works the jab nicely.
De La Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Cruz misses the target.
De La Cruz blocks a jab.
Ali throws the left hand but De La Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Ali throws a hook but De La Cruz blocks it.
De La Cruz throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
De La Cruz with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
De La Cruz throws a front kick that sends Ali stumbling back into the cage.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
De La Cruz lands a jab.#T1#
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De La Cruz.
Ali lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
#T2#
Nice jab there from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from De La Cruz finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
De La Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali moves out of range as De La Cruz strikes.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali looks to land a combination but De La Cruz avoids it well.
De La Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De La Cruz lands with a right hand.
De La Cruz cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
De La Cruz is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
De La Cruz jabs at Ali's body.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Ali defending well as De La Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
De La Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from De La Cruz finds it's target.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body punch from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali. #T4#
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juanito De La Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for De La Cruz.
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
De La Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
De La Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by De La Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De La Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Cruz, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito De La Cruz! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -28-
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Ali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chung, pushing him back against the cage.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Chung misses with a body punch.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Chung tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chung.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali digs a right hand into Chung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chung's gas tank.
Chung swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Ali throws the left hand but Chung avoids the punch easily.
Chung looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Chung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Chung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali walks into a left hand.
Chung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chung connects with a superb combination that knocks Ali out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Chung before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramon Chung!
Ramon Chung made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -21-
Date: Dec 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
Rose has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a counter combo.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.#T1#
Ali cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a hook
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ali moves away from the strike by Rose. #T2#
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Rose misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Ali is rocked!
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4##CL#
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Ali.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose working aggressively here.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Rose moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Ali misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Ali misses with a left hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Immanuel Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose blocks a jab.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Ali tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Ali throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Ali stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Rose wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali blocking some punches.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali is trying to break free.
Rose lands a left hand.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Rose keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harrison Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ali blocks a jab.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T1#
Rose slips a jab from Ali.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
A big left from Ali misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2##BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target. #T3#
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Ali pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose lands a body shot.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose jabs Ali right on the nose. Ali blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immanuel Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Rose! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -13-
Date: Dec 01, 2024 |
#R1#
A nice combination there by Ali.
Tanner shoots in for a double leg but Ali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Ali forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Tanner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ali defending against the ground and pound.
Tanner working the ground and pound.
Tanner looks up at the clock and then as Ali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tanner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ali is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Ali tries to escape but Tanner is in control. #T1#
Ali tries to buck Tanner off but Tanner is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Tanner landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner laying and praying for a moment but Ali takes advantage and regains half guard. #SUB#
Ali looking for submissions off his back.
Tanner works his way into full mount!
Tanner throws some wild stikes that Ali manages to avoid easily.
#T2#
Tanner with a couple of short strikes.
Tanner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ali is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tanner landing strikes from the mount.
Tanner landing strikes, looking to finish!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanner working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ali is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ali is looking to improve his position but Tanner isn't that keen on the idea.
Tanner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ali looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ali tries to lock up and control but Tanner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali blocking the ground and pound.
Tanner content just to control the position here.
Ali sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T3#
Ali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanner is working away from the top position though.
Ali gets full guard.
Ali lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali stays in close to Tanner's body and controls the position.
Ali trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom. #T4#
Ali prevents Tanner from getting back to his feet.
Ali wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colton Tanner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ali misses with a body shot.
Tanner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ali.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
Tanner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ali pinned against the cage. Ali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Tanner moves to clinch but Ali breaks away
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL#
Ali rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ali prevents it.
#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Tanner takes one to the chin there.
Tanner shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Tanner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Immanuel Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Tanner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Ali scores with a one two! Tanner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#Tanner is rocked!
Immanuel Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner fails with the takedown#KD#
and Ali counters with a nice right hand that sends Tanner toppling to the canvas! Tanner scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ali finish him?!
Tanner is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Ali has Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanner with a poor takedown #KD#
and Ali counters with a nice right hand that sends Tanner toppling to the canvas! Tanner scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ali finish him?!
Tanner shoots in but no luck this time. #T2#
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.#KD#
Ali drops Tanner with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tanner looks back up at him and smiles so Ali waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tanner has his takedown stuffed
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanner thinking.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner walks straight into a right hand from Ali - that's dropped him! Ali jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tanner from any more punishment! Tanner complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Immanuel Ali!
Immanuel Ali thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 108
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Fukado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fukado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Ali was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fukado.
Fukado with a poor takedown
and Fukado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fukado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Immanuel Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryota Fukado.#TD2#
Fukado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fukado is controlling the pace.
Fukado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Ali wants to control but Fukado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fukado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fukado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Fukado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ali trying to control from the bottom.
Ali tries to roll over but Fukado keeps him under control.#SUB#
Ali is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fukado pulls his head out easily.
Fukado content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#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.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Fukado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fukado tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Fukado tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC#Fukado is rocked!
Immanuel Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Fukado to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Immanuel Ali!
