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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 100
Date: Sep 28, 2024 |
#R1#
A solid body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses with a left hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mihaijlovic works Gavao's body with a nice hook.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic throws a hook but Gavao avoids it easily.
Mihaijlovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavao doesn't seem bothered though.
Mihaijlovic throws a lazy right hand but Gavao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaijlovic slips a jab and a cross from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gavao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gavao throws a hook but Mihaijlovic avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gavao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mihaijlovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mihaijlovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick by Mihaijlovic misses
and Gavao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavao defending well as Mihaijlovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Mihaijlovic.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses the shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Gavao in the body.
Gavao looks to land a right hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range.
Gavao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaijlovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaijlovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mihaijlovic swings for the body but Gavao moves out of range.
Gavao is looking to counter punch.
Mihaijlovic misses with an uppercut.
Mihaijlovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihaijlovic takes a swing at Gavao's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mihaijlovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavao moves out of range of the body kick.
Mihaijlovic misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavao. Mihaijlovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Mihaijlovic responds with a good body kick, but Gavao manages to step out the way in time.
Gavao misses with a straight left.
Mihaijlovic feints a counter leg kick.#T2#
Gavao throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gavao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with an open hand slap.
Mihaijlovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavao is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mihaijlovic. That's going to slow Gavao down.
Gavao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mihaijlovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavao scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Mihaijlovic. Beautiful body shot.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mihaijlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Gavao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mihaijlovic. #T3#
Good exchange - Mihaijlovic coming out on top.
Gavao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gavao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
Gavao blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mihaijlovic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavao avoids a kick to the body.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Mihaijlovic walks into a left hand.
Gavao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic scores with a nice head shot.
Mihaijlovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavao throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a low kick, right behind Gavao 's knee.
Mihaijlovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavao.
Gavao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaijlovic's shoulder, as Mihaijlovic tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice shot that snaps Gavao's head back.
Mihaijlovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mihaijlovic scores with the left hand. Gavao knows he should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gavao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gavao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihaijlovic misses the jab.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Gavao misses.
Gavao moves forwards but Mihaijlovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mihaijlovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC2#Gavao is rocked!
Gavao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick.
Oh Gavao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavao seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mihaijlovic. Gavao shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Mihaijlovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Gavao with a vicious hook! Gavao is down but not out! Mihaijlovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
An out of breath Zdravko Mihaijlovic 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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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 74
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Gavao tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Patrick scores with a shot to the side of Gavao's head.
Gavao tries to work over Patrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavao lands a nice uppercut.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Gavao tries to break free but Patrick pushes him back against the cage.
Gavao swings wildly with an uppercut but Patrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gavao.
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gavao misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gavao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patrick blocking some punches.
Gavao can't find room to land a body shot as Patrick controls the action.
Gavao throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
Gavao manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Patrick moves into the clinch.#T1#
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Gavao controls the action.
Gavao blocks an uppercut.
Gavao has Patrick pressed against the cage.
Patrick working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Gavao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavao backwards.
Patrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavao misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Gavao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gavao lands a slapping body shot.
Patrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavao.
A cross from Patrick lands.
Patrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gavao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavao moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patrick.#CL#
Patrick darts in and clinches Gavao up against the cage.
Patrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Patrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patrick scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Gavao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gavao misses with a two punch combination.
Patrick misses with a looping left.#CL#
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick keeps control of Gavao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gavao is trying to stall.
Patrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gavao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick prevents a body shot from Gavao.
A right hook to the body lands for Gavao.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Patrick scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Patrick digs a right hand underneath Gavao's ribcage. Gavao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gavao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavao blocks a body shot from Patrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavao.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrick lands with a light punch inside.
Patrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Patrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patrick lands a left hand.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Gavao avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gavao.
Patrick lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gavao.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavao blocks an uppercut.
Gavao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
Patrick gets through Gavao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Gavao controls the action.
Patrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gavao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gavao struggles to land a body shot inside as Patrick controls his hands.
Gavao throws a punch but it's blocked by Patrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Gavao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick blocking some punches.
Gavao tries to throw a body punch but Patrick avoids it by throwing Gavao back against the cage.
Gavao throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gavao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Gavao.
Patrick stalling against the cage.
#BC2#
Gavao breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Patrick dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Patrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavao.
#CL#
Patrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavao can do to turn this around?
Patrick tries to work over Gavao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavao misses with a body punch.
Patrick lands a left hand.
Gavao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavao pushes Patrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patrick works on Gavao's body with a couple of short punches.
Gavao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavao is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavao blocks an uppercut.
Patrick takes a shot to the head.
Gavao tries a body shot but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick blocks a body shot from Gavao.
Patrick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick tries to work over Gavao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Patrick misses with some punches.
Patrick tries a body shot but Gavao blocks it.
Patrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Patrick lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Gavao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Gavao.
Patrick scores with a body shot.
Patrick tries for a takedown but Gavao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gavao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gavao loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Peter Gavao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavao swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gavao's head.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavao! But no joy.
Gavao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Patrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gavao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Patrick lunges at Gavao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavao's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavao ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Gavao.
Nice uppercut there from Patrick.
Patrick tries to clinch but Gavao is having none of it.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Gavao circles away.
Gavao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick scores with a jab to the head.
Gavao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patrick.
Gavao misses the jab.
Patrick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gavao misses the shot to the body.
Gavao misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Gavao is breathing heavily.#T3##CL#
Gavao tries to keep at a distance but Patrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavao backwards. #BC#
Patrick breaks the clinch.
Patrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavao.
Gavao throws a jab but it's blocked by Patrick.
Gavao throws a hook but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gavao.#CL#
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Patrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gavao misses with a punch on the inside.
Patrick working aggressively here.
Gavao has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.
Patrick lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick. #T4#
Patrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavao backwards.
Nice body punch from Patrick - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavao misses with a body punch.
Gavao looking to stall.
Gavao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gavao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Gavao lands with a light punch inside.
Patrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Gavao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavao in his tracks.
Patrick with a hook.#ROC#Gavao is rocked!
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavao is still on wobbly legs! Can Patrick finish him?
Patrick lands an uppercut, right on the button! Gavao tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vance Patrick!
Vance Patrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 40
Date: Jun 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Gavao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Nuno Carvalho has been cut.
A big left from Gavao misses.
Carvalho looks to land a body kick but Gavao moved away.
Gavao lands with a shot to the body.
Gavao throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Gavao throws a shot to the body.
#KD#
Gavao cracks Carvalho with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gavao has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carvalho to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Carvalho 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC#Carvalho is rocked!
We've been told by Gavao's head coaches at Tea Time Takedowns that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gavao ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Carvalho's jaw. Carvalho's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Gavao does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Gavao! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Sullivan takes one on the button.
Gavao swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Gavao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavao circles away.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Gavao.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gavao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Gavao moves out of range.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Gavao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Gavao had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan misses with a takedown
and Gavao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Gavao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gavao connects with a nice cross there... Sullivan is looking wobbly and Gavao recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sullivan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Gavao jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Gavao! |
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