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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 37
Date: May 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone digs a good body shot into Krueger's ribs.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krueger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Bone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruegers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krueger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bone finds it's way round the side to connect with Krueger's head.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Bone.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krueger throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Bone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Bone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bone swings for the body but Krueger moves out of range.
Bone connects with a body shot that sends Krueger's belly button to the back.
Krueger loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.#T1#
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger takes one to the chin there.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krueger rather than just go for the knockout.
Krueger misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Krueger.#CUT#It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
Bone takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Bone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Bone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bone managing to control the position.
Krueger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Krueger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krueger tries to free his leg and advance position but Bone is retaining full guard.
Krueger 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.#SUB2#
Krueger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krueger tries to free his leg and advance position but Bone is retaining full guard.
Krueger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Krueger is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krueger defends well.
Krueger throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Krueger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there.
Bone postures up.
Bone trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Krueger looking for a guillotine here but Bone defends easily.
#SUB#
Krueger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Krueger is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krueger seems keen to control Bone's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Krueger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone connects with a body shot.
Krueger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krueger takes one to the side of the head.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krayzie Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Bone controls the action.
#T1#
Bone is trying to pull guard but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger stalling.
#BC#
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
A quick step to the side and Krueger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Krueger moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Bone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Bone throws a body punch but Krueger moves out of range.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Bone digs a good body shot into Krueger's ribs.
Krueger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krueger swings widly with a right hand
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krayzie Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krueger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krayzie Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone feints a jab promting Krueger to slip. Bone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krueger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A cross from Bone lands.#CL#
Krueger closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Krueger pushes Bone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bone prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Bone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krueger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krueger leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Bone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krueger cracks Bone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Krueger.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krueger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Krueger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Bone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone feints a jab promting Krueger to slip. Bone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krueger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone misses with a hook.
Krueger throwing a counter right hand but Bone manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Bone.
Bone digs a good body shot into Krueger's ribs.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger wants to clinch but Bone slips to the side
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
Krueger swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Krueger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krueger misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone lands with a nice body punch.
Bone lands a two punch combo.
#T1#
A shot to the body from Krueger misses
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Krueger.
Krueger misses the body punch
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone clobbers Krueger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bone digs a good body shot into Krueger's ribs.#TD#
Krueger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krueger showed some decent athleticism there.
Bone is staying active underneath Krueger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krueger prevents Bone from improving his position.
Krueger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bone's head. #T2#
Bone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krueger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krueger advances position into side control!
Bone is looking for a sweep.
Bone defending against the ground and pound.
Krueger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Krueger in side control, throwing shots but Bone defends.
Krueger advances to full mount. #T3#
Krueger thowing shots but they're missing.
Bone is squirming around, avoiding Krueger's attempts to control the action.
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drew Krueger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krueger thowing shots but they're missing.
Krueger wants to control the pace but Bone is squirming around nicely.
Bone tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Bone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krueger.
#T4#
Krueger avoids the attempt from Bone to control.
Krueger unloads with some shots from mount but Bone bucks and avoids them well.
Krueger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bone because Krueger loaded up on that one.
Bone tries to lock up and control but Krueger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Krueger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bone working to try and regain half guard.
Bone tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Krueger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krayzie Bone.
I've got Bone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Bone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bone punishes Halko's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone scores with a three punch combo!
Bone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bone throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone lands with a cross.
A jab from Bone finds it's way through Halko's defenses.
Bone scores with a jab.
Bone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Halko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Halko is trying to stand back up but Bone is controlling him
#T1#
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Halko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bone passes to full mount!
Halko is looking to get to half guard.
Bone avoids the attempt from Halko to control.
Halko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bone is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it. #T2#
Bone is really struggling to control Halko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bone pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Halko is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T3#
Halko tries to lock up and control but Bone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halko working to try and regain half guard.
#SUB#
Bone wants to finish this one by submission but Halko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bone. #SUB#
Bone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Halko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Halko!
Halko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bone is looking to sweep but instead, Halko has passed into half guard.
Well, if Halko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halko won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Halko is looking to score with low kicks.
Halko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone thuds a left hand into Halko's body.
Krayzie Bone is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Halko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bone was covering up waiting for the punch and Halko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bone working a defensive guard here.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Bone passes into half guard. #T1#
Bone prevents Halko from improving his position.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Halko is defending well.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halko can do to turn this around?
Halko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone pushes down on Halko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Halko!
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it.
Halko tries to lock up and control but Bone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halko regains half guard.
Bone is trying to control. Halko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Halko tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Halko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Halko trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bone lands with a hook. Halko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bone throws a series of punches but Halko moves out of range.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halko doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone lands with a shot to the body.
Bone looks to land a combination. Halko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Halko.
Bone sneaks back into half guard.
Bone tries to roll over but Halko keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that second round.
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#
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halko at a distance.
#CL2#
Halko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Halko jumps guard and drags Bone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bone trying to control but Halko is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Halko has an active guard here but Bone has managed to pass into half guard.
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halko keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone moves nicely into side control. #T1#
Bone trying to control the position but Halko is working away.
Halko is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Bone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halko, who protects the arm well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halko can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Bone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Bone tries for a kimura but Halko is defending well.
Halko is looking to regain half guard here but Bone keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Halko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bone presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone wants to control the pace but Halko is squirming around nicely.
Halko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bone trying to control but Halko is having none of it.
Halko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone tries to control but Halko wriggling away.
Halko prevents any damage by holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone! |
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