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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 38
Date: Jun 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Liang with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Liang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Liang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Walker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Liang has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liang misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
#BC2#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Liang shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liang tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Liang or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad. #T1#
Walker lands with a cross. #TD#
Liang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hillbilly Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liang misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liang is breathing heavily.
Liang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Liang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liang misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Liang shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Liang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liang with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu Liang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liang doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walker duly obliges.
Liang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker with a nice cross.
We've been told by Liang's head coaches at Makweingdo Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Liang's head.
Liang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liang tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Liang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Liang tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Liang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Liang has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Liang's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Liang off the cage and back into range.
Walker lands with a straight right. Liang didn't see that one coming.
Liang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#ROC2#Liang is rocked!#T4#
Liang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Liang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liang tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Liang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Walker connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Liang tumbling to the canvas! Walker pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Liang was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hillbilly Walker!
Hillbilly Walker is the new welterweight champion!
Hillbilly Walker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 28
Date: May 04, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Liang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Liang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liang lands strikes from half guard.
Liang working the head and body with strikes.
Vrases is trying to maintain the position but Liang is very close to passing his half guard.
Liang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vrases's head.
Liang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC2#Vrases is rocked!
Liang has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makweingdo Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Liang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Vrases is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liang working Vrases over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liang lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vrases quite badly. Vrases pulls Liang in close trying to recover. Liang postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vrases on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vrases doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Liang! |
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Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liang but Liang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Liang misses the target.
Dieseiros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dieseiros looks to land a combination but Liang avoids it well.
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liang sprawls well. Liang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dieseiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Dieseiros.
Dieseiros with a poor takedown
and Liang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang staying out of range there.
Liang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Liang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dieseiros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liang defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Liang misses the target.#T1#
Dieseiros misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Liang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by Dieseiros. Beautiful body shot.
Dieseiros just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Liang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dieseiros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liang counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Dieseiros is rocked!
Dieseiros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liang counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yu Liang! |
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Event:
STC9| Grand Prix Round 3
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Sexton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liang counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Sexton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB2#
Sexton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liang, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liang is looking to regain half guard here but Sexton keeps moving and retains side control.
Sexton works to advance to full mount. Liang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB2#
Sexton working for a submission but Liang is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Sexton looking to secure an arm triangle but Liang defends it well. #T1##SUB2#
Sexton looking for a guillotine from mount but Liang is having none of it. #SUB2#
Sexton working for a guillotine from mount but Liang is in no mood to give up. #SUB2#
Liang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sexton. #SUB2#
Liang is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sexton locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Liang is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romeo Sexton!
During a confident post fight interview, Romeo Sexton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
STC7| Hunter x Schwarzenegger
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
A head kick by Soucy misses #TD#
and Liang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soucy's guard.
Liang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liang throws an elbow that misses. Soucy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liang's guard. Nice move by Soucy!#REVB#
Liang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soucy trying to control but Liang is working from the bottom.
Liang looking for a sweep. Not yet Liang, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soucy wants to control from the top but Liang keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Liang is looking for a triangle here but Soucy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T1#
Liang tries to buck Soucy off but Soucy is having none of it.
Soucy wants to control but Liang is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soucy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Liang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soucy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soucy's back!
Liang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Liang landing with strikes.
Liang lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soucy is trying to break free.
Liang is landing with strikes. Soucy can't take much more of this.
Liang cracks Soucy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Soucy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Liang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Liang keeps control of the position as Soucy tries to break free.
Liang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Liang scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Soucy is looking for a way out.
Liang lands a shot to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Soucy as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Liang!
#ROC#Soucy is rocked!#T3#
Liang scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Soucy is still in real trouble! Can Liang finish him?
Liang 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.
Liang punishes Soucy with strikes from the back mount.
Liang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Liang lands with a hammerfist to the side of Soucy's head.
Liang lands a good shot there. Soucy covers up! Liang smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Soucy to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Liang jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Liang! |
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Event:
STC3| Hunter x Kieliszkowski 2
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Soucy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheldon Soucy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soucy throws a leg kick #TD#
and Liang counters with a takedown into side control.
Liang sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soucy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Liang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Soucy to see if he's OK.
Soucy parries the strikes from Liang easily there. Liang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soucy to escape.
Liang scoring with punches and elbows.
Liang lands a nice forearm strike.
Liang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Liang working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liang lands some shots froms side control.
Liang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC#Soucy is rocked!
Check out the look on Liang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Soucy is still in real trouble! Can Liang finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soucy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liang in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Soucy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Liang turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Liang! |
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