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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 13
Date: Mar 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Boesku moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Boesku's head but Boesku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boesku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boesku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Boesku tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Boesku moves out of range.
Boesku thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boesku's head.#TD2#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boesku tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Boesku's guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boesku is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Boesku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Boesku is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Boesku is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boesku to regain full guard.
Boesku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boesku tries to get out of the position.
Boesku is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Boesku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Silva striking off his back.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Boesku wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Boesku cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Boesku not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems keen to control Boesku's posture.
Boesku wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Boesku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Silva keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
Boesku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva lands with a cross.
No joy there for Boesku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva cracks Boesku with a good jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boesku is defended easily by Silva.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Boesku's head back.
Silva drops Boesku with a huge uppercut! Boesku drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Silva is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flynn Silva!
Flynn Silva 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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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 9
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Boesku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ribeiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Boesku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boesku tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Boesku wanted to stand there but Ribeiro had control of the position.
Ribeiro wants to hit a sweep here but Boesku passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ribeiro there!
Ribeiro tries to lock up and control but Boesku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku lands a big elbow.
Boesku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ribeiro?
Ribeiro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T1#
Boesku with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro trying to control here.
Boesku controlling the pace.
Ribeiro wants to control but Boesku is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Boesku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ribeiro is just riding it out for now. Boesku eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boesku is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Boesku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribeiro on the ground.#SUB#
Boesku wants to work for an arm triangle but Ribeiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boesku is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've been hearing that Boesku has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boesku trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T3#
Boesku looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boesku blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boesku or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro, which made it look bad.
Donk. Ribeiro catches Boesku right on the button with a cross.
Ashton Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro tries to clinch #TD#
and Boesku counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Boesku advances nicely into full mount. #T4#
Boesku scoring with strikes but Ribeiro is staying in there.
Boesku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Boesku wants to finish this one by submission but Ribeiro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Boesku.
Ribeiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boesku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Boesku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Boesku ducks right into an uppercut from Ribeiro.
Boesku tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ribeiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boesku somewhat.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro.
A left lands for Ribeiro.
Boesku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ribeiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Boesku circles away.
Boesku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribeiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boesku fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Boesku moves out of range easily. #T1#
Boesku shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Boesku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro cracks Boesku with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Boesku tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ribeiro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Boesku is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashton Ribeiro!
A very excited looking Ashton Ribeiro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 4
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boesku.
Thanh Tung looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Boesku lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boesku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boesku looks up at the clock and then as Thanh Tung takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boesku smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thanh Tung takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SU2#
Boesku decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boesku fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Boesku decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boesku keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boesku frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boesku cracks Thanh Tung with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeniy Boesku! |
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