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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 27
Date: May 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Carp misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Carp misses.
Carp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makagziadan moves away.
Carp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makagziadan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makagziadan looks to land a left hand but Carp moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Carp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carp misses with a left hand
and Makagziadan counters with a straight right hand.
Makagziadan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makagziadan duly obliges.
Makagziadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#It looks like Ugrapurod Makagziadan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carp lands a glancing blow to the side of Makagziadan's head.
Makagziadan throws a big shot that misses.
Makagziadan throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makagziadan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp avoids it easily.
Makagziadan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Makagziadan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carp staying out of range there.
Makagziadan swinging wildly here.
Carp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Makagziadan's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Makagziadan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carp swinging wildly here.
Makagziadan swinging wildly here.
Carp throws a leg kick
and Makagziadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Carp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makagziadan misses with a right hand
and Carp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Carp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makagziadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#That has opened up Ugrapurod Makagziadan's cut even more.
Makagziadan misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Carp. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Makagziadan.#T2#
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp avoids it easily.
Carp scores with a decent looking hook.
Makagziadan slips under a jab from Carp.
Carp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makagziadan checks it well.
Carp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makagziadan.
Makagziadan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makagziadan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carp moves away from the strike by Makagziadan.
Makagziadan throws the left hand but Carp avoids the punch easily.
Makagziadan lands a jab-cross combination.
Makagziadan looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Carp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Makagziadan loads up on a big right hand but Carp slips the punch.
Makagziadan scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Makagziadan misses.
Carp misses with a double jab.
Makagziadan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makagziadan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carp.
Carp misses with a low kick.
Carp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carp looks to land a right hand but Makagziadan moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makagziadan! But no joy.
Makagziadan throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makagziadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carp misses with a double jab
enabling Makagziadan to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Carp misses.
A nice side step and Makagziadan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carp ducks under a wild hook from Makagziadan.
It looked like Carp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carp looks to land a right hand but Makagziadan moved out of range.#T4#
Carp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Carp.
Makagziadan throws out a loose jab but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makagziadan throws an overhand right that lands on Carp's shoulder, as Carp tries to avoid the shot.
Makagziadan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carp on the side of the head.
Carp moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makagziadan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carp circles away quickly and effectively.
Makagziadan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carp lands with a nice combination. Makagziadan backs away looking to recover.#ROC#Makagziadan is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Ugrapurod Makagziadan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Makagziadan avoids the head kick by Carp.
Makagziadan is still on wobbly legs! Can Carp finish him?
Carp fails to land with a series of punches.
Makagziadan seems to have recovered his senses.
Makagziadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makagziadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Carp counters with a stiff right hand.
Makagziadan throws a series of punches but Carp avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Makagziadan blocks the leg kick.
Makagziadan misses with a looping right.
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 Common Carp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugrapurod Makagziadan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Makagziadan lands a body shot.
Carp throws a body shot but no joy.
Common Carp is winning the standup battle so far.
Carp wants to slow Makagziadan down by chopping away at his legs.
Carp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makagziadan.
Makagziadan misses with an uppercut
letting Carp counter with a right hand.
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp blocks it.
Carp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carp moves out of range as Makagziadan strikes.
Carp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makagziadan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makagziadan takes a swing at Carp's ribcage but misses.
Makagziadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makagziadan looks to land a right hand but Carp moved out of range.
Carp misses the shot to the body.
Carp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
A big left from Makagziadan misses.
A shot to the body from Makagziadan misses
and Carp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carp connects with a crisp jab.
Carp lands a big head kick that sends Makagziadan to the canvas! Carp follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 14
Date: Mar 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Carp misses with an uppercut.
Osborne thuds a left hand into Carp's body.
Carp misses with an uppercut. Osborne saw that one coming.
Carp misses with a wild body shot.
Osborne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Osborne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Osborne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carp misses with a looping right.
Osborne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carp tests Osborne's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like Anakin Osborne has been cut.
Osborne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Osborne misses with a straight right.
Osborne misses the jab.
Osborne misses the jab.
Carp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osborne flicks out a counter leg kick but Carp steps away.
Osborne keeps Carp at a distance using the push kick.
Carp moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Carp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osborne scores with a jab to the head.
#KD2#
Osborne lands a big head kick that sends Carp tumbling to the mat! Osborne takes a step backwards and waves Carp back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Carp is rocked!#T1#
Osborne lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anakin Osborne!
Anakin Osborne is the new middleweight champion! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 9
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Shanks misses with an uppercut.
Carp throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shanks.
Carp looks to land a right hand but Shanks moved out of range.
Shanks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Common Carp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shanks ducks under a wild hook from Carp.
Carp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CUT#It looks like Shoyoroll Shanks has been cut.
Carp misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick from Carp, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shanks looks to land a combination. Carp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanks. Carp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Carp lands an overhand right.
Carp tests Shanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Shanks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carp.
Shanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Carp finish him?
Carp cracks Shanks with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shanks tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Carp pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shanks is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 8
Date: Feb 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Balrog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balrog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Balrog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carp looks to land a left hand but Balrog moved out of range nicely.
Carp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balrog's head.
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carp cracks a nice hook into Balrog's ribs.
Carp jabs at Balrog's body.
A jab lands there for Carp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a right hand to the body.
Common Carp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Balrog.
Balrog looks winded!
Balrog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like Johannes Balrog has been cut.
Carp fakes the body blow, causing Balrog to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Balrog goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Common Carp!
Our winner, Common Carp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 4
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Deshpande slips a straight right by Carp.
Aryan Deshpande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carp throws a lazy right hand but Deshpande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deshpande looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deshpande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carp throws a hook but Deshpande blocks it.
Good shot there by Deshpande.
Deshpande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carp misses with a straight right.
Carp lands a nice shot that snaps Deshpande's head back.
Deshpande scores with a nice head shot.
Deshpande scores with a nice head shot.
Deshpande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deshpande tries to score with a low kick but Carp moves his leg out of the way.
Carp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Deshpande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carp.
Carp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deshpande's head.#T1#
Deshpande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Deshpande as he connects with a hook.
Deshpande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deshpande swings for the body but Carp moves out of range.
Carp lands with an overhand left.
Deshpande takes one on the button.
A big left from Carp misses.
Deshpande misses with a left hand
and Carp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deshpande misses with a jab to the body
and Carp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Deshpande is rocked!
Carp lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Deshpande up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Carp from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Deshpande's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 1
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Carp connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick from Rocha lands but Carp takes it in his stride.
Carp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Carp avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Carp is looking to counter punch.
Rocha misses with a straight left.
Carp throws a body shot but no joy.
Carp sizes up Rocha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocha misses with a straight left. #KD#
Carp sends Rocha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Carp is motioning to the referee to let Rocha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Carp.
Carp cracks Rocha with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rocha falls to his knees and Carp doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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