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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 27
Date: May 03, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Sykes has managed to clinch.
Dragosavac is looking for a takedown.
Sykes trying to stall but Dragosavac improves his position.
Dragosavac is trying to break the clinch but Sykes has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sykes.
Sykes is struggling to control the position.
Dragosavac tries to break free but Sykes pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Sykes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sykes moves in looking to clinch but Dragosavac pushes him off.
Sykes stuffs the takedown.
Sykes tries to clinch #TD#
and Dragosavac counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sykes won't be happy with that.
Sykes can't do much from the bottom here.
Sykes tries to bench press Dragosavac off him but Dragosavac keeps the position.
Sykes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sykes defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
Dragosavac working the strikes but Sykes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dragosavac wants to stand up but Sykes manages to regain full guard. #SUB#
Dragosavac postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sykes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dragosavac, into his guard. #REVB#
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragosavac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sykes stands and throws Dragosavac's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Dragosavac tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sykes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2#
Sykes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragosavac to his feet.
Sykes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragosavac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sykes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dragosavac somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykes wants to clinch up but Dragosavac keeps it at a distance.
Dragosavac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sykes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragosavac.
Sykes throws a head kick but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Dragosavac throws a quick counter head kick but Sykes was just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragosavac scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3##CL#
Dragosavac clinches. #TD2#
Sykes drags the fight down to the ground.
Sykes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dragosavac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragosavac landing some decent shots from guard.
Sykes wants to stand up but Dragosavac is controlling him. #ES2#
Sykes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Dragosavac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Dragosavac pushes Sykes up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Dragosavac. #T4#
Dragosavac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Dragosavac manages to break the clinch.
Dragosavac swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykes.
Sykes throws a wild body kick that Dragosavac sees coming a mile off.
Dragosavac is looking to counter the offense by Sykes and move into the clinch.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Dragosavac moves out of range easily.
Dragosavac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragosavac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Dragosavac has Sykes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragosavac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sykes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Sykes pulls Dragosavac into guard.
Sykes has a closed guard, preventing Dragosavac from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Sykes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dragosavac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykes.
Dragosavac scores with a head kick.
#CL2#
Sykes takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragosavac scores with a shot to the side of Sykes's head. #TD2#
Sykes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SU2#
Sykes stands up.
Sykes throws a body punch but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Dragosavac closes the distance and clinches up with Sykes, looking for a takedown. Dragosavac pushes Sykes against the cage but Sykes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sykes throws a series of punches but Dragosavac moves out of range.
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!
Dragosavac fails with the takedown.
Sykes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragosavac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Dragosavac tries to keep at a distance but Sykes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sykes misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Sykes lands a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Sykes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragosavac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sykes blocks a leg kick.
Dragosavac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sykes with the counter takedown but Dragosavac avoids it easily.
Stefan Dragosavac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sykes scores with a kick to the body.
Sykes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Sykes pushes Dragosavac up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragosavac is trying to pull guard but Sykes has him pressed against the cage.
Sykes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sykes stalls. #TD#
Dragosavac pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sykes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sykes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Sykes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykes throwing strikes from guard but Dragosavac blocks nicely.
Sykes trying to control but Dragosavac is working from the bottom.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Dragosavac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sykes escapes and throws Dragosavac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dragosavac sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Sykes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sykes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragosavac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sykes. #ES#
Dragosavac kicks Sykes off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Sykes gets a takedown into half guard.
Sykes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sykes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raphael Sykes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sykes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dragosavac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sykes. #T4#
Sykes throwing shots but Dragosavac is blocking nicely.
Sykes throwing shots but Dragosavac is blocking nicely.
Sykes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragosavac's head.
Sykes throws a strike but Dragosavac avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#SUB#
Dragosavac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses. #SU2#
Sykes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Sykes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Dragosavac throws a looping overhand right but Sykes ducks down to avoid it.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragosavac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Dragosavac does no damage.
Sykes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sykes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragosavac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sykes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragosavac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sykes throws a lazy right hand but Dragosavac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sykes tries to clinch but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Sykes is looking to clinch.
Sykes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raphael Sykes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragosavac shoots in looking for a takedown but Sykes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragosavac's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sykes looks to land a body kick but Dragosavac moved away.
Dragosavac connects with a high kick.
Dragosavac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sykes circles away.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragosavac paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Dragosavac keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Sykes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sykes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but Dragosavac blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sykes fails to land.
Sykes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dragosavac managing to block the knees to the body from Sykes.
Dragosavac prevents a body shot from Sykes.
Dragosavac prevents a body shot from Sykes.
Sykes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dragosavac.
Sykes stalling.
Dragosavac wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykes swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragosavac uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Dragosavac. #T2##TD2#
Sykes jumps into guard, dragging Dragosavac to the mat.
Dragosavac won't allow Sykes to sweep him here. #SUB#
Dragosavac drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sykes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dragosavac has Sykes in his guard.#REVB#
Sykes throws a strike but Dragosavac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykes pulls Dragosavac in to control the position.
Dragosavac engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sykes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dragosavac to regain full guard.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Dragosavac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dragosavac throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#SU2#
Sykes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Sykes has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Sykes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragosavac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Dragosavac connects with a body shot.
Sykes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sykes wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragosavac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykes is out of range and Dragosavac settles back down.
Sykes tries to clinch but Dragosavac is having none of it.
Sykes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykes lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Sykes moves into the clinch.
Dragosavac avoids a wild elbow strike from Sykes.
Dragosavac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dragosavac goes for a takedown attempt but Sykes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragosavac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykes looks to land a left hand but Dragosavac moved out of range nicely.
Sykes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sykes tries to clinch there but Dragosavac circles away.
Stefan Dragosavac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Sykes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragosavac circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Sykes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sykes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Sykes!
Stefan Dragosavac spoke after the fight, saying 'I will smash your boy'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 18
Date: Apr 12, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Espinosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Claks!
Claks is looking to regain half guard here but Espinosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Claks is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Espinosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Claks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Espinosa.
Espinosa trying to mount his opponent but Claks defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinosa wants to stand up but Claks has a hold of him and won't allow it. #T1#
Claks keeping hold of Espinosa's head, controlling as best he can.
Espinosa stalling away here and it's allowed Claks to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB2#
Claks is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Espinosa frees his head nicely. Oh but Claks has switched to an armbar! Espinosa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jo Claks! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Claks throws a body shot but no joy.
Claks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Claks.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Claks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claks's elbow. #TD#
Claks drags the fight down to the ground.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Claks pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Claks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Claks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Claks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Claks pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Claks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Harrison stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Claks has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Harrison manages to get his head free but now Claks has transitioned to an armbar! Harrison grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Claks! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jo Claks!
In defeat, Bobby Harrison stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will learn from this! I will be back!'. |
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