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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 5
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Haley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rocha counters with a straight right hand.
Rocha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rocha with a hook.
Haley misses with a takedown
and Rocha counters with a nice body shot.
Rocha pushes Haley away with a front kick.
Rocha lands with a cross. #KD#
Rocha lands a big head kick that sends Haley tumbling to the mat! Rocha takes a step backwards and waves Haley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lewis Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha can pounce on him.
Haley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#KD#
Rocha lands a big uppercut and Haley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haley looks OK. Rocha waves Haley back to his feet!#ROC#Haley is rocked!
Haley looks winded!
Haley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
#TD2#
Haley gets a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Haley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rocha defending well though. #SUB2#
Haley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rocha sees it coming and defends easily.
Rocha controlling the position well.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rocha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rocha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rocha controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocha is looking for a sweep. Haley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rocha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haley on the ground.
Rocha desperately trying to maintain half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rocha stuffs the takedown.
Lewis Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynaldo Haley.
Rocha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocha feints a jab promting Haley to slip. Rocha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rocha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rocha scores with a kick to the midsection.#KD#
Rocha lands a left and a right that send Haley crashing to the mat, dazed. Rocha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haley has his takedown stuffed#KD#
and Rocha counters with a nice right hand that sends Haley toppling to the canvas! Haley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rocha finish him?!
Haley is still on wobbly legs! Can Rocha finish him?#T3#
Rocha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haley seems to have recovered his senses.
Rocha feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Haley collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lewis Rocha!
After winning the bout, Lewis Rocha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 2
Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Sweeney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sweeney pulls Haley in close to prevent any damage.
Sweeney keeping full guard, as Haley tries to pass.
Haley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Sweeney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haley manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Sweeney is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haley for as long as he can get away with.
Haley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sweeney is one step ahead there.
Sweeney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haley is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
Haley wants to control but Sweeney passes easily into half guard.
Haley is trying to maintain the position but Sweeney is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Sweeney is looking for a kimura but Haley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sweeney to get the leverage.
Sweeney works his way into full mount!
Sweeney controlling from mount. #SUB#
Sweeney is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haley is surviving well by controlling Sweeney's body position as best he can. #T3#
Sweeney controlling from the full mount.
Sweeney with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sweeney is working hard here to advance position.
Sweeney content just to control the position here.
Sweeney wants to take Haley's back here but Haley is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sweeney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Haley has given up his back.
Haley tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Haley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sweeney just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Sweeney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Haley misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Haley has Sweeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Sweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haley can do to turn this around?
Sweeney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sweeney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haley slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Haley breaks the clinch.
#T1##TD2#
Haley feints and as Sweeney raises his hands in defense, Haley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haley looking to pass the guard.
Sweeney is controlling Haley's posture.
Kameron Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Sweeney is thwarting Haley's attempts to control the position.
Sweeney is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Sweeney is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sweeney. #T2#
Sweeney trying to pass the guard but Haley defending well.
Haley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley trying to get back to full guard but Sweeney takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sweeney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sweeney prevents Haley from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Sweeney working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Haley turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sweeney off and cradles Haley's limp body as Sweeney celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kameron Sweeney! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Haley in the body.
Alessandro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Haley's front leg but catches the back leg as Haley tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Haley's side.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Haley's front leg but catches the back leg as Haley tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haley's head.
Haley tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Haley avoids it with no problem.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Haley's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haley is looking to clinch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Haley dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva jabs Haley to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Haley misses with a takedown attempt #KD2#
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Haley! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Haley to his feet! Haley is in big trouble!
Haley is breathing heavily.
Haley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.#KD2#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Haley tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Haley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Whack! Silva lands a heavy head kick that drops Haley. The ref tackles Silva to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Haley was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alessandro Silva! |
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