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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 23
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Rush misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rush, pushing him back against the cage.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennie Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
A low kick from Howard is predictable there
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rush.
Howard lands a high kick!
Howard misses with a body kick.
Howard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Rush lands a glancing blow to the side of Howard's head.
Rush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rush leaves Howard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rush connects with a nice looking jab.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rush avoids the head kick by Howard.
Howard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howard throws a nice head kick!
We've been told by Rush's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dolph Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard lands a high kick!
#T2#
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Rush throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Rush blocks a head kick by Howard.
Rush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rush throws a good cross that connects.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick
and Rush counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Howard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Howard throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Rush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head. #T3#
Rush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
Howard closes the distance but Rush moves to the side
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rush lands with an overhand left.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Rush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Howard misses
and Rush counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#Howard is rocked!
Rush lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Howard up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Rush from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Howard's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dolph Rush! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 17
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Novakovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Novakovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard prevents a body shot from Novakovic.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Novakovic scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head. #CUT#It looks like Bennie Howard has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Novakovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Novakovic.
A hook to the body from Novakovic.
Howard looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Novakovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Novakovic as Howard tries to tie him up.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novakovic lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Novakovic scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Novakovic.
Novakovic scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Howard is rocked!
Novakovic lands a big right hand that drops Howard! The killer instinct kicks in and Novakovic finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Novakovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
An out of breath Marko Novakovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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