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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 28, 2025 |
#R1##CL#
Zamora moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Zamora tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Zamora works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zamora is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamora is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zamora postures up and lands a big shot to Banks's brow.
Zamora working some strikes from top position.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Zamora from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zamora is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zamora postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zamora stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zamora working some strikes from top position.
Zamora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zamora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zamora postures up in Banks's guard and throws a big left but Banks blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zamora scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamora working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Banks keeping moving, preventing Zamora from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zamora looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zamora working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Zamora content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zamora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zamora lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zamora distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zamora keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
Zamora chips away with some ground and pound.
Zamora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zamora makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banks trying to keep a closed guard but Zamora is proving a slippery customer.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Zamora slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Zamora stands and throws Banks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zamora cracks Banks with a big right hand but Banks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zamora advances to full mount.
Zamora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banks looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Zamora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zamora has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zamora unloading with bombs!
Zamora lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zamora lands with some strikes.
Zamora looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zamora is landing with some decent strikes but Banks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zamora has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Banks's face.
BOOM! Zamora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Zamora tries to control but Banks wriggling away.
Zamora scoring with strikes but Banks is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zamora cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zamora dominating with strikes here.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount.
Zamora trying to control but Banks is having none of it.
Zamora is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Zamora fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zamora fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zamora tries to control but Banks wriggling away. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks is in a horrible position here. Zamora smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Zamora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zamora scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Banks?
Zamora looking to control but Banks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zamora dominating with strikes here.
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Banks wants to hold on but Zamora pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamora raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zamora punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antony Zamora dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Zamora shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zamora takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banks is trying to control but can't.
Zamora drops an elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Zamora lands strikes from half guard.
Zamora working the head and body with strikes.
Zamora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zamora wants to take a breather but Banks is having none of it.
Zamora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
Zamora working the head and body with strikes.
Zamora lands with a punch from half guard.
Zamora is nestled in close to Banks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zamora is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zamora lands a nice short elbow.
Antony Zamora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks has hold of Zamora's hands but Zamora slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zamora trying to control from half guard but Banks is working away. #T1#
Zamora slips a nice elbow through Banks's hands, connecting with Banks's forehead.
Zamora winds up and cracks Banks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zamora working over Banks with some ground and pound. Banks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zamora looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zamora seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zamora is nestled in close to Banks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zamora looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zamora uses his free foot to push down on Banks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Banks.
Zamora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zamora landing strikes from the mount.
Zamora looking to finish Banks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Banks!
Zamora lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamora connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Zamora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banks looks a forlorn figure.
Zamora trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zamora landing shots from mount.
Zamora looking to finish Banks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Banks!
Banks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zamora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banks looks a forlorn figure.
Zamora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zamora working Banks over with strikes here.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Zamora is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zamora.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount and Banks is in trouble! #T3#
Banks wants to hold on but Zamora pushes him away.
Zamora pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zamora lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zamora lands a heavy elbow.
Zamora is landing with some decent strikes but Banks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zamora landing shots from mount.
Zamora unloading with bombs!
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Banks is looking to get to half guard.
Zamora breaks from Banks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zamora with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zamora cracks Banks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Banks is squirming around, avoiding Zamora's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Banks is bucking up trying to escape but Zamora cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Banks taking shots to the head.
Zamora raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zamora with shots to the head and body - Banks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Banks is bucking up trying to escape but Zamora cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Zamora lands a couple of good shots and Banks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Zamora looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks is trapped and Zamora is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Zamora scores with strikes from the back.
Zamora trying to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antony Zamora dominated that second round.
That's time! Zamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Zamora shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Banks is trying to defend but Zamora finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Banks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zamora moves into full mount! Banks won't be happy about that!
Zamora landing punches.
Banks taking shots to the head.
Banks holds on to Zamora as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Zamora lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Banks hang on?
Zamora lands a big elbow.
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!
Zamora breaks from Banks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zamora prevents Banks from getting the reversal.
Zamora landing punches.
Banks is in a horrible position here. Zamora smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T1#
Zamora unloading with bombs!
Zamora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banks is trying to escape the mount.
Zamora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zamora has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Banks's face.
Zamora looking to control but Banks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora working Banks over with strikes here.
Banks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zamora lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Banks hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamora looking to control but Banks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zamora lands a big elbow. #T2#
Zamora tries to control but Banks wriggling away.
Zamora unloading with bombs!
Zamora scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Banks?
Banks can't escape the position.
Zamora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zamora fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zamora with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zamora.
Zamora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banks is looking to escape.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Antony Zamora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Zamora pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zamora working the ground and pound effectively.
Zamora with the ground and pound from mount.
Banks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zamora with good strikes from the mount here!
Zamora landing strikes from the mount and Banks is in trouble!
Zamora sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zamora lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zamora with a couple of short strikes.
Zamora lands a couple of good shots and Banks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Banks is taking damage to the body and head.
Zamora scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#T4#
Zamora landing with strikes. #ROC#Banks is rocked!
Zamora scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Banks is still in real trouble! Can Zamora finish him?
Banks covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Can Banks hold on?! Zamora is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Zamora lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Banks is trapped and Zamora is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Can Banks hold on?! Zamora is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Banks is taking damage to the body and head.
Zamora throwing damaging strikes from the back! Banks could be in trouble here!
Zamora lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Zamora.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zamora is punishing Banks with strikes - can he finish him?!
Banks takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Zamora loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Banks hold on?
Zamora scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Zamora has Banks flattened out and is raining down punches.
Zamora lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Zamora loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Banks hold on?
Zamora lands a shot to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Banks as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Zamora!
Zamora lands punches and elbows.
Banks covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Zamora gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Zamora lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zamora looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zamora is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Zamora lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zamora is landing with strikes from the back.
Zamora punches Banks on the ear.
Zamora throwing damaging strikes from the back! Banks could be in trouble here!
Zamora scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Banks is looking for a way out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zamora punishes Banks with strikes from the back mount.
Zamora is landing with strikes. Banks can't take much more of this.
Zamora loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Banks hold on?
Zamora is working the ground and pound. Can Banks escape?
Banks is trying to remain composed but Zamora is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Zamora is landing with strikes from the back.
Zamora looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zamora throwing damaging strikes from the back! Banks could be in trouble here!
Lamarcus Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zamora is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Banks. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Banks is trying to remain composed but Zamora is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Zamora softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Zamora connects with a big shot to the side of Banks's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antony Zamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zamora 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antony Zamora!
A less than humble Antony Zamora misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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