An out of breath Immanuel Ali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 12
Date: Oct 02, 2024 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali takes a swing at Walsh's ribcage but misses.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walsh.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Immanuel Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Ali seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Walsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tries to break free but Walsh pushes him back against the cage.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Walsh keeps him there for the moment.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali tries a body shot but Walsh blocks it.
#T1#
Ali is leaning against Walsh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali is working Walsh over against the cage.
Walsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Ali gets through Walsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Walsh's head.
Walsh wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali avoiding damage as Walsh throws knees to the body.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali tries to break free but Walsh pushes him back against the cage.
Walsh blocks an uppercut.
Walsh is trying to break free.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walsh misses with a body punch.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries to circle away but Walsh has him pinned against the cage.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Walsh breaks the clinch.
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walsh misses with a double jab.
Ali appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walsh with a nice calf kick.#CL#
Ali gets a clinch. #BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Walsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walsh tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Walsh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walsh loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali lands the left hand.#CUT#It looks like Darcy Walsh has been cut.
Walsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#Walsh is rocked!
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali swings for the body but Walsh moves out of range.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walsh.
Ali misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Ali avoids the body shot from Walsh.
Walsh misses with a wild combination.
Walsh throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Ali moves into the clinch.
Walsh tries to circle away but Ali has him pinned against the cage.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
Ali lands a right hand.
Walsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Walsh's head.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Immanuel Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darcy Walsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Walsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walsh throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walsh can do to turn this around?
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Walsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Walsh. #CL#
Ali moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
Ali misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Ali.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walsh.#T1#
Walsh throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Ali digs a good body shot into Walsh's ribs.#CL#
Walsh tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali gets through Walsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Walsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Ali catches Walsh right on the button with a cross.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walsh has time to react.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Walsh. #T2#
Walsh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Ali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali is looking for a counter combo.
Ali with a nice cross.
Ali ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh. #CL#
Ali instigates a clinch.
Ali gets through Walsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Ali has the dominant position.
Walsh wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head. #T3##BC#
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Walsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Walsh does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Walsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Ali takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC2#Ali is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and Walsh counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Ali moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries a body shot but Walsh blocks it.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Walsh wants to break free but Ali has control.
Walsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali presses Walsh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Immanuel Ali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darcy Walsh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Walsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Ali has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
No joy there for Walsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Ali has Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Walsh is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Walsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walsh backwards.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Ali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Walsh can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walsh feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.#CL#
Ali instigates a clinch. #T2#
Walsh is trying to break free.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali swings for the body but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Walsh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walsh backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali keeps control of Walsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walsh backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Walsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali lands an uppercut.#BC#
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Walsh connects with the punch.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walsh clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walsh slips under a jab from Ali.
Walsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Ali tries to clinch but Walsh is having none of it.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Walsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darcy Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Walsh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Walsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immanuel Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Immanuel Ali!
After winning the bout, Immanuel Ali thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Darcy Walsh spoke after the fight, saying 'I aint even know I had a fight today so it don't count you slurry. Time for some nangs'. |
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Event:
BANZAI BONANZA 10
Date: Sep 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Bulkanovski throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Bulkanovski's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bulkanovski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulkanovski at a distance.
Ali lunges at Bulkanovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulkanovski's hand. #CL2#
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulkanovski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bulkanovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulkanovski misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulkanovski tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.#CL2#
Ali closes the distance and pushes Bulkanovski back into the cage.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Bulkanovski.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulkanovski backwards.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Bulkanovski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Bulkanovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bulkanovski trying to land knees to the body.
Bulkanovski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Ali.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.#BC2#
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Bulkanovski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ali avoids it really well and circles away.
Bulkanovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Bulkanovski does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#KD2#
Ali lands a big right hand that sends Bulkanovski crashing to the mat! Ali stays standing though and waves Bulkanovski back to his feet!#ROC2#Bulkanovski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulkanovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Bulkanovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulkanovski is breathing heavily.
Ali knocks out Bulkanovski with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ali before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ali picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Immanuel Ali!
A victorious Immanuel Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Alec Bulkanovski was interviewed post fight and said 'That's a tough loss to have. but I will come back better. I just need a quick turnaround cause I'm doing my head in.'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 81
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Matulionis fails with the takedown.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Matulionis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matulionis.
Matulionis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Matulionis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Ali clinches up with Matulionis and pushes him back against the cage.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matulionis moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.#T1##CL#
Ali rushes Matulionis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali cracks Matulionis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC#Matulionis is rocked!
Matulionis swinging wildly here.
Matulionis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Matulionis seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Ali clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Matulionis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matulionis tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matulionis thinking.
Immanuel Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domantas Matulionis.
Matulionis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matulionis wants to clinch.
Ali closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL#
Ali gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matulionis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#KD#
Ali lands a big right hand that sends Matulionis crashing to the mat! Ali stays standing though and waves Matulionis back to his feet!
Ali finds Matulionis's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Matulionis flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ali lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Matulionis will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Immanuel Ali!
Immanuel Ali 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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